Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1234565 Website

Promoting better public understanding, providing factual information and data, and analyzing impacts of government programs and policies that affect the lives of low and moderate income families and individuals at federal and state levels.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$172.0M

+4.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$10.7M

+1.5% YoY

Grant Count

148

-0.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$72K

+2.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$22M$44M$66M$88M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$171,997,860$163,943,457$172,859,656
Revenue$52,523,656$32,208,552$80,451,696
Expenses$48,575,049$44,312,883$42,656,596
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,079,239$2,069,148$1,012,155
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4M$7M$11M$14M166 grants2020187 grants2021131 grants2022149 grants2023148 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Oregon Center for Public…$300KPolicy Matters Ohio$300KArkansas Advocates for C…$250KCommon Good Iowa$250KFlorida Policy Institute$250KInvest Louisiana (Formal…$250KOklahoma Policy Institute$250KPolicy Matters Ohio$250KWest Virginia Center on …$250KImmigration Research Ini…$210K

Grant Size Distribution

781 grants across all recorded years

265<$50K312$50–100K188$100–250K16$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Sharon ParrottPresident$353KLisa BornsteinCOO and General Counsel thru…$295KEllen NissenbaumSenior VP - Government Affairs$272KCharles MarrVP - Federal Tax Policy$240KJoel FriedmanSenior VP - Federal Fiscal P…$240KShannon Spillane Buc…SVP Communications and Sr Co…$239KAllison OrrisSenior Fellow$231KMichael LeachmanSenior Vice President of SFP$229KPeggy BaileyExec VP Policy & Program Dev…$229KLynda BrooksChief Financial officer$228K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Ken ApfelChair1
Henry AaronTreasurer1
Kim WallaceSecretary1
Mayra E AlvarezDirector1
Maria CancianDirector1
Henry A ColemanDirector1
David de FerrantiDirector1
James JimenezDirector1
Lili LyntonDirector1
C Lynn McNairDirector1
Ai-jen PooDirector1
Robert D ReischaerDirector1
Samantha TweedyDirector1
Sharon ParrottPresident40$352,602
Lisa BornsteinCOO and General Counsel thru 8/16/2440$295,093
Lynda BrooksChief Financial officer40$228,470
Shannon Spillane BuckinghamSVP Communications and Sr Counselor40$239,010
Peggy BaileyExec VP Policy & Program Development40$229,308
Ellen NissenbaumSenior VP - Government Affairs40$272,020
Charles MarrVP - Federal Tax Policy40$240,239
Joel FriedmanSenior VP - Federal Fiscal Policy40$239,931
Allison OrrisSenior Fellow40$231,166
Michael LeachmanSenior Vice President of SFP40$229,380

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

46states
+39 more states

Cities

AlbanyAlbuquerqueAnchorageAtlantaAugustaAustinBaltimoreBaton RougeBereaBoiseBostonCharlestonChicagoClevelandColumbusConcordDenverDes MoinesDetroitDurham

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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