Nonprofit · EIN 87-3544416
POLICY PROJECT
Tax-exempt · SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,464,033 | $2,317,165 | $146,868 | $2,889,006 | $19,564 | $2,869,442 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,639,062 | $457,972 | $2,181,090 | $2,715,211 | $13,501 | $2,701,710 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,401,461
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $99,788
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$38,482
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,266
- Other revenue
- -$37,216
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,822,896
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $217,044
- Other salaries and wages
- $132,685
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $378,372
- Professional fundraising fees
- $6,375
- Accounting fees
- $14,849
- Travel
- $5,413
- Program services (functional)
- $2,135,819
- Management and general (functional)
- $130,074
- Fundraising (functional)
- $51,272
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,715,211
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,889,006
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $19,564
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,869,442
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,257,052
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,349,634
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,519,808
- Gross receipts
- $2,519,065
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 220
- Year formed
- 2021
- State of legal domicile
- UT
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMILY BELL MCCORMICK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $124,982 | $2,747 |
| BROOKE GLEDHILL | SECRETARY/TR Officer | 40 | $87,363 | $1,953 |
| ROBIN RITCH | CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN ANDRUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMILY BELL MCCORMICK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $116,917 |
| BROOKE GLEDHILL | SECRETARY/TR Officer | 40 | $79,050 |
| ROBIN RITCH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KRISTIN ANDRUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| KAT KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHELLE MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1607 E YALECREST AVE, SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84105-1723
- In care of
- % EMILY BELL MCCORMICK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EMILY BELL MCCORMICK, 1607 E YALECREST AVE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84105
- Signed the 990
- BROOKE GLEDHILL, SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Phone
- (804) 267-0217
- Website
- WWW.THEPOLICYPROJECT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BOUNTIFUL PEAK ADVISORS
Mission
THE POLICY PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SOLUTION-BASED POLICY AT ALL LEVELS IN SOCIETY, INCLUDING POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE WORK TOWARD HEALTHY, EQUITABLE POLICY FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR WORLD, KNOWING THAT WHEN EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITIES FLOURISH.
Program accomplishments
- THE PERIOD PROJECT THROUGH EFFORTS LED BY THE POLICY PROJECT IN 2022, UTAH CODE 53G-4-413 REQUIRES PERIOD PRODUCTS TO BE AVAILABLE IN K-12 SCHOOL RESTROOMS AT NO COST. THE POLICY PROJECT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY STATEWIDE AS WELL AS EXPAND ACCESS TO PERIOD PRODUCTS FOR OTHER POPULATIONS. IN 2024 OUR TEAM WORKED WITH USBE TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE, DEVELOPED RESOURCE TOOLKITS FOR SCHOOLS, AND EXAMINED ACCESS IN STATE BUILDINGS, HIGHER ED & MORE. ACCORDING TO THE 2023-24 SCHOOL HEALTH WORKLOAD SCHOOL NURSE SURVEY, 93% OF SCHOOLS ARE COMPLIANT IN PROVIDING FREE PERIOD PRODUCTS.Expenses $131,096
- THE TEEN CENTER PROJECT THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLICY PROJECT, IN 2023 THE UTAH LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATED 15 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR TEEN CENTERS, AND THE POLICY PROJECT RAISED AN ADDITIONAL 2.7 MILLION FROM PRIVATE DONORS TO CREATE A PRIVATE MATCHING GRANT. TEEN CENTERS ARE AN INNOVATIVE, SPACE-BASED SOLUTION FOR STUDENTS IN CRISIS THAT CENTRALIZES SCHOOL SERVICES AND RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD AND CLOTHING PANTRIES, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, HYGIENE RESOURCES AND SHOWERS, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, ACADEMIC SUPPORTS, AND POST-GRADUATION PLANNING. IN 2024, WE AWARDED 72 SCHOOLS FROM 32 DIFFERENT LEAS ACROSS UTAH FUNDING TO CREATE TEEN CENTERS. THE POLICY PROJECT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TEEN CENTERS STATEWIDE THROUGH MULTIPLE INITIATIVES INCLUDING FORMING AN ALLIANCE TO CONNECT TEEN CENTERS, GATHERING RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS, AND COLLECTING DATA ABOUT TEEN CENTER SERVICES & USE.Expenses $1,770,888 · grants $1,729,964 · revenue $1,266
- THE SAFE CHILD PROJECT IN 2024, WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE UNANIMOUS PASSAGE OF SB 205 WHICH PAVES THE WAY FOR ALL 347,000 UTAH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO RECEIVE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION EVERY OTHER YEAR BY ALLOCATING 1.5 MILLION IN ONGOING FUNDING AND CREATING A STRUCTURE FOR STATEWIDE REACH. TO CREATE GRASSROOTS SUPPORT AND CHANGE THE CULTURE IN UTAH AROUND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, WE HELD 24 EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE WITH MORE THAN 1,600 ATTENDEES. WE PARTNERED CLOSELY WITH EXISTING PREVENTION STAKEHOLDERS IN UTAH TO ENSURE OUR SOLUTION WAS SUPPORTED BY EXPERTS AND TO EXPAND THE NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT OF PREVENTION EDUCATION IN UTAH. THE POLICY PROJECT IS WORKING TO SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY STATEWIDE BY SUPPORTING USBE SYSTEMS CREATION, GATHERING RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS & PARENTS, COORDINATING COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS.Expenses $89,116
- THE FOCUSED STUDENT PROJECT WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS TWO BILLS DURING THE 2025 UTAH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE FOCUSED STUDENT PROJECT, TACKLES FOOD INSECURITY BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO NO-COST SCHOOL MEALS AND INCREASING SUMMER NUTRITION SUPPORT. IT ALSO PROMOTES HEALTHIER LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH A PROPOSED POLICY LIMITING SMARTPHONE USE IN CLASSROOMS, ADDRESSING FACTORS THAT IMPACT ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND MENTAL WELL-BEING. STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM THE POLICY PROJECT WORKS WITH STUDENTS AGES 12 TO 18 TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY VIA SERVICE AND ADVOCACY. EACH MONTH, WE FOCUSED ON ONE OF OUR THREE PILLARS OF LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, AND ADVOCACY, AND OFFERED REMOTE TRAINING AND TASKS FOR STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO ENGAGE IN. OUR MONTHLY SPEAKER SERIES GAVE OUR STUDENT AMBASSADORS AN EXCLUSIVE CHANCE TO LEARN FROM ALL-STAR LEADERS FROM ACROSS UTAH. WE ALSO INVITED OUR STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO ATTEND AN IN-PERSON SERVICE OR ADVOCACY EVENT EACH QUARTER. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF POLICY TO MAKE LASTING CHANGE, AND WE KNOW THAT CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARE INSTRUMENTAL TO OUR WORK. WE ARE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING NONPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR POLICY SOLUTIONS AND TO TRAINING FUTURE LEADERS ALONG THE WAY. WE COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH LEGISLATORS AND STAKEHOLDERS AND CULTIVATE GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT. OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ENABLES THE CRUCIAL WORK TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND IDENTIFY UNMET NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT CAN BE SOLVED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE POLICY PROJECT. IN 2023, WE HOSTED 59 EVENTS WITH 4,602 ATTENDEES AND ENGAGED WITH MORE THAN 300 VOLUNTEERS.Expenses $144,719 · grants $603
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 87-3544416
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public and societal benefit (W01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,889,006
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,519,065
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,464,033 | $2,317,165 | $2,889,006 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,639,062 | $457,972 | $2,715,211 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,893,916 | $1,405,780 | $515,527 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | 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 87-3544416).
Questions about POLICY PROJECT
- What is the EIN of POLICY PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of POLICY PROJECT is 87-3544416.
- Is POLICY PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to POLICY PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does POLICY PROJECT 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 POLICY PROJECT 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 POLICY PROJECT 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 POLICY PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names EMILY BELL MCCORMICK.
- Who are the officers and directors of POLICY PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $124,982 (EMILY BELL MCCORMICK, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does POLICY PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,464,033, expenses of $2,317,165 and total assets of $2,889,006 at year end.
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