Policy Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $2.5 million
- Spending
- $2.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 220
- Highest pay
- $127,729, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 252 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (5)
- $131,096 spent. 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.
- $1.8 million spent. 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. 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.
- $89,116 spent. 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. 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.
- $144,719 spent. 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.
- 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable 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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 April 2022.
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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