The Policy Circle Co

Analysis

The Policy Circle Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilmette, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, The Policy Circle Co reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.3m (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Policy Circle Co sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Museum of Ventura County ($2.3m), American Writers Museum ($2.3m) and Pioneer Courthouse Square of Portland Inc ($2.3m).

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 $377k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $715k. At year end it held assets of $634k against liabilities of $184k, net assets of $450k. It reported 12 employees.