Inclusive Development International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Inclusive Development International supports communities around the world to defend their rights and resources in the face of harmful corporate activities and internationally financed development projects, and we advocate for a more just and equitable global economy. We are working toward a world in ecological balance, in which communities and individuals determine their own development paths, and businesses respect their human rights and environmental responsibilities.
- Income
- $3.1 million
- Spending
- $2.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 5.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $150,730, president & executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.2 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 62% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 35% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (2)
- $2.1 million spent. CASE WORK AND CAPACITY BUILDING: At the request of community advocates worldwide, we investigate corporations, investors, and supply chain actors linked to harmful activities and identify where pressure can drive change. We also train and equip civil society organizations with tools and digital resources to conduct their own investigations and advocacy. In select cases, we go further, partnering with community organizations to design and implement sustained, multi-pronged advocacy strategies aimed at preventing harm and securing redress. . CASE WORK AND CAPACITY BUILDING: In 2024 our researchers opened new avenues for communities to defend their rights by investigating the investment and supply chains of 50 harmful projects in nine countries, along with regional projects in Asia and Africa and one global investigation of the palm oil sector. Participants in our training courses investigated an additional 36 projects in 11 countries with our help. Altogether this research uncovered 151 new advocacy opportunities for communities in 18 countries, which we and our partners helped communities seize in 25 cases. This year we secured 24 important case wins and remedial or preventative outcomes in four cases. . Key case accomplishments in 2024: . -----IDIs casework in Guinea delivered a resounding victory for the Area One community forcibly displaced for an open-pit goldmine. We helped the community negotiate a final settlement agreement with AngloGold Ashanti, including a payment to the affected families for individual compensation owed as a result of the resettlement process and the establishment of a Fund to finance community-led development projects aimed at improving the livelihoods and living standards of the Area One community. The company also delivered infrastructure improvements at the resettlement site and agreed to obtain community consent for any future resettlement in Guinea. In another important policy advance, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) agreed to contribute to this remedial action by providing technical support for the community-led livelihood projects. . -----Other communities we accompanied in Guinea and Liberia reached interim agreements with mining companies, improving access to clean water and health care, and securing recognition of customary land rights and compensation for individual and communal land. . -----With our support, communities affected by the Dairi Prima Mineral zinc mine and tailings dam in earthquake prone North Sumatra successfully challenged the mines environmental permit in Indonesias Supreme Court. The Court directed Indonesias Environment Ministry to revoke approval of the project, concluding that it failed to adequately consult affected people and consider safety risks. . -----We helped negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding between 12 indigenous communities in Northeastern Cambodia and Vietnamese agribusiness company HAGL Agrico to bring about a final resolution of a 15-year old land conflict resulting from the companys plantation development activities. . -----IFCs internal watchdog announced a full compliance investigation into the institutions financial links to two massive coal-fired power plants in Java, Indonesia, that were the subject of a complaint we lodged with community members in 2023. . -----Our advocacy with survivors of child sexual abuse at IFC-financed for-profit schools on Kenya led IFC to consult with them on a remediation plan. Meanwhile, the World Bank board heeded our call to launch an external probe of IFCs interference in the Compliance Advisor Ombudsmans independent investigation of the abuse. . -----The Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil ruled that a Samsung palm oil subsidiary violated Indigenous rights in Sumatra, in response to a complaint that was filed as a result of our supply chain research. . Additionally, we delivered our full 6-month Follow the Money (FTM) training to 45 corporate accountability advocates in Asia and Latin America. We also provided ongoing strategic support to these cohorts, alongside previous trainees in Africa and Southeast Asia, as they executed their own research and advocacy strategies. We provided shorter, specialized FTM trainings for nearly 300 people globally. . Our open-access, web-based data tools aided advocates around the world to apply IDIs methodology to protect their communities and pursue justice. Palm Watch, launched in February 2024, uses rigorous data science and low-cost, advanced data visualization to provide a uniquely detailed picture of global palm oil supply chains. By connecting brands to specific palm oil cultivation areas, Palm Watch enables greater accountability for the environmental and social harms of palm oil production, including deforestation, labor violations, and other social and environmental harms.
- $379,856 spent. POLICY ADVOCACY: Our current five-year strategy, launched in 2023, focuses on ensuring that the global energy transition is both rapid and just. In 2024, we advanced this work by amplifying the voices of affected community voices in global policy conversation about a just energy transition, pushing for stronger human rights due diligence within the aluminium supply chain , and joining partners to campaign for an end to coal finance. . Key policy accomplishments in 2024 included the following: . -----We filed the first OECD complaint of its kind against the three biggest ESG ratings and index firms for failing to uphold their human rights responsibilities. Our End Coal Finance campaign exposed how a $600 million Asian Development Bank loan meant to promote clean energy in Indonesia helped bankroll coal plants across the archipelago. We also published research identifying the commercial banks most likely to finance a wave of new coal power projects planned across Asia. Sixteen banks responded by ruling out financing the pipeline coal projects we identified. . -----We launched a new initiative to document and amplify the perspectives of frontline communities on what a just approach to mining for transition means to them and elevate their voices in global policy and standard setting. Our pilot in Guinea will focus on the planned expansion of the CBG bauxite mine into farming communities and virgin forests north of the Cogon River. This project builds on our work supporting communities south of the river who have already been impacted by CBGs fifty-year old mining operation in their struggle for redress.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
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? 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.
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 March 2018.
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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