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The Institute of World Politics reported $11.1 million in revenue and $12.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $60.89 went to program services, $30.68 to management and general costs and $8.43 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 67.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $270,640 (CHANCELLOR & PRESIDENT EMERITUS). 22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 49% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$65.85 $7.5M
- Program service revenue$33.27 $3.8M
- Investment income$0.88 $100K
Other revenue was negative: −$234K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 60.9% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 30.7% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.4% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.14 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 67.2% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 34.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $270,640 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.25% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 22 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.6 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 26 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe institute offers three m.a. Degrees in its master's degree program, eight certificates of graduate study, and a continuing education program, all with a professional curriculum covering the various elements of statecraft. This curriculum is based upon an interdisciplinary foundational course of study that includes relevant elements of comparitive political culture, western moral precepts, practical political economics, and a political and diplomatic history
The institute has a program of educational and occupational counseling for it's students from various people associated with the institute, including the faculty chairman, the admissions coordinator, and other faculty members. The institute assists its students with finding employment oppurtunities, particularly those in the foreign affairs and the national security fields
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANCELLOR & PRESIDENT EMERITUS Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $221,330 | $0 | $49,310 | $270,640 |
| PROFESSOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $229,704 | $0 | $39,956 | $269,660 |
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $228,048 | $0 | $12,961 | $241,009 |
| PROFESSOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $176,339 | $0 | $37,648 | $213,987 |
| DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $174,627 | $0 | $34,199 | $208,826 |
| EXECUTIVE VP Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,584 | $0 | $11,802 | $208,386 |
| ACADEMIC DEAN Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,413 | $0 | $12,888 | $206,301 |
| PROFESSOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,747 | $0 | $36,283 | $197,030 |
22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Institute of World Politics (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b26 · 24 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 595
- Volunteers Part I, line 625
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
19 private foundations reported grants to The Institute of World Politics totaling $1.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of The Institute of World Politics's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, The Institute of World Politics reported that 60.9% of its $12.0 million in expenses went to program services, 30.7% to management and general and 8.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Institute of World Politics pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Institute of World Politics reported for one person in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 was $270,640, for the role of CHANCELLOR & PRESIDENT EMERITUS (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Institute of World Politics get its money?
Of $11.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, 67.2% came from contributions and grants and 34.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Institute of World Politics a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1699641 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, object 202611639349300821 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, object 202542319349300109 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023, object 202441659349300129 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022, object 202301649349301750 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2021, object 202231589349300108 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2020, object 202141529349300604 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1699641: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.