Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a non-profit organization that carries out research on poverty alleviation and development programs, and advocates for the use of this research in decision-making.

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a close partner of IPA.

History

IPA was founded in 2011 by Dean Karlan, an American development economist.

Evaluation

In 2011, GiveWell rated IPA a standout charity.^[1] As of July 2022, IPA has received over $3 million in funding from Effective Altruism Funds,^[2][3][4][5] and $350,000 from Open Philanthropy,^[6] and is also featured in The Life You Can Save’s list of “best charities”.^[7]

Further reading

Sebastian Sanchez et al. (2021) Timeline of Innovations for Poverty Action, Timelines Wiki.

External links

Innovations for Poverty Action. Official website.

Apply for a job.

Donate to IPA.

Related entries

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

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   GiveWell (2011) Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), GiveWell, November 28.

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   Global Health and Development Fund (2020) July 2020: Innovations for Poverty Action, Effective Altruism Funds, July.

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   Global Health and Development Fund (2020) November 2020: Innovations for Poverty Action, Effective Altruism Funds, November.

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   Global Health and Development Fund (2020) December 2020: Innovations for Poverty Action, Effective Altruism Funds, December.

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   Global Health and Development Fund (2021) May 2021: Innovations for Poverty Action, Effective Altruism Funds, May.

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   Open Philanthropy (2022) Grants database: Innovations for Poverty Action, Open Philanthropy.

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   The Life You Can Save (2021) Best charities, The Life You Can Save.