Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,152,962 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($3,560,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $945k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $7.2M
- Net assets
- $262k
What Development Initiatives Poverty Research America Inc does
Mission
To work closely with partners to ensure data driven evidence and analysis are used effectively in policy and practice to end poverty, reduce inequality and increase resilience.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
In november 2024, development initiatives poverty research limited (dipr) was placed in companies' voluntary liquidation. Dipr is the main company that leads the development initiatives group. Most staff are employed by this company which has the key operations based in bristol, uk. As dipr is liquidating, dipra will be ceasing its operations as well.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
In 2024, we continued to play a pivotal role in advancing data-driven solutions to global challenges. With ongoing geopolitical instability, climate-related disasters, and economic pressures straining international financing systems, our work provided vital evidence and advocacy to drive more effective responses. We contined our focus on development finance, publishing extensive analysis of the disbursement of Official Development Assistance including top recipients and the increasing cost of loans to the least developed countries. We carried out work on gender and data, which highlighted the challenges tracking investment in gender-responsive climate finance. Our work on crisis financing highlighted the disproportionate support for high-profile crises compared to neglected emergencies, reinforcing the need for a more equitable and needs-based approach to funding. Additionally, we tracked how international funding mechanisms are adapting-or failing to adapt-to climate-driven displacement and conflict-induced food insecurity. In Uganda and Nepal, we continued our work with local governments to strengthen their capacity to integrate real-time data into decision-making, improving…
$506,430 spent$944,618 earned by the program100% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $506,430.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $2.1M to $267k (−87%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 12% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Susan Wardell
Chair of the Board
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $620k → $1.1M.
From the IRS filings of DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 50% of grant income and the top three 89%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 45% · 2020 90% · 2021 100% · 2022 67% · 2023 65% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 4 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
25%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Development Initiatives Poverty Research Ltd · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC?
- DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,152,962 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($3,560,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $7,152,962 in grants to DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC?
- THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $3,560,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES POVERTY RESEARCH AMERICA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing