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Economic Policy Institute

Fiscal year ending 2020. Filed on November 10, 2021.

1225 Eye Street NW No 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 2020 IRS Form 990 filing, Economic Policy Institute, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 11 out of 53 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $183,721. The highest compensated employee at Economic Policy Institute is Thea Lee with fiscal year 2020 compensation of $200,627.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$12,377,435

Expenses

$7,919,271

Employee compensation

$5,767,551
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Thea Lee
President and Executive Director
$200,627
$180,938 $2,616 $17,073
Arlene Williams
Director of Development
$198,315
$166,578 $83 $31,654
Lyle Bivens
Research Director
$197,249
$154,540 $1,377 $41,332
John Schmitt
Vice President
$194,920
$163,916 $1,225 $29,779
Heidi Shierholz
Director of Policy / Senio
$188,612
$158,300 $1,626 $28,686
Naomi Walker
Director of EARN
$186,427
$158,203 $224 $28,000
Robert Scott
Director of Trade and MANU
$185,319
$142,483 $9,135 $33,701
Celine McNicholas
Government Affairs Director
$180,399
$154,552 $2,806 $23,041
Lawrence Mishel
Distinguished Fellow
$170,283
$151,387 $76 $18,820
Valerie Wilson
Director of PREE
$160,045
$136,961 $1,058 $22,026
Monique Morrisey
Economist
$158,731
$135,544 $154 $23,033

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Christopher Shelton
Member
Debra Ness
Member
Ernesto J Cortes Jr
Member
Gary Bass
Executive Committee Member
Hector R Cordero-Guzman
Member
Jacob Hacker
Member
Jeff Faux
Executive Committee Member
Jose Garza
Member
Julianne Malveaux
Secretary and Treasurer
Keith Ellison
Member
Lee Saunders
Executive Committee Member
Lily Eskelsen Garcia
Member

Contractors

Terri Gerstein
Professional Consulting
$119,250

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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