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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reported $52.5 million in revenue and $48.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $86.84 went to program services, $9.14 to management and general costs and $4.02 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $406,147 (President). 89 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 2% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $49MFor context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $53MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.1% | 10.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 92.4% | 83.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.7% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $406,147 | $357,133 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.84% | 1.52% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 89 | 12 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 36.4 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseState fiscal and related projects: Performs research and analysis of state budget and tax policy with an emphasis on the effects of such policies on low and moderate income households and fosters development of state-level policy organizations
Low-income program and related projects: Performs research, analysis and development of strategies to improve federal policy and federal and state implementation of low-income programs. The Center also conducts policy analysis and promotes outreach strategies related to the earned income tax credit and the low-income component of the child tax credit
Federal fiscal policy and related projects: Performs research and analysis of federal budgets, tax policies and related issues, and trends in poverty and income distribution
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $352,602 | $0 | $53,545 | $406,147 |
| COO and General Counsel thru 8/16/24 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $295,093 | $0 | $38,445 | $333,538 |
| Senior VP - Government Affairs Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $272,020 | $0 | $31,264 | $303,284 |
| SVP Communications and Sr Counselor Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $239,010 | $0 | $51,210 | $290,220 |
| Senior VP - Federal Fiscal Policy Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $239,931 | $0 | $43,363 | $283,294 |
| Senior Vice President of SFP Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $229,380 | $0 | $45,705 | $275,085 |
| Senior Fellow Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $231,166 | $0 | $29,696 | $260,862 |
| VP - Federal Tax Policy Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $240,239 | $0 | $18,766 | $259,005 |
89 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.5M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5201
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Housing Justice Collective LLC Consultant | $333,000 |
| Robert Half International Inc Consultant | $315,869 |
| Kentucky Voices for Health Consultant | $272,500 |
| Invest in Louisiana Consultant | $258,000 |
| West Virginia Center on Budget and Polic Consultant | $247,500 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 19 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
27 private foundations reported grants to Center on Budget and Policy Priorities totaling $22M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities spent in 2024, $86.84 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Center on Budget and Policy Priorities's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reported that 86.8% of its $48.6 million in expenses went to program services, 9.1% to management and general and 4.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Center on Budget and Policy Priorities pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $406,147, for the role of President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Center on Budget and Policy Priorities get its money?
Of $52.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 92.4% came from contributions and grants and 1.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Center on Budget and Policy Priorities a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1234565 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502819349302060 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403199349300435 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323109349301582 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349322765 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103099349300115 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003179349308170 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1234565: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.