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The Royal Institute of International Affairs
The Royal Institute of International Affairs reported $24.3 million in revenue and $24.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.39 went to program services, $6.37 to management and general costs and $2.24 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 73.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $304,183 (DIRECTOR AND CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 25% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $24MFor 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 March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $24MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.4% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.4% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.2% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.09 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 23.8% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 73.2% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $304,183 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.24% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 22.6 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 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 expenseResearch programmes and projects on international politics, security, economics, trade, environment, energy, corporate social responsibility and global health
Publications - books, bi-monthly journal, bi-monthly magazine, briefing papers
Conferences on international politics, security, economics, trade, environment, energy, corporate social responsibility and global health
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR AND CEO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $304,183 | $0 | $0 | $304,183 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $216,642 | $0 | $0 | $216,642 |
| RESEARCH DIRECTOR, AFRICA Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $154,114 | $0 | $0 | $154,114 |
| DIRECTOR, GLOBAL ECONOMY A Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $146,457 | $0 | $0 | $146,457 |
| DIRECTOR, US AND THE AMERI Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $141,710 | $0 | $0 | $141,710 |
| DIRECTOR, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PROGRAMME Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $141,353 | $0 | $0 | $141,353 |
| HEAD OF IT Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $130,148 | $0 | $0 | $130,148 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (Part IX, line 5).
5 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–1b12 · 12 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 50
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to The Royal Institute of International Affairs totaling $45,000 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 The Royal Institute of International Affairs spent in FY2025, $91.39 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Royal Institute of International Affairs's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, The Royal Institute of International Affairs reported that 91.4% of its $24.4 million in expenses went to program services, 6.4% to management and general and 2.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Royal Institute of International Affairs pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Royal Institute of International Affairs reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $304,183, for the role of DIRECTOR AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Royal Institute of International Affairs get its money?
Of $24.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 23.8% came from contributions and grants and 73.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Royal Institute of International Affairs a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 98-0036091 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 March 31, 2025, object 202600219349301150 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202542669349301529 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202420469349300202 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202330449349300403 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202210359349301611 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 98-0036091: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.