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US nonprofit · EIN 520788947 · Suite, DCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 520788947) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Institute for Policy Studies

Donations deductible
Revenue
$5.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$5.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$12.3m
$1.2m liabilities
Net assets
$11m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
8.4 years on average
Staff
47
66 volunteers
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Sarita Gupta
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Institute for Policy Studies' network

15 people13 organisationsi15 people and 13 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (16) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Sarita Gupta ChairChair2017
9 yrs
Andy ShallalTrustee2017
9 yrs
Burke StansburyTreasurer2017
9 yrs
Danny GloverTrustee Thru Nov 20242017
9 yrs
Heidi PeltierCompany secretary2017
9 yrs
James EarlyTrustee2017
9 yrs
Jodie EvansTrustee2017
9 yrs
John CavanaghSenior Advisor2017
9 yrs
John PomeranzTrustee2022
4 yrs
Katrina Vanden HeuvelTrustee2017
9 yrs
Khury Petersen-SmithTrustee2022
4 yrs
Noura ErakatTrustee2017
9 yrs
Robert BorosageTrustee2017
9 yrs
Sulma AriasTrustee2022
4 yrs
Tope FolarinExecutive Director2017
9 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Kathleen GaspardDeputy Directorsince 2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Tope FolarinExecutive Director37.5$161k$27k
Kathleen GaspardDeputy Director37.5$129k$5k
John CavanaghSenior Advisor37.5$73k$23k
Sarita GuptaChair0.5$0
John PomeranzTrustee0.5$0
Burke StansburyTreasurer0.5$0
Heidi PeltierSecretary0.5$0
James EarlyTrustee0.5$0
Noura ErakatTrustee0.5$0
Jodie EvansTrustee0.5$0
Katrina Vanden HeuvelTrustee0.5$0
Andy ShallalTrustee0.5$0
Khury Petersen-SmithTrustee0.5$0
Robert BorosageTrustee0.5$0
Sulma AriasTrustee0.5$0
Danny GloverTrustee Thru Nov 20240.5$0

About

Legal name
Institute for Policy Studies
EIN
520788947
Address
1301 Connecticut Ave Nw, Suite, DC, 20036-1815
State
District of Columbia
Mission
The institute for policy studies (the institute) is a 60-year-old organization that is dedicated to building a more equitable, ecologically sustainable, and peaceful society. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q055 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1962
Principal officer
Tope Folarin (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1965
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥9years on the filingsSarita Gupta
≥9years on the filingsAndy Shallal
≥9years on the filingsBurke Stansbury
≥9years on the filingsDanny Glover

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$12.3m
Total liabilities
$1.2m
Net assets or fund balances
$11m
Contributions and grants received
$5.2m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$259k
Employees
47
Volunteers
66

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$5.7m$5.2m$421k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Economic Hardship Reporting ProjectProgram support$250k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Institute For Policy Studies likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
District of Columbia
Entity type
Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
Status
Active - In Good Standing
Formed
30 November 1962
Registered agent
Registered Agents Inc. (city and state not held)