Mission
INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE IS THE WORLD'S LEADING FUTURES ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS TO PREPARE THE WORLD TO CREATE BETTER, MORE EQUITABLE FUTURES BY DISRUPTING SHORT-TERM THINKING WITH VISIONS OF TRANSFORMATIVE POSSIBILITIES.
Public Charity
INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE
INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE is a Public Charity headquartered in PALO ALTO, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $8.9M revenue, $9.4M expenses, $5.3M total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $462K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 952540449
PALO ALTO, CA
Education N.E.C.
NTEE: B99
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8.9M
Total Expenses$9.4M
Total Assets$5.3M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$462K
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Institute for the Future
How Institute for the Future divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$69
Programs
the work itself
$31
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $69 for programs
$39
Strategic advisory (including research initiatives, speeches and workshops): for more than 50 years, iftf has conducted independent futures research, designed to create foresight then leads to insight and…
$20
Foresight essentials
$6
Vantage
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
$50,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$33,000
EDUCATION
$7,750
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$5,333
$65,000
Showing up to 5 of 14 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE
Art Taylor
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE
Berit Ashla
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Dylan Hendricks
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Jake Dunagan
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Jane Mcgonigal
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Jean Hagan
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.9M | $9.4M | $5.3M |
| 2023 | $9.5M | $11.4M | $5.2M |
| 2022 | $13.3M | $12.8M | $8.5M |
| 2020 | $9.3M | $11.2M | $4.4M |
| 2019 | $13.4M | $13.4M | $5.4M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $13.4M to $8.9M (-34%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.