Mission
CEPP WORKS COLLABORATIVELY TO IMPROVE SYSTEMS OF JUSTICE AND ADVANCE COMMUNITY WELL-BEING BY SHARING EXPERTISE, PROMOTING RESEARCH-INFORMED AND EMERGING PRACTICES, AND FACILITATING CHANGE.
Public Charity
CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY INC
CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY INC is a Public Charity headquartered in KENSINGTON, MD. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.9M revenue, $5.9M expenses, $3.7M total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $80K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 232188609
KENSINGTON, MD
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.9M
Total Expenses$5.9M
Total Assets$3.7M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$80K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Center for Effective Public Policy Inc
How Center for Effective Public Policy Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$83
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $83 for programs
$83
Cepp provides training, technical assistance, and research support on criminal justice efforts in various states nationwide
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
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$25,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,000
Grant sub-award
$30,725
GRANT SUB-AWARD
$16,695
GRANT SUB-AWARD
$1,510
Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PRESIDENT
Alison Shames
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Anke Mann
SENIOR MANAGER
Erica King
SENIOR MANAGER
Holly Ziemer
SECRETARY
Leilah Gilligan
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Matthew Alsdorf
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.9M | $5.9M | $3.7M |
| 2024 | $6.8M | $6.4M | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $6.6M | $6.6M | $2.7M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $5.5M | $11.8M |
| 2021 | $715K | $5.1M | $15.0M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $715K to $7.9M (+1005%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.