Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening
The consortium for elections and political process strengthening (cepps) is a 501(c)(3) organization and a legal joint venture of three equal partners: the international foundation for electoral systems (ifes), the international republican institute (iri), and the national democratic institute (ndi). Cepps was created in 1995 to address…
- $93M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $27,520,595
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $40,105,370
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 3
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $52M went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 3 | $93M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $178M | 33% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $165M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $161M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $147M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $120M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $117M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $80M | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Institute for International Affairs | $471,315,489 | 9 | 42% |
| International Republican Institute | $322,427,023 | 9 | 44% |
| Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening | $268,079,058 | 7 | 33% |
| International Foundation for Electoral Systems | $79,643,590 | 2 | 67% |
Compare Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening with peer funders
About Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening
- How much does Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening give?
- Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening reported 3 grants totaling $93,113,093 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 3 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Benefit (66%), International (34%).
- Who are Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: National Democratic Institute for International Affairs ($471M), International Republican Institute ($322M), Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening ($268M).
- Does Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening based?
- Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening is based in DC.
Play a game based on Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening’s filings →