International Foundation for Electoral Systems

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International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)

Established	1987
President	Anthony Banbury
Chair	Amb. William C. Eacho & Hon. J. Kenneth Blackwell
Budget	$70 million
Address	2011 Crystal Drive, 10th Floor, Arlington County, Virginia 22202
Location	Crystal City, Virginia, U.S.
Website	ifes.org

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is an international, non-profit organisation founded in 1987.^[1] Based in Arlington, Virginia, United States, the organization assists and supports elections and electoral stakeholders. Since 1987, IFES has worked in 145 countries and has programs in more than 50 countries throughout Asia-Pacific, Africa, Eurasia, the Middle East, and North Africa, and the Americas.^[1]

IFES is a non-governmental organization registered as a 501(c)(3) in the United States. According to IFES, they work to advance good governance and democratic rights by providing technical assistance to election officials, collaborating with civil society and public institutions to increase participation in the political process, and applying field-based research to improve the electoral cycle and develop trusted electoral bodies. IFES is supervised by a board of directors made up of Democratic and Republican politicians and members of the international community. Since 2018, the president of IFES is Anthony Banbury, having replaced Bill Sweeney.^[2]