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← CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL POLICY

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL POLICY.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,655,563
Total expenses
$11,428,704
Contributions and grants received
$6,524,111
Grants paid
$180,000
Program service revenue
$1,665,218
Investment income
$465,626
Other revenue
$608
Total assets, end of year
$20,367,251
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,553,002
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,814,249
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,278,445
Management and general expenses
$2,095,331
Fundraising expenses
$54,928
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,278,445

Program services were 81.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,813,715

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,710,396

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEE FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS

    total $1,108,683 · related or exempt $1,108,683

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GOVERNMENT GRANTS

    total $556,535 · related or exempt $556,535

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $449,649 · excluded $449,649

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,472,302

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,456,325

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $15,977

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $15,977 · excluded $15,977

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $608 · related or exempt $608

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $608

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $180,000 · program services $180,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,192,188 · program services $966,084 · management and general $221,533 · fundraising $4,571

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,990,138 · program services $3,233,387 · management and general $741,450 · fundraising $15,301

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $384,597 · program services $311,655 · management and general $71,466 · fundraising $1,476

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $796,749 · program services $645,642 · management and general $148,052 · fundraising $3,055

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $373,485 · program services $302,653 · management and general $69,400 · fundraising $1,432

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $151,853 · management and general $151,853

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $71,088 · management and general $71,088

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,945,064 · program services $2,793,533 · management and general $126,531 · fundraising $25,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $160,793 · program services $96,678 · management and general $63,702 · fundraising $413

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $119,166 · program services $73,391 · management and general $45,410 · fundraising $365

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $547,135 · program services $443,912 · management and general $101,038 · fundraising $2,185

  • 17 · Travel

    total $104,011 · program services $69,597 · management and general $34,392 · fundraising $22

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $46,295 · program services $24,074 · management and general $22,221

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $147,757 · management and general $147,157 · fundraising $600

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $64,453 · program services $52,734 · management and general $11,662 · fundraising $57

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA

    total $110,255 · program services $85,105 · management and general $24,699 · fundraising $451

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOARD EXPENSES

    total $39,841 · management and general $39,841

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $3,836 · management and general $3,836

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,669,353 · end of year $5,680,288

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,779,759 · end of year $1,653,986

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $288,218 · end of year $295,934

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $195,575 · end of year $144,004

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

    $1,771,550

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

    $727,579

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,191,730 · end of year $1,043,971

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,596,773 · end of year $7,052,068

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $536,215 · end of year $4,497,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $735,861 · end of year $903,827

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $2,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,931,144 · end of year $6,649,175

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,176,292 · end of year $7,317,298

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,411,826 · end of year $5,496,951

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL POLICY, INC. (CSSP) IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC POLICY, RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION. HEADQUARTERED IN WASHINGTON, DC, CSSP WORKS WITH STATES AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS AND WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CSSP'S MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE A RACIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND SOCIALLY JUST SOCIETY IN WHICH ALL CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES THRIVE. WE TRANSLATE IDEAS INTO ACTION, PROMOTE PUBLIC POLICIES GROUNDED IN EQUITY, AND SUPPORT STRONG AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES. WE ADVOCATE WITH AND FOR ALL CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES MARGINALIZED BY PUBLIC POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES. ALL OF CSSP'S WORK AIMS TO ADVANCE EQUITY, WHETHER THROUGH POLICY DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEMS CHANGE, OR STRENGTHENING OF COMMUNITY POWER, VOICE, AND TRANSFORMATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE A RACIALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND SOCIALLY JUST SOCIETY IN WHICH ALL CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES THRIVE.

  • CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING AND PUBLIC SYSTEM REFORM: CSSP PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES, HELPING THEM TO ASSESS HOW WELL THEY FUNCTION AND TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO IMPROVE RESULTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. PRIMARY AREAS OF FOCUS IN THIS WORK ARE: IMPLEMENTING SYSTEMS OF RESULTS-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY; USING RESEARCH ON "PROTECTIVE AND PROMOTIVE FACTORS" FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH; REFORMING CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF CLASS ACTION LITIGATION; IDENTIFYING AND USING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE AND OTHER HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEMS; PROMOTING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO SERVE TARGET POPULATIONS OF EXTREMELY VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH INCLUDING LBGTQ YOUTH IN CHILD WELFARE, JUVENILE JUSTICE AND HOMELESS SYSTEMS, PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND INFANTS IN FOSTER CARE, AND ASSISTING PUBLIC AGENCIES TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS WORK ALSO INCLUDES A STRONG FOCUS ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION, WORKING LOCALLY WITH PROVIDERS OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SERVICES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.

    Expenses $4,587,839 · Revenue $879,025

  • THE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES PROGRAM: THE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES PROGRAM INCLUDES CSSP'S ACTIVITIES RELATED TO EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND THE SUPPORTS FOR FAMILIES THAT HELP YOUNG CHILDREN TO THRIVE. THE GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO INFLUENCE THE FIELDS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD, FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE BY HELPING COMMUNITIES, CITIES, COUNTIES, AND STATES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE PRACTICES, PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND SYSTEMS THAT CAN IMPROVE WELL-BEING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS WORK INCLUDES SUPPORTING THE WORK OF EARLY CHILDHOOD-LINC (LEARNING AND INNOVATION NETWORK FOR COMMUNITIES), WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER CITIES AND COUNTIES TO TACKLE CHALLENGES AND TEST SOLUTIONS RELATED TO IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN; DEVELOPING COMMUNITY STRATEGIES RELATED TO PREVENTING AND MITIGATING TOXIC STRESS AND PROMOTING CHILD WELL-BEING AND EARLY RELATIONAL HEALTH; CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITIES, AND STATES IN IMPLEMENTING PROTECTIVE FACTORS; AND DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF EFFECTIVE POLICY AND FUNDING STRATEGIES, AT THE FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS, TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN EFFECTIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS. A STRONG FOCUS OF THIS WORK IS SUPPORTING AND ELEVATING THE VOICE OF PARENT LEADERS THROUGH A NATIONAL PARENT LEADER NETWORK.

    Expenses $2,547,037 · Grants $180,000 · Revenue $220,464

  • PROMOTING PUBLIC POLICY TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES: CSSP DEVELOPS AND DISSEMINATES POLICY RESEARCH AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE THEIR CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AFFECTING VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT CAN PRODUCE RESULTS MOST EFFECTIVELY. CSSP'S FOCUS IS TO PROMOTE EVIDENCE-INFORMED POLICIES RELATED TO ECONOMIC SECURITY, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION, SCHOOL SUCCESS, CHILD WELFARE, HEALTH AND OTHER DOMAINS AFFECTING FAMILY AND CHILD WELL-BEING. CSSP'S POLICY EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON REDUCING HISTORIC AND CURRENT RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INEQUITIES CAUSED BY GENDER, IMMIGRANT STATUS AND DISABILITY.

    Expenses $1,952,028 · Revenue $456,337

  • BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES, PROMOTING COMMUNITY CHANGE, AND BUILDING CAPACITY FOR RESIDENT LEADERSHIP: CSSP PROVIDES RESULTS-BASED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) AND FACILITATES PEER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP COMMUNITIES DEVELOP THE CAPACITY TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO RAISE HEALTHY CHILDREN IN SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO BETTER PROVIDE FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS LATER IN LIFE. CSSP HELPS COMMUNITIES INVOLVED IN FEDERAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS AND OTHER LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES WORKING ON NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION THROUGH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR THEIR YOUNGEST CHILDREN. CSSP ASSISTS FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO EVALUATE INITIATIVES AIMED AT ACHIEVING MORE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES. BY HELPING TO BUILD NEIGHBORHOOD CAPACITY THROUGH THESE AND SIMILAR INITIATIVES, CSSP SUPPORTS COMMUNITY LEADERS AS THEY CONNECT FAMILIES IN TOUGH NEIGHBORHOODS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, HOUSING, EDUCATION, SOCIAL NETWORKS, AND EFFECTIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. THIS AREA OF WORK INCLUDES HELPING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY AND RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN THE FOCUS ON IMPROVING RESULTS FOR FAMILIES; BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS TO PLAY A LEAD ROLE IN THE WORK, ESPECIALLY AS EDUCATED CONSUMERS OF QUALITY GOODS AND SERVICES; AND ASSISTING CITIES, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, TO USE THEIR DIVERSITY AS AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ADVANTAGE.

    Expenses $191,541 · Revenue $110,000

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JUDITH MELTZER

    PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $323,478
    From this org
    $278,498
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,980
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,545
    Bonus
    $20,481
    Other
    $2,472
    Deferred
    $30,303
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,677
    Filer's total
    $323,478

  • DR CAROL WILSON SPIGNER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LARKIN TACKETT

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THOMAS BATES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANTHONY BRYK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FRANK FARROW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $10,350
    From this org
    $10,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SANDRA MOORE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MANLEY ALAN BEGAY JR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN KIM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LETICIA PEGUERO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JUDGE WILLIAM THORNE JR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUSAN NOTKIN

    EXEC VP/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $284,288
    From this org
    $230,759
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,529
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,068
    Bonus
    $20,481
    Other
    $2,210
    Deferred
    $25,353
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,176
    Filer's total
    $284,288

  • CHRISTINE KATZ

    EXEC. VP/SECRETARY/CFO

    Total calculated
    $287,272
    From this org
    $227,874
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,398
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,715
    Bonus
    $20,469
    Other
    $690
    Deferred
    $25,352
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,046
    Filer's total
    $287,272

  • MEGAN MARTIN

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $286,800
    From this org
    $227,403
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,397
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,638
    Bonus
    $20,465
    Other
    $300
    Deferred
    $25,351
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,046
    Filer's total
    $286,800

  • LEONARD BURTON

    SENIOR FELLOW

    Total calculated
    $236,447
    From this org
    $182,214
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,233
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,836
    Bonus
    $6,088
    Other
    $1,290
    Deferred
    $20,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,983
    Filer's total
    $236,447

  • CHARLYN HARPER BROWNE

    SENIOR FELLOW

    Total calculated
    $208,035
    From this org
    $174,976
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,059
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,000
    Bonus
    $4,059
    Other
    $2,917
    Deferred
    $18,926
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,133
    Filer's total
    $208,035

  • FRANCIE ZIMMERMAN

    SENIOR ASSOCIATE

    Total calculated
    $187,383
    From this org
    $156,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,257
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,000
    Bonus
    $4,146
    Other
    $1,980
    Deferred
    $16,956
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,301
    Filer's total
    $187,383

  • JESSICA PIKA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $203,084
    From this org
    $152,292
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,792
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,578
    Bonus
    $5,414
    Other
    $300
    Deferred
    $17,096
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,696
    Filer's total
    $203,084

  • PATSY HAMPTON

    SENIOR ASSOCIATE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $186,353
    From this org
    $155,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,907
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,000
    Bonus
    $5,267
    Other
    $2,179
    Deferred
    $16,859
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,048
    Filer's total
    $186,353

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 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
2022
Filed
29 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302569349300015

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