Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Center for Policy Opportunities
EIN 88-2833492 • 501(c)3 • Washington, DC
Profile
Identifying and collaborating with leaders seeking to study and address important and neglected challenges.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
97th percentile
Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$0
Down $59,488 (-100%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
Down$0
Down $59,488 (-100%) from 2023
Revenue
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Expenses
Up$7,571
Up $650 (+9.4%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$7,571
Down $650 (-9.4%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $0
- Revenue
- $0
- Expenses
- $7,571
- Net income
- -$7,571
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $7.57 | $7.57 |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $59.5 | $0.00 | $59.5 | $0.00 | $6.92 | $6.92 |
| 2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $66.4 | $0.00 | $66.4 | $75.0 | $8.59 | $66.4 |
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- May 14, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.1
- Gross Receipts
- $0
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Identifying and collaborating with leaders seeking to study and address important and neglected challenges.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY PROGRAMS OR PROGRAM EXPENDITURES IN 2024, AS IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISSOLVING. | $0 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL BELL | Executive Director & President | - | $0 | - | - |
| RYAN C LEWIS | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| ARNAB DATTA | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Center for Policy Opportunities
- EIN
- 88-2833492
- Phone
- 2028211831
- Address
- 1629 K STREET NW 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Signing Officer
- Name
- Samuel Bell
- Title
- Executive Director & President
- Phone
- 2028211831
- Signed
- 2025-05-14
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Wegner Cpas Llp
- Address
- 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300, MADISON, WI 53713-4236
- Preparer
- Jenny Tarkowski CPA
- Phone
- 6082744020
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: bank fees. Amount: 7. Description: dcra filing fee. Amount: 80. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 87.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net Assets
“Description: returning of usused grant funds. Amount: -51,917.”
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20:
“As per terms of its original grant agreement with open philanthropy action fund, the organization returned unused grant funds. These funds were returned prior to the dissolution of the organization.”
FORM 990-EZ, PART V, LINE 34:
“The organization's dissolution was authorized by its board of directors on september 13, 2024. The organization's district of columbia articles of dissolution is attached to the filing.”
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| IRS990EZ/WebsiteAddressTxt | 0 | N/A |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE 2022 COLUMN IS FOR THE SHORT YEAR 6/13/22-12/31/22. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | AS PER TERMS OF ITS ORIGINAL GRANT AGREEMENT WITH OPEN PHILANTHROPY ACTION FUND, THE ORGANIZATION RETURNED UNUSED GRANT FUNDS. THESE FUNDS WERE RETURNED PRIOR TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE ORGANIZATION'S DISSOLUTION WAS AUTHORIZED BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2024. THE ORGANIZATION'S DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARTICLES OF DISSOLUTION IS ATTACHED TO THE FILING. |
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