Public Charity

THE WASHINGTON STATE BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER

THE WASHINGTON STATE BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER is a Public Charity headquartered in SEATTLE, WA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.1M revenue, $1.5M expenses, $1.9M total assets. 150 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 721612982 SEATTLE, WA Government & Public Administration NTEE: W20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.1M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$1.9M
Grant Records150
Funding Total$6.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO USE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE THE WELL-BEING OF WASHINGTON COMMUNITIES, IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC SECURITY AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITY OF ALL WASHINGTONIANS, AND SUPPORT THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN PROMOTING A JUST AND PROSPEROUS SOCIETY.

Where $100 goes at The Washington State Budget and Policy Center

How The Washington State Budget and Policy Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$78
Provide credible, independent and accessible information and analysis of state fiscal issues (including both revenue and spending policies) with particular attention to the impacts on low and moderate…
All 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

BOARD TREASURER Amanda Reinhard
BOARD MEMBER Ankita Patel
BOARD PRESIDENT Brenda Anibarro
BOARD MEMBER Denisse Guerrero
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Elissa Goss
BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Irene Basloe Saraf

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,757,621 101 grants
Research & Policy
$1,277,765 17 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$343,997 11 grants
Education
$305,000 4 grants
Economic Development
$285,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.1M $1.5M $1.9M
2024 $1.7M $1.7M $1.6M
2023 $1.4M $1.8M $1.6M
2022 $1.4M $1.3M $2.0M
2021 $1.8M $1.3M $1.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.8M to $2.1M (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9M.

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

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