Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
PORTULANS INSTITUTE
PORTULANS INSTITUTE (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $100,000 to it, the largest being WORLD INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES ALLIANCE ($100,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $794k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $100k
- Net assets
- $463k
What Portulans Institute does
Mission
To develop cross-community knowledge and dialogue on how people, technology and innovation contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth; to inform policy-makers, by producing independent, rigorous metrics and data-based research; to collaborate with private sector leaders in driving a business agenda that invests in people, technology, and innovation for a prosperous common future; to host and co-organize events and conferences on the above issues affecting human-centric sustainable economic prosperity.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Research - at the Portulans Institute, our research projects primarily focus on conducting technical analyses grounded in data derived from comprehensive instruments such as the network readiness index (nri) and the global innovation index (gii), among other composite indicators. These initiatives enable us to meticulously examine the interplay between technology, innovation, and human capital. Leveraging our specialized expertise in these domains, we formulate insightful policy analyses and craft strategic recommendations. Our goal is to foster informed policymaking that can effectively capitalize on the opportunities presented by technological advancements and innovation dynamics. These efforts are instrumental in guiding stakeholders at various levels to achieve enhanced economic and social outcomes.
$198,949 spent45% of program spendingCorporate partners program - Portulans Institute aims to engage with private sector leaders to focus on human-centric and sustainable growth. The private sector plays a critical role in building our common future and it is crucial that corporate leaders invest wisely and appropriately.
$176,844 spent40% of program spendingAcademic network - Portulans Institute convenes leading academics from global universities for advancing research in issues of interest in the domains of human capital, technology strategy, and innovation readiness.
$22,106 spent5% of program spendingAffiliate network - Portulans Institute's affiliate partners network brings together governmental, non-governmental entities and corporations to foster dialogue and encourage action on key themes related to innovation, technology and talent. The focus is on increasing the competitiveness and future readiness of nations, regions, cities, and corporations.
$22,105 spent5% of program spendingSenior fellows and communities of practice - cops bring together experts from both the public and private sectors, who are involved in policy-making, research, or development of market solutions. Each cop is led by a senior fellow. Cops develop cross-community knowledge and dialogue on how people, technology, and innovation contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth. Each cop independently sets its own strategy to achieve its agreed objectives. The cops' outputs may include publications, roadmaps or sets of best practices, for example.
$13,263 spent3% of program spendingFellows program - Portulans Institute offers opportunities for ph.d. Students and young professionals to work on novel research related to human capital, technology, and innovation policies. We encourage applications from scholars, practitioners, innovators, engineers, artists, and others committed to understanding and advancing the inclusive and sustainable development of nations and societies.
$8,842 spent2% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $442,109.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 $58k to $289k (+395%).
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: 2021 41% · 2022 8% · 2023 33% · 2024 37%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of PORTULANS INSTITUTE’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 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
Rafael Escalona Reynoso
CEO & secretary
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2020: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $50k.
From the IRS filings of PORTULANS INSTITUTE’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.
Where its funders are
PORTULANS INSTITUTE draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
PORTULANS INSTITUTE runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like PORTULANS 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
78% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
59%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for PORTULANS INSTITUTE: 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 PORTULANS INSTITUTE?
- PORTULANS INSTITUTE (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $100,000 to it, the largest being WORLD INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES ALLIANCE ($100,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PORTULANS INSTITUTE have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $100,000 in grants to PORTULANS INSTITUTE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PORTULANS INSTITUTE?
- WORLD INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES ALLIANCE is the largest funder on record, with $100,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PORTULANS 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 2020–2025), and the filings of 1 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