Institute of International Finance Inc
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What it says it does
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- Income
- $34.2 million
- Spending
- $35.0 million
- Employees
- 76
- Volunteers
- 47
- Highest pay
- $3.0 million, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
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Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
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Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (9)
- ECONOMIC RESEARCH. IIF'S ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO LEAD IN THE FIELD OF MACROECONOMIC RESEARCH FOR EMERGING MARKETS. OUR PRIMARY PUBLICATION, GLOBAL MACRO VIEWS, ALONG WITH REPORTS SPECIFIC TO INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES, HAVE CENTERED ON IMPORTANT THEMES WITHIN THE BACKDROP OF THE PERSISTENT GLOBAL GEOPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTY. OUR REPORTS IN 2024 HELPED TO IDENTIFY, ASSESS AND RECALIBRATE GLOBAL RISKS FROM TRADE TENSIONS, MILITARY CONFLICTS, FINANCIAL SANCTIONS, ECONOMIC FRAGMENTATION AND RISING DEBT LEVELS, ALL SET AGAINST A BACKDROP OF AN UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBER OF CONSEQUENTIAL POLITICAL ELECTIONS OCCURRING THIS YEAR. THE TEAM CONTINUED TO WORK ON PAPERS THAT REFLECTED THESE GEOPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES, SUCH AS THE CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN COUNTRIES GOING THROUGH SIGNIFICANT ELECTIONS, SUCH AS MEXICO; AND ON CHINA'S MONETARY AND FISCAL STIMULUS LAID OUT IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. A RECORD NUMBER OF MEMBERS ALSO JOINED OUR ECONOMIC RESEARCH TEAM ON IIF-LED INVESTOR TRIPS IN VARIOUS REGIONS, INCLUDING TO BRAZIL, CHINA, EGYPT, AND EASTERN EUROPE. THE IIF ALSO REMAINED COMMITTED TO HIGHLIGHTING DEBT-RELATED VULNERABILITIES ACROSS MATURE AND EMERGING MARKETS VIA ITS FLAGSHIP GLOBAL DEBT MONITOR AND THEMATIC REPORTS. AS A KEY PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IMF'S GLOBAL SOVEREIGN DEBT ROUNDTABLE (GSDR), THE IIF WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE DEVELOPMENTS WITH OUR MEMBERS, MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER AS THE USE OF THE COMMON FRAMEWORK IS TESTED AND CHALLENGED.
- REGULATORY AFFAIRS. AS REGULATORS CONTINUE TO REVIEW AND REVISE POLICIES, WE HAVE ENGAGED AND RESPONDED TO KEY CONSULTATIONS ACROSS JURISDICTIONS, ENSURING POLICIES PROMOTE EFFICIENT CAPITAL MARKETS AND THE MOBILIZATION OF INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOCAL ECONOMIES. REGARDING PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AND FRAGMENTATION, THE IIF CONTINUED TO AGGRESSIVELY ADVOCATE FOR AN EFFICIENT, INTERNATIONALLY ALIGNED REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FROM A PRO-GROWTH PERSPECTIVE. WE HAVE ADVOCATED AGAINST THE VIEW THAT "MORE CAPITAL" IS ALWAYS BETTER AND AGAINST EXCESSIVELY ONEROUS SUPERVISORY PRACTICES THAT ARE STIFLING AND UNPREDICTABLE. THE IIF CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON HOW MITIGATE THE RISK OF FRAGMENTATION AS DIFFERING APPROACHES FROM SUPERVISORS TO CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY REMAIN A KEY CONCERN. GOING FORWARD, THE IIF WILL NEED TO FOCUS ON THE BASEL III ENDGAME, A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD AND ON THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL STANDARD SETTING MORE BROADLY. REGARDING INSURANCE ISSUES, WE CONTINUED TO STRIVE FOR EFFICIENT AND PRAGMATIC CAPITAL REGULATION AND AVOIDING MISGUIDED APPROACHES TO SYSTEMIC RISK IN THE INSURANCE SECTOR. WE HAVE ALSO REINFORCED OUR ADVOCACY IN EMERGING AREAS, INCLUDING THE USE OF AI, CYBER AND OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE. FINALLY, WE CLOSELY WATCHED BOTH THE STRUCTURAL SHIFTS IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS MODEL, INCLUDING PRIVATE EQUITY OWNED OR INFLUENCED INSURERS AND OFFSHORE ARRANGEMENTS, AND THE RESULTING REGULATORY RESPONSE. REGARDING NON-BANK FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION (NBFI), WE RESPONDED TO MEMBER CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL COMPETITIVE INEQUALITIES VIS-A-VIS NON-BANK PLAYERS AND HAD HAD AN ACTIVE YEAR ENGAGING WITH EXPERTS AND POLICY MAKERS TO GATHER EVIDENCE AND CONDUCT ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL SYSTEMIC RISKS. REGARDING CYBER SECURITY, RESILIENCE AND THIRD-PARTY RISK, WE CONTINUED ADVOCATING FOR PRAGMATIC AND EFFECTIVE GLOBAL STANDARDS REGARDING CYBER RISK MANAGEMENT, THIRD PARTY RISKS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL SECTOR. THE IIF HAS SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO REDUCE FRAGMENTATION, INCLUDING IN THE AREA OF CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING.
- SUSTAINABLE FINANCE. IN 2024, OUR FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCE CONTINUED TO UNDERSCORE THAT THE FINANCIAL SECTOR CAN ENABLE-BUT NOT DRIVE- THE NET-ZERO TRANSITION, THAT BEING THE ROLE OF POLICYMAKERS. TO THAT END, IIF PUBLISHED "RESETTING THE DEBATE ON THE ROLE OF PRIVATE FINANCE IN THE NET-ZERO TRANSITION" TO ENGAGE REGULATORS AND SUPERVISORS GLOBALLY TO REFRAME THE ROLE OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR IN THE NET-ZERO TRANSITION. WE HAVE SUPPORTED OUR MEMBERS IN THIS ENABLING ROLE- HOLDING 8 TRANSITION FINANCE WORKSHOPS GLOBALLY, FROM SAO PAOLO AND NEW YORK TO SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR, ENGAGING MORE THAN 400 PARTICIPANTS. OUR 2024 SUSTAINABLE FINANCE ROUNDTABLES AND FORA ALONE WELCOMED MORE THAN 700 PARTICIPANTS. IN 2025, WE WILL AMPLIFY OUR SUSTAINABLE FINANCE ADVOCACY IN EUROPE FOR A MORE PRAGMATIC EU SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AGENDA THAT SUPPORTS GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS.
- DIGITAL FINANCE. ON DIGITAL FINANCE ISSUES, THE IIF BEGAN PARTNERING WITH THE BIS ON PROJECT AGORA, A GLOBAL EXPLORATION OF HOW TOKENIZATION CAN ENHANCE THE FUNCTIONING OF WHOLESALE CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS. THIS EFFORT IS PART OF OUR BROADER WORK ON PAYMENTS, INCLUDING WITH THE FSB AND THE G20. WE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR A MORE PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO DIGITAL ASSETS, AND TO RAISE RISKS IN RETAIL CBDC PROJECTS. THE IIF HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS THE LEADING INDUSTRY PARTNER INFORMING POLICYMAKER EFFORTS AS THEY PURSUE NEW PLATFORMS FOR TOKENIZED DEPOSITS, TOKENIZED ASSETS, AND NEW GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR DIGITAL ASSETS. RECOGNIZING THE POTENTIAL TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF AI AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES, THIS YEAR, THE IIF LAUNCHED THE AI/ML EXPERTS GROUP TO ENGAGE INDUSTRY LEADERS AND INCREASED OUR FOCUS ON QUANTUM PREPAREDNESS.
- GLOBAL EVENTS. IN ADDITION TO ROUNDTABLES AND THEMATIC CONVERSATIONS THAT COVER THE ABOVE TOPICS, THE IIF'S 2024 FLAGSHIP EVENTS INCLUDED THE GLOBAL OUTLOOK FORUM DURING SPRING MEETINGS WEEK IN WASHINGTON, DC, IN APRIL AND REGIONAL EVENTS, SUCH ARE OUR EUROPEAN SUMMIT IN PARIS AND CANADA FORUM IN TORONTO. OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING RETURNED IN FULL FORCE TO WASHINGTON, DC, WITH 1,275 ATTENDEES, 66 SESSIONS AND NEARLY 200 SPEAKERS, REINFORCING IIF'S FORWARD-LOOKING COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE INDUSTRY'S MOST RELEVANT CHALLENGES. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, OUR MEMBERS CONTINUED TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC (~8,000 ATTENDEES) AND WIDESPREAD (REPRESENTING ~100 COUNTRIES)-WE EXPECT THIS TURNOUT OUT TO BE EVEN GREATER AS WE CLOSE OUT THE YEAR. WE REMAIN FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWCASING DIVERSE VOICES. OUR ~1,000 SPEAKERS MADE MORE THAN 100 EVENTS A ROBUST SHOWCASE OF PUBLIC SECTOR SENIOR OFFICIALS AND OUR MEMBERS' THOUGHT LEADERS. GOING INTO 2025, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD REGIONAL EVENTS, WITH AN AUSTRALIA FORUM AND EUROPEAN SUMMIT IN MARCH, ALONGSIDE OUR FLAGSHIP ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN WASHINGTON, DC.
- MEMBER SERVICES. WE HAVE PUT MEMBER KEY CONCERNS AND TOPICS OF INTEREST AS CENTRAL TO OUR MEDIA AND EVENTS. AS A RESULT, IIF CONTENT HAS GARNERED MORE THAN 16,000 MEDIA MENTIONS, WITH MORE THAN 5,000 MENTIONS THAT INCLUDED GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS. WE EXPECT EVEN MORE AS WE CLOSE OUT THE YEAR. OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN OCTOBER GARNERED 1,300 ARTICLE MENTIONS ALONE, WITH MORE THAN 50 IN TOP-TIER PUBLICATIONS. IIF CONTINUES TO LEAD ITS PEER ORGANIZATIONS IN TOP-TIER MEDIA COVERAGE, EARNING NEARLY A THIRD OF COVERAGE. ORGANIC SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT HAS INCREASED MORE THAN 400% AND WE CONTINUE TO GROW PRESENCE AND SHARE OF VOICE VIA PODCASTS, AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WITH ~400K (AND COUNTING) IMPRESSIONS ACROSS X AND LINKEDIN.THE FUTURE LEADERS GROUP CONTINUES TO RECOGNIZE EMERGING LEADERS OF THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY. THE CLASS OF 2024 CONSISTED OF 60 PARTICIPANTS FROM 58 INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTING 26 COUNTRIES. DURING THE EUROPEAN SUMMIT IN PARIS AND ALONGSIDE THE AMM IN WASHINGTON, THE CLASS WAS INTRODUCED TO C-SUITE SPEAKERS AND POLICYMAKERS, DISCUSSING TOPICS RANGING FROM FINANCIAL STABILITY TO NATURE-RELATED FINANCIAL RISK AND THE IMPACT OF GENERATIVE AI. WE HAVE HAD ROBUST INTEREST IN THE CLASS FOR 2025 AND WILL WELCOME A CLASS OF 65 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR, OUR LARGEST CLASS TO DATE.
- (Expenses $ including grants of $) DIGITAL FINANCE. ON DIGITAL FINANCE ISSUES, THE IIF BEGAN PARTNERING WITH THE BIS ON PROJECT AGORA, A GLOBAL EXPLORATION OF HOW TOKENIZATION CAN ENHANCE THE FUNCTIONING OF WHOLESALE CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS. THIS EFFORT IS PART OF OUR BROADER WORK ON PAYMENTS, INCLUDING WITH THE FSB AND THE G20. WE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR A MORE PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO DIGITAL ASSETS, AND TO RAISE RISKS IN RETAIL CBDC PROJECTS. THE IIF HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS THE LEADING INDUSTRY PARTNER INFORMING POLICYMAKER EFFORTS AS THEY PURSUE NEW PLATFORMS FOR TOKENIZED DEPOSITS, TOKENIZED ASSETS, AND NEW GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR DIGITAL ASSETS. RECOGNIZING THE POTENTIAL TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF AI AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES, THIS YEAR, THE IIF LAUNCHED THE AI/ML EXPERTS GROUP TO ENGAGE INDUSTRY LEADERS AND INCREASED OUR FOCUS ON QUANTUM PREPAREDNESS.
- (Expenses $ including grants of $) GLOBAL EVENTS. IN ADDITION TO ROUNDTABLES AND THEMATIC CONVERSATIONS THAT COVER THE ABOVE TOPICS, THE IIF'S 2024 FLAGSHIP EVENTS INCLUDED THE GLOBAL OUTLOOK FORUM DURING SPRING MEETINGS WEEK IN WASHINGTON, DC, IN APRIL AND REGIONAL EVENTS, SUCH ARE OUR EUROPEAN SUMMIT IN PARIS AND CANADA FORUM IN TORONTO. OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING RETURNED IN FULL FORCE TO WASHINGTON, DC, WITH 1,275 ATTENDEES, 66 SESSIONS AND NEARLY 200 SPEAKERS, REINFORCING IIF'S FORWARD-LOOKING COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING THE INDUSTRY'S MOST RELEVANT CHALLENGES. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, OUR MEMBERS CONTINUED TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC (~8,000 ATTENDEES) AND WIDESPREAD (REPRESENTING ~100 COUNTRIES)-WE EXPECT THIS TURNOUT OUT TO BE EVEN GREATER AS WE CLOSE OUT THE YEAR. WE REMAIN FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWCASING DIVERSE VOICES. OUR ~1,000 SPEAKERS MADE MORE THAN 100 EVENTS A ROBUST SHOWCASE OF PUBLIC SECTOR SENIOR OFFICIALS AND OUR MEMBERS' THOUGHT LEADERS. GOING INTO 2025, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD REGIONAL EVENTS, WITH AN AUSTRALIA FORUM AND EUROPEAN SUMMIT IN MARCH, ALONGSIDE OUR FLAGSHIP ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN WASHINGTON, DC.
- (Expenses $ including grants of $) MEMBER SERVICES. WE HAVE PUT MEMBER KEY CONCERNS AND TOPICS OF INTEREST AS CENTRAL TO OUR MEDIA AND EVENTS. AS A RESULT, IIF CONTENT HAS GARNERED MORE THAN 16,000 MEDIA MENTIONS, WITH MORE THAN 5,000 MENTIONS THAT INCLUDED GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS. WE EXPECT EVEN MORE AS WE CLOSE OUT THE YEAR. OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN OCTOBER GARNERED 1,300 ARTICLE MENTIONS ALONE, WITH MORE THAN 50 IN TOP-TIER PUBLICATIONS. IIF CONTINUES TO LEAD ITS PEER ORGANIZATIONS IN TOP-TIER MEDIA COVERAGE, EARNING NEARLY A THIRD OF COVERAGE. ORGANIC SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT HAS INCREASED MORE THAN 400% AND WE CONTINUE TO GROW PRESENCE AND SHARE OF VOICE VIA PODCASTS, AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WITH ~400K (AND COUNTING) IMPRESSIONS ACROSS X AND LINKEDIN.THE FUTURE LEADERS GROUP CONTINUES TO RECOGNIZE EMERGING LEADERS OF THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY. THE CLASS OF 2024 CONSISTED OF 60 PARTICIPANTS FROM 58 INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTING 26 COUNTRIES. DURING THE EUROPEAN SUMMIT IN PARIS AND ALONGSIDE THE AMM IN WASHINGTON, THE CLASS WAS INTRODUCED TO C-SUITE SPEAKERS AND POLICYMAKERS, DISCUSSING TOPICS RANGING FROM FINANCIAL STABILITY TO NATURE-RELATED FINANCIAL RISK AND THE IMPACT OF GENERATIVE AI. WE HAVE HAD ROBUST INTEREST IN THE CLASS FOR 2025 AND WILL WELCOME A CLASS OF 65 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR, OUR LARGEST CLASS TO DATE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1983.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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