Center on Policy Initiatives

Analysis

Center on Policy Initiatives is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 on Policy Initiatives reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.3m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.4m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Center on Policy Initiatives sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alpha Opportunities Inc ($3.4m), Nutrition Inc ($3.4m) and Turning Point Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $232k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $662k, net assets of $5.5m. It reported 34 employees.