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Center For Effective Public Policy

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

An independent audit commissioned by this organization for the fiscal year ending Dec. 2023 identified:

Material weakness in internal controls
Audit identified a deficiency in internal financial or governance controls that could limit the organization's ability to track and report financial data reliably. The deficiency could lead to failure to prevent or correct noncompliance with requirements.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.64M (2023)

Expenses
$6.65M (2023)

Total Assets
$2.72M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$2.48M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,644,105
Expenses
$6,646,745
Net Income
-$2,640
Net Assets
$240,105
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,788,172
87.1%
Program Services $797,287
12.0%
Investment Income $58,249
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $397
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $920,890
13.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,900,950
28.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,719,354
Total Liabilities $2,479,249
Net Assets $240,105
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Alison Shames (President) $232,408 $0 $29,516
Richard Stroker (Treasurer) $221,138 $0 $24,521
Leilah Gilligan (Secretary) $202,885 $0 $21,571
Matthew Alsdorf (Associate Director) $195,632 $0 $22,884
Anke Mann (Associate Director) $164,422 $0 $24,429
Holly Ziemer (Senior Manager) $158,871 $0 $45,868
Orleny Rojas (Senior Manager) $150,157 $0 $17,736
Tanya Anderson (Associate Director) $150,140 $0 $41,564

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,806,408
Expenses
$5,545,672
Net Income
-$3,739,264
Net Assets
$10,385,041
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,231,342
68.2%
Program Services $548,058
30.3%
Investment Income $27,008
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $858,111
15.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,414,492
25.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,765,926
Total Liabilities $1,380,885
Net Assets $10,385,041
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Alison Shames (Director) $225,404 $0 $26,300
Richard Stroker (Director) $212,084 $0 $23,031
Matthew Alsdorf (Associate Director) $189,967 $0 $18,947
Leilah Gilligan (Director) $179,279 $0 $20,538
Anke Mann (Associate Director) $151,402 $0 $20,075
Holly Ziemer (Senior Manager) $151,302 $0 $38,789
Tanya Anderson (Senior Manager) $141,258 $0 $37,917
Orleny Rojas (Senior Manager) $139,822 $0 $14,557

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$715,106
Expenses
$5,052,210
Net Income
-$4,337,104
Net Assets
$14,284,158
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $605,548
84.7%
Program Services $103,742
14.5%
Investment Income $5,816
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $886,940
17.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,161,117
23.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,990,522
Total Liabilities $706,364
Net Assets $14,284,158
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Madeline Carter See Sch O (Principal) $227,090 $0 $36,842
Alison Shames See Sch O (Sr Associate (Thru 9/21) / Director) $217,906 $0 $20,694
Richard Stroker See Sch O (Sr Associate (Thru 9/21) / Director) $202,466 $0 $20,918
Matthew Alsdorf (Associate Director) $163,295 $0 $16,656
Leilah Gilligan See Sch O (Dir Of Operations (Thru 9/21) / Dir) $156,250 $0 $19,383
Holly Ziemer (Communications Manager) $144,096 $0 $41,474
Anke Mann (Chief Financial Officer) $140,624 $0 $20,401
Tanya Anderson (Senior Manager) $134,529 $0 $37,623
Kelvin Banks (Senior Manager) $120,286 $0 $14,490

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,299,231
Expenses
$5,984,746
Net Income
$9,314,485
Net Assets
$18,621,262
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,288,163
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $11,068
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,014,067
16.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $646,047
10.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,178,710
Total Liabilities $557,448
Net Assets $18,621,262
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Madeline Carter See Sch O (Principal) $217,150 $0 $47,045
Alison Shames See Sch O (Senior Associate) $210,503 $0 $14,687
Richard Stroker See Sch O (Senior Associate) $186,477 $0 $20,077
Leilah Gilligan See Sch O (Director Of Operations) $139,839 $0 $18,952
Anke Mann (Chief Financial Officer) $139,742 $0 $19,595
Holly Ziemer (Director Of Communications) $137,233 $0 $39,737
Tanya Anderson (Senior Manager) $117,055 $0 $35,348

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,071,829
Expenses
$5,074,320
Net Income
-$4,002,491
Net Assets
$9,306,777
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,043,103
97.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $28,619
2.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $107
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $829,127
16.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $680,413
13.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,950,519
Total Liabilities $643,742
Net Assets $9,306,777
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Madeline Carter See Sched O (Principal) $207,280 $0 $38,194
Alison Shames (Senior Associate) $198,382 $0 $12,824
Rebecca Ney See Sched O (Principal) $194,742 $0 $39,994
Richard Stroker (Senior Associate) $170,582 $0 $16,856
Leilah Gilligan (Sr Mgr Dir Of Ops (Trans 10/2019)) $121,807 $0 $16,788
Anke Mann (Acctg Mgr Cfo (Trans 10/2019)) $100,231 $0 $16,903
Susan Gibel (Coo (Until 9/2019)) $79,755 $0 $13,433

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,110,284
Expenses
$1,828,128
Net Income
$13,282,156
Net Assets
$13,309,268
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,109,825
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $27
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $432
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $548,373
30.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $405,640
22.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,627,222
Total Liabilities $317,954
Net Assets $13,309,268
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Stroker (Senior Manager) $167,503 $0 $10,781
Kurt Bumby (Senior Associate) $134,297 $0 $15,218
Leilah Gilligan (Senior Manager) $118,012 $0 $15,522
Rebecca Ney See Sched O (Principal) $117,382 $0 $22,078
Susan Gibel (Chief Operating Officer) $110,918 $0 $17,498
Madeline Carter See Sched O (Principal) $108,342 $0 $22,640

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,334,731
Expenses
$2,334,586
Net Income
$145
Net Assets
$27,112
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,334,692
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $39
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $821,145
35.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $325,663
13.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $297,682
Total Liabilities $270,570
Net Assets $27,112
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Madeline Carter See Sched O (Principal) $204,488 $0 $36,570
Rebecca Ney See Sched O (Principal) $200,281 $0 $41,853
Kurt Bumby (Senior Associate) $170,258 $0 $17,217
Richard Stroker (Senior Manager) $158,620 $0 $10,652
Susan Gibel (Chief Operating Officer) $131,374 $0 $19,104
Leilah Gilligan (Senior Manager) $118,045 $0 $14,824

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,989,822
Expenses
$2,989,734
Net Income
$88
Net Assets
$26,967
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,989,778
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $44
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $856,638
28.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $310,927
10.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $340,825
Total Liabilities $313,858
Net Assets $26,967
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kurt Bumby (Senior Associate) $201,795 $0 $10,580
Madeline Carter See Sched O (Principal) $200,010 $0 $35,460
Rebecca Ney See Sched O (Principal) $195,455 $0 $40,206
Richard Stroker (Senior Manager) $155,193 $0 $10,588
Susan Gibel (Chief Operating Officer) $132,435 $0 $18,685
Leilah Gilligan (Senior Manager) $117,055 $0 $13,318
Peggy Burke See Sched O (Principal (Retired 01/16)) $20,764 $0 $1,246

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,386,526
Expenses
$4,388,067
Net Income
-$1,541
Net Assets
$26,879
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,386,485
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $41
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $634,253
14.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $735,559
16.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $698,799
Total Liabilities $671,920
Net Assets $26,879
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Madeline M Carter (Principal) $196,389 $0 $32,736
Kurt Bumby (Senior Associate) $194,620 $0 $16,876
Rebecca Ney (Principal) $193,995 $0 $35,652
Peggy Burke (Principal) $159,407 $0 $16,074
Richard Stroker (Senior Manager) $151,707 $0 $9,035
Susan Gibel (Chief Operating Officer) $133,297 $0 $17,307
Leilah Gilligan (Senior Manager) $112,806 $0 $14,184

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,967,860
Expenses
$2,971,261
Net Income
-$3,401
Net Assets
$28,420
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,966,943
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $83
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $834
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $529,758
17.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $907,432
30.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $450,392
Total Liabilities $421,972
Net Assets $28,420
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rebecca Ney (Secretary/Treasurer) $200,735 $0 $27,265
Madeline Carter (President) $186,123 $0 $17,873
Kurt Bumby (Senior Associate) $184,380 $0 $15,755
Richard Stroker (Senior Manager) $146,301 $0 $8,778
Susan Gibel (Chief Operating Officer) $131,011 $0 $14,988
Leilah Gillgan (Senior Manager) $107,976 $0 $13,569
Stevyn Fogg (Senior Manager) $105,946 $0 $13,976
Peggy Burke (Vice President) $87,004 $0 $10,758

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,648,533
Expenses
$2,649,552
Net Income
-$1,019
Net Assets
$31,821
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,642,619
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $33
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,881
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $481,860
18.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $910,137
34.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $413,317
Total Liabilities $381,496
Net Assets $31,821
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rebecca Ney (Secretary) $192,048 $0 $26,965
Kurt Bumby (Senior Manager) $154,959 $0 $13,996
Madeline Carter (President) $145,871 $0 $11,635
Richard Stroker (Senior Manager) $144,227 $0 $9,789
Susan Gibel (Chief Operating Officer) $116,564 $0 $14,176
Leilah Gillgan (Senior Manager) $100,846 $0 $12,871
Peggy Burke (Treasurer) $94,100 $0 $11,241

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,858,382
Expenses
$2,881,160
Net Income
-$22,778
Net Assets
$32,840
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,856,678
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $53
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,651
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $532,104
18.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $833,287
28.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $364,606
Total Liabilities $331,766
Net Assets $32,840

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,040,257
Expenses
$3,261,120
Net Income
-$220,863
Net Assets
$55,618
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,038,376
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $288
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,593
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $654,327
20.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $843,760
25.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $414,492
Total Liabilities $358,874
Net Assets $55,618

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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