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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2026 Expires: March 2028

Innovations for Poverty Action

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(202) 386-6200
1701 Rhode Island Avenue NW, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC, 20036
https://poverty-action.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Innovations for Poverty Action meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to discover and promote effective solutions to global poverty."

Year, State Incorporated:
2002, NJ

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) reports that it addresses the problem of limited and underutilized evidence for global poverty alleviation solutions through its policy and advisory program that scales existing evidence-based programs; its peace and recovery program that focuses on improving outcomes for conflict- and crisis-affected populations; and field research program that identifies cost-effective and scalable interventions. The organization works with partners to test poverty interventions in over 60 countries through research, evidence sharing, and capacity building. IPA states that it works with local decision-makers to identify needs, create evidence, and put evidence into action.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, Innovations for Poverty Action's program expenses were:

Program services $44,468,245
Total Program Expenses $44,468,245

Chief Executive
Annie Duflo, Executive Director

Compensation*
$315,407

Chair of the Board
Russell Siegelman

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Lecturer, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Board Size
15

Paid Staff Size
609

*2024 Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cryptocurrency

Fundraising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $39,269,905, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Innovations for Poverty Action's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Grants $33,262,744
Contracts $13,055,609
Contributions $6,007,161
Consultancy and other income $484,764
Total Income $52,810,278

Programs: 77% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 21%

Total Income $52,810,278
Total expenses: $57,894,421
  Program expenses $44,468,245
  Fundraising expenses $1,028,047
  Administrative expenses $12,398,129
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-5,084,143
Beginning Net Assets $10,261,176
Other Changes In Net Assets $-601,312
Ending Net Assets $4,575,721
Total Liabilities $28,855,772
Total Assets $33,431,493

Note: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to a foreign currency translation adjustment (-$601,312). 

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance