Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH
INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 38 organizations whose IRS filings report $24,918,564 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($6,750,000). 25 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.7M
- Funders on record
- 38
- Grants received
- $25M
- Net assets
- $8.8M
What Institute for Women's Policy Research does
Mission
Iwpr champions economic equity for all women and eliminates barriers to their full participation in society. As a leading national think tank, iwpr builds evidence to shape policies that grow women's power and influence, close inequality gaps, and improve the economic well-being of families.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
During the year, the organization ceased conducting the student parent success initiative program.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Research and action hub: this program provides research and disseminates information on issues including job quality (access to and quality of employment benefits such as paid maternity, parental, and family and medical leave), workplace flexibility (such as job sharing and flexible schedules), child care, and international comparison of work-family policies.
$3,120,034 spentof which $199,787 as grants49% of program spendingCenter on economics of reproductive health: this program seeks to advance public understanding and awareness of the link between access to reproductive health care services for women and their long-term economic security and well-being. We conduct original research and policy analysis at the intersections of race, ethnicity, class, and reproductive health to improve economic outcomes, and educational and employment opportunities for all women.s related to race, ethnicity, gender and the economy.
$1,434,765 spentof which $537,747 as grants$109,960 earned by the program23% of program spendingInstitutional programmatic support: institutional support is multi-year funding provided to enable iwpr to apply the funds flexibly, where most needed, or where a particular focus may cut across a variety of research areas. The funds are typically applied to various researchareas when products are urgently needed, but are also used to support general needs of research or other programs at iwpr, such as support for interns and fellows or for database or library resources, website development, and new hardware or software.
$1,227,278 spentof which $60,332 as grants19% of program spendingEconomic security, mobility and equity: iwpr's economic security, mobility, and equity initiative highlights the extent of pay inequalities in the u.s. Labor market, the role of occupational segregation and discriminatory employment practices in perpetuating unequal pay and racial and ethnic gender inequities, and the lack of a comprehensive care infrastructure in reducing women's advancement and economic security. It also provides research on the effects of good jobs and work family policies on the well-being of workers, families, businesses, and communities.
$571,950 spentof which $60,098 as grants9% of program spendingRace, gender, ethnicity, and the economy: this program conducts original research and policy analysis using intersectional and racial equity frameworks to better understand the experiences of women of color, their families and communities in the economy and society.throughout the year, we organize convenings, symposia, and roundtables with national leaders, scholars, and practitioners and other key stakeholders on issues related to race, ethnicity, gender and the economy.
$12,204 spentof which $4,536 as grants0% of program spendingStatus of women in the states.
$9,340 spent0% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,375,571.
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 $5.6M to $17M (+203%).
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 31% · 2019 4% · 2020 18% · 2021 5% · 2022 0% · 2023 0% · 2024 0% · 2025 3%. 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.
Chief executive
Jamila Taylor
CEO
Board chair
Paula Sammons
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $757k → $2.2M.
6 of 38 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% 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 WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 38 funders by total. 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 WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 68% · 2018 25% · 2019 35% · 2020 31% · 2021 31% · 2022 26% · 2023 39% — 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.
How long its funders stay
38% of INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 66% 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 WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 15 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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.
Government funding INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $71k on record.
- CT$71k
- VT$150
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH
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 Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
38%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 28 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH: 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 INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH?
- INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 38 organizations whose IRS filings report $24,918,564 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($6,750,000). 25 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH have?
- IRS filings report 38 organizations giving $24,918,564 in grants to INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH, 25 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH?
- THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $6,750,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 38 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