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Economic Policy Institute

Grantmaking foundation in Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 52-1368964

Total giving
$4.1MTax year 2025
Total assets
$21MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

EPI USES THE TOOLS OF ECONOMICS TO BRING THE INTERESTS OF LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME WORKERS INTO ECONOMIC POLICY DISCUSSIONS. EPI'S RIGOROUS RESEARCH AND TRANSFORMATIVE IDEAS FORTIFY WORKER ORGANIZING, BUILD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW POWER AND POLICY SHAPE ECONOMIC OUTCOMES, AND HELP DRIVE PROGRESSIVE POLICY CHANGE AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. WE PARTNER WITH NATIONAL AND STATE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMICS, AND LABOR UNIONS TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$390K2020
$1.9M2021
$3.4M2022
$3.1M2023
$3.9M2024
$4.1M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Missouri Budget Project$250K2024
Colorado Fiscal Institute$250K2024
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits$200K2024
Rural Arizona Engagement$200K2024
Missouri Jobs with Justice$150K2024

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.epi.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.