Migration Policy Institute

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2000Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 52-2279789Revenue $6.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmigrationpolicy.org1275 K St Nw Ste 800, 20005-4067 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Feb 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute seeks to improve immigration and integration policies through authoritative research and analysis, opportunities for learning and dialogue, and the development of new ideas to address complex Policy questions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 29 volunteers and 33 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $345K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
27
named funders · $2.2M
Looks good: 27 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.9M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.9M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$7.1M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$6.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.9M
FY2025▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$8.6M
FY2025$6.9M
Expenses
$7.1M
FY2025-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$7.1M
Net assets
$6.1M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$6.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2001.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $5.3M Management & general 22% · $1.6M Fundraising 2% · $143K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$285,000Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. Nat'l Ctr on Imm. Int. Pol.
$208,820Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Comm & Pub. Affairs
$189,873Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Fellow & Dir, US Imm. Pol. Prog.
$188,555Pt VII · Sec A
Ass. Director, US Imm. Pol. Prog.
$140,070Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Fellow
$132,442Pt VII · Sec A
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc. Dir. for K-12 Edu. Res.
$127,500Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Selee’s $285K as President is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Selee$285,000$269,512$263,091$255,759$256,196$254,712
Margaret McHugh$208,820$209,771$205,071$197,333$193,033$183,833
Delia Pompa——$154,315$180,559$141,546$204,966
Doris Meissner$188,555$195,725$192,080$184,209$175,985$171,811
Michelle Mittelstadt$189,873$188,910$180,389$171,717$164,830$158,493
Mark Greenberg———$189,530$174,190$170,682
Meghan Benton—$163,979$142,897———
Kenneth Crognale—$145,290$161,204$153,672$144,115$136,905

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.

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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

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Analyzes US immigration policies and their impacts, offering policy recommendations to improve the system.

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1 program · $5.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The U.S. Immigration policy program analyzes U.S. Policies and their impacts, as well as the complex demographic, economic, political, foreign policy, and other forces that shape immigration to the united states. The program also offers influential thought leadership and policy recommendations regarding ways to improve the U.S.

$5.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 24 grants · $667K · 2019–2024
Talent Beyond Boundaries INCDC · FY2024$100,000
Conexion AmericasTN · FY2022$10,395
Latino Community Fund INCGA · FY2022$10,000
Latino Community Fund INCGA · FY2020$15,000
Conexion AmericasTN · FY2020$15,000
Californians TogetherCA · FY2020$15,000
Latino Community Fund INCGA · FY2020$15,000
Conexion AmericasTN · FY2020$15,000
Californians TogetherCA · FY2020$15,000
Latino Policy ForumIL · FY2020$7,500
Latino Policy ForumIL · FY2020$7,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$390K
Investment incomeLn 3$193K
Money outPt IX
$7.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.3M
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$143K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$289K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$390K
Investment incomeLn 3$193K
Other incomeLn 4–11$124K
Gains on assetsLn 7$73K
Total revenueLn 12$6.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$815K
SavingsLn 2$191K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$223K
Other assetsLn 15$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 629
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$768K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$231K$223K
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M$11.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.0M$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$6.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$100K$100K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$114K$114K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$865K$161K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$1.8M$332K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$116K$95K$18K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$462K$381K$71K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$238K$196K$36K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$580$2K$19
Accounting feesLn 11c$341K$73K$265K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$1.1M$183K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$4K$5K$987
Information technologyLn 14$172K$75K$97K
OccupancyLn 16$530K$247K$282K
TravelLn 17$133K$111K$15K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$55K$37K$8K$10K
InterestLn 20$5K$3K$3K$4
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$35K$42K
InsuranceLn 23$52K$28K$24K$41
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$90K$19K$19
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.1M$5.3M$1.6M$143K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.9M$7.1M−$214K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.6M$7.1M$1.5M$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.0M$7.0M$26K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.4M$7.3M$127K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.4M$7.0M−$1.6M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.5M$6.4M−$1.9M$6.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,855,627 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,039,999$6,149,002
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $396,723$390,254
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $216,976$192,704
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$60,769$123,667
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,592,929$6,855,627
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$213,582
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,517,247$4,041,022
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,571,090$2,815,018
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,088,337$7,069,622
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,504,592−$213,995
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,855,627 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $32,663 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$288,550
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,860,452
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,149,002
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $390,254$390,254
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $119,538$119,538
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,035$1,035
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $89,969$89,969
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $73,166$73,166
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $390,254 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $316,371$6,855,627
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,069,622 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $100,000$100,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $113,582$113,582
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $865,230 · Management $160,565 · Fundraising $25,316$1,051,111
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,789,508 · Management $332,089 · Fundraising $52,358$2,173,955
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $95,480 · Management $17,719 · Fundraising $2,793$115,992
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $380,568 · Management $70,624 · Fundraising $11,136$462,328
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $195,612 · Management $36,301 · Fundraising $5,723$237,636
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $580 · Management $2,112 · Fundraising $19$2,711
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $72,908 · Management $265,330 · Fundraising $2,415$340,653
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $22,241$22,241
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,097,486 · Management $183,086 · Fundraising $25,540$1,306,112
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,399 · Management $4,593 · Fundraising $987$9,979
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $75,461 · Management $96,528$171,989
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $247,450 · Management $282,051$529,501
IX-17 TravelPrograms $111,487 · Management $15,235 · Fundraising $6,777$133,499
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $37,098 · Management $7,534 · Fundraising $10,055$54,687
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,955 · Management $2,533 · Fundraising $4$5,492
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,383 · Management $41,792$77,175
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,951 · Management $23,965 · Fundraising $41$51,957
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,158 · Management $18,845 · Fundraising $19$109,022
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,343,296 · Management $1,583,143 · Fundraising $143,183$7,069,622
Part X · Balance sheet $11,046,273 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $395,724$815,376
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $372,628$190,846
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,394,032$1,926,638
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100,000$193,841
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $106,488$109,363
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $231,335$223,170
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,254,993$3,723,811
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,335,311$3,863,228
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,190,511$11,046,273
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $599,658$442,850
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $234,103$5,487
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,948,123$4,470,346
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,981,884$4,918,683
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,380,648$3,352,804
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,827,979$2,774,786
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,208,627$6,127,590
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,190,511$11,046,273
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,127,590 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,855,627
XI-2 Total expenses$7,069,622
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$213,995
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,208,627
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$132,958
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,127,590

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