Bipartisan Policy Center Inc

Analysis

Bipartisan Policy Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 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, Bipartisan Policy Center Inc reported income of $31.2m and spending of $36.4m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $22.6m to $31.2m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bipartisan Policy Center Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tri State Food Bank Inc ($31.1m), Lighthouse for the Blind ($31.2m) and New York Junior Tennis League Inc ($31.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.7m (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.4m. At year end it held assets of $61.4m against liabilities of $23.9m, net assets of $37.5m. It reported 256 employees.