Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Progress
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What it says it does
IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF MIDDLE- AND LOWER-INCOME AMERICANS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, POLICY, AND ADVOCACY.
- Income
- $69
- Spending
- $54,203
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 2
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 (3)
- ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS - LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR SHARED ECONOMIC PROSPERITY ("LISEP") CONDUCTED ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO STUDY THE FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF LOWER- AND MIDDLE-INCOME AMERICANS: THE PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH WAS TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN CURRENT ECONOMIC STATISTICS AND TO PROPOSE AND PUBLISH ALTERNATIVE METRICS THAT PROVIDE A MORE NUANCED VIEW OF ECONOMIC TRENDS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE DAILY REALITIES THAT THIS POPULATION FACES.
- PUBLISHING AND DISSEMINATING ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: THE MAIN GOAL IS TO ALLOW FOR THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO BE WIDELY AVAILABLE TO THOUGHT LEADERS, ECONOMIC EXPERTS, POLICYMAKERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE FORMS OF MEDIA WHERE THE FINDINGS WOULD BE INCLUDE ARTICLES, NEWSLETTERS, AND LISEP'S WEBSITE AS WELL AS NEWS MEDIA, ACADEMIC JOURNALS, PODCASTS, ETC. LISEP HOPES THAT THE PUBLICATION OF NEW STATISTICS WILL LEAD TO TRACTION AMONGST RELEVANT AUDIENCES SO THEY WILL BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMIC PREDICAMENT OF LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME AMERICANS.
- PROVIDE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS THAT HELP LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME PEOPLE SUCCEED IN LIFE. LISEP SOUGHT TO GRANT FUNDING TO A COUPLE OF NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS THAT COULD MEANINGFULLY HELP PEOPLE IN NEED OF A LOW-INTEREST SMALL BUSINESS LOAN OR WHO NEEDED GAP FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH A SKILLS TRAINING COURSE AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE PURPOSE OF THE COURSE IS TO GAIN THE SKILLS FOR BETTER-PAYING EMPLOYMENT BUT SOME STUDENTS CANNOT GO THROUGH WITH THE TRAINING IF THEY DON'T HAVE FUNDING FOR FOOD AND BILLS, WHICH IS WHAT THE LISEP FUNDING IS INTENDED FOR.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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