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Policy Academies

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since Sept. 2016
  • EIN: 81-3333541

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.

Category: Public, Society Benefit — Multipurpose and Other / Professional Societies, Associations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel
Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.08M (2023)

Expenses
$2.3M (2023)

Total Assets
$2.94M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$271k (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 to 2023

Tax Filings 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.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,082,567
Expenses
$2,296,125
Net Income
-$1,213,558
Net Assets
$2,665,142
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,013,063
93.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $69,504
6.4%
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 $763,298
33.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $66,715
2.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,935,976
Total Liabilities $270,834
Net Assets $2,665,142
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lynette Rawlings (President And Ceo) $470,000 $0 $45,957
Arlene Williams (Coo & Svp Of Special Initiatives) $215,000 $0 $32,341
Angela Glover Blackwell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nick Turner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Darrick Hamilton (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 30, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,028,600
Expenses
$1,294,212
Net Income
$734,388
Net Assets
$3,880,811
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,028,600
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $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 $504,602
39.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $38,206
3.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,304,003
Total Liabilities $423,192
Net Assets $3,880,811
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lynette Rawlings (President And Ceo) $270,000 $0 $34,603
Angela Glover Blackwell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nick Turner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Darrick Hamilton (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 20, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,365,076
Expenses
$599,760
Net Income
$2,765,316
Net Assets
$3,146,423
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,365,076
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $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 $205,159
34.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,178,309
Total Liabilities $31,886
Net Assets $3,146,423
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lynette Rawlings (President And Ceo) $175,000 $0 $29,169
Angela Glover Blackwell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nick Turner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Darrick Hamilton (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 8, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$477,125
Expenses
$371,061
Net Income
$106,064
Net Assets
$381,107
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $477,125
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $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 $200,338
54.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $384,771
Total Liabilities $3,664
Net Assets $381,107
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lynette Rawlings (President And Ceo) $175,000 $0 $22,646
Angela Glover Blackwell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nick Turner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kilolo Kijakazi (Director) $0 $0 $0
Darrick Hamilton (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 26, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$477,950
Expenses
$308,363
Net Income
$169,587
Net Assets
$197,783
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $477,950
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $285,708
Total Liabilities $87,925
Net Assets $197,783
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lynette Rawlings (President And Ceo) $114,157 $0 $0
Angela Glover Blackwell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nick Turner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kilolo Kijakazi (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 26, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$100,650
Expenses
$116,652
Net Income
-$16,002
Net Assets
-$16,002
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $100,650
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $100,650
Total Liabilities $116,652
Net Assets -$16,002

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$100,500
Expenses
$24,306
Net Income
$76,194
Net Assets
$76,194
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $100,500
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $100,500
Total Liabilities $24,306
Net Assets $76,194

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

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