Economic Innovation Group Inc
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What it says it does
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- Income
- $5.7 million
- Spending
- $5.8 million
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $535,307, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $5.1 million spent. 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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