Public Charity

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $11.9M in revenue, $13.6M in expenses, $19.6M in total assets. 161 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $19.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521368964 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$11.9M
Total Expenses$13.6M
Total Assets$19.6M
Grant Records161
Funding Total$19.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

EPI USES THE TOOLS OF ECONOMICS TO BRING THE INTERESTS OF LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME WORKERS INTO ECONOMIC POLICY DISCUSSIONS. EPI'S RIGOROUS RESEARCH AND TRANSFORMATIVE IDEAS FORTIFY WORKER ORGANIZING, BUILD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW POWER AND POLICY SHAPE ECONOMIC OUTCOMES, AND HELP DRIVE PROGRESSIVE POLICY CHANGE AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. WE PARTNER WITH NATIONAL AND STATE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMICS, AND LABOR UNIONS TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION.

Sample Grants Received

2024
General operating support
$710,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$522,140

Showing up to 5 of 161 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER April Verrett
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Barbara Western
MEMBER Becky Pringle
MEMBER Brian Bryant
DIR. POLICY, GENERAL COUNS Celine Mcnicholas
MEMBER Claude Cummings

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,427,929 9 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,875,361 30 grants
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
$1,276,500 6 grants
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
$1,000,000 10 grants
General operating support
$910,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $11.9M $13.6M $19.6M
2023 $16.2M $12.1M $21.9M
2022 $8.1M $12.2M $18.6M
2020 $12.4M $7.9M $13.5M
2019 $10.9M $8.0M $8.8M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $10.9M to $11.9M (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.6M.

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