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Economic Policy Institute

Fiscal year ending 2021. Filed on November 14, 2022.

1225 Eye Street NW 600
Walnut Ave Bldg A Window H
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 2021 IRS Form 990 filing, Economic Policy Institute, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 8 out of 62 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $180,284. The highest compensated employee at Economic Policy Institute is Arlene Williams with fiscal year 2021 compensation of $201,117.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$16,459,436

Expenses

$10,418,323

Employee compensation

$6,202,312
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Arlene Williams
Director of DEV and Strategic Planning
$201,117
$168,586 No related comp$32,531
Heidi Shierholz
Director POL, THEN PRES (Trans. @ 8/21)
$200,632
$173,052 No related comp$27,580
John Schmitt
SR Economist and SR Advisor
$198,136
$167,049 No related comp$31,087
Naomi Walker
Vice President
$196,938
$169,469 No related comp$27,469
Lyle J Bivens
Research Director
$185,945
$157,956 No related comp$27,989
Celine McNicholas
Director, Gov'T Affairs and Labor Counsel
$185,723
$162,231 No related comp$23,492
Jasper Cox
Director of Finance and Aministration
$178,955
$148,017 No related comp$30,938
Thea M Lee
President (Until 5/2021)
$94,827
$87,733 No related comp$7,094

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Becky Pringle
Member
Christopher M Shelton
Member
Debra Ness
Member
Elise Gould
Member
Elizabeth H Shuler
Interim Chair
Ernesto J Cortes Jr
Member
Gary Bass
Treasurer
Hector R Cordero-Guzman
Member
Jacob Hacker
Member
Jeff Faux
Member
Jose P Garza
Member
Julianne Malveaux
Secretary

Contractors

Terri Gerstein
Project Consulting
$130,000

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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