Public Charity

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL POLICY

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL POLICY, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $8.4M in revenue, $10.7M in expenses, $20.5M in total assets. 44 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $10.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521254948 WASHINGTON, DC Public & Societal Benefit N.E.C. NTEE: W99 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8.4M
Total Expenses$10.7M
Total Assets$20.5M
Grant Records44
Funding Total$10.2M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL POLICY, INC. (CSSP) IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC POLICY, RESEARCH, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION. HEADQUARTERED IN WASHINGTON, DC, CSSP WORKS WITH STATES AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS AND WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CSSP'S MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE A RACIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND SOCIALLY JUST SOCIETY IN WHICH ALL CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES THRIVE. WE TRANSLATE IDEAS INTO ACTION, PROMOTE PUBLIC POLICIES, AND SUPPORT STRONG AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES. WE ADVOCATE WITH AND FOR ALL CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES MARGINALIZED BY PUBLIC POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES.

Where $100 goes at Center for the Study of Social Policy

How Center for the Study of Social Policy divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$40
Child and family well-being and public system reform
49% of program spending
$23
Young children and their families
29% of program spending
$15
Promoting public policy to improve outcomes for children, youth and families: cssp develops and disseminates policy research and provides technical assistance to local, state, and federal policymakers and…
19% 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 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

EXEC VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Christine Katz
PAST CHAIRMAN Dr Carol Wilson Spigner
DIRECTOR Dr Leon Caldwell
DIRECTOR Elliott Hinkle
SENIOR ASSOCIATE Francie Zimmerman
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/30/24) Frank Farrow

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$5,205,853 9 grants
General Support
$2,913,166 15 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,015,973 7 grants
Health & Medicine
$534,922 3 grants
Youth Development
$222,958 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $8.4M $10.7M $20.5M
2023 $14.6M $11.4M $23.7M
2022 $8.7M $11.4M $20.4M
2021 $17.0M $11.7M $21.3M
2020 $14.4M $12.8M $17.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $14.4M to $8.4M (-42%), with total assets most recently reported at $20.5M.

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

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