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THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS INC

THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $100,500 to it, the largest being THE EDGERLY FOUNDATION UD TRUST DTD ($100,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2021
$-468
Funders on record
2
Grants received
$101k
Net assets
$0
2/2 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 100%
01What it does

What The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis Inc does

Mission

The institute performs research which has a three-fold purpose: to examine issues of u.s. Foreign policy, formulate policy options and programs for submission to u.s. Government agencies and dissemination to the public, and to train students for policy analysis careers.

As stated on its FY2021 Form 990.

Program

Examination of u.s. Foreign policy & formulation of policy options for submission to u.s. Government agencies and dissemination to the general public

The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($703k) Expenses 100 ($936k) Net assets 100 ($315k)2018 Revenue 84 ($590k) Expenses 64 ($600k) Net assets 97 ($306k)2019 Revenue 42 ($292k) Expenses 40 ($377k) Net assets 70 ($221k)2020 Revenue 7 ($50k) Expenses 26 ($245k) Net assets 8 ($26k)2021 Revenue 0 ($-468) Expenses 3 ($26k) Net assets 0 ($0)
20172018201920202021
Revenue (0)Expenses (3)Net assets (0)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $484k to $242k (−50%).

$548k
$484k
$242k
$31k
$0
20172018201920202021
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.

−$232k
’17
−$10k
’18
−$85k
’19
−$195k
’20
−$26k
’21
1.4
months of
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.

20172018201920202021
Listed66555
Joined·+0+2+2+0
No longer listed·0320
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $100.

Funder
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
total
funders
1
1
2
2
1

From the IRS filings of THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS 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

THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

100%
largest funder
100%
top three
~1
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 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.

Where its funders are

THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Massachusetts, across 2 states in all.

IL
KS

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’17
’18
’19
’20
’21
Massachusetts out of state home

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.

04Its place in the field

Organizations like THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS 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 Massachusetts

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

60% of spending goes to programs.

Program 60%Management 40%Fundraising 0%

Governance

5
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

7%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MA

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS INC?
THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $100,500 to it, the largest being THE EDGERLY FOUNDATION UD TRUST DTD ($100,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS INC have?
IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $100,500 in grants to THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS INC?
THE EDGERLY FOUNDATION UD TRUST DTD 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 THE INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. 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 FY2021 (financials across 2017–2021), and the filings of 2 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