THE INCENTIVE RESEARCH FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE INCENTIVE RESEARCH FOUNDATION

EIN 30-0496640 · Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis (J05)

What they do

THE INCENTIVE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (IRF) FUNDS RESEARCH STUDIES and DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVING ALL SEGMENTS of THE GLOBAL INCENTIVE INDUSTRY. IRF FOCUSES ITS INITIATIVES ON PRAGMATIC RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTING THE PREMISE and THE POWER of INCENTIVE and MOTIVATIONAL PROGRAMS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THE IRF HELPS BUSINESSES to DEVELOP EFFECTIVE MOTIVATIONAL and PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES.

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Of every $100 spent, about $70.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders19 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

58.15%of revenue went to mission work70.3% of expenses · Program services

0.30%of revenue went to fundraising0.4% of expenses

$82.71spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

24.26%of revenue went to management and office costs29.3% of expenses

$1.17in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

53.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,169,733

Mission workProgram services$1,261,78458.15% of revenue70.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$526,30224.26% of revenue29.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$6,4320.30% of revenue0.4% of expenses

Total expenses$1,794,51882.71% of revenue

The uncolored part of the ring is revenue above these reported expenses.

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202470.3% mission

202360.7% mission

202249.2% mission

202145.1% mission

202051.3% mission

201952.7% mission

201857.7% mission

201756.8% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,169,733

Expenses$1,794,518

Annual surplus $375,215 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,261,784 · 70.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$526,302 · 29.3% of expenses

Fundraising$6,432 · 0.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,169,733

Expenses$1,794,518

Assets$2,102,066

Income$2,747,172

Contributions$1,168,165

Mission work (program services)$1,261,784

Fundraising$6,432

Grants given$85,418

Average grant$28,473

Management and general$526,302

Stocks and bonds$678,692

Accounting fees$24,706

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (19)

MARK ALTIMMEDIATE PA

SUSAN ADAMSCHAIR

STEPHANIE HARRISPRESIDENT

SARAH HAINESTRUSTEE

RUTGER HOORNTRUSTEE

RUDY GARZATRUSTEE

RICHELLE SUVERTRUSTEE

PATRICIA KERRTRUSTEE

MORGAN CRAINCHAIR ELECT

MIN CHOIMEMBER AT LA

AMY RIPPELMEYERTRUSTEE

LYNN RANDALLTRUSTEE

KELSEY NICOLMEMBER AT LA

KAREN DEVINETRUSTEE

JEN OMARATRUSTEE

DAVID GOULDTRUSTEE

COSIMO BRUZZESETRUSTEE

CHRIS JOHNSONSECRETARY/TR

BICH-LIEN KALDAHLTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2009
Location: 1660 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE STE 600, MCLEAN, VA 22102
County: Fairfax
In care of: STEPHANIE HARRIS
Primary officer: STEPHANIE HARRIS, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailsponsorship@theirf.org Phone(703) 651-8189 Officer phone(703) 841-8285

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: STEVE GUY & ASSOCIATES PC
NTEE classification: Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis (J05)
IRS tax category: Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
Grant-giving organization: Yes