New York · Nonprofit
INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY
INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY (New York) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $27,041,573 to it, the largest being ASPEN GLOBAL CHANGE INSTITUTE INC ($15,196,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $20M
- Funders on record
- 20
- Grants received
- $27M
- Net assets
- $9.5M
What Institute for Transportation and Development Policy does
Mission
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (itdp) works around the world to design and implement high-quality transport systems and policy solutions that make cities more livable, equitable, and sustainable. Itdp is a global nonprofit at the forefront of innovation, providing technical expertise to accelerate the growth of sustainable transport and urban development around the world.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Public transport: in the africa region, itdp is working with the city of kigali, rwanda to prepare the e-bus charging masterplan. The plan provides recommendations on the routes to be adopted in the pilot phase, the charging infrastructure requirement, and the energy needs. Building on this, itdp has also partnered with uemi and the basigo e-bus company to support the first pilot e-bus operations in kigali that are commencing in december 2023. The data collected from this pilot will be used to validate the results of the e-bus charging masterplan. Itdp also supported the kampala capital city authority (kcca) to prepare the terms of reference to the detailed engineering design (ded) review for the kampala brt. In october, itdp signed a contract with new urban communities authority (nuca) and the 6th of october authority in egypt to undertake the industry transition that will see the formalization of existing services and ensure that the existing operators participate in the brt system when it becomes operational. With the support of tumi/giz, itdp is also working on enhancing gender inclusion in the nairobi brt line 3, a corridor which has received commitment for funding as the…
$3,465,724 spent$550,177 earned by the program30% of program spendingCycling and walking: two years into the launch of itdp's cycling cities campaign, cohort cities have marked significant milestones, including: built 300 kilometers of protected cycle lanes; built 150 kilometers of unprotected cycle lanes; hosted 1,100 car-free or open streets events; organized 350 learn-to-ride and cycle training events; and planned over 700 kilometers of future cycling infrastructure and facilities.itdp has been working on an e-mobility roadmap for dar es salaam, tanzania that seeks to document the current state of e-mobility in the city and propose enabling policies to accelerate the transition to e-mobility across multiple vehicle types, including buses, bicycles, motorcycles, and cars. Also, upon the selection of two companies to deploy the electric three-wheeled vehicles in dar es salaam, itdp, together with uemi and dart, have been reviewing the inception reports for both companies. Itdp has also conducted a pre-feasibility study for the use of e-bikes for deliveries in the city.in brazil, itdp worked with the city of rio to launch the long-expected cycling network expansion plan (ciclorio). It aims to encourage cycling as a transportation mode, improving…
$3,040,324 spent$482,646 earned by the program26% of program spendingResearch and policy: in 2023, itdp released the breaking the code: off-street parking reform lessons learned report. As first-movers in the parking reform movement worldwide, itdp leveraged our continued momentum on this issue to develop a report that provides in-depth analysis and recommendations on off-street parking solutions for all cities. This report shares stories from six cities and one country in various regions, spotlighting off-street parking as a costly and often overlooked urban planning issue impacting vehicle use, prioritizing street space, and even housing availability. As part of a series of compact cities electrified country report, itdp is revising a brazilian roadmap and report with researchers at uc davis. Four peer organizations reviewed the study (from icct, iema, coppe and multiplicidade), bringing insights into the brazilian context. The climate observatory, the leading brazilian civil society network on the climate agenda, adopted the report's primary electrification + mode shift premises designed by itdp and uc davis, which is a significant achievement. Itdp disseminated the research to a key audience that included high-level government representatives…
$1,971,532 spent$312,977 earned by the program17% of program spendingTraffic reduction: in africa, itdp submitted the kigali parking management cabinet paper to cok in october 2023 to support the adoption of the kigali parking management report. The smart parking system will yield several benefits in kigali, including enhanced usage of public space and improved revenue collection. In nairobi, itdp met with nairobi city county to discuss initiatives of smart parking within nairobi. Itdp is currently preparing a concept note to support further commitment from the county. In brazil, itdp has been working in major cities like rio to advocate for safe routes to school. In 2023, the team advanced with analytical and technical support to rio de janeiro to secure the 'on the way to school' program, funded by the world bank. The team evaluated survey questionnaires designed to evaluate results and identify program improvements. The questionnaires are currently being conducted in thirty-six schools with their communities, including students, parents, and teachers. The city of rio is also advancing with the rollout of a road safety plan, which the secretary of health is leading. Itdp was invited to sit on the city's road safety committee. Besides, key…
$1,519,506 spent$241,219 earned by the program13% of program spendingSustainable urban development: itdp is working dart to ensure appropriate contextual urban development and land utilization along the dart brt phase 1 corridor. Itdp is building upon the recommendations of the brt corridor development study by developing a local area plan for the gerezani terminal area. Itdp is completing review and updates on draft report for submission to dart in november 2023. Itdp is supporting ethiopian construction design and supervision works corporation (ecdswco) in the review of their master plan to ensure it incorporates tod, nmt, and pt initiatives. The comprehensive and integrated new master plan development focuses on addis ababa's city center, which includes 5 sub cities (arada, lideta, kirkos, nifasil lafto and bole). The plan focuses on the 10.4km long corridor in the city that requires improvement and enhancement of the existing master plan functions and implementation study that suits the potential functioning of the corridors, enhances the appearance of the city, addresses the aspirations of the client, and improves the lifestyle of the residence. The scope looks at preparation of local development plan (ldp), preparation of implementation…
$1,482,845 spent$235,399 earned by the program13% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,479,931.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $5.3M to $13M (+137%).
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: 2017 19% · 2018 26% · 2019 14% · 2020 31% · 2021 27% · 2022 25% · 2023 32% · 2024 11%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
85% of INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (30% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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.
Chief executive
Heather Thompson
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $1.7M → $4.8M.
4 of 20 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY’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
INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 56% of grant income and the top three 81%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
73% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 65% · 2018 56% · 2019 68% · 2020 70% · 2021 66% · 2022 62% · 2023 73% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
How long its funders stay
56% of INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 60% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 10 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $237k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Against its field
INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 269 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 269 public benefit nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 8 states
Part of a family of 6 related entities
- Itdp Mexico Ac · disregarded
- Institututo de Politicas de Transporte E Desenvolvimento · disregarded
- Reinventando Ciudades · disregarded
- Yayasan Itdp · disregarded
- Itdp Kenya · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY?
- INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY (New York) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $27,041,573 to it, the largest being ASPEN GLOBAL CHANGE INSTITUTE INC ($15,196,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY have?
- IRS filings report 20 organizations giving $27,041,573 in grants to INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY?
- ASPEN GLOBAL CHANGE INSTITUTE INC is the largest funder on record, with $15,196,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 20 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