Public Charity

COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $12.9M in revenue, $9.1M in expenses, $15.3M in total assets. 111 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $18.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521351785 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.9M
Total Expenses$9.1M
Total Assets$15.3M
Grant Records111
Funding Total$18.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE (CEI) IS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC POLICY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT CONSUMERS ARE BEST HELPED NOT BY GOVERNMENT REGULATION BUT BY BEING ALLOWED TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES IN A FREE MARKETPLACE.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Amanda France
VP OF ADMINISTRATION Carrie Diamond
DIRECTOR AS OF 04/25 Cathy Windels
DIRECTOR Dana Modzelewski
GENERAL COUNSEL Daniel Greenberg
FOR ENERGY AND ENVT, SR. FELLOW Daren Bakst - Dir Of Center

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Top Grant Purposes

for general operations
$7,114,000 4 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$4,207,450 3 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$2,568,500 8 grants
For recipient's exempt purpose
$1,259,500 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$856,665 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $12.9M $9.1M $15.3M
2024 $8.8M $8.6M $9.4M
2023 $10.1M $8.4M $10.0M
2022 $7.8M $6.7M $5.5M
2021 $6.7M $6.6M $4.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.7M to $12.9M (+91%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.3M.

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