Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 32 organizations whose IRS filings report $539,935,741 to it, the largest being CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS & POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING ($322,427,023). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $72M
- Funders on record
- 32
- Grants received
- $540M
- Net assets
- $2.8M
What International Republican Institute does
Mission
The International Republican Institute advances democracy and freedom globally. We link people with their governments, guide politicians to be responsive to citizens, and motivate people to engage in the political process.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Ukraine: support democratic governance working with local officials, political parties, and emerging leaders to provide practical training on service delivery, recovery planning, and election preparedness while strengthening civic knowledge and leadership among rising leaders to broaden participation in democratic processes.
$2,505,189 spentof which $24,000 as grants4% of program spendingVenezuela: iri supports democratic actors across venezuela and the venezuelan diaspora by strengthening political coordination, civic leadership, independent media, and inclusive participation in transition planning. Iri works with political parties and coalitions to build consensus around national priorities, supports diaspora leaders in advancing coordinated advocacy efforts, strengthens the sustainability and resilience of independent media outlets, and elevates women as leaders in peacebuilding and democratic transition processes. Collectively, these efforts help preserve democratic space, expand access to reliable information, strengthen citizen engagement, and build the networks, leadership, and institutional foundations necessary for a peaceful and sustainable democratic transition in venezuela.
$1,851,074 spentof which $66,850 as grants3% of program spendingMaldives: iri's maldives program builds the resilience of the country's young democracy by increasing the ability of elected leaders to practice inclusive, citizen-centered governance and accomplish policy goals, including the institutionalization of decentralization reforms. Iri bolsters local governments and state institutions to ensure they are accessible to citizens, operate transparently and are accountable to society. By empowering local officials and building the capacity of civil servants, iri works with local partners to encourage responsible governance across the maldives' 200 island and atoll communities. Iri also supports locally elected women's development committees to promote women's participation in political processes, further empowering island communities.
$1,208,714 spentof which $44,844 as grants2% of program spendingOther programs
$55,022,235 spentof which $5,103,681 as grants91% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $60,587,212.
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 2024 to 2025, from $26M to $44M (+69%).
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 93% · 2018 97% · 2019 98% · 2020 98% · 2021 98% · 2022 98% · 2023 97% · 2024 97% · 2025 94%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 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
Us Senator Dan Sullivan
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 7 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $36M → $94M.
6 of 32 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 32 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
INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 60% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 51% · 2018 54% · 2019 64% · 2020 92% · 2021 65% · 2022 59% · 2023 55% — 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
47% of INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% 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
99% of INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE's grant income comes from Washington, D.C. funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.2M 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.
Against its field
INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE's funding base is broadening — from 7 funders to 14 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,758 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $57.7M on record.
- Agency for International Development$34.7M
- Department of State$23.0M
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 INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE
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
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 39 states
Part of a family of 13 related entities
- Iri Europe Asbl · disregarded
- International Republican Institute · disregarded
- International Republican Institute · disregarded
- International Republican Institute · disregarded
- International Republican Institute · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE?
- INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 32 organizations whose IRS filings report $539,935,741 to it, the largest being CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS & POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING ($322,427,023). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE have?
- IRS filings report 32 organizations giving $539,935,741 in grants to INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE, 16 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE?
- CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTIONS & POLITICAL PROCESS STRENGTHENING is the largest funder on record, with $322,427,023 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 32 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