EIN 45-5308952

The Niskanen Center

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
44
Year formed
2014
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The Niskanen Center is a DC-based think tank that engages in policymaking, coalitions, and advocacy. Its focus includes climate and immigration reform.
Total revenues
$6,750,481
2022
Total expenses
$7,598,252
2022
Total assets
$8,436,612
2022
Num. employees
44
2022

Program areas at The Niskanen Center

The social policy team engages in policy research and development focusing on family economic security, employment, economic development, healthcare, and housing through a supply-side lens. Using advocacy and public policy reform strategies that cut across partisan lines, they promote ideas and arguments that help ensure public policy innovations benefit children, their families, and The american economy.
Niskanen's legal work encompasses litigation, participation in administrative proceedings, commenting on proposed regulations, formulating legislative proposals, and writing on pressing energy issues. We hold government leaders, agencies, and large corporations accountable for a just energy transition by advocating for fair, market-driven energy development. Our legal team has worked on many cases concerning gas markets, climate, and eminent domain law.
The climate policy division is dedicated to innovating market-based solutions to environmental challenges. Primary work focus is production of original research from sophisticated policy experts and educational programming to promulgate that research.
Various other programs including immigration, open society, criminal justice, captured economy and direct lobbying.

Who funds The Niskanen Center

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
William and Flora Hewlett FoundationFor the Climate and Struggling Regions Programs$600,000
William and Flora Hewlett FoundationFor General Operating Support$500,000
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)80053 Supporting Transpartisan Efforts To Advance Support of Families, Healthcare Access, and Housing Affordability$390,400
...and 32 more grants received totalling $4,374,320

Personnel at The Niskanen Center

NameTitleCompensation
David BookbinderChief Counsel$249,750
Jeff TaylorVice President of Finance and Operations / Director of Operations
Jefferson TaylorVice President Finance and Operations$170,625
Louisa TavlasVice President of Communications$158,932
Kodiak Hill-DavisVice President Government Affairs$192,323
...and 18 more key personnel

Financials for The Niskanen Center

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$6,662,928
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$87,553
Total revenues$6,750,481

Form 990s for The Niskanen Center

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-09-26990View PDF
2021-122022-11-09990View PDF
2020-122021-11-11990View PDF
2019-122021-02-17990View PDF
2018-122020-01-23990View PDF
...and 4 more Form 990s
Data update history
November 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 27, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
October 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $70,800 from Carnegie Corporation of New York
August 5, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 36 new grant, including a grant for $1,500,000 from The Rockefeller Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofitsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
ImmigrationPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1201 New York Ave NW 200b
Washington, DC 20005
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Website URL
niskanencenter.org/ 
Phone
(202) 899-1166
IRS details
EIN
45-5308952
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2014
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
W05: Public and Societal Benefit Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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