Public Charity

Policy Issues Institute

Policy Issues Institute is a Public Charity headquartered in Laguna Niguel, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.2M revenue, $5.5M expenses, $219K total assets. IRS filings disclose 8 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $179K.

EIN: 330973052 Laguna Niguel, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.2M
Total Expenses$5.5M
Total Assets$219K
Grants Given8
Grant Total$179K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PII has worked over the last two decades to educate and inform the public regarding public policy issues that impact the constitutional order upon which our country was founded. PII is primarily focused on promoting robust First Amendment protections for citizens and exposing judicial overreach that contravenes fundamental American principles such as free speech, freedom of the press, and other natural rights bestowed upon the public by our Constitution. PII similarly has a substantial interest in preventing judicial overreach, especially when that overreach has substantial First Amendment implications.

Where $100 goes at Policy Issues Institute

How Policy Issues Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$68 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$25 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$68
PII mailed over 257,000 petitions in 2025 to the public, to inform them of important public policy issues, and asking them to send their signed petitions to members…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

Fair PAC
Hilmar, CA · 2025
Contribution - General Support
$10,000
PII nonprofit 501c4-no on 32
Laguna Niguel, CA · 2024
Contribution - General Support
$50,700
SA Ctzns for Voting-No on DD
Irvine, CA · 2024
Contribution - General Support
$47,250
New York, NY · 2024
Contribution - General Support
$12,500
United States Justice Fndtn
Anthem, AZ · 2023
Contribution - General Support
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Vice President Alexander Tomescu
Treasurer Barrett Garcia
President Floyd Brown
CEO James Lacy
Director Lori Klein
Director Martin Matthews

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$178,850 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.2M $5.5M $219K
2024 $5.9M $6.4M $488K
2023 $8.5M $8.8M $988K
2022 $9.8M $8.6M $1.5M
2021 $6.1M $6.9M $314K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $6.1M to $5.2M (-16%), with total assets most recently reported at $219K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, NY.

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