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Institute for the Study of War Inc

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 26-0273675 · Education · tax-exempt since 2008

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 64.4 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 58,642 education nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.18.1 months78
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.98% of practices98
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.23
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.98% from one source19
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.89.0%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.6%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.07not scored

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Year by year

201520162017201820202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$8.24M$6.70M$1.55M$10.08M18.157C
Dec 2023Form 990$9.24M$5.62M$3.62M$8.54M18.247C
Dec 2022Form 990$5.41M$3.88M$1.53M$4.92M15.238C
Dec 2021Form 990$4.50M$2.54M$1.96M$3.39M16.023C
Dec 2020Form 990$1.41M$2.56M−$1.15M$1.46M6.826C
Dec 2018Form 990$2.31M$2.36M−$46K$1.68M8.523C
Dec 2017Form 990$2.26M$1.99M$274K$1.72M10.423C
Dec 2016Form 990$2.37M$1.84M$528K$1.45M9.420C
Dec 2015Form 990$2.01M$1.79M$221K$920K6.225C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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