The mission of the Policy Project is to remove barriers to opportunity through solution-based Policy at all levels in society-including policies of governments, businesses, families, and individuals. We work toward healthy, equitable Policy for the future of our children, our community, and our world, knowing that when every individual has access to opportunity, communities flourish.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 354 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $939K a year · 40% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$212K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $45K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$39K
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +406%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$458K
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$27K
FY2022$516K
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.9M

From the FY2024 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 Apr 2022.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $2.1M Management & general 6% · $130K Fundraising 2% · $51K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $212K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$124,982Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$87,363Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Bell McCormick’s $125K as President is at the 36th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Emily Bell McCormick$124,982$116,917$57,500
Brooke Gledhill$87,363$79,050—
Brooke Gledhill Wood——$26,731
Mary Catherine Perry——$20,841

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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Removes barriers to opportunity through solution-based policy for a healthier, equitable future.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The teen center project through partnership with the policy project, in 2023 the utah legislature appropriated 15 million in grants for teen centers, and the policy project raised an additional 2.7 million from private donors to create a private matching grant.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

The period project through efforts led by the policy project in 2022, utah code 53g-4-413 requires period products to be available in k-12 school restrooms at no cost. The policy project continues to support successful implementation of this policy statewide as well as expand access to period products for other populations.

$131Kprogram expense
03

The safe child project in 2024, we successfully advocated for the unanimous passage of SB 205 which paves the way for all 347,000 utah elementary students to receive child sexual abuse prevention education every other year by allocating 1.5 million in ongoing funding and creating a structure for statewide reach.

$89Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$45K
Grants paid · 28 grants · $1.7M · 2024–2024
Davis Education FoundationUT · FY2024$224,000
South Sanpete School DistrictFY2024$160,000
Washington County School DistrictFY2024$126,200
Millard School DistrictFY2024$80,000
Ogden School FoundationUT · FY2024$60,000
Canyons School DistrictFY2024$53,500
Kane School DistrictFY2024$42,300
Iron County School DistrictFY2024$40,000
Juab School DistrictFY2024$40,000
Grand County School DistrictFY2024$40,000
Pinnacle Canyon AcademyUT · FY2024$40,000
Carbon School DistrictFY2024$40,000
North Sanpete School DistrictFY2024$40,000
Piute School DistrictFY2024$40,000
Morgan School DistrictFY2024$40,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$130K
Fundraisingcol D$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$609K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$125K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$85K
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
SavingsLn 2$556K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$609K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6354
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K$609K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.8M$1.8M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$500$500
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$217K$138K$55K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$133K$88K$35K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$525$328
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$17K$7K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$2K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$9K$2K$154
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$4K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$2K$172
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$596$284
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$7K$2K$478
InterestLn 20$4$4
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$646$74
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$32K$1K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$529$129
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.1M$130K$51K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.3M$147K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$458K$2.2M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.4M$488K$516K 990 PDF
FY2021 $39K$27K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,464,033 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,589,856$2,401,461
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $51,006$99,788
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,800−$37,216
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,639,062$2,464,033
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $500$1,822,896
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $294,926$378,372
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $22,875$6,375
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $139,671$109,522
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $457,972$2,317,165
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,181,090$146,868
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,464,033 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,266 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$85,442
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,316,019
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$125,489
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,401,461
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $99,788$99,788
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$38,482−$38,482
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,266 · Excluded from tax $61,306$2,464,033
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,317,165 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,822,396$1,822,396
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $500$500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $137,602 · Management $54,523 · Fundraising $24,919$217,044
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,200 · Management $34,901 · Fundraising $9,584$132,685
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,001 · Management $525 · Fundraising $328$1,854
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,235 · Management $6,937 · Fundraising $2,617$26,789
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,849$14,849
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $6,375$6,375
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $6,057$6,057
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,574 · Management $1,854 · Fundraising $154$10,582
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,506 · Management $1,489$3,995
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,244 · Management $1,869 · Fundraising $1,667$7,780
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,964 · Management $2,045 · Fundraising $172$6,181
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,533 · Management $596 · Fundraising $284$5,413
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,487 · Management $2,216 · Fundraising $478$10,181
IX-20 InterestManagement $4$4
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,123 · Management $646 · Fundraising $74$1,843
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,676 · Management $1,034 · Fundraising $4,491$37,201
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,778 · Management $529 · Fundraising $129$3,436
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,135,819 · Management $130,074 · Fundraising $51,272$2,317,165
Part X · Balance sheet $2,889,006 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,816$52,571
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $108,623$556,011
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,570$4,435
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,306
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,578,184$2,257,052
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,018$16,631
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,715,211$2,889,006
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,501$19,564
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,501$19,564
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $799,208$1,349,634
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,902,502$1,519,808
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,701,710$2,869,442
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,715,211$2,889,006
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,869,442 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,464,033
XI-2 Total expenses$2,317,165
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$146,868
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,701,710
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$20,864
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,869,442

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