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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DC POLICY CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,317,270
Total expenses
$1,582,308
Contributions and grants received
$1,215,010
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$102,260
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,261,223
Total liabilities, end of year
$548,855
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$712,368
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,125,007
Management and general expenses
$226,971
Fundraising expenses
$230,330
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,125,007

Program services were 71.1% 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

    $1,215,010

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ECONOMIC RESEARCH

    total $102,260 · related or exempt $102,260

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $352,072 · program services $228,847 · management and general $52,811 · fundraising $70,414

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $724,845 · program services $549,923 · management and general $85,700 · fundraising $89,222

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $34,325 · program services $24,822 · management and general $4,415 · fundraising $5,088

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $95,880 · program services $69,335 · management and general $12,332 · fundraising $14,213

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $75,075 · program services $54,290 · management and general $9,656 · fundraising $11,129

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,800 · management and general $21,800

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $24,779 · program services $21,994 · management and general $1,876 · fundraising $909

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,736 · management and general $7,736

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,794 · program services $9,252 · management and general $1,645 · fundraising $1,897

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $59,112 · program services $42,747 · management and general $7,603 · fundraising $8,762

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $96,240 · program services $69,596 · management and general $12,378 · fundraising $14,266

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,951 · fundraising $10,951

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $37,229 · program services $37,229

  • 20 · Interest

    total $13,130 · program services $9,495 · management and general $1,689 · fundraising $1,946

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,340 · program services $7,477 · management and general $1,330 · fundraising $1,533

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $6,000 · management and general $6,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $928,038 · end of year $878,540

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $506,000 · end of year $338,170

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $104,150 · end of year $44,513

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $77,644 · end of year $78,219

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $483,138 · end of year $470,636

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $198,239 · end of year $322,451

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $779,167 · end of year $389,917

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE D.C. POLICY CENTER IS TO ARM DECISION MAKERS WITH FACT-BASED, UNBIASED, AND RELIABLE RESEARCH AND ANALYSES TO HELP CREATE A VIBRANT LOCAL ECONOMY THAT CAN MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND BUSINESSES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE D.C. POLICY CENTER IS A NON-PARTISAN, INDEPENDENT THINK TANK FOCUSED ON ADVANCING POLICIES FOR A VIBRANT AND GROWING ECONOMY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE D.C. POLICY CENTER PROVIDES OBJECTIVE, TARGETED, AND HIGH-QUALITY DATA ANALYSES TO SUPPORT A PRODUCTIVE POLICY DEBATE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

  • ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS - ADVANCING POLICIES FOR A STRONG AND VIBRANT ECONOMY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. PUBLISHED 64 ORIGINAL ANALYSES, INCLUDING 17 MAJOR REPORTS AND 17 "CHART OF THE WEEK" ENTRIES. PROVIDED TESTIMONY 28 TIMES, UP FROM 11 IN 2023. SECURED 74 MEDIA MENTIONS ACROSS MAJOR OUTLETS LIKE THE WASHINGTON POST, WBJ, WSJ, AND FORBES, WITH 19 TV INTERVIEWS AND 22 RADIO INTERVIEWS. WEBSITE VISITS SURGED TO 242,323 UNIQUE USERS (UP FROM 127,000 IN 2023).

    Expenses $1,125,007 · Revenue $102,260

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Matthew Klein

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Gladstone

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Goodwin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean Warfield

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandy Wilkes

    CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Alsup

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tyler Anthony

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leila Batties

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michele Blackwell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Monica Dixon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Ein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Gallagher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michele Hagans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Hardwick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danny Hughes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Kelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Kline

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rusty Lindner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jodie McLean

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Phillippi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gerren Price

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Reyes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Roodberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Ruben

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenneth Samet

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Skinner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jamie Weinbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Westmoreland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angela Franco

    DIRECTOR (THRU AUGUST)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Loitta-Atkinson

    DIRECTOR (THRU SEPTEMBER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Yesim Sayin

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $352,072
    From this org
    $318,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,352
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $288,720
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,227
    Filer's total
    $352,072
  • Chelsea Coffin

    DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION POLICY INITIATIVE

    Total calculated
    $217,692
    From this org
    $184,511
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,181
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,511
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,071
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,110
    Filer's total
    $217,692
  • Emilia Calma

    DIRECTOR OF POLICY & RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $131,024
    From this org
    $116,030
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,994
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
28 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202541199349301564

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