Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,122,546 to it, the largest being OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE ($820,146). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.8M
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $2.1M
- Net assets
- $1.4M
What International Civil Society Action Network Inc does
Mission
Ican promotes inclusive and sustainable peace in countries affected by violent conflict, extremism, militarism, and closing political space. Continued sched o
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The womens alliance for security leadership wasl this global alliance spearheaded by ican comprises some 70 locally rooted independent women-led peacebuilding organizations and 140 individual women peacebuilders in 40 countries affected by violent conflict, militarism, extremism and closing political space. Ican coordinates wasl members and partners by providing a platform for real-time information-sharing and collective action on a range of issues pertaining to preventing and countering violent extremism p/cve, inclusive and gendered mediation, and peacemaking. Ican also enables wasl members to have access to global policy arenas, financial and technical resources. The annual ican what the women say forum is the flagship event for partners to exchange ideas and strategies, as well as forge the collective identity and work of the alliance.
$998,156 spent20% of program spendingThe innovative peace fund ipf the ipf is the only independent multi-donor fund dedicated to grant making and technical support to womens peacebuilding organizations globally. Through the ipf ican enables its wasl partners to undertake timely peace and p/cve work in their communities. The guiding principle of the ipf is that we invest in trust, meaning that we value the community relationships an knowledge that our partners have established and trust their judgment in innovative approaches to addressing local needs for gender sensitive peacebuilding. In addition to funds, ican provides the ipf grantees with strategic advice and technical support, as well as peer learning from other wasl members. The programs and activities undertaken are fully owned and led by our partners.
$3,412,373 spentof which $2,995,063 as grants70% of program spendingThe better peace initiative bpi ican has pioneered the development and dissemination of practical guidance and tools on how to enable gendered and inclusive mediation and peace processes. This is in response to the growing demands from the international policy community that is recognizing that traditional peace negotiations fail too often, while there is clear evidence that the inclusion of women peacebuilders and gendered approaches in peace processes increases the chance of the sustainability of the final agreements. In addition to developing the tools in multiple languages, icans bpi also provides tailored trainings, mentoring, and strategic advice to international policymakers and nationally rooted women peace coalitions engaged in current peace processes.
$487,174 spentof which $69,190 as grants10% of program spendingProgram Service Expenses 10,342, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 GENDER AND EXTREMISM
$10,342 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,908,045.
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 2017 to 2018, from $789k to $2.0M (+149%).
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 75% · 2018 98%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (81% for the typical peer).
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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $10k → $339k.
1 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% 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 INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK 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
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 39% of grant income and the top three 71%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
35% 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 INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 57% · 2022 35% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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
20% of INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC's funders are still giving 2 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
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 5 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $282k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 11,263 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC
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
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC?
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,122,546 to it, the largest being OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE ($820,146). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $2,122,546 in grants to INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK INC?
- OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE is the largest funder on record, with $820,146 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK 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.
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 10 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