Center For Policy Research

Denver, CO
Tax-exempt since March 1982
EIN: 84-0849945

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) 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 / Unknown (W00F) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

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

Reported conflict of interest transactions

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Revenue

$3.93M (2023)

Expenses

$3.17M (2023)

Total Assets

$4.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$171k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 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

Revenue

$3,927,578

Expenses

$3,172,445

Net Income

$755,133

Net Assets

$3,926,641

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,843,760	97.9%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$83,647	2.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$171	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$395,758	12.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$469,570	14.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,097,994
Total Liabilities	$171,353
Net Assets	$3,926,641

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jane Venohr Phd (Senior Resea)	$182,545	$0	$34,655
Jessica Pearson Phd (Exec Dir/Boa)	$182,239	$0	$29,456
Lanae Davis (Vp/Secretary)	$166,236	$0	$17,827
Anne M Byrne (Research Ass)	$105,820	$0	$27,840
Jeffrey G Pearson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Herzmark (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jason Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Cyndi Kahn (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Terrance Kelly (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Fine (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Morgan Ford (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tiffany Wachtler (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ashton Williams (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on Nov. 6, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$2,410,017

Expenses

$1,890,759

Net Income

$519,258

Net Assets

$2,879,597

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,367,841	98.2%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$42,176	1.8%
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	$335,368	17.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$356,603	18.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,966,243
Total Liabilities	$86,646
Net Assets	$2,879,597

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jane Venohr Phd (Senior Resea)	$174,364	$0	$36,527
Jessica Pearson Phd (Exec Dir/Boa)	$147,684	$0	$30,040
Lanae Davis (Vp/Secretary)	$140,005	$0	$17,639
Jeffrey G Pearson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Herzmark (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jason Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Cyndi Kahn (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Terrance Kelly (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Fine (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$2,315,506

Expenses

$1,387,793

Net Income

$927,713

Net Assets

$2,694,664

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$123,200	5.3%
Program Services	$2,153,010	93.0%
Investment Income	$29,011	1.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$10,285	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$326,550	23.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$332,828	24.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,746,849
Total Liabilities	$52,185
Net Assets	$2,694,664

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jane Venohr Phd (Senior Resea)	$158,092	$0	$18,862
Jessica Pearson Phd (Exec Dir/Boa)	$145,526	$0	$23,753
Lanae Davis (Vp/Secretary)	$142,519	$0	$14,752
Jeffrey G Pearson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Herzmark (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jason Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Cyndi Kahn (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Terry Kelly (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Fine (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$1,041,598

Expenses

$1,366,046

Net Income

-$324,448

Net Assets

$1,598,231

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$1,026,886	98.6%
Investment Income	$14,712	1.4%
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	$308,140	22.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$380,264	27.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,843,071
Total Liabilities	$244,840
Net Assets	$1,598,231

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jessica Pearson Phd (Exec Dir/Boa)	$144,107	$0	$25,040
Jane Venohr Phd (Senior Resea)	$139,099	$0	$28,729
Lanae Davis (Vp/Secretary)	$121,963	$0	$17,030
Jeffrey G Pearson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Herzmark (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jason Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Cyndi Kahn (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Terry Kelly (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Fine (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 8, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$1,870,371

Expenses

$1,597,267

Net Income

$273,104

Net Assets

$1,779,164

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$1,846,504	98.7%
Investment Income	$23,867	1.3%
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	$309,088	19.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$406,532	25.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,810,825
Total Liabilities	$31,661
Net Assets	$1,779,164

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jane Venohr Phd (Senior Resea)	$151,466	$0	$26,940
Jessica Pearson Phd (Exec Dir/Boa)	$150,703	$0	$21,534
Lanae Davis (Vp/Secretary)	$121,583	$0	$15,268
Nancy Thoennes Phd (Associate Di)	$116,457	$0	$26,503
Jeffrey G Pearson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Herzmark (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jason Castro (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Cyndi Kahn (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Terry Kelly (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Fine (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 28, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$1,433,910

Expenses

$1,270,927

Net Income

$162,983

Net Assets

$1,301,093

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$1,417,176	98.8%
Investment Income	$16,734	1.2%
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	$582,809	45.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,327,150
Total Liabilities	$26,057
Net Assets	$1,301,093

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jessica Pearson Phd (Exec Dir/Boa)	$141,737	$0	$20,175
Jane Venohr Phd (Senior Resea)	$124,723	$0	$25,495
Nancy Thoennes Phd (Associate Di)	$116,698	$0	$26,723
Lanae Davis (Vp/Secretary)	$106,862	$0	$16,685
Jeffrey G Pearson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Herzmark (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Schulzinger Phd (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Cyndi Kahn (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Terry Kelly (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Sept. 5, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$1,210,582

Expenses

$1,181,344

Net Income

$29,238

Net Assets

$1,212,389

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$1,191,579	98.4%
Investment Income	$17,185	1.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,818	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$0
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$509,849	43.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,225,800
Total Liabilities	$13,411
Net Assets	$1,212,389

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jessica Pearson Phd (Exec Dir/Boa)	$140,944	$0	$0
Lanae Davis (Vp/Secretary)	$96,905	$0	$0
Jeffrey G Pearson (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Herzmark (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Schulzinger Phd (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Cyndi Kahn (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Terry Kelly (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 5, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$1,356,613

Expenses

$1,176,332

Net Income

$180,281

Net Assets

$1,069,849

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$1,328,156	97.9%
Investment Income	$24,821	1.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,636	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$430,322	36.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$106,739	9.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,094,712
Total Liabilities	$24,863
Net Assets	$1,069,849

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$1,045,041

Expenses

$1,067,602

Net Income

-$22,561

Net Assets

$889,568

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$1,045,653	> 100%
Investment Income	-$4,350
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,738	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$436,784	40.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$97,462	9.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$927,065
Total Liabilities	$37,497
Net Assets	$889,568

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$871,676

Expenses

$760,603

Net Income

$111,073

Net Assets

$918,235

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$818,857	93.9%
Investment Income	$49,518	5.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,301	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$412,240	54.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$23,585	3.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$948,655
Total Liabilities	$30,420
Net Assets	$918,235

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$957,548

Expenses

$849,288

Net Income

$108,260

Net Assets

$807,432

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$864,498	90.3%
Investment Income	$92,882	9.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$168	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$376,313	44.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$46,095	5.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$839,243
Total Liabilities	$31,811
Net Assets	$807,432

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$889,471

Expenses

$949,036

Net Income

-$59,565

Net Assets

$699,172

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$852,651	95.9%
Investment Income	$34,278	3.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$2,542	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$358,342	37.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$137,358	14.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$745,301
Total Liabilities	$46,129
Net Assets	$699,172

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$975,530

Expenses

$997,956

Net Income

-$22,426

Net Assets

$765,296

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$974,450	99.9%
Investment Income	-$2,010
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,090	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$370,998	37.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$123,287	12.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$804,146
Total Liabilities	$38,850
Net Assets	$765,296

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Revenue $3.93M (2023)

Expenses $3.17M (2023)

Total Assets $4.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities $171k (2023)

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Revenue

$3.93M (2023)

Expenses

$3.17M (2023)

Total Assets

$4.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$171k (2023)

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