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THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION
THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION (Florida) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $20,388 to it, the largest being THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $279k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $20k
- Net assets
- $434k
What The International Research Foundation for English Language Education does
Mission
To improve English language education worldwide
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Support of doctoral dissertation research to generate knowledge on the teaching and learning of English as an additional language throughout the world. 16 new Doctoral Dissertation Grants supported doctoral candidates in the United States and elsewhere. All grants awarded on merit after review by board members and/or external reviewer.
$42,263 spentof which $42,263 as grants67% of program spendingDissemination Activities: Support for the development, production, and dissemination of mission-specific activities that seek to improve English language education worldwide
$9,962 spent16% of program spendingThe TIRF Kathleen M. Bailey Teacher-Research Award encourages, supports, and recognizes classroom-based research conducted by practicing English language teachers worldwide, fostering new knowledge and teacher-research skills. Each award provides 1,000 USD and optional mentoring support from TIRF. Four grants were awarded in 2025.
$4,000 spentof which $4,000 as grants6% of program spendingTIRF-BC Research Mentoring Awards support new researchers in low-income countries meant to improve the quality of research undertaken by students in doctoral programs within the field of English language education. Six grants were awarded to individuals residing outside the United States. All grants were awarded on merit after review by Board members.
$6,510 spentof which $2,500 as grants10% of program spendingAward given for outstanding work in English education research. One award was given to a domestic individual this year.
$560 spentof which $500 as grants1% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $63,295.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 2022 to 2023, from $241k to $377k (+56%).
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.
86% of THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 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
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $20k → $126.
2 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION’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 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% 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% 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 THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 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.
Where its funders are
100% of THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $20k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Florida
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Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
26% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION?
- THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION (Florida) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $20,388 to it, the largest being THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $20,388 in grants to THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION?
- THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. 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 2021–2025), 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