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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2024 Expires: March 2026

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(212) 257-6019
1350 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor
New York, NY, 10019
https://iirr.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to empower rural people to build resilient communities and attain socioeconomic equity through creative and community-led action."

Year, State Incorporated:
1960, DE

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) works on international development focusing specifically on rural communities. The organization seeks to develop solutions to poverty through a community-led development approach and shares these lessons to encourage replication. IIRR reports that its efforts enable people to expand their small businesses, obtain education, attain gender equality, mitigate disasters, protect and preserve the environment, cultivate healthy food, and access health services.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction's program expenses were:

Learning community $5,151,741
Applied learning $111,856
Total Program Expenses $5,263,597

Chief Executive
Peter Williams, President

Compensation*
$230,052

Chair of the Board
Emily Cheng

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Artist, professor, and curator

Board Size
11

Paid Staff Size
350

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

Fundraising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,225,569, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on International Institute of Rural Reconstruction's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Foundations $1,763,330
Corporation contributions $203,830
Other revenue $198,336
Training courses, study missions and technical assistance $181,426
Government grants $142,792
Use of campus facilities $132,649
Individual contributions $115,617
Interest income $10,209
Workshops $5,000
Total Income $2,753,189

Programs: 90% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 9%

Total Income $2,753,189
Total expenses: $5,852,274
  Program expenses $5,263,597
  Fundraising expenses $58,867
  Administrative expenses $529,810
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-3,099,085
Beginning Net Assets $8,639,406
Other Changes In Net Assets $-271,083
Ending Net Assets $5,269,238
Total Liabilities $2,918,304
Total Assets $8,187,542

Note: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to a loss due to change in market values of investments (-$106,473) and translation and exchange loss (-$164,610).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance