Innovations for Poverty Action
Donations deductibleInnovations for Poverty Action's network
16 people2 organisationsi16 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Siegelman Chair | Chairman | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Agnieszka Zieminska Yank | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ankur Vora | Director (Outgoing) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Benjamin Appen | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Colin Teichholtz | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David Wells | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Heather Woodruff Grizzle | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jane Kabubo-Mariara | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Janet Zhou | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jyotsna Puri | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Karen Levy | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kentaro Toyama | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura Hattendorf | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mushfiq Mobarak | Director (Outgoing) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Trey Beck | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vineet Bewtra | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
20 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Shaw | Development Director | since 2018 |
| Annie Duflo | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Carin Mirowitz | Country Director | 2022 |
| David Andrew Berry | Senior Director (Outgoing) | 2023 |
| Elizabeth Brantley | Controller | 2018 |
| Elliott M Collins | Director/ Poverty Measurement | since 2020 |
| Eric Fullilove | CFO | since 2022 |
| Faran Nadir | Senior Director | since 2023 |
| Iman Byrnes | Global Human Resources Director | 2018 |
| John M Palien | Global HR Director | 2020 |
| Julie-Feick Peters | Grants Director | 2018 |
| Lucy Berkowitz | Cfao and Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Meseret Ansebo | Chief People Officer (Outgoing) | since 2022 |
| Nathanael Goldberg | Sr. Dir. of Sector Programs | 2024 |
| Pace Phillips | Dir. Business & Prog. Development | since 2022 |
| Poranee Kingpetcharat | Chief Informations Officer | since 2018 |
| Radha Rajkotia | Chief Rsrch & Policy Officer | since 2019 |
| Sarah De Tournemire | Chief Philanthropy Officer | since 2023 |
| Stacey Daves-Ohlin | General Counsel/Secretary | since 2018 |
| Steven Glazerman | Chief Rsrch & Methodology | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Fullilove | CFO | 40 | $274k | $25k | |
| Sarah de Tournemire | Chief Philanthropy Officer | 40 | $254k | $57k | |
| Annie Duflo | Executive Director | 40 | $249k | $66k | |
| Steven Glazerman | Chief Rsrch & Methodology | 40 | $236k | $59k | |
| Stacey Daves-Ohlin | General Counsel | 40 | $235k | $59k | |
| Faran Nadir | Controller | 40 | $167k | $52k | |
| Pace Phillips | Dir. Business & Prog. Development | 40 | $158k | $56k | |
| Nathanael Goldberg | Sr. Dir. of Sector Programs | 40 | $156k | $57k | |
| Agnieszka Zieminska Yank | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ankur Vora | Director (Outgoing) | 3 | $0 | ||
| Benjamin Appen | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Colin Teichholtz | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| David Wells | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Heather Woodruff Grizzle | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Jane Kabubo-Mariara | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Janet Zhou | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Jyotsna Puri | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Karen Levy | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kentaro Toyama | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Laura Hattendorf | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Mushfiq Mobarak | Director (Outgoing) | 3 | $0 | ||
| Russell Siegelman | Chairman | 3 | $0 | ||
| Trey Beck | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Vineet Bewtra | Director | 3 | $0 |
Colorado roster
20 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253035215). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Janet Zhou | Board Member |
| Russel Siegelman | Chairman of the Board |
| Sarah de Tournemire | Chief Partnerships and Philanthropy Officer |
| Laura Hattendorf | Board Member |
| Andrew Solomon | Acting CFO |
| Jyotsna Puri | Board Member |
| Russell Siegelman | Chairman |
| Trey Beck | Board Member |
| Vineet Bewtra | Board Member |
| Benjamin Appen | Board Member |
| Annie Duflo | Executive Director |
| Heather Grizzle | Board Member |
| David Wells | Treasurer of the Board |
| Colin Teichholtz | Board Member |
| Jane Kabubo-Mariara | Board Member |
| Andrew Solomon | |
| Kentaro Toyama | Board Member |
| Stacey Daves-Ohlin | Secretary of the Board and General Counsel |
| Mason Smith | Board Member |
| Karen Levy | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Innovations for Poverty Action
- EIN
- 061660068
- Address
- 228 Park Ave S, New York, NY, 10003-0103
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Innovations for poverty action discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- V30 Social science research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Social Science
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Annie Duflo (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAnkur Vora
≥8years on the filingsBenjamin Appen
≥8years on the filingsHeather Woodruff Grizzle
≥8years on the filingsKentaro Toyama
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $33.4m
- Total liabilities
- $28.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $39.3m
- Program service revenue
- $13.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $3.5m
- Employees
- 110
- Volunteers
- 14
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $52.8m | $57.9m | Deficit $5.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Evidence syntheses and meta-analysis- capital and women's livelihoods | $360k |
| The Freedom Fund | The freedom fund (brazil) | $208k |
| Yale University | Creating a panel database on rohingya refugees - cox's bazar panel survey (cbps) | $174k |
| Univ of Penn Truste | Disrupted aid displaced lives | $127k |
| Community Partners International | Mental health & psychosocial support services (mhpss) in myanmar | $116k |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford university (bangladesh) | $111k |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama | Htri-hart uganda | $104k |
| International Rescue Committee | $95k | |
| The College of William and Mary | The effects of mobile technology cash grants and couples training | $60k |
| Busara Center for Behavioral Economics Inc | Strategies for reducing non-institutional fraud and building trust-nigeria | $51k |
| The Regents of University of California Berkeley | Educate! Follow-up study | $49k |
| End Modern Slavery Initiative Found | Gfems (india) | $41k |
| International Food Policy Research Institute | Landesa-supported land allocation programs | $30k |
| Johns Hopkins University | Living good chw program evaluation | $27k |
| Regents of the University of California Davis | Asking about violence (nigeria) | $26k |
| Univ of Penn Truste | Academic lead - university of pennsylvania (grossman) | $25k |
| World Hope International | Anti-trafficking curriculum in liberia (flipcharts) | $25k |
| The Regents of the University of Michigan | Ugpass take-up study in uganda | $21k |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Peer counseling for improved outcomes among labor trafficking survivors (brazil) | $17k |
| The Regents of University of California Berkeley | Academic lead - university of california berkeley (mo) | $16k |
| The Regents of University of California Berkeley | Uc berkeley (kenya) | $16k |
| The College of William and Mary | Tz finscope qualitative component | $15k |
| Duke University | Leaders in action (lia) | $15k |
| The Regents of University of California Berkeley | Scaling ela into elas | $15k |
| International Rescue Committee | Outcome measurement for the prevention and reintegration of child soldiers (car) | $15k |