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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by INSTITUTE FOR WAR & PEACE REPORTING US.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,783,741
Total expenses
$10,632,861
Contributions and grants received
$10,770,933
Grants paid
$2,012,981
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$12,808
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,405,309
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,818,120
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$587,189
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,512,146
Management and general expenses
$1,712,523
Fundraising expenses
$408,192
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,512,146

Program services were 80.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,436,959

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $333,974

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,269 · excluded $6,269

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,539

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $6,539

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $6,539 · excluded $6,539

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $2,012,981 · program services $2,012,981

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,075,524 · program services $2,751,218 · management and general $986,610 · fundraising $337,696

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $76,368 · program services $51,553 · management and general $18,487 · fundraising $6,328

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $484,826 · program services $327,286 · management and general $117,368 · fundraising $40,172

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $116,017 · program services $78,318 · management and general $28,086 · fundraising $9,613

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $53,602 · program services $42,200 · management and general $11,402

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $96,897 · program services $31,897 · management and general $65,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,467,901 · program services $2,262,775 · management and general $191,881 · fundraising $13,245

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $25,282 · program services $23,608 · management and general $1,674

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $28,566 · program services $28,059 · management and general $507

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $36,955 · program services $21,302 · management and general $15,653

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $151,851 · program services $101,228 · management and general $50,623

  • 17 · Travel

    total $610,765 · program services $559,947 · management and general $49,905 · fundraising $913

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,199 · program services $1,961 · management and general $25,238

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRAINING & WORKSHOPS

    total $120,702 · program services $119,910 · management and general $792

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $114,147 · program services $23,671 · management and general $90,476

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEDIA PRODUCTION

    total $56,685 · program services $28,313 · management and general $28,372

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES & CURRENCY EX

    total $43,838 · program services $36,777 · management and general $6,836 · fundraising $225

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $32,755 · program services $9,142 · management and general $23,613

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $153,140

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,511,096 · end of year $1,607,260

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $660,745 · end of year $332,519

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $68,396 · end of year $77,073

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $40,681

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $40,681

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $342,340 · end of year $388,457

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $907,945 · end of year $844,016

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,391,463 · end of year $974,104

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $416,961 · end of year $529,539

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,348 · end of year $57,650

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE INSTITUTE FOR WAR & PEACE REPORTING (IWPR) IS AN INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO PROMOTE POSITIVE CHANGE IN CONFLICT ZONES, CLOSED SOCIETIES AND COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION AROUND THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IWPR EMPOWERS LOCAL VOICES TO DRIVE CHANGE IN COUNTRIES IN CONFLICT, CRISIS AND TRANSITION. WHERE HATE SPEECH AND PROPAGANDA PROLIFERATE, AND JOURNALISTS AND CIVIC ACTIVISTS ARE UNDER ATTACK, IWPR PROMOTES RELIABLE INFORMATION AND PUBLIC DEBATE THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. BY HELPING LOCAL VOICES TO BE HEARD, IWPR BUILDS PEACE, IMPROVES GOVERNANCE AND ADVANCES HUMAN RIGHTS. IWPR MAINTAINS EXTENSIVE LOCAL NETWORKS AND EXPERT PROGRAM TEAMS, MAKING IT UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO MOBILIZE THE POWER OF INFORMATION TO CREATE MORE STABLE, JUST AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES.

  • MENA: IWPR OPERATED PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON TRAINING, MENTORING AND PROVIDING ONGOING SUPPORT TO JOURNALISTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS WORKING IN CONFLICT ZONES. THE DIGITAL SECURITY PROGRAM HELPS ENSURE THAT REPORTERS AND ACTIVISTS ARE ABLE TO ADVANCE THEIR WORK BY USING SOCIAL MEDIA SAFELY AND BY PREVENTING OUTSIDE ACCESS TO THEIR INFORMATION, DATA OR NETWORKS BY THOSE WHO THREATEN THEM.

    Expenses $3,499,779 · Grants $805,332

  • LAC: IWPR WORKS WITH JOURNALISTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION, STRENGTHENING THEIR ABILITIES TO CONDUCT FACT-BASED REPORTING, TO PROVIDE OBJECTIVE, UNBIASED AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COUNTRY AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO ESTABLISH MUTUAL SUPPORT NETWORKS.

    Expenses $2,764,142 · Grants $677,849

  • ASIA: IWPR'S PROGRAMS ARE IN ASIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA, WHERE WE OPERATE ON PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON OPENING UP SPACE FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN REPRESSIVE SOCIETIES, STRENGTHENING INDEPENDENT MEDIA NETWORKS AND PROMOTING PUBLIC DEBATE ABOUT CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE RUN UP TO LOCAL ELECTIONS.

    Expenses $1,993,686 · Grants $342,480

  • EUROPE: PROMOTE DEMOCRATIC GROWTH, PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE, AND CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION BY STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA.

    Expenses $254,539 · Grants $187,319

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Anthony Borden

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Ralph Isham

    US CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sonya Vekstein

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Sir David Bell

    UK INTERNATIONAL CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Scott Malcolmson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ian Highet

    TRUSTEE (AS OF 04/08/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Seth D Meixner

    REGIONAL DIRECTOR MENA-LAC

    Total calculated
    $195,902
    From this org
    $151,939
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,963
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,939
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,263
    Filer's total
    $195,902

  • Ali Reza Eshraghi

    SENIOR COUNTRY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $161,541
    From this org
    $150,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,145
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,396
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,145
    Filer's total
    $161,541

  • Asim Albert

    FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $164,717
    From this org
    $146,009
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,708
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,009
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,220
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,488
    Filer's total
    $164,717

  • Hazel Feigenblatt

    JOURNALISM PROGRAM MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $146,116
    From this org
    $111,712
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,404
    Hours/week
    40

  • Carrie Benis

    INT'L COMPLIANCE MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $139,262
    From this org
    $107,278
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,984
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533159349306103

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