Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $90,700,000 to it, the largest being FAIRFAX EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC FKA MAR-JAC FOUNDATION ($90,700,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $38M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $91M
- Net assets
- $80M
What Washington Institute for Education and R does
Mission
Wier's mission is to support non-profit educational institutions whose programs align with the institute's vision.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Thought leadership: the institute hosted a series of public and closed-door events featuring leading scholars, diplomats, and practitioners to address global security challenges. Its staff published editorials, commentaries, and expert interviews across major media outlets, elevating public understanding of complex geopolitical issues. Additionally, the institute curated expert panels and symposiums that fostered interdisciplinary dialogue and amplified underrepresented voices in global affairs discourse.
$1,686,982 spent55% of program spendingPolicy development: the institute advanced nonpartisan foreign policy recommendations through direct engagement with u.s. Policymakers, including congressional briefings, policy memos, and private roundtable discussions. Key policy outputs included detailed frameworks on countering transnational threats, the strategic implications of great power competition, and safeguarding democratic institutions. These efforts informed decision-making at federal agencies and congressional offices, promoting values-based and evidence-driven policy formation.
$969,419 spent32% of program spendingEducation and instruction: the establishment, funding, and operation of post-secondary 501(c)(3) degree-granting institutions for the instruction of students.
$238,366 spent8% of program spendingTraining and capcity building
$169,783 spentof which $90,750 as grants6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,064,550.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 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 $58M to $82M (+43%).
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.
92% of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 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
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R’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
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state in all.
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
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,064 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,064 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R
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
62% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 4 related entities
- New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy LLC · disregarded
- Fairfax University of America · exempt
- Fairfax Educational Foundation · exempt
- Banks Cold Storage · corp_trust
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R: 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 WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R?
- WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $90,700,000 to it, the largest being FAIRFAX EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC FKA MAR-JAC FOUNDATION ($90,700,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $90,700,000 in grants to WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R?
- FAIRFAX EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC FKA MAR-JAC FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $90,700,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND R 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 2023–2024), 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