DC Policy Center

Analysis

DC Policy Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2018, 8 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, DC Policy Center reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.0m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, DC Policy Center sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ronald McDonald House Charities Detroit ($1.9m), Alabama Baptist Inc ($2.0m) and Trimount Foundation Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $335k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $725k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $561k, net assets of $977k. It reported 10 employees.