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← INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EXCHANGES BOARD INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EXCHANGES BOARD INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$146,537,958
Total expenses
$146,515,414
Contributions and grants received
$145,840,646
Grants paid
$38,301,112
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$365,845
Other revenue
$331,467
Total assets, end of year
$38,185,188
Total liabilities, end of year
$25,249,474
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,935,714
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$123,728,229
Management and general expenses
$22,771,876
Fundraising expenses
$15,309
Program service expenses (Part III)
$123,728,229

Program services were 84.4% 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)

    $139,133,907

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,706,739

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,134

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $126,911 · excluded $126,911

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,027,588

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

    securities $2,788,654

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $238,934

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $238,934 · excluded $238,934

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $331,467 · excluded $331,467

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $331,467

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,291 · program services $1,291

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $836,189 · program services $836,189

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $37,463,632 · program services $37,463,632

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,806,141 · program services $930,177 · management and general $1,875,964

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $34,315,633 · program services $24,460,928 · management and general $9,854,705

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,471,537 · program services $919,062 · management and general $552,475

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,155,017 · program services $5,567,401 · management and general $2,587,616

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,062,359 · program services $1,238,345 · management and general $824,014

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $279,530 · program services $88,863 · management and general $190,667

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $189,918 · program services $42,780 · management and general $147,138

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $21,741 · management and general $21,741

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $15,492,909 · program services $11,552,306 · management and general $3,925,294 · fundraising $15,309

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $204,369 · program services $146,926 · management and general $57,443

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,803,698 · program services $1,393,628 · management and general $410,070

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,535,098 · program services $1,804,439 · management and general $730,659

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,364,846 · program services $4,882,983 · management and general $481,863

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,466,601 · program services $6,357,216 · management and general $109,385

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $425,755 · program services $138,012 · management and general $287,743

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $260,626 · program services $38,664 · management and general $221,962

  • 24a · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT TRAVEL, TAX

    total $12,298,032 · program services $12,298,032

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTS & TRANSFER

    total $11,101,808 · program services $11,101,808

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT

    total $1,221,031 · program services $1,087,045 · management and general $133,986

  • 24d · Other expenses: APPLICATION & ALUMNI PR

    total $1,119,615 · program services $1,119,615

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $618,038 · program services $258,887 · management and general $359,151

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,459,434 · end of year $6,206,479

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $250,876 · end of year $252,747

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,704,321 · end of year $7,664,095

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year -$135,817 · end of year -$141,269

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,276,357 · end of year $5,068,639

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

    $6,316,527

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

    $5,504,484

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,151,026 · end of year $812,043

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,775,185 · end of year $13,003,539

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $5,318,915

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $11,337,861 · end of year $14,054,878

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,591,518 · end of year $4,437,186

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,592,879 · end of year $6,757,410

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,639,734 · end of year $10,578,256

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,319,390 · end of year $2,357,458

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CONDUCTING SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH TO BUILD A MORE JUST, PROSPEROUS, AND INCLUSIVE WORLD, IREX AND ITS PARTNERS EMPOWER YOUTH, CULTIVATE LEADERS, STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONS, AND EXTEND ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION AND INFORMATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IREX IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CONDUCTING SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH THAT STRIVES FOR A MORE JUST, PROSPEROUS, AND INCLUSIVE WORLD WHERE INDIVIDUALS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, GOVERNMENTS SERVE THEIR PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE.

  • LEADERSHIP - TODAY'S CHALLENGES CALL FOR LEADERS WHO CAN CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE ACROSS COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES. OUR APPROACH TO DEVELOPING LEADERS PREPARES LEADERS TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE OTHERS, ADVOCATE THOUGHTFULLY, TAKE ACTION, AND CONTINUE TO LEARN IN ORDER TO MAKE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. WE IDENTIFY THESE LEADERS, DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES, AND BUILD THEIR NETWORKS TO INCREASE THEIR IMPACT.

    Expenses $44,484,741 · Grants $7,491,071

  • INFORMATION & MEDIA - IREX PROMOTES VIBRANT INFORMATION AND MEDIA SYSTEMS SO PEOPLE CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS, HOLD THOSE IN POWER ACCOUNTABLE, AND TAKE ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. WE WORK WITH INFORMATION CONSUMERS AND PRODUCERS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE CAN ENGAGE WITH HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT THROUGH MULTIPLE CHANNELS AND FREELY ACT UPON INFORMATION THAT AFFECTS THEM. WE ALSO PRODUCE THE MEDIA SUSTAINABILITY INDEX, WHICH PROVIDES IN-DEPTH ANALYSES OF THE HEALTH OF THE MEDIA SECTOR IN 21 COUNTRIES IN EURASIA.

    Expenses $29,096,685 · Grants $9,940,274

  • COMMUNITIES & GOVERNANCE - WE STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSO) TO ELEVATE CITIZEN VOICES WHILE INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. OUR APPROACH FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING PARTNERS TO DELIVER TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. SINCE 1994, WE HAVE SUPPORTED CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS AND STRENGTHENED CSOS THROUGHOUT EURASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA. IREX CONTRIBUTES TO GOOD GOVERNMENTS IN WAY THAT ENABLE THEM TO BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE, ACCOUNTABLE, AND RESPONSIVE TO THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. IREX PARTNERS WITH INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO PROMOTE CONSTRUCTIVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

    Expenses $23,614,707 · Grants $12,100,423

  • EDUCATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER PROGRAMS

    Expenses $26,532,096 · Grants $8,769,344

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kristin Lord

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $569,320
    From this org
    $535,595
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,725
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $461,051
    Bonus
    $45,827
    Other
    $28,717
    Deferred
    $21,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,375
    Filer's total
    $569,320
  • David Gross

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Liliana Ayalde

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vipul Amin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen J Hanrahan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nathaniel Heller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Niloo Howe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lionel Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karim Lesina

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beverly Lindsey

    DIRECTOR (TO OCT '22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Moises Naim

    DIRECTOR (FROM APR '23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Raffiq Nathoo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Prow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zeenat Rahman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jean-Louis Sarbib

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Sharp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eileen Shields-West

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aleem Walji

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wade Warren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aaron Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aleksander Dardeli

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $418,940
    From this org
    $380,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,220
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $307,410
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $33,310
    Deferred
    $21,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,870
    Filer's total
    $418,940
  • Michael Graham

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $349,916
    From this org
    $332,983
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,933
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $315,563
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $17,420
    Deferred
    $15,412
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,521
    Filer's total
    $349,916
  • Margarita Fernandez

    VP FOR GLOBAL OPS

    Total calculated
    $310,909
    From this org
    $294,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,559
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $268,918
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $25,432
    Deferred
    $5,669
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,890
    Filer's total
    $310,909
  • Jane Ilori

    VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $319,576
    From this org
    $292,926
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,650
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $281,926
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $11,000
    Deferred
    $20,429
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,221
    Filer's total
    $319,576
  • Rebecca Bell Meszaros

    VICE PRESIDENT FOR GLOBAL

    Total calculated
    $291,204
    From this org
    $258,674
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,530
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,313
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $11,361
    Deferred
    $18,478
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,052
    Filer's total
    $291,204
  • Michael Mirny

    SENIOR PRACTICE DIRECTOR, I&M

    Total calculated
    $217,619
    From this org
    $186,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,649
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,960
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,010
    Deferred
    $13,751
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,898
    Filer's total
    $217,619
  • Evan Tracz

    DR, COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNANCE

    Total calculated
    $211,648
    From this org
    $183,812
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,836
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,322
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $28,490
    Deferred
    $11,769
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,067
    Filer's total
    $211,648
  • Bahruz Babayev

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $213,455
    From this org
    $198,397
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,058
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,185
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,212
    Deferred
    $13,639
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,419
    Filer's total
    $213,455
  • Jean MacKenzie

    CHIEF OF PARTY, SRI LANKA

    Total calculated
    $210,858
    From this org
    $194,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,359
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,359
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $39,140
    Deferred
    $11,280
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,079
    Filer's total
    $210,858
  • Dalen Todd

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $215,463
    From this org
    $184,798
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,665
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,473
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,325
    Deferred
    $13,774
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,891
    Filer's total
    $215,463
  • Richard Schrader

    DEP CFO (BUDGET & COMPLIANCE)

    Total calculated
    $201,331
    From this org
    $183,633
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,698
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,993
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,640
    Deferred
    $12,270
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,428
    Filer's total
    $201,331
  • Rachel Surkin

    SENIOR TECHNICAL EXPERT

    Total calculated
    $190,878
    From this org
    $171,162
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,716
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,432
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,730
    Deferred
    $12,273
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,443
    Filer's total
    $190,878

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

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
HOUSING ALLOWANCES ARE PROVIDED TO EXPATRIATE EMPLOYEES LOCATED IN IREX OVERSEAS FIELD OFFICE PROGRAMS. THE PROVISION OF THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS CONSISTENT WITH OR LOWER THAN WHAT IS COMMONLY PROVIDED BY THE US GOVERNMENT AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES WHEN PLACING EMPLOYEES IN OVERSEAS LOCATIONS. HOUSING ALLOWANCES ARE DETERMINED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. FACTORS CONSIDERED INCLUDE THE COST OF HOUSING IN THE SPECIFIC COUNTRY, US GOVERNMENT HOUSING ALLOWANCE, AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EXPATRIATE EMPLOYEE TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE LOCATION. EMPLOYEES SERVING AT OVERSEAS LOCATIONS INCLUDED AMONG THE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES LISTED ON THE COMPENSATION SCHEDULE RECEIVED HOUSING ALLOWANCE BENEFITS WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THEIR REPORTED COMPENSATION. NO HOUSING ALLOWANCE BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES.
PART I, LINE 3
COMPENSATION FOR IREX'S PRESIDENT & CEO IS SET AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD WHILE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TEAM IS SET AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO. EXECUTIVE SALARY STUDIES ARE UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION PERIODICALLY TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EXCHANGES BOARD (GUARANTEED) LIMITED

    SOCIAL WELFARE · CE · income $1,879,216 · assets $19,178

    Directly controlled by IREX

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441239349301139

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