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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1041632

INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Financials

$112.1M$111.8M2023$126M$125M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$126,007,116$125,025,910$981,206$145,146,258$117,405,475$27,740,783
December 31, 2023990$112,149,831$111,804,968$344,863$144,166,491$117,884,969$26,281,522
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$123,185,214
of which government grants
$37,115,896
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,821,902
Net gain from sales of assets
$945,173
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$5,429,187
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,594,095
Other salaries and wages
$33,633,047
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$55,747,545
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$122,156
Accounting fees
$335,784
Occupancy
$5,711,866
Travel
$3,790,321
Depreciation
$1,119,982
Program services (functional)
$108,473,929
Management and general (functional)
$16,440,015
Fundraising (functional)
$111,966

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$144,166,491
Total assets, end of year
$145,146,258
Total liabilities, end of year
$117,405,475
Net assets, end of year
$27,740,783
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,478,663
Publicly traded securities
$60,738,627
Net assets without donor restrictions
$27,740,783
Gross receipts
$143,023,131
Employees
198
Volunteers
13
Year formed
1975
State of legal domicile
DC

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHAN F SWINNENDIRECTOR GENERAL
Officer
38$402,368$80,756
PURNIMA MENONSR DIR, FOOD & NUTRITION POLICY
Key employee
38$343,243$74,333
CHANNING ARNDTSR DIR, TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY
Key employee
38$337,235$54,448
RUTH MEINZEN-DICKSENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW II
Highest-paid employee
38$318,903$70,061
JAMES E FIELDSDIR, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION, TREASURER
Officer
38$309,041$76,389
SHAHIDUR RASHIDUNIT DIRECTOR
Key employee
38$343,422$38,894
MARIE RUELSENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW II
Highest-paid employee
38$292,982$78,111
DANIEL GILLIGANDEPUTY UNIT DIRECTOR
Key employee
38$279,267$69,595
ARUN BARALPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
38$280,057$57,300
CLAUDIA RINGLERUNIT DIRECTOR
Key employee
38$286,686$44,838
JUDY CHAMBERSDIRECTOR, BIOSAFETY PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
38$278,035$52,331
KEITH D WIEBESENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW II
Highest-paid employee
38$262,514$66,924
CHARLOTTE C HEBEBRANDDIR, COMMN. & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Key employee
38$255,807$59,794
DEANNA OLNEYUNIT DIRECTOR
Key employee
38$237,994$64,971
PAUL DOROSHUNIT DIRECTOR
Key employee
38$222,378$63,850
16 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DAVID SPIELMANUNIT DIRECTOR
Key employee
38$208,220$64,776
TEUNIS VAN RHEENENDIR, BUSINESS DEVEL & EXT. RELATIONS
Key employee
38$227,059$44,417
JAMES THURLOWUNIT DIRECTOR
Key employee
38$187,141$37,893
ERNEST ARYEETEYBOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$4,950$0
PHYLLIS CALDWELLBOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK CARONFORMER BOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAMESH CHANDBOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHEL CHIKWAMBABOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHENGGEN FANFORMER BOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSANNE FRUEHBOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NEAL GUTTERSONFORMER BOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALYSSA JADE MCDONALD BAERTLFORMER BOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PASCAL LAMYBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALICE RUHWEZAFORMER BOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDIWE SIBANDAFORMER BOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HILARY WILDFORMER BOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 31 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHAN F SWINNENDIRECTOR GENERAL
Officer
38$451,072$99,442
CHANNING ARNDTSR DIR, TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY
Officer
38$322,157$59,403
PURNIMA MENONSR DIR, FOOD & NUTRITION POLICY
Officer
38$306,598$70,096
JAMES E FIELDSDIR, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Officer
38$302,575$73,933
MARIE RUELFORMER UNIT DIRECTOR
Officer
38$294,248$74,561
SHAHIDUR RASHIDUNIT DIRECTOR
Officer
38$291,156$64,166
ARUN BARALCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
38$275,156$55,354
DANIEL GILLIGANUNIT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
38$265,406$64,140
RUTH MEINZEN-DICKDIRECTOR, BIOSAFETY PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
38$253,641$68,841
JUDY CHAMBERSDIRECTOR, BIOSAFETY PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
38$271,331$49,977
CLAUDIA RINGLERUNIT DIRECTOR
Officer
38$272,451$42,632
CHARLOTTE C HEBEBRANDDIR, COMMN. & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Officer
38$250,979$62,294
DAVID SPIELMANUNIT DIRECTOR
Officer
38$247,097$61,700
KEITH D WIEBESENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW II
Highest-paid employee
38$241,009$63,751
PAUL DOROSHUNIT DIRECTOR
Officer
38$214,970$60,910
TEUNIS VAN RHEENENDIR, BUSINESS DEVEL & EXT. RELATIONS
Officer
38$222,403$43,382
DEANNA OLNEYUNIT DIRECTOR
Officer
38$189,996$64,904
ROB VOSUNIT DIRECTOR
Officer
38$207,745$42,751
JAMES THURLOWUNIT DIRECTOR
Officer
38$177,939$60,796
NANCY BIRDSALLFORMER BOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$3,150$0
ADOUM DJIMEFORMER BOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
PHYLLIS CALDWELLBOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$1,800$0
PASCAL LAMYBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHENGGEN FANFORMER BOARD CHAIR/BOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERNEST ARYEETEYBOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK CARONBOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NEAL GUTTERSONBOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALYSSA JADE MCDONALD BAERTLBOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALICE RUHWEZABOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDIWE SIBANDABOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HILARY WILDBOARD TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1201 EYE ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-5905
In care of
% JYLDYZ ALIYAS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHAN SWINNEN, 1201 EYE ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Signed the 990
SUSHANT MUKHERJEE, DIR, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Phone
(202) 862-5600
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE'S (IFPRI) VISION IS A WORLD FREE OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION. IFPRI'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT SUSTAINABLY REDUCE POVERTY AND END HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND GOVERNANCE:CONDUCTS ON-DEMAND POLICY ANALYSIS FOR COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS AND REGIONAL PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY POLICY OPTIONS AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN BEST ENABLE AGRICULTURE AND THE RURAL ECONOMY TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION; AND WHICH PUBLIC INVESTMENTS HAVE THE HIGHEST RETURNS IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION. GOVERNANCE WORK ADDRESSES KEY ISSUES RELATED TO POLITICAL ECONOMY CONSTRAINTS TO IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM POLICIES, HOW GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AFFECT THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR SERVICE PROVISION, AND THE IMPACTS OF POLITICAL CRISIS ON TRANSFORMATION PATHWAYS AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES.
    Expenses $25,557,490 · grants $4,549,033
  • INNOVATION POLICY AND SCALING:RESEARCH TO ADVANCE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ACCELERATE INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION VIA THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND BY CATALYZING PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY INVESTMENT. INCLUDES RESEARCH ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND WORKSTREAM ON POLICIES FOR INNOVATION SCALING AIMED AT TRANSLATING AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTO SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL USE.
    Expenses $21,271,965
  • NUTRITION, DIETS, AND HEALTH:RESEARCH AIMED AT IMPROVING DIETS AND REDUCING MALNUTRITION AND RELATED HEALTH ISSUES THAT CAN SAVE LIVES, IMPROVE PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE, AND INCREASE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY. THIS ENTAILS WORKING CLOSELY WITH A WIDE RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS TO UNDERSTAND THE DRIVERS OF ALL FORMS OF MALNUTRITION AND TO IDENTIFY AND TEST CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT SOLUTIONS.
    Expenses $20,523,383
  • POVERTY, GENDER, AND INCLUSION:ACTIVITY INVOLVES WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO CONDUCT RIGOROUS MIXED-METHODS MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ON SOCIAL PROTECTION AND POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND GENDER EQUALITY, GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY, AGRICULTURE, AND NUTRITION IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDANCE TO INFORM POLICY. FOCUS IS ON MULTIPLE IMPACT PATHWAYS TO IMPROVE WELLBEING FOR POOR AND VULNERABLE WOMEN AND MEN AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
    Expenses $10,624,037 · grants $50,716
  • MARKETS, TRADE, AND INSTITUTIONS:RESEARCH ANALYZES LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS, TRADE CONDITIONS, AND VALUE CHAINS TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED MARKET AND POLICY SOLUTIONS TO HELP DRIVE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION ALONG FOOD VALUE CHAINS, BUILD HOUSEHOLD AND AGRIFOOD VALUE-CHAIN RESILIENCE TO FOOD SYSTEM SHOCKS, AND PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE CHOICES BY FOOD PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS.
    Expenses $14,592,038 · grants $829,437
  • FORESIGHT AND POLICY MODELING:USES ADVANCED DATA AND MODELING SYSTEMS TO TRACK AND ANTICIPATE FOOD SYSTEM TRENDS AT GLOBAL, NATIONAL, AND LOCAL SCALES. WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT AND RESEARCH PARTNERS TO SHARE MODELING CAPABILITIES AND ENSURE THAT DECISIONMAKERS HAVE ACCESS TO IMPROVED DATA AND ANALYTICS TO HELP IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGIES AND POLICIES TO DRIVE INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION.
    Expenses $6,584,527
  • NATURAL RESOURCES AND RESILIENCE:RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF NATURE, AGRICULTURE, AND DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT TANGIBLE PROGRESS TOWARD MORE EQUITABLE, RESILIENT, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS THAT THRIVE ON HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS AND DELIVER NUTRITION, BETTER LIVELIHOODS, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
    Expenses $9,320,489

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1041632
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
1975
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$145,146,258
Income (IRS master file)
$143,023,131

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$126,007,116$125,025,910$145,146,258XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$112,149,831$111,804,968$144,166,491XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$102,800,367$104,523,233$166,747,339IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 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 52-1041632).

Questions about INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE is 52-1041632.
Is INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
Are donations to INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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 INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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 INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JOHAN SWINNEN.
Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 31 people; 19 received compensation from the organization, the highest $402,368 (JOHAN F SWINNEN, DIRECTOR GENERAL).
How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $126,007,116, expenses of $125,025,910 and total assets of $145,146,258 at year end.

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