Institute for Progress
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.9m
$284k liabilities
Net assets
$3.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
4.8 years on average
Staff
16
3 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
Institute for Progress' network
5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). 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
5 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stapp | Co-CEO | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Caleb Watney | Co-CEO | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Daniel Corrrea | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tamara Winter | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Zachary Graves | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 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 Nice | Distinguished Immigration Counsel | 2024 |
| Arielle D'Souza | Biotech Fellow | 2023 |
| Brian Potter | Sr Infrastructure Fellow | since 2023 |
| Jeremy Neufeld | Sr Immigration Fellow | since 2022 |
| Santiago Ruiz | Sr Editor | since 2023 |
| Timothy Fist | Director of Emerging Technology Policy | 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Nice | Distinguished Immigration Counsel | 40 | $250k | $34k | |
| Alec Stapp | Co-CEO | 40 | $246k | $20k | |
| Caleb Watney | Co-CEO | 40 | $240k | $31k | |
| Jeremy Neufeld | Senior Immigration Fellow | 40 | $141k | $14k | |
| Timothy Fist | Director of Emerging Technology Policy | 40 | $141k | $7k | |
| Santiago Ruiz | Senior Editor | 40 | $138k | $25k | |
| Brian Potter | Senior Infrastructure Fellow | 40 | $137k | $22k | |
| Daniel Corrrea | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tamara Winter | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zachary Graves | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Institute for Progress
- EIN
- 872449729
- Address
- 1255 Union St Ne Ste 820, Washington, DC, 20002-0346
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- The institute for progress (ifp) is a non-partisan think tank focused on innovation policy. Our organization works to accelerate and shape the direction of scientific, technological and industrial progress. (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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2021
- Principal officer
- Alec Stapp (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2022
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsAlec Stapp
≥5years on the filingsCaleb Watney
≥5years on the filingsTamara Winter
≥5years on the filingsZachary Graves
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
- $3.9m
- Total liabilities
- $284k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $949k
- Program service revenue
- $46k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $196k
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 3
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 | $1.1m | $3.6m | Deficit $2.5m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Support for research | $189k |
| Regents of the University of California | General support | $7k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Institute for Progress likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 24 September 2021
- Registered agent
- Alec Stapp (city and state not held)