Myanmar Policy Institute

Analysis

Myanmar Policy Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Smyrna, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Myanmar Policy Institute reported income of $1.2m and spending of $806k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $680k to $1.2m (+77%), an average of +77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Myanmar Policy Institute sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 78th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House Inc ($1.2m), Jazz Legacy Foundation Incorporated ($1.2m) and Watson Caring Science Institute ($1.2m).

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 $394k (49% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $235k. At year end it held assets of $599k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $599k. It reported 1 employees.