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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$126,007,116
Total expenses
$125,025,910
Contributions and grants received
$123,185,214
Grants paid
$5,429,187
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,821,902
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$145,146,258
Total liabilities, end of year
$117,405,475
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$27,740,783
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$108,473,929
Management and general expenses
$16,440,015
Fundraising expenses
$111,966
Program service expenses (Part III)
$108,473,929

Program services were 86.8% 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)

    $37,115,896

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $86,069,318

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,876,729 · excluded $1,876,729

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $17,947,653 · other assets $13,535

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

    securities $17,016,015 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $931,638 · other assets $13,535

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $945,173 · excluded $945,173

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $881,171 · program services $881,171

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $4,548,016 · program services $4,548,016

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,594,095 · program services $2,467,120 · management and general $1,034,120 · fundraising $92,855

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $33,633,047 · program services $30,054,314 · management and general $3,578,733

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,678,522 · program services $4,973,131 · management and general $705,391

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $12,772,850 · program services $10,895,729 · management and general $1,877,121

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $69,031 · program services $60,456 · management and general $8,575

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $122,156 · program services $24,189 · management and general $97,967

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $335,784 · program services $36,207 · management and general $299,577

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $267,488 · management and general $267,488

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $43,567,139 · program services $42,074,732 · management and general $1,492,407

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $619,662 · program services $611,143 · management and general $8,519

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $953,123 · program services $827,809 · management and general $125,314

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,711,866 · program services $4,070,383 · management and general $1,641,483

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,790,321 · program services $3,669,726 · management and general $101,484 · fundraising $19,111

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,043,920 · program services $918,470 · management and general $125,450

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,119,982 · program services $747,902 · management and general $372,080

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $317,375 · program services $13,997 · management and general $303,378

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $1,704,065 · management and general $1,704,065

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONSORTIUM GENERAL

    total $1,440,681 · management and general $1,440,681

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE

    total $906,239 · program services $598,203 · management and general $308,036

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING & PUBLICATION

    total $573,106 · program services $535,493 · management and general $37,613

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,376,271 · program services $465,738 · management and general $910,533

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,623 · end of year $3,429

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,430,487 · end of year $23,708,374

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $24,450,287 · end of year $28,243,228

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,937,767 · end of year $1,132,951

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

    $16,271,656

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

    $12,792,993

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,286,944 · end of year $3,478,663

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $69,156,963 · end of year $60,738,627

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $29,900,420 · end of year $27,840,986

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,246,028 · end of year $21,174,035

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $41,379,581 · end of year $44,292,982

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $63,259,360 · end of year $51,938,458

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $26,281,522 · end of year $27,740,783

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE'S (IFPRI) VISION IS A WORLD FREE OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION. IFPRI'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT SUSTAINABLY REDUCE POVERTY AND END HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE RESEARCH-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT REDUCE POVERTY AND END HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION

  • DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND GOVERNANCE:CONDUCTS ON-DEMAND POLICY ANALYSIS FOR COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS AND REGIONAL PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY POLICY OPTIONS AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN BEST ENABLE AGRICULTURE AND THE RURAL ECONOMY TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION; AND WHICH PUBLIC INVESTMENTS HAVE THE HIGHEST RETURNS IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION. GOVERNANCE WORK ADDRESSES KEY ISSUES RELATED TO POLITICAL ECONOMY CONSTRAINTS TO IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM POLICIES, HOW GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AFFECT THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR SERVICE PROVISION, AND THE IMPACTS OF POLITICAL CRISIS ON TRANSFORMATION PATHWAYS AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES.

    Expenses $25,557,490 · Grants $4,549,033

  • INNOVATION POLICY AND SCALING:RESEARCH TO ADVANCE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ACCELERATE INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION VIA THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND BY CATALYZING PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY INVESTMENT. INCLUDES RESEARCH ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND WORKSTREAM ON POLICIES FOR INNOVATION SCALING AIMED AT TRANSLATING AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTO SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL USE.

    Expenses $21,271,965

  • NUTRITION, DIETS, AND HEALTH:RESEARCH AIMED AT IMPROVING DIETS AND REDUCING MALNUTRITION AND RELATED HEALTH ISSUES THAT CAN SAVE LIVES, IMPROVE PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE, AND INCREASE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY. THIS ENTAILS WORKING CLOSELY WITH A WIDE RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS TO UNDERSTAND THE DRIVERS OF ALL FORMS OF MALNUTRITION AND TO IDENTIFY AND TEST CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT SOLUTIONS.

    Expenses $20,523,383

  • POVERTY, GENDER, AND INCLUSION:ACTIVITY INVOLVES WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO CONDUCT RIGOROUS MIXED-METHODS MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ON SOCIAL PROTECTION AND POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND GENDER EQUALITY, GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY, AGRICULTURE, AND NUTRITION IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDANCE TO INFORM POLICY. FOCUS IS ON MULTIPLE IMPACT PATHWAYS TO IMPROVE WELLBEING FOR POOR AND VULNERABLE WOMEN AND MEN AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $10,624,037 · Grants $50,716

  • MARKETS, TRADE, AND INSTITUTIONS:RESEARCH ANALYZES LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS, TRADE CONDITIONS, AND VALUE CHAINS TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED MARKET AND POLICY SOLUTIONS TO HELP DRIVE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION ALONG FOOD VALUE CHAINS, BUILD HOUSEHOLD AND AGRIFOOD VALUE-CHAIN RESILIENCE TO FOOD SYSTEM SHOCKS, AND PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE CHOICES BY FOOD PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS.

    Expenses $14,592,038 · Grants $829,437

  • FORESIGHT AND POLICY MODELING:USES ADVANCED DATA AND MODELING SYSTEMS TO TRACK AND ANTICIPATE FOOD SYSTEM TRENDS AT GLOBAL, NATIONAL, AND LOCAL SCALES. WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT AND RESEARCH PARTNERS TO SHARE MODELING CAPABILITIES AND ENSURE THAT DECISIONMAKERS HAVE ACCESS TO IMPROVED DATA AND ANALYTICS TO HELP IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGIES AND POLICIES TO DRIVE INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION.

    Expenses $6,584,527

  • NATURAL RESOURCES AND RESILIENCE:RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF NATURE, AGRICULTURE, AND DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT TANGIBLE PROGRESS TOWARD MORE EQUITABLE, RESILIENT, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS THAT THRIVE ON HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS AND DELIVER NUTRITION, BETTER LIVELIHOODS, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN.

    Expenses $9,320,489

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Ernest Aryeetey

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $4,950
    From this org
    $4,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Phyllis Caldwell

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Caron

    FORMER BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ramesh Chand

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Chikwamba

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shenggen Fan

    FORMER BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susanne Frueh

    BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Neal Gutterson

    FORMER BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alyssa Jade McDonald Baertl

    FORMER BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pascal Lamy

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alice Ruhweza

    FORMER BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lindiwe Sibanda

    FORMER BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hilary Wild

    FORMER BOARD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Johan F Swinnen

    DIRECTOR GENERAL

    Total calculated
    $483,124
    From this org
    $402,368
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $80,756
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $402,368
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $78,441
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,315
    Filer's total
    $483,124

  • James E Fields

    DIR, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $385,430
    From this org
    $309,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,389
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $305,405
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,636
    Deferred
    $49,024
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,365
    Filer's total
    $385,430

  • Channing Arndt

    SR DIR, TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $391,683
    From this org
    $337,235
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,448
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $333,729
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,506
    Deferred
    $47,891
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,557
    Filer's total
    $391,683

  • Purnima Menon

    SR DIR, FOOD & NUTRITION POLICY

    Total calculated
    $417,576
    From this org
    $343,243
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,333
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $316,411
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $26,832
    Deferred
    $41,160
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,173
    Filer's total
    $417,576

  • Charlotte C Hebebrand

    DIR, COMMN. & PUBLIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $315,601
    From this org
    $255,807
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,794
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $253,474
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,333
    Deferred
    $41,385
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,409
    Filer's total
    $315,601

  • Teunis Van Rheenen

    DIR, BUSINESS DEVEL & EXT. RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $271,476
    From this org
    $227,059
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,417
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,059
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $42,652
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,765
    Filer's total
    $271,476

  • Paul Dorosh

    UNIT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $286,228
    From this org
    $222,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,850
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,631
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,747
    Deferred
    $36,485
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,365
    Filer's total
    $286,228

  • Shahidur Rashid

    UNIT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $382,316
    From this org
    $343,422
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,894
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $340,106
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,316
    Deferred
    $37,129
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,765
    Filer's total
    $382,316

  • Claudia Ringler

    UNIT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $331,524
    From this org
    $286,686
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,838
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,686
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $43,073
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,765
    Filer's total
    $331,524

  • Deanna Olney

    UNIT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $302,965
    From this org
    $237,994
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,971
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,197
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $797
    Deferred
    $34,683
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,288
    Filer's total
    $302,965

  • James Thurlow

    UNIT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $225,034
    From this org
    $187,141
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,893
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,141
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,128
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,765
    Filer's total
    $225,034

  • David Spielman

    UNIT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $272,996
    From this org
    $208,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,776
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,955
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,265
    Deferred
    $34,639
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,137
    Filer's total
    $272,996

  • Daniel Gilligan

    DEPUTY UNIT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $348,862
    From this org
    $279,267
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,595
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,982
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,285
    Deferred
    $39,598
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,997
    Filer's total
    $348,862

  • Marie Ruel

    SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW II

    Total calculated
    $371,093
    From this org
    $292,982
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $78,111
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $282,038
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $10,944
    Deferred
    $47,546
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,565
    Filer's total
    $371,093

  • Ruth Meinzen-Dick

    SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW II

    Total calculated
    $388,964
    From this org
    $318,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,061
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $312,156
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,747
    Deferred
    $41,976
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,085
    Filer's total
    $388,964

  • Judy Chambers

    DIRECTOR, BIOSAFETY PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $330,366
    From this org
    $278,035
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,331
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $271,120
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,915
    Deferred
    $38,971
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,360
    Filer's total
    $330,366

  • Keith D Wiebe

    SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW II

    Total calculated
    $329,438
    From this org
    $262,514
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $66,924
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,008
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,506
    Deferred
    $39,559
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,365
    Filer's total
    $329,438

  • Arun Baral

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $337,357
    From this org
    $280,057
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,300
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,551
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,506
    Deferred
    $43,940
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,360
    Filer's total
    $337,357

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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
PURNIMA MENON RECEIVED TAXABLE HOUSING IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,611 AND SHAHIDUR RASHID RECEIVED TAXABLE HOUSING IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,316. THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN REPORTABLE COMPENSATION ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J.
PART I, LINE 4B
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN A RABBI TRUST, A NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN, SPONSORED BY INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITITE IN 2024: ARUN BARAL PAUL DOROSH JAMES FIELDS MARIE RUEL IN 2024, JAMES FIELDS MADE AN EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION OF $2,824 INTO THE NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503189349306395

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