New polling from Data for Progress and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) shows near unanimous support from DC voters for investments in programs and services that support residents experiencing economic hardship.
While DC’s tax code ranks as the least regressive in the nation, the top 5 percent of District families pay a lower effective tax rate (11.2 percent) than the bottom 95 percent (11.6 percent).
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is thrilled to join the Catalyst Grant Program, a collaborative effort between The Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative to help nonprofit organizations use data and technology to advance racial […]
DCFPI will use the funds from this grant to advance a liberatory policy agenda that roots out anti-Blackness and repairs racist harms…
Today, the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) launches the Momentum for Change fundraising campaign to raise $200,000 in 2023.
DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Jerome S. Paige as Chair of our Board of Directors. Dr. Paige is a founding board member of the organization and has previously served as Board Treasurer.
The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is thrilled to be a recipient of the Economic Analysis and Research Network’s (EARN) Worker-Centered Policies for an Equitable Recovery (WCPER) fund.
DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Jhacova Williams and Dr. Lynette Rawlings to its Board of Directors.
Collective liberation in the District and across the country can only be achieved if everyone is able to live to their fullest. At the most basic level, this requires the freedom to control one’s own body, including decisions about whether and when to have […]
In the first fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget vote today, DC Council approved an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to include income-eligible workers no matter their immigration status