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Young Professionals in Foreignpolicy

EIN 20-8034882 · Washington, DC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood70 out of 100GovernanceFair56 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

We build communities of impact to solve global challenges.

Income
$381,254
Spending
$659,407
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
3.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 80%
Employees
5
Volunteers
50
Highest pay
$195,811, chief executive officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 73% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 43% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    84% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (6)
  1. $91,314 spent. Public Policy New Voices is a collaboration among leading public policy graduate schools, corporate public policy teams, and some of the most innovative global strategic firms that provide a year-long Fellowship experience for a cohort of 30-40 BIPOC graduate students with a particular interest in public policy.
  2. $80,415 spent. The YPFP Fellowship is a personal and professional leadership development accelerator for emerging talent in foreign policy. YPFP Fellows have a unique opportunity to develop, construct, and implement a strategy and execution for an organization that has significant impact for thousands of young professionals around the world.
  3. $74,238 spent. The EaGLE summit brought together approximately 100 EaGLE alumni, partners and prospective candidates to celebrate the impact of the EaGLE program over the last several years. The program provided networking and the opportunity to hear inspiring remarks from senior leaders.
  4. $53,219 spent. The EaGLE program accelerates the careers of emerging leaders working in national security and public service. The program provides participants with intensive leadership development based on theories of innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.
  5. $33,733 spent. FIN is a community of government innovators from the federal, business, nonprofit, and academic sectors. FIN's goal is to support and learn from one another, and grow together. This is accomplished via a variety of synchronous events and asynchronous collaborations. FIN innovators are intrapreneurs who challenge bureaucracy, seek change that matters, and stop at nothing to improve government and citizen services.
  6. $219,299 spent. Emerging Leaders for Climate Action (ELCA) is a platform bringing together promising young leaders across sectors to collaborate on finding solutions to climate and sustainability issues ($101,210). Member events with key foreign policy officials and experts; member networking events; speaker events ($19,258). IN Network (23,705), SAIL ($65,760), Climate Action Club ($1,861), Next 25 Gala VIP ($2155),

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2007.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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