Public Policy Lab

Analysis

Public Policy Lab is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Public Policy Lab reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.4m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $996k to $2.7m (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Public Policy Lab sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Villa Comunitaria ($2.7m), Waterbury Promise Inc ($2.7m) and Minnesota Association of Townships ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $390k, net assets of $670k. It reported 26 employees.