INSTITUTE FOR STATE EFFECTIVENESS

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

Q05

Classification

1000

Street

1050 30TH ST NW

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Mission and programs · 2025

• COUNTRY ANALYSIS AND ENGAGEMENT - ISE WORKS THROUGH ITS COUNTRY STOCKTAKING PROGRAM TO UNDERSTAND COUNTRY CONTEXT. IN PARTICULAR COUNTRIES, ISE WORKS WITH COUNTRY PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND COUNTRY CONTEXT AND TO DESIGN AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS TO FIT THAT CONTEXT. ISE'S APPROACH RELIES ON UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS ACROSS GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS, PROMOTING GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY THROUGH FOSTERING INCLUSIVE MARKETS, AND ENHANCING CITIZEN INCLUSION AND EMPOWERMENT BY EXPANDING THE SPACE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY. ISE TEAMS ALSO PROVIDE ADVISORY SUPPORT IN KEY INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING COUNTRY-WIDE PROGRAMS PARTICULARLY IN SUPPORT OF INCLUSIVE, LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; AND IN THEMATIC AREAS, INCLUDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PUBLIC FINANCE; AND SOCIAL POLICY AND PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT. THIS WORK SUPPORTS LEADERS AND MANAGERS WITH THE KNOW-HOW TO ADDRESS THE GOVERNANCE GAP AND BUILD GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF CITIZENS.

  Expenses $1,189,004 · Revenue $625,745

• INSIGHT AND ANALYSIS - ISE'S ANALYSIS IS INFORMED BY YEARS OF STUDYING AND WORKING WITH CIVIC ACTORS, PUBLIC SECTOR AND FIRMS ON GOVERNANCE AND MARKET BUILDING ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF CONTEXTS. ISE CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PROVIDES INPUT ON POLICY THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH AREAS INCLUDING:- "STATE OF THE STATE" DIALOGUE AND RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY GAINS, LESSONS LEARNED AND EMERGING TRENDS RELATING TO THE SOCIAL COMPACT AND PUBLIC TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS.- DEMOCRACY & GOVERNMENT: STATE, MARKET, CITIZENSHIP - THIS WORK FOCUSES ONSTRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, RULE OF LAW AND INCLUSIVE MARKET BUILDING. ISE WORKS TO REFINE CONCEPTS AND FRAMEWORKS FOR GOVERNANCE, PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. ISE ALSO DEVELOPS TOOLS AND FRAMEWORKS FOR BUILDING INTEGRATED MARKETS AND IDENTIFYING ASSETS TO SUPPORT INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; AND - SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO MAP PATHWAYS FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY AND FROM AUTOCRACY TO DEMOCRACY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST CENTURY TO EXTRACT RELEVANT LESSONS FOR TODAY'S CHALLENGES. THIS ALLOWS FOR COMPARISON ACROSS TIME AND CONTEXT.-GLOBAL ORDER & INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS - ISE IS COMMITTED TO GENERATING NEW IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM AND BETTER SERVE CITIZENS WORLDWIDE. THROUGH WORKSHOPS, ROUNDTABLES AND TARGETED RESEARCH, INCLUDING ISE'S "STATE OF THE STATE" PROCESS, THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO CONTRIBUTE IDEAS ON HOW TO REGENERATE AND REFORM INSTITUTIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. SPECIFIC FOCUS TOPICS INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS; GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND LOCALIZED PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL ORDER;-RESPONDING TO OPEN MOMENTS - ISE HAS BUILT TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES TO IDENTIFY "OPEN MOMENTS" - CRITICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSFORMATION AND REFORM IN COUNTRIES. ISE SUPPORTS COUNTRIES TO NAVIGATE THESE OPEN MOMENTS BY LEARNING FROM PAST EXPERIENCES AND IMPROVING ON CONVENTIONAL INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES. AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE RECONSTRUCTION AND RECOVERY, SUPPORT TO NEW GOVERNMENTS AND REFORM SEQUENCING;-ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS - ISE IS UNDERTAKING A SYSTEMIC ANALYSIS ON SUPPLY CHAIN SHIFTS AND HOW THEY MIGHT ADVANCE POSITIVE ECONOMIC, SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES. THIS WORK FORMS PART OF ISE'S PRACTICE SUPPORTING COUNTRY STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH AND INNOVATION. THIS PRACTICE PARTNERS WITH COUNTRIES TO MAP POTENTIAL SOURCES OF GROWTH AND PRIORITIES FOR INNOVATION AND ALIGN INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING SKILLS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR THESE PRIORITIES;-FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT: DEVELOPMENT 3.0 - ISE'S "FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT" INITIATIVE PROVIDES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND OPTIONS FOR HOW COUNTRIES AND THEIR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS CAN MODERNIZE THEIR APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE. THIS EFFORT AIMS TO UPDATE THE TOOLKIT USED BY LEADING DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, ENSURING THEY REMAIN RELEVANT IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD;-AI, TECHNOLOGY & CITIZEN-CENTERED GOVERNANCE - ADDRESSES CRITICAL QUESTIONS AT THE NEXUS OF AI ADVANCEMENTS, GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT. IT INVESTIGATES THE IMPACT OF AI ON CORE GOVERNANCE FUNCTIONS; ETHICALLY INTEGRATES AI TO IMPROVE EXISTING ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND TO DEVELOP NEW ONES WHERE APPROPRIATE; AND DISSEMINATES FINDINGS TO HELP KEY STAKEHOLDERS UNDERSTAND BOTH THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF AI FOR GOVERNANCE, ENSURING ITS POTENTIAL IS FULLY LEVERAGED TO STRENGTHEN THE STATE-CITIZEN COMPACT;-ACCOUNTABILITY & ANTICORRUPTION - ISE'S NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY DIAGNOSTICS TOOL ASSESSES A COUNTRY'S FISCAL, BUDGETARY, AND ANTI-CORRUPTION SYSTEMS. THIS DIAGNOSTIC TOOL HELPS GOVERNMENTS ADDRESS FIDUCIARY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES; AND-COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT & THE SOCIAL COMPACT - ISE WORKS WITH GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO DESIGN, OPERATIONALIZE AND SCALE CDD PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING NEW SOCIAL COMPACTS FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENTS, FAIR ECONOMIES AND EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES AND CITIZENS. ISE DESIGNS SYSTEMS TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES TO NATIONAL-LEVEL DECISION-MAKERS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.

  Expenses $267,679

• LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS - ISE'S ENGAGE, EDUCATE, AND TRAIN PROGRAMS ADVANCE APPROACHES TO EQUIP NEW GENERATION LEADERS AND MANAGERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND TOOLS TO CREATE INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND ACCOUNTABLE AND EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A VARIETY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING INITIATIVES, INCLUDING: I) TAILORED LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND RETREATS FOR SENIOR LEADERS AND MANAGERS ACROSS PRIVATE, PUBLIC, AND CIVIL SOCIETY SECTORS IN COUNTRIES AND REGIONS NAVIGATING PROCESSES OF TRANSFORMATION AND REFORM; II) MANAGING GOVERNANCE REFORM AND TRANSFORMATION COURSES TO EQUIP PROFESSIONALS WITH TOOLS AND SKILLS TO ACCELERATE INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS AND BETTER SERVE CITIZENS; III) ISE'S NEXTGEN FELLOWS PROGRAM TO ENHANCE PRACTICAL SKILLS AND SUBSTANTIVE EXPERTISE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF GLOBAL LEADERS, WHILE ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS FOR THEM ACROSS FOCUS AREAS AND REGIONS; AND IV) SPECIALIZED TRAININGS THAT ENHANCE THE PRACTICAL SKILLS AND SUBSTANTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF LEADERS AND MANAGERS ON SECTOR SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNANCE.

  Expenses $41,704

• NETWORKS PARTNERSHIP AND DISSEMINATION - ISE ORGANIZES AND PARTICIPATES IN EVENTS ON GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO CREATE NETWORKS AND PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS FIELDS RELEVANT TO ISE'S WORK AND CREATES PRODUCTS TO DISSEMINATE IDEAS AND DEVELOP THINKING ON GOVERNANCE ISSUES. AUDIENCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

  Expenses $20,480

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

• CLARE LOCKHART

  DIRECTOR/CEO/PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $276,444

  From this org

  $269,100

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $7,344

  Hours/week

  50

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $244,800

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $24,300

  Deferred

  $7,344

  Nontaxable benefits

  $0

  Filer's total

  $276,444

• PHILIP MUNGER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2.5

• HENRY DREIFUS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• MARY ELLEN MANFULL

  DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

  Total calculated

  $131,932

  From this org

  $128,089

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $3,843

  Hours/week

  40

• PATRICIA RAMSEY

  LEAD, DATA AND DIGITAL

  Total calculated

  $156,775

  From this org

  $142,500

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $14,275

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $142,500

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $14,275

  Nontaxable benefits

  $0

  Filer's total

  $156,775

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $1,726,664

  Expenses

  $1,886,865

  Contributions

  $1,049,700

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,273,416

  Expenses

  $2,521,462

  Contributions

  $1,762,245

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $3,824,900

  Expenses

  $3,517,655

  Contributions

  $3,356,521

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,820,305

  Expenses

  $3,773,739

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,369,975

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,999,396

  Expenses

  $3,564,461

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,475,727

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,169,506

  Expenses

  $5,445,602

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,654,751

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,089,955

  Expenses

  $3,825,472

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,249,636

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,746,949

  Expenses

  $3,065,771

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,055,206

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,631,608

  Expenses

  $2,322,537

  Assets (EOY)

  $688,787

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,124,314

  Expenses

  $1,664,251

  Assets (EOY)

  $605,944

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,454,373

  Expenses

  $765,613

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,007,603

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,031,849

  Assets (EOY)

  $397,058

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• CHOOSE LOVE INC

  $180,040

  2022 · PROGRAM GRANT

• THE MALALA FUND

  $100,000

  2023 · EDUCATION AROUND AFGHAN GENDER APARTHEID

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