Public Charity

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $17.4M in revenue, $14.2M in expenses, $21.3M in total assets. 166 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $19.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521368964 WASHINGTON, DC Economics NTEE: V22 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$17.4M
Total Expenses$14.2M
Total Assets$21.3M
Grant Records166
Funding Total$19.9M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

EPI USES THE TOOLS OF ECONOMICS TO BRING THE INTERESTS OF LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME WORKERS INTO ECONOMIC POLICY DISCUSSIONS. EPI'S RIGOROUS RESEARCH AND TRANSFORMATIVE IDEAS FORTIFY WORKER ORGANIZING, BUILD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW POWER AND POLICY SHAPE ECONOMIC OUTCOMES, AND HELP DRIVE PROGRESSIVE POLICY CHANGE AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. WE PARTNER WITH NATIONAL AND STATE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMICS, AND LABOR UNIONS TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION.

Where $100 goes at Economic Policy Institute

How Economic Policy Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$44
Economic analysis and research network (earn)
52% of program spending
$15
Research
18% of program spending
$11
Communications
13% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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 Received

2024
General operating support
$710,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$522,140
$225,000

Showing up to 5 of 166 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

INST. ECONOMIST/RESEARCHER Adam S Hersh
MEMBER April Verrett
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Barbara J Western
MEMBER Becky Pringle
MEMBER Brian Bryant
DIR. GOVT AFFAIRS/LABOR COUNSEL Celine Mcnicholas

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$15,760,482 136 grants
Education
$1,245,644 7 grants
Research & Policy
$716,000 2 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$679,572 3 grants
Training & Professional Development
$346,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $17.4M $14.2M $21.3M
2024 $11.9M $13.6M $19.6M
2023 $16.2M $12.1M $21.9M
2022 $8.1M $12.2M $18.6M
2020 $12.4M $7.9M $13.5M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $12.4M to $17.4M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.3M.

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

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