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Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund reported $24.4 million in revenue and $16.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $80.24 went to program services, $13.00 to management and general costs and $6.76 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.4% of the total. Government grants made up 5.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $234,076 (TREASURER). Revenue rose 7717% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 132 covered civil rights, social action & advocacy charities: $84.11 programs, $11.40 management, $4.49 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 $24MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.2% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.0% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.8% | 4.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.4% | 94.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.2% | 0.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $234,076 | $321,771 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.40% | 1.81% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 20.7 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 3 | 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 expenseHighest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREASURER Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $203,895 | $30,181 | $234,076 |
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $112,248 | $21,227 | $133,475 |
| SECRETARY Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $114,573 | $8,514 | $123,087 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund (Part VII, line 2).
5 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–1b3 · 0 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 642
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| RESILIENT STRATEGIES Reimbursements and admin services | $12,930,384 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
20 private foundations reported grants to Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund totaling $5.1M 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 for Empowered Politics Education Fund'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 for Empowered Politics Education Fund, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund spent in 2024, $80.24 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund reported that 80.2% of its $16.8 million in expenses went to program services, 13.0% to management and general and 6.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $234,076, for the role of TREASURER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund get its money?
Of $24.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 94.4% came from contributions and grants (including 5.3% from government grants) and 4.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 84-3636499 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 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 202543169349306844 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422329349301382 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202413069349302166 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203159349305465 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020 (amended), object 202311309349304861 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 84-3636499: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.