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Council of State Governments

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
Other · LEXINGTON, KY · EIN 36-6000818

About

CSG is a nonpartisan community of the states, committed to connecting, informing, inspiring and empowering public servants in ALL three branches of state government to PUT the BEST ideas and solutions into practice.

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Category
Other
Employees
394
Volunteers
140

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$65.3M
Expenses
$57.6M
Assets
$69.7M
Liabilities
$39.8M

Financial history

$65.3M$32.7M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $65.3M · Avg: $45.7M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$62K
Grants Given
COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS
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Address

1776 Avenue of the States
Lexington, KY, 40511-853

Governance

Voting board members56
Independent members56
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyNo
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Public records
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