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DC Policy Center FY2021 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Public & Societal Benefit EIN 82-2380479Revenue $1.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRSdcpolicycenter.org1310 L St Nw, 20005-4383 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Aug 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The d.c. Policy Center is a non-partisan, independent think tank focused on advancing policies for a vibrant and growing economy in the district of columbia. The d.c. Policy Center provides objective, targeted, and high-quality data analyses to support a productive Policy debate in the district of columbia.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$421K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$421K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$536K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
31
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 31 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
53%
Net assets
$503K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$503K
FY2021▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$645K
FY2021$503K
FY2022$552K
FY2023$977K
FY2024$712K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $731K Management & general 27% · $364K Fundraising 20% · $275K

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

36 people listed on the 990; $421K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Yesim Sayin Taylor
Executive Director
$270,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chelsea Coffin
Director of Education Poli
$151,417Pt VII · Sec A
Sandy Wilkes
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Neil Albert
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sean Warfield
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan O'Neill
Treasurer (thru 5/2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yesim Sayin’s $319K as Executive Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Yesim Sayin$318,720$302,972———
Yesim Sayin Taylor——$287,475$270,000$220,000
Chelsea Coffin$184,511$174,350$161,208$151,417$140,594
Emilia Calma$116,030$109,053$100,896——

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

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  • 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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1 program · $731K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Economic Research and Policy Analysis

Advancing policies for a strong and vibrant economy in the district of columbia. 41 reports and publications were published in 2021, weekly updates were sent to 1437 subscribers, and we were cited by the media 92 times.

$731Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Michael and Deborah Ratner Salzberg Family FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$176K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$731K
Managementcol C$364K
Fundraisingcol D$275K
Owns and owesPt X
$503K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$801K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$536K
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b31
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$176K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$801K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$801K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$536K
Net assetsLn 32$503K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 629
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$801K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$516K$536K
Net assetsLn 32$645K$503K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$312K$94K$94K$125K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$529K$335K$136K$59K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$82K$42K$22K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$55K$28K$15K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$32K$17K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$96K$25
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$1K$4K$886
Information technologyLn 14$87K$44K$24K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$84K$43K$23K$18K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$21K$11K$6K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$5K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$731K$364K$275K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.6M−$265K$712K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.5M$425K$977K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M$49K$552K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$1.4M−$142K$503K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.2M$213K$645K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,226,933 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,260,541$1,050,833
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $137,650$176,100
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,398,191$1,226,933
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $900,381$1,040,753
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $285,097$328,080
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,185,478$1,368,833
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $212,713−$141,900
Part VI · Governance 31 of 31 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members31
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 $1,226,933 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,050,833
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,050,833
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $176,100$176,100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $176,100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,226,933
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,368,833 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,666 · Management $93,666 · Fundraising $124,888$312,220
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $334,904 · Management $135,720 · Fundraising $58,731$529,355
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $41,564 · Management $22,247 · Fundraising $17,808$81,619
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,234 · Management $15,112 · Fundraising $12,097$55,443
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,632 · Management $16,931 · Fundraising $13,553$62,116
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,100$17,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $96,449 · Management $25$96,474
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,782$1,782
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,490 · Management $3,839 · Fundraising $886$6,215
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $44,124 · Management $23,616 · Fundraising $18,904$86,644
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,776 · Management $22,896 · Fundraising $18,328$84,000
IX-17 TravelFundraising $2,658$2,658
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,308$2,308
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,736 · Management $5,745 · Fundraising $4,600$21,081
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,000 · Management $2,676 · Fundraising $2,142$9,818
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $730,575 · Management $363,663 · Fundraising $274,595$1,368,833
Part X · Balance sheet $1,038,643 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,029,225$801,043
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,000$220,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $31,600$17,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,160,825$1,038,643
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,116$35,834
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $516,116$535,834
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $514,709$57,809
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $130,000$445,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $644,709$502,809
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,160,825$1,038,643
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $502,809 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,226,933
XI-2 Total expenses$1,368,833
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$141,900
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$644,709
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$502,809

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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