Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
9 people listed on the 990; $627K paid to officers and key staff.
Stacy Blakeley’s $299K as CEO is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 145 $1–10M social science nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacy Blakeley | $298,600 | $231,100 | $250,600 | $195,000 | — |
| Kristy Kuna | $158,102 | $145,800 | — | — | — |
| Janet Burt | — | — | $135,600 | $131,250 | $72,000 |
| Nicole Cline | — | $124,700 | $128,630 | $129,983 | $84,437 |
| Savannah Lane | — | $125,400 | — | — | — |
| Sara Hill | $108,084 | — | — | — | — |
| Mary Schaper | — | — | — | — | $67,620 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See The Policy Circle Co executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Empowers women to become active citizens and find local solutions to community issues.
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We attract independent thinkers and civic-minded women who are revitalizing civil society by convening and hosting roundtable conversations in 37 states. With 12,000+ members in our broader community, we are seeing a reawakening amongst citizens who crave connection and collaborative solutions to the issues facing their communities.
We inform a broad, diverse, and dispersed audience using policy briefs, virtual programs, and robust social channels. In 2023, policy circle briefs garnered 214,680 views, our website had 16.6 million impressions, and we expanded our social reach by 79%.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $189K | $266K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $640K | $634K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $49K | $184K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $591K | $450K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $377K | $251K | $126K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $715K | $562K | $141K | $12K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $25K | $18K | $6K | $281 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $86K | $66K | $20K | $226 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $78K | $57K | $20K | $896 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $281 | $281 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $97K | $97K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $324K | $131K | $164K | $29K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $48K | $48K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $209K | $209K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $142K | $116K | $26K | $20 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $358K | $298K | $59K | $673 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.5M | $1.9M | $561K | $43K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 2, 2025 | $2.9M | $2.3M | $574K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 13, 2024 | $2.3M | $2.5M | −$141K | $450K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 11, 2023 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $102K | $591K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 24, 2022 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $15K | $489K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $159K | $474K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,323,914 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,323,914 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,464,522 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $634,252 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $450,407 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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