Evaluating our impact
At the IAF, we have a longstanding commitment to transparency, accountability, and continuous learning. Systematic evaluation of the entire portfolio and reporting on the results also helps community organizations manage their projects, report clearly and demonstrate agency and accountability.
Annual Reports
Annual Report: 2019 In Review
In 2019, we awarded $18.5 million through grants, partnerships, and investments to 97 grassroots organizations, bringing our total active portfolio of IAF investments to $85.5 million in 24 countries.
Annual Report: 2018 In Review
The IAF's 2018 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2017 In Review
The IAF's 2017 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2016 In Review
The IAF's 2016 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2015 In Review
The IAF's 2015 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2014 In Review
The IAF's 2014 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2013 In Review
The IAF's 2013 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2012 In Review
The IAF's 2012 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2011 In Review
The IAF's 2011 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2010 In Review
The IAF's 2010 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2009 In Review
The IAF's 2009 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2008 In Review
The IAF's 2008 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2007 In Review
The IAF's 2007 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2006 In Review
The IAF's 2006 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2005 In Review
The IAF's 2005 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2004 In Review
The IAF's 2004 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2003 In Review
The IAF's 2003 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2002 In Review
The IAF's 2002 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 2001 In Review
The IAF's 2001 Annual Report.
Annual Report: 1998 In Review
The IAF's 1998 Annual Report.
Grantee Perception Reports
Why are we so proud to celebrate our 50th? Just listen to our grantee partners…
To launch our series on 50 years of grassroots successes, we explore why our grantees consider us one of the best funders of international development, according to the Center for Effective Philanthropy survey on grantees’ perceptions of their funders.
Grantee Perception Report 2017
In the 2017 Grantee Perception Report 73% of our community partners report a higher opinion of the United States as a result of working with us.
Ex-post Assessments
Ex-post assessment: Job skills and confidence for young Venezuelans
Ex-post assessment of FUNCAMET's project from a three-year IAF grant awarded in 2005.
Ex-post assessment: Socially committed young Guatemalan entrepreneurs
Ex-post assessment of AGG's project from a three-year IAF grant awarded in 2006.
Ex-post assessment: Incorporating youth in a maturing Brazilian neighborhood
Ex-post assessment of ASMOCONP's project from a five-year IAF grant awarded in 2005.
Ex-post assessment: Young Ecuadorian leaders stay put
Ex-post assessment of Mi Cometa's project from a two-year IAF grant awarded in 2006.
Ex-post assessment: Turning to migrant associations to help young Salvadorans back home
Ex-post assessment of REDES's project from a four-year IAF grant awarded in 2005.
Ex-post assessment: Good reviews for theater project with Paraguayan youth
Ex-post assessment of Fundación Arlequín Teatro's project from a two-year IAF grant awarded in 2006.
Ex-post assessment: Young Argentines chronicle the shantytowns of Buenos Aires
Ex-post assessment of ph15's project from a three-year IAF grant awarded in 2006.
Ex-post assessment: Young Paraguayans and a venue for dialogue
Ex-post assessment of Casa's project from a two-year IAF grant awarded in 2004.
Ex-post assessment: Civic participation, step by step
Ex-post assessment of ROCO's project from a three-year IAF grant awarded in 2005.
Ex-post assessment: Hardship can bring citizens together
Ex-post assessment of CRC's project from a IAF grant awarded in 2002.
Ex-post assessment: Soccer as a game changer
Ex-post assessment of Defensores's project from a IAF grant awarded in 2005.
Ex-post assessment: Taking on decentralization in metropolitan Lima
Ex-post assessment of ALTERNATIVA's project from a two-year IAF grant awarded in 2004.
Ex-post assessment: From farm to forum
Ex-post assessment of APLP's project from a three-year IAF grant awarded in 2005.
Ex-post assessment: Steps toward participation
Ex-post assessment of La Choza's project from a IAF grant awarded in 2004.
Ex-post assessment: Saving lives in western Guatemala
Ex-post assessment of CMM's project from an IAF grant awarded in 2001.
Ex-post assessment: Andean crops: Exposure, not traction, in Europe
Ex-post assessment of AEDES's project from a three-year IAF grant awarded in 2001.
Ex-post assessment: Nicaraguan villages enter the global market
Ex-post assessment of PAGJINO's project from a six-year IAF grant awarded in 1997.
Ex-post assessment: Waking up to coffee and a better life
Ex-post assessment of APANB's project from a three-year IAF grant awarded in 2001.
Ex-post assessment: Coffee growers access global markets
Ex-post assessment of SOPPEXCCA's project from a two-year IAF grant awarded in 2004.
Ex-post assessment: Exporting panela in Peru: How sweet it is
Ex-post assessment of PIDECAFE's project from a three-year IAF grant awarded in 2002.
Ex-post assessment: Better living conditions
Ex-post assessment of PROVAY's project from a three-year IAF grant awarded in 2001.
Ex-post assessment: Creating social capital from the bottom up
Ex-post assessment of CACMU's project from a three-year IAF grant awarded in 2002.
Ex-post assessment: Dancing with the devils in Portobelo
Ex-post assessment of PRODES's project from a six-year IAF grant awarded in 1999.
Ex-post assessment: Two perspectives on a development experience
Ex-post assessment of Quila Quila's project from a six-year IAF grant awarded in 1999.
Ex-post assessment: Home ownership for favela residents
Ex-post assessment of FBR's project from a four-year IAF grant awarded in 2001.
Ex-post assessment: Rebuilding after El Salvador’s war
Ex-post assessment of PADECOMSM's project from a four-year IAF grant awarded in 1998.
Ex-post assessment: Restoring pastureland at the top of the world
Ex-post assessment of GAMMA's project from a six-year IAF grant awarded in 1998.
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