Virginia · Public charity
International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Ifes is dedicated to extending democracy worldwide through providing technical assistance in voter education, election administration, civil society, governance, rule of law and political processes.
- $5.7M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $2.0M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $143,016
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $988,551
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $37M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations International Foundation for Electoral Systems funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $88k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 5 | $2.0M | 40% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $1.5M | 25% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $1.1M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $1.1M | 75% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $37k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $34k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $8k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Bar Association | $3,530,724 | 4 | 1% |
| Internews Network | $1,703,321 | 5 | 1% |
| The Global Hunger Project | $230,831 | 2 | 1% |
| National Democratic Institute for International Affairs | $179,318 | 3 | 0% |
| Free Russia Foundation | $31,666 | 1 | 1% |
| Mobile Accord Inc (TA GeoPoll) | $29,635 | 1 | n/a |
| Ethnic Nationalities | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $20,113 | 2 | n/a |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About International Foundation for Electoral Systems
- How much does International Foundation for Electoral Systems give?
- International Foundation for Electoral Systems reported 5 itemized grants totaling $1,983,229, out of $5,680,526 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does International Foundation for Electoral Systems fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (60%), Arts & Culture (18%), Crime & Legal (14%).
- Who are International Foundation for Electoral Systems's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: American Bar Association ($3.5M), Internews Network ($1.7M), The Global Hunger Project ($231k).
- Does International Foundation for Electoral Systems fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as International Foundation for Electoral Systems?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is International Foundation for Electoral Systems based?
- International Foundation for Electoral Systems is based in VA.
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