NonprofitsJoint Center For Political And Economic Studies Inc

Social Science

Joint Center For Political And Economic Studies Inc

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$3.4M

Total expenses

$4.0M

Net assets

$10.6M

Grants received

$13.6M

92 grants

EIN

521069070

Tax year

2024

Mission

The joint center for political and economic studies, america's black think tank, provides compelling and actionable policy solutions to eradicate persistent and evolving barriers to the full freedom of black people in america. We are the trusted forum for leading experts and scholars to participate in major public policy debates and promote ideas that advance black communities. We use evidence-based research, analysis, convenings, and strategic communications to support black communities and a network of allies.

Programs

1 program

Political studies: the joint center's political studies program collects and analyzes data, conducts survey research, produces policy research and analysis, writes and publishes reports and fact sheets, organizes events, and disseminates information on congressional staff diversity, and other issues related to the civic engagement and participation of black communities.

Expenses: $555K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.3M
Program service revenue
Investment income$93K
Other revenue$11K
Total revenue$3.4M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$3.0M
Fundraising$422K
Other expenses$856K
Total expenses$4.0M
Total assets$11.5M
Net assets$10.6M

People

22 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JESSICA FULTON INTERIM

PRES THRU 2/24 & VICE PRES POLICY

Board

$250K

40 hrs/wk

DEDRICK ASANTE-MUHAMMAD

PRESIDENT SINCE 03/2024

Board

$242K

40 hrs/wk

OPAL HAWKINS FINANCIAL ADVISORY CON

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SINCE 11/24

Board

$26K

40 hrs/wk

MICHAEL COLLINS

GOVERNOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

BRIAN DIXON

GOVERNOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JASON GRUMET

GOVERNOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

CHANELLE HARDY

GOVERNOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ASHLEY LEWIS

GOVERNOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DR SAFIYA NOBLE

GOVERNOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

CARLA THOMPSON PAYTON

GOVERNOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ANTONIO WILLIAMS

GOVERNOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

LESLIE BOISSIERE

GOVERNOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JEAN-PHILLIPE AUSTIN

GOVERNOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PAULA BOYD

SECRETARY

Board

4 hrs/wk

KENNETH JONES

TREASURER

Board

4 hrs/wk

LATOSHA BROWN

GOVERNOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PAUL THORNELL

CHAIR

Board

6 hrs/wk

QUINCI MOODY VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE

AND OPERATIONS THRU 11/24

Staff

$260K

40 hrs/wk

CHANDRA HAYSLETT VICE PRESIDENT

COMMUNICATIONS THRU 11/24

Staff

$259K

40 hrs/wk

KAYLA ELLIOTT

DIRECTOR, WORKFORCE POLICY

Staff

$174K

40 hrs/wk

LASHONDA BRENSON

SENIOR RESEARCHER

Staff

$163K

40 hrs/wk

DANIELLE DAVIS

DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Staff

$159K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

ENGLISH HUDSON LLC

GRANT WRITING, FUNDRAISING & DEVELOPMENT

$191K

Grants received

Showing 92 of 92

FromAmountPurposeYear
$500K
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH ON WEALTH DISPARITIES.
2024
$450K
82506 SUPPORTING THE JOINT CENTER'S TAX POLICY PROGRAM TO BUILD A LONG-TERM VISION FOR A RACIALLY EQUITABLE TAX CODE THAT SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
2024
$450K
80740 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES, 2023-2025
2024
$450K
TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES AS A VISIBLE, CREDIBLE LEADER IN NONPARTISAN TECHNOLOGY POLICY RESEARCH BY ENABLING THE HIRING OF NEW EXPERTS AS WELL AS ENHANCED PUBLIC-FACING EFFORTS TO DISSEMINATE THE CENTERS NONPARTISAN RESEARCH OUTPUTS TO BROAD AND VARIED GROUP OF POLICYMAKERS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS.
2024
$350K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$150K
PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2024
$120K
Support for Career Training and Education programs
2024
$100K
FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING
2024
$100K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE TECHNOLOGY POLICY PROGRAM TO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ON BLACK COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING PLATFORM ACCOUNTABILITY, BROADBAND ACCESS AND ADOPTION, PRIVACY, AND ALGORITHMIC FAIRNESS
2024
$100K
CORE SUPPORT TO IDENTIFY AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT INCREASINGLY PROTECT WORKER RIGHTS AND ADVANCE SOCIAL PROTECTIONS OF BLACK YOUTH AND YOUNGER WORKERS.
2024
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$75K
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2024
$75K
Support for participation in youth engagement innovation fund program cohort
2024
$50K
IN SUPPORT OF THE ANNUAL JOINT CENTER SUMMIT
2024
$50K
Support for tax policy analysis
2024
$50K
Support for developing capacity to advance youth workforce outcomes
2024
$700
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION THROUGH THE MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM
2024
$250K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$250K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$250K
IN GENERAL SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
2023
$210K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2023
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES AS A VISIBLE, CREDIBLE LEADER IN NONPARTISAN TECHNOLOGY POLICY RESEARCH BY ENABLING THE HIRING OF NEW EXPERTS AS WELL AS ENHANCED PUBLIC-FACING EFFORTS TO DISSEMINATE THE CENTERS NONPARTISAN RESEARCH OUTPUTS TO BROAD AND DIVERSE GROUP OF POLICYMAKERS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS.
2023
$200K
General support
2023
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES AS A VISIBLE, CREDIBLE LEADER IN NONPARTISAN TECHNOLOGY POLICY RESEARCH BY ENABLING THE HIRING OF NEW EXPERTS AS WELL AS ENHANCED PUBLIC-FACING EFFORTS TO DISSEMINATE THE CENTERS NONPARTISAN RESEARCH OUTPUTS TO BROAD AND DIVERSE GROUP OF POLICYMAKERS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS.
2023
$170K
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$150K
PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2023
$125K
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2023
$100K
CORE SUPPORT FOR JOINT CENTER TO SHAPE WORKER/WORKFORCE NARRATIVES IN CURRENT POLICY CONVERSATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON CENTERING BLACK AND IMMIGRANT WORKERS
2023
$50K
SUPPORT EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
2023
$25K
Jobs and Family Economic Security
2023
$15K
To support the Joint Center's Future of Black Communities Summit.
2023
$5K
In support of general operations.
2023
$750K
IN GENERAL SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE COMPELLING AND ACTIONABLE POLICY SOLUTIONS TO ERADICATE PERSISTENT AND EVOLVING BARRIERS TO THE FULL FREEDOM OF BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA
2022
$500K
JUSTICE AND EQUITY
2022
$500K
in support of general operations
2022
$400K
To produce research and inform a policy agenda for Black America around the future of work and learning.
2022
$250K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$250K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES AS A VISIBLE, CREDIBLE LEADER IN NONPARTISAN TECHNOLOGY POLICY RESEARCH BY ENABLING THE HIRING OF NEW EXPERTS AS WELL AS ENHANCED PUBLIC-FACING EFFORTS TO DISSEMINATE THE CENTERS NONPARTISAN RESEARCH OUTPUTS TO BROAD AND DIVERSE GROUP OF POLICYMAKERS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS.
2022
$150K
General support
2022
$150K
CORE SUPPORT TO IDENTIFY AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT INCREASINGLY PROTECT WORKER RIGHTS AND ADVANCE SOCIAL PROTECTIONS OF BLACK YOUTH AND YOUNGER WORKERS.
2022
$120K
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$100K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE TECHNOLOGY POLICY PROGRAM TO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ON BLACK COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING PLATFORM ACCOUNTABILITY, BROADBAND ACCESS AND ADOPTION, PRIVACY, AND ALGORITHMIC FAIRNESS
2022
$50K
SUPPORT EXPANDING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS AND CHILD TAX CREDIT TO THE BENEFIT OF BLACK COMMUNITIES
2022
$25K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY CAPACITY TO ADVANCE BLACK YOUTH WORKFORCE OUTCOMES
2022
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
2022
$5K
support the Presidential Farewell Celebration commemorating the success and acknowledging the accomplishments of the outgoing CEO and further promote the organization's shared values within the community
2022
$20
GIFT MATCHING
2022
$15
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2022
$500K
in support of the organization's general operations.
2021
$500K
in support of general operations.
2021
$140K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of advancing racial and economic justice and resolving critical economic challenges by providing general operating support
2021
$25K
sponsor the 2022 Future of Black Communities Summit
2021
$750
in support of general operations.
2021
$750
In support of general operations.
2021
$750K
To produce research and inform a policy agenda for Black America around the future of work and learning.
2020
$300K
FOR CORE OPERATING SUPPORT TO CONTINUE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO POLICYMAEKRS AND LEADERS ON THE STATE OF BLACK AMERICANS IN THE NATION AND CALIFORNIA.
2020
$250K
SUPPORT POLICY ADVOCACY
2020
$250K
TOWARD THE COSTS OF CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY CHALLENGES FACED BY BUSINESSES IN THE U.S. OWNED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND TO IDENTIFY AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
2020
$210K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of advancing racial and economic justice and resolving critical economic challenges by providing general operating support
2020
$175K
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$125K
General support
2020
$125K
General support
2020
$125K
TO SUPPORT POLICY RESEARCH THROUGH THE JOINT CENTER'S SECTION 230 AND BLACK COMMUNITIES PROJECT.
2020
$100K
Community Development
2020
$82K
SUPPORT BLACK TALENT INITIATIVE TO ENSURE REPRESENTATION OF BLACK LEADERS AND EXPERTS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
2020
$60K
PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2020
$50K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$50K
provide funds to sponsor a charitable event, the Eddie Williams Future of Black Communities Leadership Summit, that will lift up solutions to help frame the economic agenda for Black America in the wake of COVID-19 and a national push against systemic racism
2020
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF BLACK COMMUNITIES LEADERSHIP SUMMIT.
2020
$25K
100 DAYS OF ACTION
2020
$25K
General operating support
2020
$25K
SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION
2020
$20K
DONATION FOR 2020 50TH ANNIVERSARY
2020
$10K
SUPPORT OF THE NATIONS HOUSING REPORT
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
General support
2020
$10K
General support
2020
$10K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2020
$3K
in support of general operations.
2020
$100
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$8K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$150K
Program support for the Black Talent Initiative
2018

Funded by

$13.6M from 36 funders · 92 grants · 2018–2024

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$1.6M · 8 grants · 2020–2024

The Rockefeller Foundation

$1.3M · 3 grants · 2020–2023

John S And James L Knight Foundation

$1.2M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Lumina Foundation for Education Inc

$1.2M · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Annie E Casey Foundation Inc

$953K · 12 grants · 2020–2024

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$950K · 4 grants · 2023–2024

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

$900K · 2 grants · 2024

Democracy Fund Inc

$770K · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Details

EIN521069070
NTEE codeV240
Subsection03
Ruling date1976-06
Formed1974
Employees24
Volunteers14
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