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Nonprofit · EIN 46-2450336

ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Financials

$6.4M$4.8M2023$5.7M$5.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$5,679,893$5,806,034-$126,141$9,370,955$2,169,643$7,201,312
December 31, 2023990$6,446,450$4,781,746$1,664,704$7,784,859$636,142$7,148,717
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,318,859
Program service revenue
$199,983
Investment income
$161,051
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$558,860
Other salaries and wages
$2,319,918
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,346,238
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$160,233
Accounting fees
$115,292
Occupancy
$385,762
Travel
$110,560
Depreciation
$11,993
Program services (functional)
$5,074,792
Management and general (functional)
$731,242

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$7,784,859
Total assets, end of year
$9,370,955
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,169,643
Net assets, end of year
$7,201,312
Land, buildings and equipment
$26,455
Gross receipts
$5,679,893
Employees
26
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2013
State of legal domicile
DE

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
John LettieriPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$479,718$55,589
Adam OzimekChief Economist
Highest-paid employee
40$316,133$47,896
Jennifer NordquistExecutive Vice President
Highest-paid employee
40$329,953$18,235
Milica CosicChief of Staff
Highest-paid employee
40$219,761$20,906
Catherine LyonsDirector of Policy & Coalition
Highest-paid employee
40$157,295$35,462
Kenan FikriDirector of Research
Highest-paid employee
40$178,500$8,894
SEAN PARKERCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL POLANKSYSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAMES LEE SORENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
John LettieriPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$466,658$52,382
Adam OzimekChief Economist
Highest-paid employee
40$306,980$44,861
Jennifer NordquistExecutive Vice President
Highest-paid employee
40$322,834$17,391
Milica CosicChief of Staff
Highest-paid employee
40$214,934$18,434
Kenan FikriDirector of Research
Highest-paid employee
40$214,779$10,447
Catherine LyonsDirector of Policy & Coalition
Highest-paid employee
40$154,988$30,452
SEAN PARKERCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL POLANKSYSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAMES LEE SORENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1307 NEW YORK AVE NW STE 501, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-4730
In care of
% JOHN LETTIERI
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN LETTIERI, 1307 NEW YORK AVE NW STE 501, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Signed the 990
JOHN LETTIERI, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(202) 839-3713
Return prepared by
WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE ORGANIZATION IS ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY, COALITION BUILDING, EDUCATIONAL, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES THAT WILL PROVIDE A FORUM AND RESOURCE FOR THE CREATION, DISCUSSION, AND EXECUTION OF INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC POLICY. 2024 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ==================================== THE ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP (EIG) PUBLISHES ECONOMIC RESEARCH REPORTS AND POLICY ANALYSIS AND MAKES THEM AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON EIG'S WEBSITE: WWW.EIG.ORG. EIG'S KEY ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 2024 INCLUDE: RESEARCH FOCUSED ON ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES AND BOOSTING ECONOMIC DYNAMISM. ------------------------------------------------------------------- EIG PUBLISHED FIVE MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 2024, INCLUDING "THE AMERICAN WORKER PROJECT" FEATURING ORIGINAL EIG RESEARCH, PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH, AND A WIDE-RANGING SERIES OF GUEST ESSAYS; A REIMAGINED VERSION OF OUR FLAGSHIP DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES INDEX WITH A POWERFUL INTERACTIVE MAP THAT ILLUMINATES OUR COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC DIVIDES; A REPORT AND DIGITAL INTERACTIVE TITLED "THE GREAT 'TRANSFER'-MATION" ILLUMINATING THE NATION'S RELIANCE ON INCOME FROM GOVERNMENT; A REPORT TITLED "HEARTLAND VISAS: A POLICY PRIMER A NATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY EXPLORING AMERICAN VOTER'S OPINIONS ABOUT HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRATION; AND A DIGITAL INTERACTIVE MAP TRACKING STATE NONCOMPETE LAWS. POLICIES TO SUPPORT ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES AND BOOST ECONOMIC DYNAMISM. ------------------------------------------------------------------- EIG WORKED WITH CONGRESS ON BIPARTISAN POLICIES, INCLUDING: TO BOOST MOBILITY FOR AMERICAN WORKERS BY RESTRICTING THE USE OF NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS; TO STRENGTHEN RETIREMENT SECURITY FOR TENS OF MILLIONS OF HARDWORKING AMERICANS THROUGH A LONG-TERM SAVINGS PROGRAM; AND TO BOOST HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRATION TO COMMUNITIES STRUGGLING WITH DEMOGRAPHIC DECLINE. EIG REGULARLY UPDATES THE OPPORTUNITY ZONES ACTIVITY MAP, AN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL PORTAL HIGHLIGHTING INNOVATIVE INVESTMENTS, FUNDS, AND INITIATIVES LAUNCHED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND LEADS A WORKING GROUP OF WIDE-RANGING STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS TO SHARE OPPORTUNITY ZONES BEST PRACTICES, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, DEVELOPMENTS, AND FACILITATE PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING. EIG WORKED WITH A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF POLICYMAKERS TO IMPROVE THE OPPORTUNITY ZONES POLICY AND ENSURE ITS ALIGNMENT WITH CONGRESSIONAL INTENT. OUTREACH AND EVENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------- EIG EXPANDED ITS REACH WITH THE ACQUISITION AND RELAUNCH OF "THE NEW BAZAAR" PODCAST AND THE "AGGLOMERATIONS" NEWSLETTER. EIG CONVENED AND PARTICIPATED IN ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND POLICY CONVERSATIONS WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF PARTNERS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND POLICYMAKERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND POLICY ISSUES, INCLUDING PLACE BASED POLICY; EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESSES; UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES FACED BY AMERICAN WORKERS AND DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES; PROMOTING INCLUSIVE ACCESS TO CAPITAL; SPOTLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGH-SKILLED IMMIGRATION; AND OTHER FOUNDATIONAL ECONOMIC ISSUES.
    Expenses $5,074,792 · revenue $199,983

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
46-2450336
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2014
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Employment (J05)
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,370,955
Income (IRS master file)
$5,679,893

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$5,679,893$5,806,034$9,370,955XML
990December 2023$6,446,450$4,781,746$7,784,859XML
990December 2022$5,211,631$5,026,838$5,972,654IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-2450336).

Questions about ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC

What is the EIN of ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC is 46-2450336.
Is ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2014.
Are donations to ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JOHN LETTIERI.
Who are the officers and directors of ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $479,718 (John Lettieri, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,679,893, expenses of $5,806,034 and total assets of $9,370,955 at year end.

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