Center for Public Policy Priorities

Analysis

Center for Public Policy Priorities is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 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, Center for Public Policy Priorities reported income of $5.1m and spending of $4.1m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $5.1m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Public Policy Priorities 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 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taller Salud Inc ($5.1m), Trellis ($5.1m) and 1894 Inc ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 7.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $207k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $370k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 38 employees.