Nonprofit · EIN 06-1660068
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $52,795,464 | $57,894,421 | -$5,098,957 | $33,431,493 | $28,855,772 | $4,575,721 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $53,278,625 | $54,430,966 | -$1,152,341 | $32,068,016 | $21,806,840 | $10,261,176 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $39,269,905
- of which government grants
- $5,199,582
- Program service revenue
- $13,055,609
- Investment income
- $340,106
- Other revenue
- $129,844
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,482,661
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $908,883
- Other salaries and wages
- $26,246,981
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $34,889,503
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $365,027
- Accounting fees
- $268,558
- Occupancy
- $1,130,676
- Travel
- $5,254,354
- Depreciation
- $99,780
- Program services (functional)
- $44,468,245
- Management and general (functional)
- $12,398,129
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,028,047
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $32,068,016
- Total assets, end of year
- $33,431,493
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,855,772
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,575,721
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $222,429
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,964,517
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,611,204
- Gross receipts
- $52,795,464
- Employees
- 110
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNIE DUFLO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $249,217 | $66,190 |
| SARAH DE TOURNEMIRE | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $253,502 | $57,402 |
| ERIC FULLILOVE | CFO Officer | 40 | $274,059 | $24,843 |
| STEVEN GLAZERMAN | CHIEF RSRCH & METHODOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $236,233 | $59,471 |
| STACEY DAVES-OHLIN | GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $235,139 | $59,435 |
| FARAN NADIR | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,284 | $51,804 |
| PACE PHILLIPS | DIR. BUSINESS & PROG. DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,545 | $56,114 |
| NATHANAEL GOLDBERG | SR. DIR. OF SECTOR PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,999 | $56,682 |
| AGNIESZKA ZIEMINSKA YANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANKUR VORA | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN APPEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| COLIN TEICHHOLTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER WOODRUFF GRIZZLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE KABUBO-MARIARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANET ZHOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JYOTSNA PURI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KAREN LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KENTARO TOYAMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LAURA HATTENDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MUSHFIQ MOBARAK | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RUSSELL SIEGELMAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| TREY BECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| VINEET BEWTRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNIE DUFLO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $265,999 | $50,314 |
| SARAH DE TOURNEMIRE | CHIEF PARTNER. & PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $244,978 | $55,175 |
| ERIC FULLILOVE | CFO Officer | 40 | $274,768 | $23,968 |
| STEVEN GLAZERMAN | CHIEF RSRCH & METHODOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $229,742 | $55,587 |
| STACEY DAVES-OHLIN | GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $224,486 | $58,574 |
| PACE PHILLIPS | DIR. BUSINESS & PROG DEVEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,710 | $54,329 |
| FARAN NADIR | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,805 | $48,655 |
| DAVID ANDREW BERRY | SENIOR DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,372 | $9,361 |
| MESERET ANSEBO | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (OUTGOING) Officer | 40 | $145,030 | $25,768 |
| AGNIESZKA ZIEMINSKA YANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANKUR VORA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN APPEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CINA LAWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| COLIN TEICHHOLTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER WOODRUFF GRIZZLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE MARIARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET ZHOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JYOTSNA PURI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KENTARO TOYAMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA HATTENDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MUSHFIQ MOBARAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RAKESH RAJANI | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL SIEGELMAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TREY BECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| VINEET BEWTRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY ABT | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1701 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW 3-124, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-3001
- In care of
- % FARAN NADIR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANNIE DUFLO, 1701 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW 3-124, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- ANNIE DUFLO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (203) 672-9507
- Website
- WWW.POVERTY-ACTION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION DISCOVERS AND PROMOTES EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL POVERTY.
Program accomplishments
- IPA'S POLICY AND ADVISORY WORK SUPPORTED THE SCALING OF MULTIPLE COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS. IN THE PHILIPPINES, IPA PARTNERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND YOUTH IMPACT TO SCALE AN INTERNATIONAL COST-EFFECTIVE PHONE TUTORING AND SMS-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM, PROVEN THROUGH RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS AN EFFECTIVE REMEDIAL APPROACH TO STRENGTHEN FOUNDATIONAL NUMERACY.TOGETHER WITH GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY'S GUIDE, IPA SUPPORTED RWANDA'S MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO EXPAND THE STARS PROGRAM FROM 248 TO 345 SCHOOLS IN 2024. THE STARS PROGRAM IS AN INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE EDUCATION QUALITY IN RWANDA THROUGH PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION. IT BUILDS ON A PREVIOUS EVALUATION SUPPORTED BY IPA AND GUIDE, WHICH FOUND THAT PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS IMPROVED TEACHER PERFORMANCE PARTICULARLY IN CLASSROOM PRESENCE AND PEDAGOGY AND ENHANCED STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES, WITH NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON TEACHER RECRUITMENT.Expenses $9,379,374 · grants $685,478 · revenue $13,200,267
- AS PART OF IPA'S SECTOR PROGRAMS, IPA'S PEACE & RECOVERY PROGRAM (P&R) AIMS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CONFLICT- AND CRISIS-AFFECTED POPULATIONS BY BUILDING THE EVIDENCE BASE ON REDUCING VIOLENCE AND FRAGILITY, PROMOTING PEACE, AND PREVENTING, COPING WITH, AND RECOVERING FROM CRISES. IN 2024, IPA LAUNCHED THE CITIZEN SECURITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE (CSRI), FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS. CSRI AIMS TO ADVANCE EVIDENCE ON TOPICS CENTRAL TO JUSTICE, CIVILIAN SECURITY, AND CRIME AND VIOLENCE REDUCTION ADDRESSING GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND COMBAT ILLICIT ACTIVITIES.Expenses $6,098,043 · grants $1,473,576
- IPA HAS ALSO CONTINUED TO DIRECTLY RUN RIGOROUS FIELD RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY COST-EFFECTIVE AND SCALABLE PROGRAMS. ONE EXAMPLE RELATES TO CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION, ONE OF THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS OF REDUCING CHILD MORTALITY, BUT IN SOME CONTEXTS A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN FAIL TO COMPLETE THEIR IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULES. A SIMPLE, LOW-COST INNOVATION A COLORED BRACELET USED TO SIGNAL WHETHER A CHILD HAS INITIATED VACCINATION, PROGRESSED IN THE SCHEDULE, OR COMPLETED ALL FIRST-YEAR VACCINATIONS ON TIME WAS FOUND TO INCREASE TIMELY AND COMPLETE VACCINATION BY 13 PERCENTAGE POINTS. TO BUILD A PATH TO SCALE, IPA AND RESEARCHER ANNE KARING HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO INTEGRATE THE INTERVENTION INTO ROUTINE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES SUCH AS THE VACCINE SUPPLY CHAIN, AND TEST IT AT SCALE. IPA IS ALSO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE NATIONAL AND DISTRICT CIVIL SERVICE TO BUILD CAPACITY WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO MANAGE THE INTERVENTION, REFINE TOOLS AND PROTOCOLS, AND CONDUCT IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH INTO HOW TO MOST COST-EFFECTIVELY DELIVER THE INTERVENTION AT SCALE IN SIERRA LEONE.Expenses $5,960,992 · grants $727,057
- DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES HAVE TRANSFORMED HOW PEOPLE SAVE, BORROW, AND MAKE PAYMENTS ESPECIALLY IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES. BUT RAPID INNOVATION HAS ALSO INTRODUCED NEW RISKS FOR CONSUMERS, INCLUDING HIDDEN FEES, FRAUD, OVER-INDEBTEDNESS, AND LIMITED AVENUES FOR RESOLVING PROBLEMS THAT ARISE. IN 2024, IPA CONTINUED TO BUILD EVIDENCE ON THE EVOLVING NATURE OF FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSOCIATED RISKS THROUGH OUR CONSUMER PROTECTION RESEARCH INITIATIVE.Expenses $4,668,748 · grants $556,988
- IPA'S SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER IMPLEMENTERS WORKING TO MOVE HOUSEHOLDS OUT OF EXTREME POVERTY BY CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE POOR. IPA WORKED WITH THE WORLD BANK'S GENDER INNOVATION LAB ON THE EFFECTIVE SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS TO GAIN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (ESTEEM) FRAMEWORK, WHICH CLARIFIES WHICH SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS DRIVE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS AND PROVIDES FREE MEASUREMENT TOOLS AND RESEARCH INSIGHTS ON SKILLS TRAINING AND WOMEN'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH POSITIONS IPA TO BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF EVIDENCE USING COMMON MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORKS WHILE GENERATING IMPLEMENTER-FRIENDLY INSIGHTS FOR EFFECTIVE PROGRAM SCALE-UP.Expenses $4,064,350
- OTHER PROGRAMS.Expenses $14,296,738 · grants $39,562
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Check at the IRS |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-1660068
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Social science (V30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $42,796,458
- Income (IRS master file)
- $60,152,501
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $52,795,464 | $57,894,421 | $33,431,493 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $53,278,625 | $54,430,966 | $32,068,016 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $54,859,211 | $49,275,784 | $38,831,283 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-1660068).
Questions about INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION
- What is the EIN of INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION is 06-1660068.
- Is INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ANNIE DUFLO.
- Who are the officers and directors of INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $249,217 (ANNIE DUFLO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $52,795,464, expenses of $57,894,421 and total assets of $33,431,493 at year end.
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