The Economic Strategy Institute

Analysis

The Economic Strategy Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1990, 36 years ago. 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 August 2023, The Economic Strategy Institute reported income of $103k and spending of $83k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $180k to $103k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Economic Strategy Institute sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 19th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home Meals Delivery Inc ($103k), Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association ($103k) and Reaching Your Dream Learning Center ($103k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11k against liabilities of $232k, net assets of -$221k.