INTERNATIONAL BUDGET PARTNERSHIP

Programs

1. Country work - in five countries in africa and asia, ibp's spark (strengthening public accountability for results and knowledge) initiative is partnering with large, powerful civic organizations and social movements to help them understand the fiscal challenges behind poor service delivery and equip them with the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively advocate for improved public spending.

   $4,728,622 spentof which $1,352,097 as grants
   41% of program spending

2. Research - ibp's open budget initiative is a global research and advocacy program that promotes public access to government budget information and the adoption of accountable budget systems. The initiative's flagship research product, the bi-annual open budget survey, is the world's only independent, comparative assessment of the three pillars of public budget accountability: transparency, oversight and participation.

   $2,830,554 spentof which $29,281 as grants
   24% of program spending

3. Training and technical assistance - developing the knowledge and skills of partner organizations in undertaking budget analysis and advocacy, through direct technical assistance as well as support for horizontal learning among the partners.

   $1,517,327 spentof which $245,670 as grants
   13% of program spending

4. Tax - enhancing the capacities of diverse civic actors and coalitions in africa and at the global level to achieve increased transparency, greater civic participation in tax deliberations, and movement toward more equitable revenue collection.

   $1,185,777 spentof which $237,906 as grants
   10% of program spending

5. Global initiative for fiscal transparency - working to advance and institutionalize global norms and significant, continuous improvements on fiscal transparency, participation, and accountability in countries around the world.

   $659,339 spent$167,542 earned by the program
   6% of program spending

6. Advocacy - working with a range of actors, including donor and international institutions, governments, national and international cso's, associations of public finance professionals and oversight institutions, and, recently, private sector investors to develop and implement global norms and standards for budget transparency, public participation, and accountability.

   $379,800 spentof which $40,000 as grants
   3% of program spending

7. Communications - the communications team is responsible for the public face of the ibp and for providing strategic support to its partners and allies. Communications collaborates with other ibp programs to increase the capacity of its civil society partners around the world to effectively engage in government budget processes - and the impact of such engagement - and to improve the context in which these groups do their budget work.

   $163,285 spent
   1% of program spending

8. Learning - investigating and documenting the methods and impact of civil society budget work at the national and subnational level by working on ibp's learning approach and mainstream it on all ibp's programs.

   $136,787 spent
   1% of program spending

The 8 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,601,491.