Public Charity

PUBLIC AGENDA INC

PUBLIC AGENDA INC is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.7M revenue, $3.4M expenses, $5.0M total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 132847587 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.7M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$5.0M
Grant Records7
Funding Total$3.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PUBLIC AGENDA STRENGTHENS AMERICAN DEMOCRACY BY CONNECTING RESEARCH TO ACTION ENABLING PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS TO PURSUE CHANGES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WE AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF AMERICANS AND HELP COMMUNITIES DISCOVER AND BUILD ON COMMON GROUND.

Sample Grants Received

2024
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$1,000,000
2023
Beyond Transfer Supporting Provosts for Student Success Transformation in State Systems Transfer Funders Group Facilitation & Planning
$1,148,700
2023
TRANSFER & CREDIT MOBILITY
$740,000
2020
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$50,000
2020
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
$10,000

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Andrew Seligsohn
BOARD MEMBER Cheryl Whaley
BOARD MEMBER Chris Gates
BOARD MEMBER Claude M Millman
BOARD MEMBER Dr Lilian Wu
BOARD MEMBER Dr Shirley Malcom

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Top Grant Purposes

Beyond Transfer Supporting Provosts for Student Success Transformation in State Systems Transfer Funders Group Facilitation & Planning
$1,148,700 1 grant
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$1,000,000 1 grant
TRANSFER & CREDIT MOBILITY
$740,000 1 grant
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$406,622 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.7M $3.4M $5.0M
2024 $3.6M $4.4M $4.6M
2023 $1.3M $2.9M $5.2M
2022 $3.1M $3.0M $6.4M
2021 $3.7M $3.3M $7.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $3.7M, with total assets most recently reported at $5.0M.

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