THE NISKANEN CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
THE NISKANEN CENTER INC (EIN 45-5308952)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-09-26
IRS object ID
202312699349300941
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-09-26T13:58:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381910111PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UHY ADVISORS MI INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17171 STADIUM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityKALAMAZOOCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN455308952EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE NISKANEN CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNISKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2028991166PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 NEW YORK AVE NW 200BAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOE COONPersonNm
Person TitleSENIOR VPPersonTitleTxt
Phone2028991166PhoneNum
Signature2023-09-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJOEPersonFirstNm
Person LastCOONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRHONDA L NEWMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00047726PTIN
Phone2693817600PhoneNum
Preparation2023-09-25PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOE COONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 NEW YORK AVE NW 200BAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,750,481GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NISKANENCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionESTABLISHED IN 2014, THE NISKANEN CENTER IS A 501(C)(3) THINK TANK THAT WORKS TO CHANGE PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH DIRECT ENGAGEMENT IN THE POLICYMAKING PROCESS: DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING PROPOSALS TO LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH POLICYMAKERS, BUILDING COALITIONS TO FACILIATE JOINT ACTION, AND MARSHALING THE MOST CONVINCING ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF OUR AGENDA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Total Revenue$12,163,223PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,750,481CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$661,001CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,498,124PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,761,721CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,636,908PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,598,252CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$5,526,315PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$847,771CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$455,861TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$994,334TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,290,049NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,442,278NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionESTABLISHED IN 2014, THE NISKANEN CENTER IS A 501(C)(3) THINK TANK THAT WORKS TO CHANGE PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH DIRECT ENGAGEMENT IN THE POLICYMAKING PROCESS: DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING PROPOSALS TO LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH POLICYMAKERS, BUILDING COALITIONS TO FACILIATE JOINT ACTION, AND MARSHALING THE MOST CONVINCING ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF OUR AGENDA.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,460,212ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,831,250RevenueAmt
DescTHE SOCIAL POLICY TEAM ENGAGES IN POLICY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSING ON FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY, EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHCARE, AND HOUSING THROUGH A SUPPLY-SIDE LENS. USING ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY REFORM STRATEGIES THAT CUT ACROSS PARTISAN LINES, THEY PROMOTE IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS THAT HELP ENSURE PUBLIC POLICY INNOVATIONS BENEFIT CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE AMERICAN ECONOMY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,267,376ExpenseAmt
Revenue$950,548RevenueAmt
DescTHE CLIMATE POLICY DIVISION IS DEDICATED TO INNOVATING MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. PRIMARY WORK FOCUS IS PRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH FROM SOPHISTICATED POLICY EXPERTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO PROMULGATE THAT RESEARCH.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,104,289ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,076,286RevenueAmt
DescNISKANEN'S LEGAL WORK ENCOMPASSES LITIGATION, PARTICIPATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS, COMMENTING ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS, FORMULATING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, AND WRITING ON PRESSING ENERGY ISSUES. WE HOLD GOVERNMENT LEADERS, AGENCIES, AND LARGE CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE FOR A JUST ENERGY TRANSITION BY ADVOCATING FOR FAIR, MARKET-DRIVEN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. OUR LEGAL TEAM HAS WORKED ON MANY CASES CONCERNING GAS MARKETS, CLIMATE, AND EMINENT DOMAIN LAW.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,255,685ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,255,685TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$6,087,562TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document60IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee44EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOE COONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2028991166PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 NEW YORK AVE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DANIEL DREZNER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULEANNA GLOVER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT LITTERMAN
CHAIRMAN3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD LYMAN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAUDINE SCHNEIDER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH COON
SR VP40.00$245,000$0$0Yes (X)
JEFFERSON TAYLOR
VP FINANCE & OPS40.00$170,625$0$12,765Yes (X)
TED GAYER
PRESIDENT40.00$237,500$0$0Yes (X)
KRISTEN DE PENA
VP FOR POLICY40.00$223,978$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID BOOKBINDER
CHIEF COUNSEL40.00$249,750$0$15,426Yes (X)
DAVID OSBORNE
VP DEVELOPMENT40.00$214,746$0$9,918Yes (X)
LOUISA TAVLAS
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS40.00$158,932$0$6,704Yes (X)
MEGAN GIBSON
CHIEF COUNSEL40.00$169,792$0$7,673Yes (X)
KODIAK HILL-DAVIS
VP GOVT AFFAIRS40.00$192,323$0$8,962Yes (X)
ELIZABETH GIBSON
VP40.00$183,313$0$12,368Yes (X)
SAMUEL HAMMOND
DIR OF SOCIAL POLICY40.00$161,979$0$5,914Yes (X)
ELIZABETH REED
RESEARCH MANAGER40.00$152,334$0$9,923Yes (X)
COREY SCHRODT
LEGIS AFFAIRS MGR40.00$147,758$0$11,469Yes (X)
KRISTIN EBERHARD
DIR OF CLIMATE POLICY36.82$161,090$0$6,875Yes (X)
GREGORY NEWBURN
DIR CRIMINAL JUSTICE40.00$145,542$0$7,787Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,814,662TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$115,784TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K15IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$83,471GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,579,457AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$58,901NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,662,928TotalContributionsAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
SHARED SERVICES900099$64,197$64,197
MISCELLANEOUS900099$23,356$23,356
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$87,553OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,750,481TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$87,553ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,814,659TotalAmt
Program Services$2,328,401ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$238,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$248,158FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,362,716TotalAmt
Program Services$1,919,284ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$227,511ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$215,921FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$259,529TotalAmt
Program Services$194,651ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,441ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,437FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$399,627TotalAmt
Program Services$303,079ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,115FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$768,183TotalAmt
Program Services$581,743ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$184,057ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,383FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,370TotalAmt
Program Services$6,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,044ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,023FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,897TotalAmt
Program Services$59,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,136ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,574FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,550TotalAmt
Program Services$101,177ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,682FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$429,091TotalAmt
Program Services$343,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,895ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,069FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,570TotalAmt
Program Services$98,698ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,116ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,756FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,222TotalAmt
Management And General$6,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,818TotalAmt
Program Services$14,636ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,091ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,091FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,838TotalAmt
Program Services$40,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,283ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,173FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$110,056$96,894$543$12,619
MISCELLANEOUS$6,126$6,126

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,598,252TotalAmt
Program Services$6,087,562ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$849,689ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$661,001FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,861,351BOYAmt
EOY$4,274,967EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,317,933BOYAmt
EOY$2,395,321EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,440BOYAmt
EOY$501,970EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,888BOYAmt
EOY$80,618EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$56,755LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$36,499LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,545BOYAmt
EOY$20,256EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$387,753BOYAmt
EOY$1,163,480EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,745,910BOYAmt
EOY$8,436,612EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$455,861BOYAmt
EOY$107,455EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$886,879EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$455,861BOYAmt
EOY$994,334EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$649,558BOYAmt
EOY-$62,655EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,640,491BOYAmt
EOY$7,504,933EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,290,049BOYAmt
EOY$7,442,278EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,745,910BOYAmt
EOY$8,436,612EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$847,771ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,349,043CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,537,027CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,633,706CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,151,910CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,727,125CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,398,811TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,349,043CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,537,027CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,633,706CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,151,910CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,727,125CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,398,811TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$9,071,242SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$25,327,569PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,806CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,765CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,313CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,356CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,240TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$34,448,051TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.73520PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72370PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$63,201FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$63,201FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,535,051FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,598,252FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$529,913FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$132,478FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$371,066CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$394,874CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$481,845CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$529,913CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,777,698TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,666,547LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$29,521CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$30,193CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$43,908CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$63,201CurrentYearAmt
Total$166,823TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$92,767CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$98,719CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$120,461CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$132,478CurrentYearAmt
Total$444,425TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$666,638GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$56,755OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$36,499DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,256BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,256TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT$55,197
OTHER$100
REFUNDABLE PAYROLL TAXES$229,005
ROU ASSET - OPERATING LEASE$879,178
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,163,480TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CURRENT PORTION - OPERATING LEASE$344,845
LONG-TERM PORTION - OPERATING LEASE$542,034
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$886,879TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,750,481TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,750,481RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,750,481TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,598,252TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,598,252ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,598,252TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DAVID BOOKBINDER
CHIEF COUNSEL$249,750$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$15,426$0$265,176$0$0$0
JOSEPH COON
SR VP$245,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$245,000$0$0$0
TED GAYER
PRESIDENT$228,750$0$8,750$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$237,500$0$0$0
DAVID OSBORNE
VP DEVELOPMENT$214,746$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$9,918$0$224,664$0$0$0
KRISTEN DE PENA
VP FOR POLICY$223,978$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$223,978$0$0$0
KODIAK HILL-DAVIS
VP GOVT AFFAIRS$192,323$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$8,962$0$201,285$0$0$0
ELIZABETH GIBSON
VP$183,313$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$12,368$0$195,681$0$0$0
JEFFERSON TAYLOR
VP FINANCE & OPS$170,625$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$12,765$0$183,390$0$0$0
MEGAN GIBSON
CHIEF COUNSEL$169,792$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$7,673$0$177,465$0$0$0
KRISTIN EBERHARD
DIR OF CLIMATE POLICY$161,090$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,875$0$167,965$0$0$0
SAMUEL HAMMOND
DIR OF SOCIAL POLICY$161,979$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$5,914$0$167,893$0$0$0
LOUISA TAVLAS
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS$158,932$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,704$0$165,636$0$0$0
ELIZABETH REED
RESEARCH MANAGER$150,667$0$1,667$0$0$0$0$0$9,923$0$162,257$0$0$0
COREY SCHRODT
LEGIS AFFAIRS MGR$147,758$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$11,469$0$159,227$0$0$0
GREGORY NEWBURN
DIR CRIMINAL JUSTICE$145,542$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$7,787$0$153,329$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III - OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNONTAXABLE COMPENSATION IN PART II IS THE COST OF EMPLOYER PROVIDED HEALTH INSURANCE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$58,901NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAVE HIGH/LOWMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBOARD APPROVAL AT ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT, AND STAFF. ALL PARTIES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A COPY OF THE POLICY ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. DOCUMENTATION OF APPROVAL IS INCLUDED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 553,187. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,667. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,270. TOTAL EXPENSES 557,124. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,556. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 182,390. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 113. TOTAL EXPENSES 211,059.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1820 FIRST STREET NE STE 675AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN474946572EIN
Primary ActivitiesADVOCACYPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
O$64,197ALLOCATION OF EFFORT
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
C$275,000CASH CONTRIBUTIONS
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Q$82,115COST OF SERVICES

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