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US nonprofit · EIN 237396123 · Alexandria, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237396123) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

International Potato Center's network

15 people5 organisationsi15 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (21) 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

15 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 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alice RuhwezaTrustee2020
6 yrs
Alyssa Jade Macdonald-BaertlTrustee2020
6 yrs
Celso MorettiTrustee2024
2 yrs
Dhesigen NaidooTrustee2024
2 yrs
Helen HamblyTrustee2023
3 yrs
Hilary WildTrustee2020
6 yrs
Jorge GanozaTrustee2023
3 yrs
Julio Cesar Alegre (also filed as Julio Alegre, Julio Alegre)Trustee2020
6 yrs
Lindiwe Majele SibandaTrustee2022
4 yrs
Neal GuttersonTrustee2020
6 yrs
Patrick CaronTrustee2020
6 yrs
Shenggen Fan (also filed as Shenggen Fan)Trustee2020
6 yrs
Sandra MilachTrustee2024
2 yrs
Susanne FruehTrustee2024
2 yrs
Yaye GassamaTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

30 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Amalia PerochenaChief of Staffsince 2018
Amanda RodriguezDirector, Procurementsince 2019
Adiel MbabuRegional Director for SSA2018
Andre DevauxRegional Director LAC2018
Barbara H WellsDirector Generalsince 2018
Carla LazarteHead People and Organizational Developmentsince 2018
Carlos VarelaHead of IT2018
David EllisSO Leader2018
Ginya Truitt NakataRegional Director for Lac2020
Graham ThieleDirector RTBsince 2018
Ginya TruitRegional Director LAC2019
Hugo CamposDirector of Researchsince 2018
Hugo Campos from 222Deputy Dir. General, Research2022
Ian BarkerSr Dir of Strgy Delvy & Scalngsince 2019
Jianmin XIEDirector, Cip-China Ctr, Cccapsince 2023
Jianmin XIE from 1222Director, CIP-CHINA CTR, CCCAP2022
Joaquin LozanoOne Cgiar Regional Director Latin America & the Caribbeansince 2022
LU XiaopingDeputy Director General for CCCAPsince 2018
Luis Felipe Dutra MendesChief Financial Officer2018
Michael GerbaChief Operations Officer2018
Michelle RodrigoHead of Grants & Contractssince 2018
Noelle AnglinSO Leader2019
Oscar OrtizSr. Dir., Crop Based Systemssince 2018
Oscar Ortiz from 222Director General A.I.2022
Paul DemoRegional Director for SSAsince 2018
Pietro TurilliDirector of Resources Mobilizationsince 2018
RIA Balbos-JordanHead People and Culture2024
Samarendu MohantyRegional Director for Asiasince 2018
Simon HeckSO Leadersince 2018
Xiaoping LU Thru 1122Director, CIP-CHINA CTR, CCCAP2022

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Simon HeckDirector General40$294k$64k
Joaquin LozanoOne Cgiar Regional Director Latin America & the Caribbean40$261k$51k
Hugo CamposDeputy Director General, Science & Innovation40$210k$44k
Oscar OrtizSenior Director , Crop Based System40$208k$42k
Amanda RodriguezDirector, Procurement40$192k$54k
Carla LazarteDirector, Global Talent Development40$169k$65k
Jianmin XieDirector for Cip-China Center for Asia and the Pacific, Cccap40$144k$32k
Ria Balbos-JordanHead People and Culture40$133k$35k
Samarendu MohantyAsia Regional Director40$28k$21k
Helen HamblyTrustee14$5k
Jorge GanozaTrustee9$3k
Julio AlegreTrustee9$3k
Sandra MilachTrustee7$2k
Yaye GassamaTrustee7$2k
Patrick CaronTrustee0$0
Alice RuhwezaTrustee0$0
Alyssa Jade MacDonald-BaertlTrustee0$0
Hilary WildTrustee0$0
Neal GuttersonTrustee0$0
Shenggen FanTrustee0$0
Lindiwe Majele SibandaTrustee0$0
Celso MorettiTrustee0$0
Dhesigen NaidooTrustee0$0
Susanne FruehTrustee0$0

About

Legal name
International Potato Center
EIN
237396123
Address
901 N Washington St Ste 706, Alexandria, VA, 22314-1535
State
Virginia
Mission
To increase and share the benefits of root and tuber crops and their agrifood systems through equitable partnerships and science-based innovations to address the climate, nutrition, and poverty challenges of the future. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q310 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1971
Principal officer
Tania Zuniga (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1974
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAlice Ruhweza
≥6years on the filingsAlyssa Jade Macdonald-Baertl
≥6years on the filingsHilary Wild
≥6years on the filingsJulio Cesar Alegre

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
$44.6m
Total liabilities
$31.3m
Net assets or fund balances
$13.3m
Contributions and grants received
$59.8m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$17.6m
Employees
0

Grants paid

3 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
North Carolina State UniversityResearch contract$856k
International Food Policy Resrch InstituteResearch contract$162k
University of Florida Board of TrusteesResearch contract$68k