- Revenue 2024
- $37,835,818
- Expenses 2024
- $35,378,989
Program services were 90.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- W052
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 1225 EYE ST NW STE 1000
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO DRIVE PRINCIPLED SOLUTIONS THROUGH RIGOROUS ANALYSIS, REASONED NEGOTIATION, AND RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE. TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE BIPARTISANSHIP AND WORK TO ADDRESS THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING THE NATION INCLUDING ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH, ECONOMIC POLICY, NATIONAL SECURITY, AND GOVERNANCE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC INTEREST IN RESOLVING CRITICAL ENERGY/NATIONAL SECURITY/ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.
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ECONOMIC POLICY - THE ECONOMIC POLICY PROGRAM INCLUDES THE ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECT, THE INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY PROJECT, THE IMMIGRATION POLICY PROJECT, THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT, THE HOUSING PROJECT, THE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT, THE CHILD WELFARE PROJECT, THE PAID FAMILY LEAVE PROJECT , AND THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PROJECT:ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECTTHE ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECT'S WORK RESPONDS TO THE CHALLENGES FACING THE DOMESTIC ECONOMY BY STRENGTHENING RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PERSONAL SAVINGS, PROMOTING A FINANCIAL SYSTEM THAT BEST SERVES MAIN STREET BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS, SECURING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE AND DEALING WITH OUR NATION'S EXPLODING DEBT.INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY PROJECTBPC'S INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT HELPS POLICYMAKERS MAKE SMART INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO BUILD THRIVING, RESILIENT, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES. RECENT FEDERAL INVESTMENTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO UPGRADE OUR NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROTECT AGAINST CLIMATE HAZARDS - BUT DELIVERING ON THEIR PROMISE AND POTENTIAL WILL REQUIRE EFFICIENT, IMPACTFUL, AND EQUITABLE IMPLEMENTATION.IMMIGRATION POLICY PROJECTBPC'S IMMIGRATION POLICY PROJECT FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS OUR NATION'S IMMIGRATION SYSTEM AS A WHOLE, ENHANCING FLEXIBILITY, PROMOTING FAIRNESS, AND ALIGNING WITH AMERICA'S NEEDS AND VALUES.HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECTBPC IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING POLICIES THAT PROMOTE AFFORDABILITY, INCENTIVIZE IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND REDUCE EQUITY GAPS, WITH THE GOAL OF ENSURING THAT THE POSTSECONDARY SYSTEM IS BROADLY ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY AMERICAN AND PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A POSITIVE RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT.
Expenses $8,770,149 · Revenue $772,000
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HEALTH - THE HEALTH PROGRAM STRIVES TO DEVELOP BIPARTISAN POLICIES THAT IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND HELP MOVE THE U.S. TO AN AFFORDABLE, EQUITABLE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-VALUE SYSTEM OF CARE FOR ALL. THE HEALTH PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE AREAS OF COST AND COVERAGE, DIGITAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PREVENTION, CHRONIC CARE, LONG-TERM CARE, RURAL HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS, AND HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE:BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROJECTTHE HEALTH PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE HUGE UNMET NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT THROUGH FEDERAL POLICIES TO EXPAND THE WORKFORCE, ENSURE MORE PROVIDERS PARTICIPATE IN INSURANCE NETWORKS, AND MAKE BETTER USE OF THE EXISTING WORKFORCE THROUGH INTEGRATION. THIS INCLUDES PROJECTS FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CRISIS CARE CONTINUUM, DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNLICENSED WORKFORCE, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS SPECIFIC TO RURAL AREAS.PREVENTION PROJECTLED BY ITS FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY TASK FORCE, FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, BPC'S HEALTH PROGRAM HAS IDENTIFIED POLICIES THAT ADDRESS HUNGER, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH. BPC LAUNCHED A NEW TASK FORCE FOR 2023 MORE FOCUSED ON EDUCATION (FOR PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS) AS WELL AS BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN HEALTHCARE ENTITIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING FOOD AND NUTRITION SUPPORT SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON INITIATIVES TO EXPAND TREATMENTS FOR OBESITY (E.G. SUPPORT FOR THE TREAT AND REDUCE OBESITY ACT) AS WELL AS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR HEALTH PROGRAMS IN EXPANDING NUTRITION SECURITY INITIATIVES.CHRONIC CARE PROJECTTHE HEALTH PROGRAM IMPROVES PERSON-CENTERED CARE AND EQUITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC, COMPLEX CARE NEEDS BY EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF NON-MEDICAL SERVICES AND ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO THE FULL INTEGRATION OF CARE FOR DUALLY ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES. THE PROGRAM ALSO ADDRESSES THE LONG-TERM CARE NEEDS OF THE RAPIDLY AGING POPULATION THROUGH REFORMS TO IMPROVE FINANCING AND DELIVERY OF LTSS - PARTICULARLY HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.RURAL HEALTHTHE HEALTH PROGRAM ADDRESSES BARRIERS TO CARE UNIQUE TO RURAL AREAS. THESE ISSUES INCLUDE THE LONG DISTANCES RURAL RESIDENTS MUST OFTEN TRAVEL TO ACCESS CARE, STRUGGLES TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN RURAL AREAS, LACK OF BROADBAND FOR VIRTUAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES FOR RURAL HOSPITALS.
Expenses $5,455,539
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ENERGY - THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION AROUND ENERGY IS CHANGING RAPIDLY. AS THE UNITED STATES HAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED ITS PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS, THE COSTS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES HAVE ALSO DECLINED SHARPLY. THE BPC ENERGY TEAM IS FOCUSED ON GENERATING AND ADVOCATING PRAGMATIC CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH A BROAD SET OF STAKEHOLDERS AND EXPERTS FROM DIVERSE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES.
Expenses $5,357,219 · Revenue $94,350
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GOVERNANCE
Expenses $7,431,991 · Grants $1,828,018 · Revenue $50,000
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HOUSING
Expenses $2,508,843 · Grants $20,000 · Revenue $4,896
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
Expenses $1,683,305
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OTHER
Expenses $548,958 · Grants $36,000 · Revenue $1,159,558
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HUMAN CAPITAL
Expenses $316,094
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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C Robert HenriksonC ROBERT HENRIKSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gary LockeGARY LOCKE
DIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Geisha WilliamsGEISHA WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Henry CisnerosHENRY CISNEROS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hugh FraterHUGH FRATER
DIRECTOR - AFTER 06/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John DelaneyJOHN DELANEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Julian CastroJULIAN CASTRO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karen KelleyKAREN KELLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leana WenLEANA WEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Madhu BeriwalMADHU BERIWAL
DIRECTOR - AFTER 06/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Margaret SpellingsMARGARET SPELLINGS
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $1,023,069
- From this org
- $781,500
- From related orgs
- $195,375
- Other
- $46,194
- Hours/week
- 32 + 8 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $669,500 + $167,375 related
- Bonus
- $112,000 + $28,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $24,840 + $6,210 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,115 + $3,029 related
- Filer's total
- $818,455 + $204,614 related
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Maria Contreras-SweetMARIA CONTRERAS-SWEET
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark WalshMARK WALSH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael NutterMICHAEL NUTTER
DIRECTOR - AFTER 06/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael SteeleMICHAEL STEELE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Olympia SnoweOLYMPIA SNOWE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pam PatenaudePAM PATENAUDE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ralph CavanaghRALPH CAVANAGH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Ron ChristieRON CHRISTIE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ron TerwilligerRON TERWILLIGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stacey StewartSTACEY STEWART
DIRECTOR - UNTIL 09/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tara DijulioTARA DIJULIO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Terri LudwigTERRI LUDWIG
DIRECTOR - AFTER 06/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tom FalkTOM FALK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Elena Muehlenbeck CfoELENA MUEHLENBECK CFO
SECRETARY & TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $394,540
- From this org
- $322,095
- From related orgs
- $16,952
- Other
- $55,493
- Hours/week
- 38 + 2 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $322,095 + $16,952 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,858 + $1,519 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,860 + $1,256 related
- Filer's total
- $374,813 + $19,727 related
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2024
- Revenue
- $37,835,818
- Expenses
- $35,378,989
- Contributions
- $33,852,567
- Grants paid
- $1,884,018
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2023
- Revenue
- $31,165,990
- Expenses
- $36,412,895
- Contributions
- $28,318,622
- Grants paid
- $1,623,000
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2022
- Revenue
- $28,121,021
- Expenses
- $32,244,425
- Contributions
- $25,826,830
- Grants paid
- $234,000
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $44,892,397
- Expenses
- $26,764,038
- Assets (EOY)
- $51,557,481
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $27,549,960
- Expenses
- $22,766,927
- Assets (EOY)
- $34,905,382
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $22,624,232
- Expenses
- $21,725,239
- Assets (EOY)
- $28,109,163
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $20,374,422
- Expenses
- $20,319,693
- Assets (EOY)
- $24,274,779
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $23,283,239
- Expenses
- $20,321,287
- Assets (EOY)
- $24,381,973
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $19,832,867
- Expenses
- $22,901,624
- Assets (EOY)
- $21,545,558
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $20,803,288
- Expenses
- $21,667,384
- Assets (EOY)
- $24,842,498
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $25,154,266
- Expenses
- $23,009,557
- Assets (EOY)
- $25,632,990
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $22,432,132
- Expenses
- $25,035,799
- Assets (EOY)
- $24,497,843
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $21,410,779
- Assets (EOY)
- $27,398,264
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
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THE ELECTIONS GROUP LLC
$1,325,000
2023 TO SUPPORT THE ELECTIONS GROUP'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND TRAINING WITHIN THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATION WORKFORCE
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THE ELECTIONS GROUP LLC
$1,325,000
2024 TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING WITHIN THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATION WORKFORCE, INCLUDING THROUGH WORKING WITH STATE PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE TRAINING PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTING BPC ELECTIONS' WORKFORCE EFFORTS.
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$250,000
2023 TO SUPPORT CLEARPATH'S EFFORTS TO ACCELERATE THE PACE OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT, BUILD A DIVERSE AND TALENTED ENERGY WORKFORCE AND EXPAND THE REACH OF THE IIJA-FOCUSED INFRASTRUCTURE TRACKER
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TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$93,000
2024 TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.
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2022 EXPAND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF LEADERSHIP BY FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS FOR CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES
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$90,000
2022 TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS, CONDUCT LEGAL AND ISSUE RESEARCH, AND MOBILIZE CONSERVATIVE THOUGHT LEADERS TO AMPLIFY THE CONSERVATIVE CASE FOR THE FREEDOM TO MARRY
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2024 TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY
$62,500
2024 TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.
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$62,094
2024 TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.
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ELECTION REFORMERS NETWORK INC
$50,000
2024 TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Grants received
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$6,438,510
2023 Policy
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$1,533,750
2022 To provide the public and policymakers with thoughtful educational resources and opportunities for dialogue in support of solutions to address climate and clean energy development and other public policies that will accelerate energy innovation in America.
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,500,000
2024 Sciences
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,250,000
2022 Sciences
-
$1,000,000
2023 To provide the public and policymakers with thoughtful educational resources and opportunities for dialogue in support of solutions to address climate and clean energy development and other public policies that will accelerate energy innovation in America.
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$1,000,000
2022 General Operating Support
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2024 MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$619,080
2024 Policy
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION INC
501(C)(4) · PROMOTE PRINCIPLES DEVELOPED BY BPC · DE
Declared as related by
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BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER ACTION INC
On its 2024 return
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SUNFLOWER FOUNDATION HEALTH CARE FOR KANSANS
On its 2022 return
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.