Public Charity

INSTITUTE FOR STATE EFFECTIVENESS

INSTITUTE FOR STATE EFFECTIVENESS, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.7M in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, $2.3M in total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $649K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 205968997 WASHINGTON, DC Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: Q05 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$2.3M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$649K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE INSTITUTE FOR STATE EFFECTIVENESS SEEKS TO CLOSE THE GOVERNANCE GAP AND ADVANCE INCLUSIVE GROWTH SO THAT STATES AND MARKETS DELIVER TO CITIZENS. ISE ADVANCES PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO STRENGTHEN CAPACITY FOR TRANSFORMATION, THROUGH BUILDING CORE SYSTEMS AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS ACROSS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.

Where $100 goes at Institute for State Effectiveness

How Institute for State Effectiveness divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$70
Country analysis and engagement
78% of program spending
$16
Insight and analysis
18% of program spending
$2
Leadership development programs
3% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ADVOCACY TO RECOGNIZE GENDER APARTHEID IN AFGHANISTAN
$239,000
2023
EDUCATION AROUND AFGHAN GENDER APARTHEID
$100,000
2022
PROGRAM GRANT
$180,040
2021
PROGRAM GRANT
$80,000
2021
FOR THE AFGHANISTAN ENGAGEMENT PROJECT
$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR/CEO/PRESIDENT Clare Lockhart
DIRECTOR Henry Dreifus
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION Mary Ellen Manfull
LEAD, DATA AND DIGITAL Patricia Ramsey
DIRECTOR Philip Munger

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$310,040 3 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$239,000 1 grant
Education
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.7M $1.9M $2.3M
2024 $2.1M $1.8M $2.4M
2023 $2.3M $2.5M $2.2M
2022 $3.8M $3.5M $3.4M
2021 $3.8M $3.8M $4.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.8M to $1.7M (-55%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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