Public Charity

COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS

COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS, of LEXINGTON, KY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $66.9M in revenue, $66.2M in expenses, $83.4M in total assets. 108 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 366000818 LEXINGTON, KY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$66.9M
Total Expenses$66.2M
Total Assets$83.4M
Grant Records108
Funding Total$11.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS (CSG) IS A NONPARTISAN COMMUNITY OF THE STATES, COMMITTED TO CONNECTING, INFORMING, INSPIRING AND EMPOWERING PUBLIC SERVANTS IN ALL THREE BRANCHES OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO PUT THE BEST IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS INTO PRACTICE.

Where $100 goes at Council of State Governments

How Council of State Governments divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$51
Grants and contracts
59% of program spending
$14
Csg national office
17% of program spending
$12
The csg regional offices
13% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. 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

2025
GRANT, CONNECTING SYSTEMS TO SCALE PUBLIC SECTOR APPRENTICESHIPS
$689,500
$50,000
$750,000
2024
Grant, Launching Civic Sector Apprenticeships in Rural Communities Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit
$444,950
$200,000

Showing up to 5 of 108 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

NATIONAL CHAIR-ELECT AND BOARD MEMBER Assemblymember Mike Gipson
BOARD MEMBER Cam Ward
BOARD MEMBER Comm Vicki Schmidt
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO David Adkins
SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR David D'amora
DIRECTOR OF WEST Edgar Ruiz

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$4,079,503 12 grants
General Support
$3,901,248 51 grants
Education
$1,055,000 4 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$872,000 30 grants
Health & Medicine
$500,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $66.9M $66.2M $83.4M
2024 $65.4M $60.1M $76.9M
2023 $65.3M $57.6M $69.7M
2022 $46.7M $46.0M $57.5M
2021 $43.2M $38.5M $43.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $43.2M to $66.9M (+55%), with total assets most recently reported at $83.4M.

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

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