ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE (EIN 52-1368964)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-14
IRS object ID
201833189349303038
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-14T10:32:35-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN522041603PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SQUIRE LEMKIN COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1111 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 475AddressLine1Txt
CityROCKVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN521368964EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlECONBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027758810PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11225 EYE STREET NW NO 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonTHEA LEEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027758810PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonTRACY M MOREYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01593478PTIN
Phone3014246800PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.132.102.178IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerTHEA LEEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,832,110GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EPI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO INFORM AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO SEEK SOLUTIONS THAT ENSURE BROADLY SHARED PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITY. THE INSTITUTE IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-PARTISAN THINK TANK, CREATED TO BROADEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ECONOMIC POLICY TO INCLUDE THE NEEDS OF LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME WORKERS. THE INSTITUTE BELIEVES EVERY WORKING PERSON DESERVES A GOOD JOB WITH FAIR PAY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, AND RETIREMENT SECURITY. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE INSTITUTE CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF WORKING AMERICA. IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE PROPOSES PUBLIC POLICIES THAT PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME WORKERS AND ASSESSES POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO HOW THEY AFFECT THOSE WORKERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO INFORM AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO SEEK SOLUTIONS THAT ENSURE BROADLY SHARED PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITY. THE INSTITUTE IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-PARTISAN THINK TANK, CREATED TO BROADEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ECONOMIC POLICY TO INCLUDE THE NEEDS OF LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME WORKERS. THE INSTITUTE BELIEVES EVERY WORKING PERSON DESERVES A GOOD JOB WITH FAIR PAY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, AND RETIREMENT SECURITY. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE INSTITUTE CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF WORKING AMERICA. IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE PROPOSES PUBLIC POLICIES THAT PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME WORKERS AND ASSESSES POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO HOW THEY AFFECT THOSE WORKERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,962,393ExpenseAmt
Grant$30,000GrantAmt
Revenue$24,202RevenueAmt
DescRESEARCH AND POLICY PROJECTS - EPI'S AREAS OF RESEARCH INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: EDUCATION; FEDERAL BUDGET, DEFICITS, AND TAX POLICY; HEALTH; IMMIGRATION; JOBS, WAGES, AND LIVING STANDARDS; MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; PUBLIC INVESTMENT; RACE, ETHNICITY, AND THE ECONOMY; REGULATORY POLICY; RETIREMENT; AND TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION. IN ADDITION TO WORK PERFORMED ON THESE PROJECTS, EPI'S EXPERTS PROVIDE TESTIMONIES, SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS AND PRODUCE VARIOUS RESOURCES SUCH AS STATE OF WORKING AMERICA PUBLICATIONS; ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC INDICATORS; INTERACTIVE GRAPHS ON JOBS, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND OVERALL ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; FAMILY BUDGET CALCULATOR; TOPICAL REPORTS; AND MUCH MORE.Desc

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Expense$611,100ExpenseAmt
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Expense$306,318ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN COOKBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2027758810PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (37 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LAWRENCE MISHEL
PRESIDENT40.000.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$209,785$0$20,423
JULIANNE MALVEAUX
SECRETARY/TREASURER0.100.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD L TRUMKA
CHAIRMAN0.100.10Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY BASS
DIRECTOR0.100.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY BLUESTONE
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
HECTOR R CORDERO-GUZMAN
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERNESTO J CORTES JR
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH ELLISON
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
LILY ESKELSEN GARCIA
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF FAUX
DIRECTOR0.100.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEO W GERARD
DIRECTOR0.100.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACOB HACKER
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN HELPER
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY KAY HENRY
DIRECTOR0.100.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXIS HERMAN
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT JOHNSON
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT KUTTNER
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILMA LIEBMAN
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA M LYNCH
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT MARTINEZ JR
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBRA NESS
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEDRO NOGUERA
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANUEL PASTOR
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM PEREZ
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT REICH
DIRECTOR EMERITUS0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEJANDRO RUELAS
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE SAUNDERS
DIRECTOR0.100.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER SHELTON
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSS EISENBREY
VICE PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$87,614$0$9,437
JOHN COOK
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND AD40.00Yes (X)$112,896$0$22,123
LYLE J BIVENS
RESEARCH AND POLICY DIRECT40.00$152,864$0$23,423Yes (X)
ARLENE E WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AN40.00$160,601$0$28,093Yes (X)
ELIZABETH JEROME
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40.00$139,421$0$26,743Yes (X)
ROBERT SCOTT
DIRECTOR OF TRADE AND MANU40.00$139,744$0$27,799Yes (X)
HEIDI SHIERHOLZ
DIRECTOR OF POLICY40.00$142,498$0$18,932Yes (X)
RACHEL DIANE STEWART
EARN DIRECTOR40.00$148,010$0$28,831Yes (X)
CELINE M MCNICHOLAS
DIRECTOR OF LAW AND LABOR POLICY40.00$120,075$0$9,717Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$215,521TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$4,611,537AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,611,537TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCE INCOME812900$24,202$24,202
PUBLICATIONS INCOME511190$18,410$18,410
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$42,612TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,324TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,324ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$172,637RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$172,637RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$172,637TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$172,637ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$42,612RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$177,961ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,000TotalAmt
Program Services$30,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$462,277TotalAmt
Program Services$414,145ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,232,440TotalAmt
Program Services$2,950,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$266,289FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$277,151TotalAmt
Program Services$253,556ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,181ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,414FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$288,924TotalAmt
Program Services$263,407ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,151ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,366FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$264,000TotalAmt
Program Services$239,748ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,642ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,610FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,063TotalAmt
Management And General$2,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,000TotalAmt
Management And General$25,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$209,889TotalAmt
Program Services$186,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,754ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,993FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,595TotalAmt
Program Services$51,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,150ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,485FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,103TotalAmt
Program Services$63,395ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$708ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$918,291TotalAmt
Program Services$820,054ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,260FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,345TotalAmt
Program Services$64,572ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,665FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,679TotalAmt
Program Services$123,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$508FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,196TotalAmt
Program Services$98,699ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,095FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,954TotalAmt
Management And General$4,954ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
RESEARCHERS & CONSULTAN$236,277$235,578$699$0
BOOKS, DATA, SUBSCRIPTI$53,687$44,326$179$9,182
TRAINING$21,729$20,501$605$623
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA$15,389$13,847$353$1,189

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,397TotalAmt
Program Services$6,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$814FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,502,386TotalAmt
Program Services$5,879,811ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$185,082ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$437,493FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300BOYAmt
EOY$300EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,564,066BOYAmt
EOY$1,945,333EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,913,750BOYAmt
EOY$917,500EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$149,409BOYAmt
EOY$265,943EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,736BOYAmt
EOY$167,470EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,241,699LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$452,904LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$894,468BOYAmt
EOY$788,795EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$279,341BOYAmt
EOY$279,341EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,957,070BOYAmt
EOY$4,364,682EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$365,768BOYAmt
EOY$415,556EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$721,740BOYAmt
EOY$749,840EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,087,508BOYAmt
EOY$1,165,396EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,525,627BOYAmt
EOY$1,444,154EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,343,935BOYAmt
EOY$1,755,132EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,869,562BOYAmt
EOY$3,199,286EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,957,070BOYAmt
EOY$4,364,682EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,670,276ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$5,490,221CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,120,525CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,423,143CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,508,298CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,611,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,153,724TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,490,221CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,120,525CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,423,143CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,508,298CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,611,537CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,153,724TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,032,969SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$20,120,755PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,424CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$90,045CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$146,143CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$161,841CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$177,961CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$624,414TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,778,138TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$185,614GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.69920PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.70170PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$344,875OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$56,084DepreciationAmt
Book Value$288,791BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$896,824OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$396,820DepreciationAmt
Book Value$500,004BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$788,795TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEPOSITSDesc
Book Value$279,341BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$279,341TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT BENEFIT$703,309
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$46,531
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$749,840TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,832,110TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,832,110RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,832,110TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,502,386TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,502,386ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,502,386TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE INSTITUTE RECOGNIZES ANY POTENTIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AS REQUIRED BY THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, THE INSTITUTE DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT HAVE ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12195 HEARST AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBERKELEYCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94720ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN946002123RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$30,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantRESEARCH GRANTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAWARDEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A FINAL PROGRESS REPORT AT THE END OF THE FUNDING PERIOD. ANY EXCESS FUNDS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE GRANTOR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (7 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
LAWRENCE MISHEL
PRESIDENT$209,785$0$0$0$0$0$19,703$0$720$0$230,208$0$0$0
LYLE J BIVENS
RESEARCH AND POLICY DIRECT$152,864$0$0$0$0$0$15,242$0$8,181$0$176,287$0$0$0
ARLENE E WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AN$160,601$0$0$0$0$0$14,801$0$13,292$0$188,694$0$0$0
ELIZABETH JEROME
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS$139,421$0$0$0$0$0$14,742$0$12,001$0$166,164$0$0$0
ROBERT SCOTT
DIRECTOR OF TRADE AND MANU$139,744$0$0$0$0$0$13,357$0$14,442$0$167,543$0$0$0
HEIDI SHIERHOLZ
DIRECTOR OF POLICY$142,498$0$0$0$0$0$13,405$0$5,527$0$161,430$0$0$0
RACHEL DIANE STEWART
EARN DIRECTOR$148,010$0$0$0$0$0$13,610$0$15,221$0$176,841$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED DURING PREPARATION BY THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR. FINAL RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT THEN PROVIDED TO FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REMINDERS ARE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY. THE ENTIRE BOARD REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS COMPLETED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS. DISBURSEMENTS ARE MONITORED AND ALL NEW VENDORS ARE VETTED FOR ANY RELATIONSHIPS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION OF PRESIDENT AND ANY OFFICERS BASED ON FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ORGANIZATION MAKES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EPI POLICY CENTERBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11225 EYE STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201173919EIN
Primary ActivitiesLOBBYING TO INFLUENCE ACTION ON SPECIFIC ECONOMIC POLICY ISSUESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EPI POLICY CENTERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeOTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$141,862InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCOST BASISMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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