Opensky Policy Institute

Analysis

Opensky Policy Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Opensky Policy Institute reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.3m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.6m (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Opensky Policy Institute sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Marthas Housing Inc ($1.6m), Connecticut Legal Rights Project Inc ($1.6m) and Buffalo Senior Center Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $621k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 12 employees.