Public Charity

STATE POLICY NETWORK

STATE POLICY NETWORK, of ARLINGTON, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $18.7M in revenue, $23.6M in expenses, $19.8M in total assets. 126 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $45.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 570952531 ARLINGTON, VA Management & Technical Assistance NTEE: R02 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$18.7M
Total Expenses$23.6M
Total Assets$19.8M
Grant Records126
Funding Total$45.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

STATE POLICY NETWORK'S (SPN) MISSION IS TO CATALYZE THRIVING, DURABLE FREEDOM MOVEMENTS IN EVERY STATE, ANCHORED WITH HIGH-PERFORMING, INDEPENDENT THINK TANKS.

Where $100 goes at State Policy Network

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

$76 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$13 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$40
Catalyze multi-state policy solutions
53% of program spending
$25
Build and strengthen state-based durable freedom infrastructure: through targeted training, coaching, grants, and peer-to-peer collaboration, spn accelerates the growth and impact of high-performing state-based organizations and leaders
33% of program spending
$11
Advance practical federalism
14% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adam Meyerson
SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Anthony Woodlief
DIRECTOR Bridgett G Wagner
FORMER CHAIRMAN Carl O Helstrom Iii
SECRETARY Carrie Tynan
M.D. OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Christina Pajak

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$42,751,367 81 grants
Arts & Culture
$546,250 8 grants
Education
$383,500 5 grants
Health & Medicine
$252,500 2 grants
Research & Policy
$229,050 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $18.7M $23.6M $19.8M
2024 $25.2M $22.5M $24.6M
2023 $27.1M $25.8M $20.7M
2022 $21.0M $21.1M $19.3M
2021 $24.8M $18.7M $19.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $24.8M to $18.7M (-25%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.8M.

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