Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences reported $19.7 million in revenue and $17.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.06 went to program services, $8.94 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 80.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $444,352 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 26% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 54 covered social science charities: $84.80 programs, $13.80 management, $1.40 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.1% | 81.3% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.9% | 13.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 1.1% | 81.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 80.1% | 4.4% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $444,352 | $467,896 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.57% | 2.13% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 19 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.0 | 16.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 96.5% |
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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseConferences and meetings - informs arranges an annual meeting and a meeting for practicing professionals to give the members the opportunity to interact with colleagues, present research, and learn the latest methods and technologies. Other meetings are offered in addition to these two major meetings each year
Publications - informs produces seventeen scientific and scholarly journals which are published on a monthly, bi-monthly, and quarterly basis that describe the latest Operations Research and analytics methods and application, and an industry and membership magazine with news from across the profession
Member programs - membership in informs provides members many personal and professional career enhancing resources. The programs include informs connect, communities, professional recognition, volunteer opportunities, informs online and career resources
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $392,048 | $0 | $52,304 | $444,352 |
| CHIEF STRATEGY & INNOVATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,076 | $0 | $19,583 | $215,659 |
| DIRECTOR, IT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $204,931 | $0 | $9,991 | $214,922 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $173,414 | $0 | $33,412 | $206,826 |
| DIRECTOR, MEETINGS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $180,547 | $0 | $16,280 | $196,827 |
| DIRECTOR, PUBLICATIONS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,549 | $0 | $38,141 | $193,690 |
| DIRECTOR, FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $169,001 | $0 | $16,280 | $185,281 |
| DIRECTOR, RECOGNITION & DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $157,134 | $0 | $16,500 | $173,634 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $823K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- 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 2No
- 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 552
- Volunteers Part I, line 64,500
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| KNOWLEDGE WORKS GLOBAL Composition work | $1,891,662 |
| PRESTIGE AUDIO VISUAL INC A/v services | $812,124 |
| RC HOTELS Event hosting | $744,769 |
| WHITE LEGACY PROPERTIESJW MARRIOTT Event hosting | $388,913 |
| FONTEVA INC Salesforce and user license fonteva syst | $214,395 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences totaling $37 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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Of every $100 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences spent in 2025, $91.06 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences reported that 91.1% of its $17.3 million in expenses went to program services, 8.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $444,352, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences get its money?
Of $19.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 1.1% came from contributions and grants and 80.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1898636 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642579349300624 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502629349300330 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202402059349301215 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349320793 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243189349313629 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103169349311730 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011679349300541 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1898636: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.