Center for Effective Public Policy

Analysis

Center for Effective Public Policy is a registered charity in United States, based in Kensington, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1982, 44 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Center for Effective Public Policy reported income of $6.6m and spending of $6.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $6.6m (+520%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1327%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Effective Public Policy sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($6.6m), Ardmore Inc ($6.6m) and Bridgeways ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $921k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $240k. It reported 26 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.