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Economic Policy Institute

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on September 3, 2025.

1225 Eye Street NW 600
1200
Washington, District of Columbia 20005

Economic Policy Institute (EIN: 52-1368964) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Economic Policy Institute, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 7 out of 58 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $243,824. The highest compensated employee at Economic Policy Institute is Heidi Shierholz with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $275,913.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$11,927,401

Expenses

$13,581,055

Employee compensation

$6,981,862
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Heidi Shierholz
President
$275,913
$239,242 No related comp$36,671
Naomi Walker
Vice President
$256,199
$220,755 No related comp$35,444
Lyle J Bivens
Chief Economist/Dir. Resea
$248,376
$214,230 No related comp$34,146
Eve E Tahmincioglu
Communications Director
$236,551
$199,587 No related comp$36,964
Barbara Western
Chief Operating Officer
$235,269
$203,355 No related comp$31,914
Celine McNicholas
Director Policy, General Couns
$234,968
$204,443 No related comp$30,525
Valerie R Wilson
Director of PREE
$219,491
$189,218 No related comp$30,273

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

April Verrett
Member
Becky Pringle
Member
Brian Bryant
Member
Claude Cummings
Member
Dave McCall
Member
Elise Gould
Member
Elizabeth H Shuler
Chair
Ernesto Cortes Jr
Member
Gary Bass
Treasurer
Hannah Halbert
Member
Hector Cordero-Guzman
Member
Jeff Faux
Member

Contractors

Darkhorse Visualization Lp
Create Data Dashboard
$480,000

Mission Statement

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.

Revisions to this organization profile

September 3, 2025:
2024 Economic Policy Institute 990 filed
August 28, 2024:
2023 Economic Policy Institute 990 filed
October 11, 2023:
2022 Economic Policy Institute 990 filed

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