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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 28 February 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Both are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,944,314
Total expenses
$7,099,081
Contributions and grants received
$5,078,460
Grants paid
$2,151,010
Program service revenue
$192,852
Investment income
$1,604,663
Other revenue
$68,339
Total assets, end of year
$26,307,146
Total liabilities, end of year
$537,250
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$25,769,896
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,374,844
Management and general expenses
$509,230
Fundraising expenses
$215,007
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,374,844

Program services were 89.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,078,460

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACTUAL SERVICES

    total $192,852 · related or exempt $192,852

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,604,663 · excluded $1,604,663

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $2,139 · excluded $2,139

  • 11a · Other revenue: SUB LET INCOME

    total $4,200 · excluded $4,200

  • 11b · Other revenue: PRIOR YEAR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES

    total $62,000 · excluded $62,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $66,200

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,962,810 · program services $1,962,810

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,200 · program services $10,200

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $178,000 · program services $178,000

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,122,010 · program services $934,743 · management and general $129,212 · fundraising $58,055

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,852,220 · program services $1,543,077 · management and general $213,292 · fundraising $95,851

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $95,192 · program services $79,304 · management and general $10,966 · fundraising $4,922

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $159,772 · program services $133,106 · management and general $18,406 · fundraising $8,260

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $208,191 · program services $173,444 · management and general $23,984 · fundraising $10,763

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $13,454 · program services $6,160 · management and general $7,294

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,619 · management and general $31,619

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $988,071 · program services $965,125 · management and general $18,449 · fundraising $4,497

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $45,147 · program services $23,307 · management and general $1,305 · fundraising $20,535

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,963 · program services $22,241 · management and general $3,915 · fundraising $807

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $36,642 · program services $32,271 · management and general $2,727 · fundraising $1,644

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $123,869 · program services $103,196 · management and general $14,269 · fundraising $6,404

  • 17 · Travel

    total $132,571 · program services $130,279 · management and general $935 · fundraising $1,357

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,339 · program services $2,005 · management and general $334

  • 20 · Interest

    total $28,658 · management and general $28,658

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,920 · program services $4,932 · management and general $682 · fundraising $306

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,788 · program services $13,153 · management and general $1,819 · fundraising $816

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $59,645 · program services $57,491 · management and general $1,364 · fundraising $790

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $501,162 · end of year $11,093

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $651,633

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,399,140 · end of year $4,430,390

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $132,316 · end of year $99,495

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $32,940 · end of year $43,692

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $70,141

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $59,931

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,748 · end of year $10,210

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $13,942,843 · end of year $21,382,016

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $439,790 · end of year $330,250

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $235,638 · end of year $191,056

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $459,389 · end of year $346,194

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,137,417 · end of year $25,536,041

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,277,128 · end of year $233,855

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES THROUGH PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

  • DOMESTIC ECONOMIC POLICY THE CENTER PROVIDES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON DOMESTIC ECONOMIC ISSUES AFFECTING, GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY. DURING 2023, THE CENTER PUBLISHED RESEARCH AND ADVOCATED FOR TARGETED SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT, DEVELOPED INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK PLUS FOUR STUDIES OF PE IN HEALTH CARE AND RESEARCHED THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF A HIGH EMPLOYMENT ECONOMY AND DISSEMINATED THE FINDINGS THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND OP-EDS.

    Expenses $3,656,867 · Grants $1,668,310 · Revenue $13,917

  • INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM CEPR CONDUCTS RIGOROUS RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY DEBATES ON KEY GLOBAL ISSUES. WE PRODUCE INSIGHTFUL REPORTS AND ARTICLES, CONDUCT IMPACTFUL BRIEFINGS, AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH PARTNERS, POLICYMAKERS, THE MEDIA, AND AUDIENCES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE MONITOR THE IMFS POLICIES AND ACTIONS TO BRING ATTENTION TO THOSE THAT ARE HARMFUL TO COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT CAN BE BENEFICIAL. BUILDING ON OUR INTEGRAL ROLE IN ACHIEVING THE 2021 ISSUANCE OF 650BN OF IMF SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS, WHICH SAVED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES, WE CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CASE FOR NEW ISSUANCES. WE ANALYZE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN LATIN AMERICA WITH AN EYE TOWARD DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE IMPACT OF US POLICY AND ANALYZING ECONOMIC POLICIES IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES. WE PLAY A KEY ROLE IN INFORMING POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE HARMFUL IMPACT OF U.S. SANCTIONS ON MORTALITY, HEALTH, AND POVERTY. WE PRODUCE ANALYSIS THAT PROMOTES A MORE SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE, AND ACCOUNTABLE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM.

    Expenses $2,717,977 · Grants $482,350 · Revenue $178,935

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • EILEEN APPLEBAUM

    CO-DIRECTOR/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $164,323
    From this org
    $138,501
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,822
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,501
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,310
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,512
    Filer's total
    $164,323

  • MARK WEISBROT

    CO-DIRECTOR/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $164,255
    From this org
    $138,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,830
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,425
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,305
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,525
    Filer's total
    $164,255

  • ALEXANDER MAIN

    DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL POLICY

    Total calculated
    $151,871
    From this org
    $132,310
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,561
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,310
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,939
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,623
    Filer's total
    $151,872

  • DEBORAH JAMES

    DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $142,608
    From this org
    $123,169
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,439
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

  • DEBARATI GHOSH

    DIRECTOR OF PROJECTS AND STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $142,411
    From this org
    $123,569
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,842
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

  • ALGERNON AUSTIN

    DIRECTOR, RACE AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE

    Total calculated
    $141,871
    From this org
    $120,805
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,066
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

  • SHAWN FRENSTAD

    DIRECTOR, LAW AND POLITICAL ECONOMY

    Total calculated
    $135,040
    From this org
    $114,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,690
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

  • HALEY BROWN

    BOARD MEMBER UNION REP/RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

    Total calculated
    $79,631
    From this org
    $68,679
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,952
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

  • ROBERT POLIN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • DANNY GLOVER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • GAIL HURLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • MARK LEVINSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • KATHERINE MCFATE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • GILA NETA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • ISABEL ORTIZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • ALISON TATE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423209349308872

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