Caspian Policy Center

Analysis

Caspian Policy Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2017, 9 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, Caspian Policy Center reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.6m (+152%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Caspian Policy Center sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital Inc ($2.6m), Akanksha Education Fund Inc ($2.6m) and Cape Eleuthera Foundation Inc ($2.6m).

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 $30k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $910k. At year end it held assets of $88k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $68k. It reported 7 employees.