Totals
- Total revenue
- $18,666,642
- Total expenses
- $23,630,803
- Contributions and grants received
- $17,272,975
- Grants paid
- $6,108,745
- Program service revenue
- $737,726
- Investment income
- $632,209
- Other revenue
- $23,732
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,799,574
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,943,209
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $17,856,365
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $18,156,330
- Management and general expenses
- $2,196,150
- Fundraising expenses
- $3,278,323
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $18,156,330
Program services were 76.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
-
1b · Membership dues
$30,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$17,242,975
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$40,363
-
2a · Program service revenue: ANNUAL CONFERENCE
total $737,726 · related or exempt $737,726
-
3 · Investment income
total $617,454 · excluded $617,454
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $3,850,185
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $3,835,430
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $14,755
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $14,755 · excluded $14,755
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $23,732 · excluded $23,732
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$23,732
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $6,092,250 · program services $6,092,250
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $16,495 · program services $16,495
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,562,524 · program services $976,571 · management and general $286,307 · fundraising $299,646
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $6,427,461 · program services $4,526,418 · management and general $532,510 · fundraising $1,368,533
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $242,483 · program services $172,558 · management and general $23,500 · fundraising $46,425
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $601,187 · program services $413,960 · management and general $138,966 · fundraising $48,261
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $580,355 · program services $377,329 · management and general $98,267 · fundraising $104,759
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11b · Fees: legal
total $76,752 · program services $66,792 · management and general $9,960
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $283,045 · management and general $283,045
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $30,140 · program services $30,140
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $217,578 · fundraising $217,578
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $53,875 · management and general $53,875
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11g · Fees: other
total $2,879,319 · program services $2,415,887 · management and general $169,875 · fundraising $293,557
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13 · Office expenses
total $513,862 · program services $102,082 · management and general $15,438 · fundraising $396,342
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14 · Information technology
total $40,911 · program services $6,907 · management and general $34,004
-
16 · Occupancy
total $101,221 · program services $17,390 · management and general $78,312 · fundraising $5,519
-
17 · Travel
total $1,140,534 · program services $828,409 · management and general $231 · fundraising $311,894
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,824,187 · program services $1,718,672 · management and general $506 · fundraising $105,009
-
20 · Interest
total $63,963 · program services $2,609 · management and general $61,354
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $236,235 · program services $162,279 · management and general $27,090 · fundraising $46,866
-
23 · Insurance
total $29,163 · program services $20,033 · management and general $3,344 · fundraising $5,786
-
24a · Other expenses: DUES - SUBSCRIPTIONS -
total $559,769 · program services $195,490 · management and general $345,423 · fundraising $18,856
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $57,494 · program services $14,059 · management and general $34,143 · fundraising $9,292
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $4,301,803 · end of year $4,724,571
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $522,641 · end of year $367,571
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,626,270 · end of year $776,270
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $246,559 · end of year $273,012
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $405,281 · end of year $504,386
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$24,187
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$19,061
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $24,187 · end of year $5,126
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $15,131,917 · end of year $11,984,683
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,318,193 · end of year $1,163,955
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $300,257 · end of year $604,741
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,481,162 · end of year $1,338,468
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $17,342,355 · end of year $15,701,252
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,453,077 · end of year $2,155,113
Mission and programs · 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.
Activities or mission (Part I)
CATALYZE THRIVING, DURABLE FREEDOM MOVEMENTS IN EVERY STATE, ANCHORED WITH HIGH-PERFORMING INDEPENDENT THINK TANKS.
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CATALYZE MULTI-STATE POLICY SOLUTIONS: SPN EMPOWERS A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF INDEPENDENT THINK TANKS TO COLLABORATE ON STATE AND COMMUNITY CHALLENGES, CONDUCT RIGOROUS RESEARCH, AND PROMOTE PROVEN POLICY SOLUTIONS NATIONWIDE. THROUGH STRATEGIC GRANTS, HANDS-ON SUPPORT, AND FOSTERING DEEP COLLABORATION AMONG STATE LEADERS, SPN ACCELERATES INNOVATIVE REFORMS THAT STRENGTHEN SELF-GOVERNANCE AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICANS.
Expenses $8,473,899 · Grants $4,201,369 · Revenue $368,863
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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. BY CONNECTING STATE LEADERS AND EQUIPPING THEM TO DEFEND FEDERALISM, ADVANCE FREE-MARKET REFORMS, AND CHAMPION COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS, SPN ENSURES POLICY CHANGES TAKE ROOT, ENDURE, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE LIVES OF AMERICANS.
Expenses $5,275,694 · Grants $1,625,881 · Revenue $295,090
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ADVANCE PRACTICAL FEDERALISM: SPN EQUIPS POLICYMAKERS WITH TRAINING, INFORMATION, AND PRACTICAL TOOLS TO RESIST FEDERAL OVERREACH AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS TAILORED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. BY EMPOWERING STATES TO ACT AS LABORATORIES OF DEMOCRACY, SPN ENSURES POLICY DECISIONS ARE SHAPED BY THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO THE CHALLENGES.
Expenses $2,256,544 · Grants $265,000 · Revenue $73,773
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OTHER PROGRAMS
Expenses $2,150,193 · Grants $16,495
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Tracie J SharpTRACIE J SHARP
PRES & CEO TILL 9/25, CEO EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $487,953
- From this org
- $458,493
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,460
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $378,493
- Bonus
- $80,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $14,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,460
- Filer's total
- $487,953
-
Lawson BaderLAWSON BADER
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stanford D SwimSTANFORD D SWIM
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John HoodJOHN HOOD
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carrie TynanCARRIE TYNAN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
George CoatesGEORGE COATES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Adam MeyersonADAM MEYERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bridgett G WagnerBRIDGETT G WAGNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nicole HoplinNICOLE HOPLIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher DauerCHRISTOPHER DAUER
CHIEF EXEC. OFFICER AS OF 09/25
- Total calculated
- $155,328
- From this org
- $146,782
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,546
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $121,782
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,800
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,746
- Filer's total
- $155,328
-
Emily McCallisterEMILY MCCALLISTER
EXECUTIVE VP
- Total calculated
- $266,376
- From this org
- $256,131
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,245
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $226,131
- Bonus
- $30,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,245
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $266,376
-
Anthony WoodliefANTHONY WOODLIEF
SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $322,546
- From this org
- $310,140
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,406
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $270,140
- Bonus
- $40,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,406
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $322,546
-
Rebecca PainterREBECCA PAINTER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL 12/25
- Total calculated
- $330,321
- From this org
- $320,136
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,185
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $240,136
- Bonus
- $80,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,185
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $330,321
-
Kyle HartzKYLE HARTZ
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $274,919
- From this org
- $246,168
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,751
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $201,168
- Bonus
- $45,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,205
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,546
- Filer's total
- $274,919
-
Christina PajakCHRISTINA PAJAK
M.D. OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
- Total calculated
- $230,975
- From this org
- $213,965
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,010
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $168,965
- Bonus
- $45,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,604
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,406
- Filer's total
- $230,975
-
Crystal BakerCRYSTAL BAKER
V.P. OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
- Total calculated
- $237,600
- From this org
- $211,165
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,435
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $176,165
- Bonus
- $35,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,904
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,531
- Filer's total
- $237,600
-
Julia BurdenJULIA BURDEN
VICE PRESIDENT OF EVENT STRATEGY
- Total calculated
- $215,109
- From this org
- $207,105
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,004
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $172,105
- Bonus
- $35,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,004
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $215,109
-
Todd DavidsonTODD DAVIDSON
VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $207,831
- From this org
- $191,951
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,880
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $171,951
- Bonus
- $20,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,804
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,076
- Filer's total
- $207,831
-
Carl O Helstrom IIICARL O HELSTROM III
FORMER CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $60,000
- From this org
- $60,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $60,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $60,000
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- ALL BONUSES WERE NON-FIXED DISCRETIONARY, ACCRUED AND PAID ON 12/31/2025.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
-
$500,000
EDUCATION
-
INSTITUTE FOR REFORMING GOVERNMENT
$250,000
DURABLE FREEDOM INFRASTRUCTURE
-
OKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
$250,000
DURABLE FREEDOM INFRASTRUCTURE
-
DURABLE FREEDOM INFRASTRUCTURE
-
$245,000
DURABLE FREEDOM INFRASTRUCTURE
-
$125,000
EDUCATION
-
$125,000
DURABLE FREEDOM INFRASTRUCTURE
-
$125,000
EDUCATION
-
$125,000
ENERGY
-
CENTER OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
$125,000
ENERGY
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 11 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202612549349300726
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