Center for Civic and Public Policy Improvement

Analysis

Center for Civic and Public Policy Improvement is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, 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, Center for Civic and Public Policy Improvement reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.5m (-18%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Civic and Public Policy Improvement sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Center Inc ($1.5m), Ihsan Foundation for West Africa ($1.5m) and Bridgeway Foundation ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $291k (21% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $1,833, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 13 employees.