Center for Economic and Policy Research

Analysis

Center for Economic and Policy Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 Economic and Policy Research reported income of $6.9m and spending of $7.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $6.9m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Center for Economic and Policy Research sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Financing Alliance for Health ($6.9m), American Friends of the Kiev Jewish Community ($7.0m) and Maisha Meds Inc ($6.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $26.3m against liabilities of $537k, net assets of $25.8m. It reported 53 employees.