INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS (EIN 52-1527835)
Tax period: 2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed: 2018-08-07
IRS object ID: 201832199349301118
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-08-07T15:10:45-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1861 International Dr STE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	McLean	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521527835	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	SYSTEMS	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	INTE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2023506700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2011 Crystal Drive 10th Floor	AddressLine1Txt
City	Arlington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	William R Sweeney Jr	PersonNm
Person Title	president	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2023506700	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-08-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Yong Zhang CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01350962	PTIN
Phone	7033366400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	William R Sweeney Jr	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2011 Crystal Drive 10th Floor	AddressLine1Txt
City	Arlington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$61,652,379	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.IFES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1987	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	IFES IS DEDICATED TO EXTENDING DEMOCRACY WORLDWIDE THROUGH PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN VOTER EDUCATION, ELECTION ADMINISTRATION, CIVIL SOCIETY, GOVERNANCE, RULE OF LAW AND POLITICAL PROCESSES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	22	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	22	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	201	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	25	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$56,628,913	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$61,588,344	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$22,449	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$28,008	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$729,726	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$25,969	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$57,381,088	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$61,642,321	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,196,598	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$13,023,564	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$27,214,790	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$25,015,268	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$5,755	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$25,674,861	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$23,733,545	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$58,086,249	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$61,772,377	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$705,161	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$130,056	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$19,167,374	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$18,463,875	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$14,859,479	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$14,286,036	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,307,895	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,177,839	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	IFES IS DEDICATED TO EXTENDING DEMOCRACY WORLDWIDE THROUGH PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN VOTER EDUCATION, ELECTION ADMINISTRATION, CIVIL SOCIETY, GOVERNANCE, RULE OF LAW AND POLITICAL PROCESSES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$14,000,481	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$8,319,058	GrantAmt
Desc	Kenya: IFES provides targeted technical assistance to strengthen transitional democracies as well as provide technical electoral assistance across many areas of democracy development. These including Empowering the underrepresented to participate in the political process, education in electoral assistance, civil society, governance, women's rights and rule of law.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$4,755,341	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$273,000	GrantAmt
Desc	Liberia: IFES provides targeted technical assistance to strengthen transitional democracies as well as provide technical electoral assistance across many areas of democracy development. These including Empowering the underrepresented to participate in the political process, education in electoral assistance, civil society, governance, women's rights and rule of law.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,043,628	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$227,490	GrantAmt
Desc	Nigeria: IFES provides targeted technical assistance to strengthen transitional democracies as well as provide technical electoral assistance across many areas of democracy development. These including Empowering the underrepresented to participate in the political process, education in electoral assistance, civil society, governance, women's rights and rule of law.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$30,342,647	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,204,016	GrantAmt
Desc	Other Countries around the world: IFES provides targeted technical assistance to strengthen transitional democracies as well as provide technical electoral assistance across many areas of democracy development. These including Empowering the underrepresented to participate in the political process, education in electoral assistance, civil society, governance, women's rights and rule of law.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$30,342,647	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$4,204,016	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$52,142,097	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	46	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	201	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	BM	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	BG	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	CB	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	EG	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	TT	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	GG	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	GT	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	HA	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	ID	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	JO	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	KE	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	KG	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	KV	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	LI	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	LY	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	MK	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	NP	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	NI	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	PP	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	PK	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	EZ	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	CE	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	TS	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	UP	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	ZI	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	22	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	22	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Astrid Vermeer CFO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2023506700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2011 Crystal Drive 10th Floor	AddressLine1Txt
City	Arlington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
J Kenneth Blackwell
Chairman, Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Donald R Sweitzer
Co Chairman, Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
William J Hybl
Vice Chairman, Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Barbara B Kennelly
Vice Chairman, Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
June L DeHart
Treasurer, Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas A Devine
Secretary, Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Wayne Allard
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Rodney Bent
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Judy Black
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth A Cutshaw
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
William C Eacho
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Frederick P Furth
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Irena Hadziabdic
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Steny Hoyer
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Lesley Israel
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Livingston
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Tom McDonald
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
M Peter McPherson
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Cleta Mitchell
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Denise L Nappier
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Catlin O'Neill
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Andres Pastrana
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Rob Portman
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Daniel F Runde
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Randal C Teague
Director	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
William R Sweeney Jr
President & CEO	40.00		$266,712	$0	$47,135	Yes (X)
Astrid Vermeer
Chief Financial Officer	40.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Michael D Svetlik
Vice President, Programs	40.00		$189,256	$0	$24,311	Yes (X)
FERNANDO MONASTERIOS BARRAGAN
CFO (Ending 05/17)	40.00		$92,250	$0	$14,981	Yes (X)
PETER ERBEN
Chief of Party	40.00		$398,280	$0	$18,749		Yes (X)
MICHAEL YARD
Chief of Party	40.00		$344,861	$0	$100,862		Yes (X)
PAUL GUERIN
Chief of Party	40.00		$327,718	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DAVID ENNIS
Chief of Party	40.00		$261,984	$0	$0		Yes (X)
NICOLAS KACZOROWSKI
Chief of Party	40.00		$256,742	$0	$9,047		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,137,803	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$215,085	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	65	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd
JORDAN PIONEERS
PO BOX 3034	Amman	JO	11181	Printing service	$1,009,847
MARRIOTT MARQUIS WDC
				event service	$543,140	901 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW	washington	DC	20001
VORYS SATER SEYMOUR
				legal service	$360,788	1909 K STREET NW SUITE 900	washington	DC	20016
SES TECHCOM SA
CHATEAU DE BETZDORF	BETZSDORF	LU	L-6815	Technical Services	$300,000
RSM US LLP
				accounting services	$279,140	1861 International dr ste 400	mclean	VA	22102

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	23	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$108,214	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$46,969,013	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$14,511,117	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$61,588,344	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,008	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,008	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$15,786	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$108,214	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$10,058	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,728	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,728	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Other Revenue	Desc
Business	900009	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$20,241	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$20,241	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$20,241	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$61,642,321	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$53,977	ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,023,564	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,023,564	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$527,414	TotalAmt
Program Services	$427,125	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$100,289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,802,739	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,407,455	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,386,939	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,345	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$623,437	TotalAmt
Program Services	$465,330	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$158,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,240,642	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,165,191	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,075,451	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$821,036	TotalAmt
Program Services	$612,817	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$208,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$278,308	TotalAmt
Program Services	$147,760	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$130,548	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$260,107	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,504	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$174,603	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,009,847	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,192,284	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$817,463	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$100	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,552,486	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,679,223	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$866,865	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,398	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,321,939	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,321,939	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,616,127	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,377,055	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$238,102	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$970	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,084,419	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,419,439	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$664,980	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$258,020	TotalAmt
Management And General	$258,020	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Commodities	$3,139,350	$3,139,350
Bad Debt	$223,000		$223,000
fund. exp on ln 8b	-$10,058			-$10,058

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,772,377	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,142,097	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,624,525	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,755	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$500	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,451,465	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,494,502	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,914,977	BOYAmt
EOY	$802,276	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$682,206	BOYAmt
EOY	$507,701	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,075,947	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,137,145	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,170,786	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,938,802	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$946,940	BOYAmt
EOY	$720,094	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,167,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,463,875	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,737,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,762,393	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,280,382	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,645,241	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,841,197	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,878,402	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,859,479	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,286,036	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,900,147	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,816,928	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$407,748	BOYAmt
EOY	$360,911	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,307,895	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,177,839	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,167,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,463,875	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$130,056	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$79,313,542	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$68,200,398	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$72,044,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$56,628,913	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$61,588,344	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$337,775,959	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$79,313,542	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$68,200,398	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$72,044,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$56,628,913	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$61,588,344	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$337,775,959	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$337,775,959	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,614	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$24,207	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$98,203	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$22,449	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$28,008	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$186,481	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$847,148	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$36,027	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$883,175	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$338,845,615	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99680	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99980	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Other Income - 2015 Amount: $ 830,198. 2016 Amount: $ 20,241. Fundraising Income - 2015 Amount: $ 16,950. 2016 Amount: $ 15,786.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,303,466	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$422,111	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,881,355	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,772,481	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,715,034	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$57,447	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,938,802	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	deferred rent	Desc
Amt	$3,878,402	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,878,402	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$61,700,802	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$48,423	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$48,423	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$61,652,379	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$10,058	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$10,058	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$61,642,321	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$61,830,858	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$48,423	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$48,423	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$61,782,435	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	-$10,058	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	-$10,058	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$61,772,377	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:	The Internal Revenue Service has determined that IFES is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, except for taxes on unrelated business income. For the years ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, IFES has substantially no activities subject to unrelated business income taxes. IFES is not classified as a private foundation under Section 509(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. In accordance with authoritative guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes issued by the FASB, IFES recognizes tax liabilities for uncertain tax positions when it is more likely than not that a tax position will not be sustained upon examination and settlement with various taxing authorities. Liabilities for uncertain tax positions are measured based upon the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement. The guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes also addresses de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes and accounting in interim periods. IFES recognizes interest accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. With few exceptions, IFES is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal, state or local tax authorities for years ended before 2014. Management has evaluated IFES's tax positions and has concluded that IFES has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements to comply with the provisions of this guidance.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:	fund. exp on ln 8b -10,058.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:	fund. exp on ln 8b -10,058.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (15 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Central America and the Caribbean	0	0	Grantmaking	$56,605
Central America and the Caribbean	1	6	Program Services	$2,709,348	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education
East Asia and the Pacific	0	0	Grantmaking	$2,097,728
East Asia and the Pacific	4	62	Program Services	$11,031,576	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	6	41	Program Services	$84,496	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education
Middle East and North Africa	0	0	Grantmaking	$849,918
Middle East and North Africa	4	36	Program Services	$8,394,821	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education
North America	0	0	Program Services	$1,030,220	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education
Russia and Neighboring States	0	0	Grantmaking	$151,739
Russia and Neighboring States	6	41	Program Services	$6,160,454	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education
South America	1	5	Program Services	$1,619	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education
South Asia	0	0	Grantmaking	$432,043
South Asia	2	24	Program Services	$5,701,495	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	0	Grantmaking	$9,435,530
Sub-Saharan Africa	4	61	Program Services	$26,315,381	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	15	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	145	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	13	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	131	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	28	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	276	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$26,254,712	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$48,198,261	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$74,452,973	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (66 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Central America and the Caribbean	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$24,640	Check/Wire
Central America and the Caribbean	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$31,965	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$30,096	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$65,192	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$29,541	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$21,584	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$36,347	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$6,734	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$128,385	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$15,018	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$8,613	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$26,504	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$624,219	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$94,679	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$28,660	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$57,970	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$80,643	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$29,951	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$20,554	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$39,188	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$154,089	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$18,971	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$44,108	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$12,432	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$67,955	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$215,776	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$87,881	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$6,870	Check/Wire
East Asia and the Pacific	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$137,409	Check/Wire
Middle East and North Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$35,254	Check/Wire
Middle East and North Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$7,140	Check/Wire
Middle East and North Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$18,861	Check/Wire
Middle East and North Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$37,465	Check/Wire
Middle East and North Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$14,251	Check/Wire
Middle East and North Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$27,943	Check/Wire
Middle East and North Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$26,014	Check/Wire
Middle East and North Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$262,431	Check/Wire
Middle East and North Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$265,561	Check/Wire
Middle East and North Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$87,008	Check/Wire
Middle East and North Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$68,000	Check/Wire
Russia and Neighboring States	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$39,110	Check/Wire
Russia and Neighboring States	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$89,604	Check/Wire
Russia and Neighboring States	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$24,443	Check/Wire
South Asia	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$57,786	Check/Wire
South Asia	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$9,006	Check/Wire
South Asia	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$13,960	Check/Wire
South Asia	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$7,461	Check/Wire
South Asia	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$17,588	Check/Wire
South Asia	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$105,461	Check/Wire
South Asia	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$61,086	Check/Wire
South Asia	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$83,826	Check/Wire
South Asia	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$33,436	Check/Wire
South Asia	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$42,002	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$1,248,212	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$21,203	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$62,637	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$47,200	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$5,717	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$2,518,396	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$273,000	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$179,755	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$17,414	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$4,751,046	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$9,117	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$7,870	Check/Wire
Sub-Saharan Africa	Technical Electoral Assistance and Education	$293,962	Check/Wire

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	66	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	Yes (1)	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:	IFES WORKS CLOSELY WITH GRANT RECIPIENTS. BUDGETS ARE PROVIDED FOR EXPECTATIONS, ACTUAL EXPENSES ARE COMPARED TO THE APPROVED BUDGETS TO ENSURE EXPENDITURES ARE IN LINE WITH APPROVED BUDGET, AND PAYMENTS ARE MADE PERIODICALLY NOT ALL AT ONCE UP FRONT. THIS WAY, ISSUES CAN BE RESOLVED WHERE NON COMPLIANCE IS NOTED.
Part I, line 3:	The organization uses GAAP to report expenditures in a foreign region.
SCHEDULE F, PART IV, LINE 6:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED FORM 5713 UNDER SEPARATE COVER TO THE IRS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 990-T.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Manatt Dinner	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$124,000	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$108,214	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$15,786	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$10,058	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$124,000	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$108,214	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$15,786	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$10,058	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$10,058	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$5,728	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
William R Sweeney Jr
President & CEO	$259,854	$0	$0	$0	$6,858	$0	$16,167	$0	$30,968	$0	$313,847	$0	$0	$0
Michael D Svetlik
Vice President, Programs	$188,446	$0	$0	$0	$810	$0	$9,834	$0	$14,477	$0	$213,567	$0	$0	$0
PETER ERBEN
Chief of Party	$227,648	$0	$0	$0	$170,632	$0	$0	$0	$18,749	$0	$417,029	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL YARD
Chief of Party	$224,893	$0	$0	$0	$119,968	$0	$8,800	$0	$92,062	$0	$445,723	$0	$0	$0
PAUL GUERIN
Chief of Party	$173,223	$0	$0	$0	$154,495	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$327,718	$0	$0	$0
DAVID ENNIS
Chief of Party	$175,385	$0	$0	$0	$86,599	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$261,984	$0	$0	$0
NICOLAS KACZOROWSKI
Chief of Party	$204,418	$0	$0	$0	$52,324	$0	$0	$0	$9,047	$0	$265,789	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 1a	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The following employees received housing allowance during the year, which is taxable and reported on column B(iii) of Part II of Schedule J: Peter Erben: $38,750 Michael yard: $47,800 Paul Guerin: $55,500 David Ennis: $45,557 Nicolas Kaczorowski: $20,808	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS TRANSMITTED TO THE CHAIRMAN, President &CEO, AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE DOCUMENT. AT THE SUBSEQUENT QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING, THE DOCUMENT IS PRESENTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND IS FORMALLY ACCEPTED AS PART OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	IFES' CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL COUNSEL. ANY REVISIONS DEEMED APPROPRIATE ARE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS REVIEW, CONSIDERATION, AND ADOPTION. DIRECTORS COMPLETE AND FILE WITH THE SECRETARY A QUESTIONNAIRE AS TO EACH'S KNOWLEDGE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY AND DISCLOSE THROUGH THAT PROCESS ANY KNOWN OR SUSPECTED CONFLICT SO THAT THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS CAN ADDRESS AND RESOLVE THE MATTER.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	IFES MAINTAINS A COMPENSATION PLAN THAT IS SUPPORTED BY COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND MARKET DATA AVAILABLE VIA THE INTERNET AND DC BASED HEADHUNTERS. THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE CURRENT CEO'S COMPENSATION IS WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED COMPENSATION PLAN RANGE FOR THE POSITION. THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER OBTAINS MULTIPLE COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND SALARY DATA, WHEREBY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS ARE RANKED AND COMPARED TO THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND PAY BANDING PLAN AND THEN MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CEO. THE HUMAN RESOURCES BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVES THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND PAY BANDS. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION IS KEPT REGARDING THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	Financial statements, conflict of interest policy and governing documents are available upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in section 6104(d).
form 990, part XII, line 2c	the process for overseeing the audit of the financial statements and selection of an independent accountant that audited the financial statements has been consistent with prior years.
Form 990, Part VI, line 14	IFES RECEIVES GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FROM THE US GOVERNMENT, WHEREBY WE HAVE TO APPLY THE REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN OMB CIRCULAR A133 AND THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS . THESE REQUIREMENTS STATE THAT WE MUST RETAIN CERTAIN RECORDS PERMANENTLY AND CERTAIN RECORDS FOR A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FINAL PAYMENT ON A GRANT OR CONTRACT. THE DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY OF IFES APPLIES TO ALL RECORDS CREATED BY IFES OR OTHERWISE STORES AND UTILIZED FOR IFES PROJECTS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES. RECORDS THAT ARE NOT LISTED IN THE RECORD RETENTION SCHEDULE WILL BE RETAINED FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME APPLICABLE TO SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR RECORDS LISTED IN THE SCHEDULE.