2026-09-18T16:46:04-05:00 2025-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2025-01-01 205968997 INSTITUTE FOR STATE EFFECTIVENESS INST 2022985959 1050 30TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 CLARE LOCKHART CEO AND DIRECTOR 2022985959 2026-09-18 1 P01608821 4108840220 2025 CLARE LOCKHART 1050 30TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 1928414 0 X HTTPS://EFFECTIVESTATES.ORG X 2005 NV TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT INTEGRATED CITIZEN CENTERED APPROACHES TO STATE AND MARKET BUILDING AND PROVIDES INDEPENDENT, AUTHORITATIVE AND PRACTICAL POLICY ADVICE TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND NATIONAL LEADERS WHO ARE TASKED WITH CREATING EFFECTIVE STATES IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD. 3 2 6 14 0 0 1703517 1049700 315106 625745 49656 51954 -63 -735 2068216 1726664 0 0 0 0 530692 771593 0 0 92523 1270537 1115272 1801229 1886865 266987 -160201 2391296 2276495 245222 290622 2146074 1985873 X THE INSTITUTE FOR STATE EFFECTIVENESS SEEKS TO CLOSE THE GOVERNANCE GAP AND ADVANCE INCLUSIVE GROWTH SO THAT STATES AND MARKETS DELIVER TO CITIZENS. ISE ADVANCES PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO STRENGTHEN CAPACITY FOR TRANSFORMATION, THROUGH BUILDING CORE SYSTEMS AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS ACROSS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. 0 0 1189004 625745 COUNTRY ANALYSIS AND ENGAGEMENT - ISE WORKS THROUGH ITS COUNTRY STOCKTAKING PROGRAM TO UNDERSTAND COUNTRY CONTEXT. IN PARTICULAR COUNTRIES, ISE WORKS WITH COUNTRY PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND COUNTRY CONTEXT AND TO DESIGN AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS TO FIT THAT CONTEXT. ISE'S APPROACH RELIES ON UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS ACROSS GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS, PROMOTING GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY THROUGH FOSTERING INCLUSIVE MARKETS, AND ENHANCING CITIZEN INCLUSION AND EMPOWERMENT BY EXPANDING THE SPACE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY. ISE TEAMS ALSO PROVIDE ADVISORY SUPPORT IN KEY INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING COUNTRY-WIDE PROGRAMS PARTICULARLY IN SUPPORT OF INCLUSIVE, LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; AND IN THEMATIC AREAS, INCLUDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PUBLIC FINANCE; AND SOCIAL POLICY AND PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT. THIS WORK SUPPORTS LEADERS AND MANAGERS WITH THE KNOW-HOW TO ADDRESS THE GOVERNANCE GAP AND BUILD GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF CITIZENS. 267679 INSIGHT AND ANALYSIS - ISE'S ANALYSIS IS INFORMED BY YEARS OF STUDYING AND WORKING WITH CIVIC ACTORS, PUBLIC SECTOR AND FIRMS ON GOVERNANCE AND MARKET BUILDING ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF CONTEXTS. ISE CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PROVIDES INPUT ON POLICY THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH AREAS INCLUDING:- "STATE OF THE STATE" DIALOGUE AND RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY GAINS, LESSONS LEARNED AND EMERGING TRENDS RELATING TO THE SOCIAL COMPACT AND PUBLIC TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS.- DEMOCRACY & GOVERNMENT: STATE, MARKET, CITIZENSHIP - THIS WORK FOCUSES ONSTRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, RULE OF LAW AND INCLUSIVE MARKET BUILDING. ISE WORKS TO REFINE CONCEPTS AND FRAMEWORKS FOR GOVERNANCE, PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. ISE ALSO DEVELOPS TOOLS AND FRAMEWORKS FOR BUILDING INTEGRATED MARKETS AND IDENTIFYING ASSETS TO SUPPORT INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; AND - SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO MAP PATHWAYS FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY AND FROM AUTOCRACY TO DEMOCRACY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST CENTURY TO EXTRACT RELEVANT LESSONS FOR TODAY'S CHALLENGES. THIS ALLOWS FOR COMPARISON ACROSS TIME AND CONTEXT.-GLOBAL ORDER & INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS - ISE IS COMMITTED TO GENERATING NEW IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM AND BETTER SERVE CITIZENS WORLDWIDE. THROUGH WORKSHOPS, ROUNDTABLES AND TARGETED RESEARCH, INCLUDING ISE'S "STATE OF THE STATE" PROCESS, THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO CONTRIBUTE IDEAS ON HOW TO REGENERATE AND REFORM INSTITUTIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. SPECIFIC FOCUS TOPICS INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS; GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND LOCALIZED PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL ORDER;-RESPONDING TO OPEN MOMENTS - ISE HAS BUILT TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES TO IDENTIFY "OPEN MOMENTS" - CRITICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSFORMATION AND REFORM IN COUNTRIES. ISE SUPPORTS COUNTRIES TO NAVIGATE THESE OPEN MOMENTS BY LEARNING FROM PAST EXPERIENCES AND IMPROVING ON CONVENTIONAL INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES. AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE RECONSTRUCTION AND RECOVERY, SUPPORT TO NEW GOVERNMENTS AND REFORM SEQUENCING;-ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS - ISE IS UNDERTAKING A SYSTEMIC ANALYSIS ON SUPPLY CHAIN SHIFTS AND HOW THEY MIGHT ADVANCE POSITIVE ECONOMIC, SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES. THIS WORK FORMS PART OF ISE'S PRACTICE SUPPORTING COUNTRY STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH AND INNOVATION. THIS PRACTICE PARTNERS WITH COUNTRIES TO MAP POTENTIAL SOURCES OF GROWTH AND PRIORITIES FOR INNOVATION AND ALIGN INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING SKILLS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR THESE PRIORITIES;-FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT: DEVELOPMENT 3.0 - ISE'S "FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT" INITIATIVE PROVIDES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND OPTIONS FOR HOW COUNTRIES AND THEIR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS CAN MODERNIZE THEIR APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE. THIS EFFORT AIMS TO UPDATE THE TOOLKIT USED BY LEADING DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, ENSURING THEY REMAIN RELEVANT IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD;-AI, TECHNOLOGY & CITIZEN-CENTERED GOVERNANCE - ADDRESSES CRITICAL QUESTIONS AT THE NEXUS OF AI ADVANCEMENTS, GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT. IT INVESTIGATES THE IMPACT OF AI ON CORE GOVERNANCE FUNCTIONS; ETHICALLY INTEGRATES AI TO IMPROVE EXISTING ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND TO DEVELOP NEW ONES WHERE APPROPRIATE; AND DISSEMINATES FINDINGS TO HELP KEY STAKEHOLDERS UNDERSTAND BOTH THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF AI FOR GOVERNANCE, ENSURING ITS POTENTIAL IS FULLY LEVERAGED TO STRENGTHEN THE STATE-CITIZEN COMPACT;-ACCOUNTABILITY & ANTICORRUPTION - ISE'S NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY DIAGNOSTICS TOOL ASSESSES A COUNTRY'S FISCAL, BUDGETARY, AND ANTI-CORRUPTION SYSTEMS. THIS DIAGNOSTIC TOOL HELPS GOVERNMENTS ADDRESS FIDUCIARY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES; AND-COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT & THE SOCIAL COMPACT - ISE WORKS WITH GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO DESIGN, OPERATIONALIZE AND SCALE CDD PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING NEW SOCIAL COMPACTS FOR ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENTS, FAIR ECONOMIES AND EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES AND CITIZENS. ISE DESIGNS SYSTEMS TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES TO NATIONAL-LEVEL DECISION-MAKERS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. 41704 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS - ISE'S ENGAGE, EDUCATE, AND TRAIN PROGRAMS ADVANCE APPROACHES TO EQUIP NEW GENERATION LEADERS AND MANAGERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND TOOLS TO CREATE INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND ACCOUNTABLE AND EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A VARIETY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING INITIATIVES, INCLUDING: I) TAILORED LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND RETREATS FOR SENIOR LEADERS AND MANAGERS ACROSS PRIVATE, PUBLIC, AND CIVIL SOCIETY SECTORS IN COUNTRIES AND REGIONS NAVIGATING PROCESSES OF TRANSFORMATION AND REFORM; II) MANAGING GOVERNANCE REFORM AND TRANSFORMATION COURSES TO EQUIP PROFESSIONALS WITH TOOLS AND SKILLS TO ACCELERATE INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS AND BETTER SERVE CITIZENS; III) ISE'S NEXTGEN FELLOWS PROGRAM TO ENHANCE PRACTICAL SKILLS AND SUBSTANTIVE EXPERTISE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF GLOBAL LEADERS, WHILE ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS FOR THEM ACROSS FOCUS AREAS AND REGIONS; AND IV) SPECIALIZED TRAININGS THAT ENHANCE THE PRACTICAL SKILLS AND SUBSTANTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF LEADERS AND MANAGERS ON SECTOR SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNANCE. 20480 NETWORKS PARTNERSHIP AND DISSEMINATION - ISE ORGANIZES AND PARTICIPATES IN EVENTS ON GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO CREATE NETWORKS AND PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS FIELDS RELEVANT TO ISE'S WORK AND CREATES PRODUCTS TO DISSEMINATE IDEAS AND DEVELOP THINKING ON GOVERNANCE ISSUES. AUDIENCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 20480 1518867 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X CLARE LOCKHART 2022985959 1050 30TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 CLARE LOCKHART DIRECTOR/CEO/PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 269100 0 7344 PHILIP MUNGER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 HENRY DREIFUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ELLEN MANFULL DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 128089 0 3843 PATRICIA RAMSEY LEAD, DATA AND DIGITAL 40.00 X 142500 0 14275 539689 0 25462 5 0 1 0 MARIKA THEROS 3283 ARCADIA PLACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20015 CONSULTING 154500 LAUREN MCCOLLOUGH 2300 CADY WAY WINTER PARK FL 32792 CONSULTING 131250 2 302450 747250 201750 1049700 CONTRACT INCOME 541900 625745 625745 625745 51954 51954 201750 201750 0 0 LOSS ON FOREIGN CURREN 900099 -735 -735 -735 1726664 625745 0 51219 X 252144 216654 22934 12556 438640 376900 39808 21932 19206 16503 1878 825 3817 3280 373 164 57786 49653 5650 2483 16051 16051 107730 107730 706227 663995 15996 26236 18699 3530 15151 18 33411 20334 12313 764 43807 23826 19981 141422 127701 4597 9124 31076 13083 17993 2206 1895 201 110 6844 6844 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 4170 1513 2339 318 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMEN 3453 3453 TAXES, PERMITS, LICENSE 176 176 1886865 1518867 275475 92523 296922 422623 1680233 1578161 150000 25068 81064 19279 7017 7070 82134 78907 3754 3227 172306 221067 2391296 2276495 79436 76269 165786 214353 245222 290622 X 1264859 1500277 881215 485596 2146074 1985873 2391296 2276495 -160201 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 3457618 3356521 1762245 1703517 1049700 11329601 3457618 3356521 1762245 1703517 1049700 11329601 2057626 9271975 2696 4480 32461 49656 51954 141247 1 1 11470849 2247361 0.80830 0.81430 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 82134 78907 3227 3227 DEPOSITS 6714 457(B) PLAN ASSET 214353 221067 457(B) PLAN LIABILITY 214353 214353 X 1726664 0 1726664 0 1726664 1886865 0 1886865 0 1886865 PART X, LINE 2: ISE BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEEDED TO BE RECORDED. EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 1 8 PROGRAM SERVICES ASSESSMENTS OF COUNTRY STABILITY AND THE CONDITION OF STATE INSTITUTIONS AND PROVISION OF A USEFUL BASIS FOR LEARNING ABOUT TRANSITIONS. 242762 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES ASSESSMENTS OF COUNTRY STABILITY AND THE CONDITION OF STATE INSTITUTIONS AND PROVISION OF A USEFUL BASIS FOR LEARNING ABOUT TRANSITIONS. 26779 1 11 0 0 1 11 269541 0 269541 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: EXPENDITURES ARE REPORTED USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLARE LOCKHART DIRECTOR/CEO/PRESIDENT 244800 0 0 0 24300 0 7344 0 0 0 276444 0 0 0 PATRICIA RAMSEY LEAD, DATA AND DIGITAL 142500 0 0 0 0 0 14275 0 0 0 156775 0 0 0 X 1 201750 FMV 0 0 0 SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DONORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS THE ONLY BODY WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATED THE REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 TO MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 DURING 2009 AN INDEPENDENT GROUP WAS BROUGHT TOGETHER AND OFFICER COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BASED UPON COMPARISONS MADE WITH COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS PAID A DAY RATE AND HER COMPENSATION METHOD DID NOT CHANGE UNTIL JULY 2020. IN JULY 2020, THE BOARD APPROVED A CHANGE IN THE PAYMENT METHOD OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION FROM A MONTHLY CONTRACTOR TO A PAYROLL EMPLOYEE OF ISE, MAKING THE SAME COMPENSATION AS DETERMINED IN 2009. THE MONTHLY SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 663,995. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,996. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 26,236. TOTAL EXPENSES 706,227.