Institute for Progress

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 87-2449729 Website

THE INSTITUTE FOR PROGRESS (IFP) IS A NON-PARTISAN THINK TANK FOCUSED ON INNOVATION POLICY. OUR ORGANIZATION WORKS TO ACCELERATE AND SHAPE THE DIRECTION OF SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$3.9M

-43.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$196K

-64.2% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$98K

-64.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$5M$7M$9M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,943,124$6,919,451$1,531,455
Revenue$1,075,917$8,198,072$970,114
Expenses$3,597,698$3,079,238$1,201,769
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$79,323$71$114
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$137K$274K$411K$548K0 grants20210 grants20222 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH CO…$189KREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSIT…$7K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

AMY NICEDISTINGUISHED IMMIGRATION CO…$250KALEC STAPPCO-CEO$246KCALEB WATNEYCO-CEO$240KJEREMY NEUFELDSENIOR IMMIGRATION FELLOW$141KTIMOTHY FISTDIRECTOR OF EMERGING TECHNOL…$141KSANTIAGO RUIZSENIOR EDITOR$138KBRIAN POTTERSENIOR INFRASTRUCTURE FELLOW$137K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ALEC STAPPCO-CEO40$246,008
CALEB WATNEYCO-CEO40$240,362
DANIEL CORRREADIRECTOR1
TAMARA WINTERDIRECTOR1
ZACHARY GRAVESDIRECTOR1
AMY NICEDISTINGUISHED IMMIGRATION COUNSEL40$250,000
JEREMY NEUFELDSENIOR IMMIGRATION FELLOW40$141,179
TIMOTHY FISTDIRECTOR OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY POLICY40$140,686
SANTIAGO RUIZSENIOR EDITOR40$138,071
BRIAN POTTERSENIOR INFRASTRUCTURE FELLOW40$137,151

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

HanoverOaklandWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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