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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)PHOENIX CENTER FOR ADVANCED LEGAL & ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES INC, founded in 1998, is a community nonprofit in the Civil Rights & Advocacy sector that reported $1.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue surged 28% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $1.1M left a modest 11% surplus.
THE PHOENIX CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1998 WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS OF THE ECONOMIC AND MATERIAL IMPLICATIONS OF REGULATORY AND ECONOMIC POLICY IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE CENTER SUPPORTS OBJECTIVE, SOLUTIONS-BASED ACADEMIC RESEARCH UNENCUMBERED BY POLITICAL HYPERBOLE, PARTISANSHIP, AND IDEOLOGICAL AGENDAS. ITS WORK IS GROUNDED IN FACT, LAW, AND ECONOMIC THEORY.
THE PHOENIX CENTER FOR ADVANCED LEGAL & ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES (WWW.PHOENIX-CENTER.ORG) IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT STUDIES BROAD PUBLIC-POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO...
THE PHOENIX CENTER FOR ADVANCED LEGAL & ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES (WWW.PHOENIX-CENTER.ORG) IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT STUDIES BROAD PUBLIC-POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO GOVERNANCE, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE LAW AND ECONOMICS OF THE DIGITAL AGE. IN 2025, THE PHOENIX CENTER MAINTAINED A ROBUST RESEARCH AGENDA WHICH CONTRIBUTED POSITIVELY TO THE POLICY DEBATE. ALL OF THE PHOENIX CENTER'S RESEARCH MAY BE DOWNLOADED FREE FROM ITS WEBPAGE AND FROM THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH NETWORK.KEY PUBLICATIONS IN 2025:- ONE (1) POLICY PAPER.- NINE (9) POLICY BULLETINS.- SIX (6) POLICY PERSPECTIVES.- TWO (2) LAW AND ECONOMICS IN BRIEFS.- FOUR PHOENIX CENTER PAPERS WERE PUBLISHED OR ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION IN PEER-REVIEWED ACADEMIC JOURNALS, INCLUDING CONCURRENCES, THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS LAW JOURNAL, THE JOURNAL OF REGIONAL ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC CHOICE.- PHOENIX CENTER STAFF HAD SEVEN (7) OP-EDS AND ESSAYS IN AN ASSORTMENT OF OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE YALE JOURNAL ON REGULATION AND THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY BLOG.- PHOENIX CENTER STAFF AUTHORED A CHAPTER IN THE FORTHCOMING RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON DIGITAL REGULATORY AGENCIES (EDWARD ELGAR).IN 2025, CITATIONS TO PHOENIX CENTER RESEARCH COULD BE FOUND IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS SUCH AS ECONOMIC INQUIRY, JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, THE REVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION, JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL STABILITY, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY, INFORMATION ECONOMICS AND POLICY, INFORMATION & MEDIA, PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCE & ECONOMICS, INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY, FRANCHISE LAW JOURNAL, JOURNAL OF CULTURAL ANALYSIS AND SOCIAL CHANGE, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE, FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATION STUDIES, BEHAVIOR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM, NOTRE DAME JOURNAL ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, MITCHELL HAMLINE LAW JOURNAL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND PRACTICE, THE HOUSTON LAW REVIEW AND THE TEXAS TECH LAW REVIEW, AMONG OTHERS.PHOENIX CENTER STAFF WERE INVITED TO PRESENT OUR RESEARCH AT A VARIETY OF CONFERENCES THIS YEAR, INCLUDING PARTICIPATING ON A PANEL AT THE NARUC WINTER POLICY SUMMIT, SPEAKING AT A CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY TECHFREEDOM AND CEI ENTITLED "BURNING THE HOUSE DOWN TO ROAST THE PIG: CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS OF FTC, FCC AND DOJ INTERFERENCE IN MEDIA AND SPEECH," PARTICIPATING IN A CAPITOL HILL SEMINAR SPONSORED BY THE GW COMPETITION & INNOVATION LAB ENTITLED "FREE SPEECH AND ANTITRUST: WHO CONTROLS THE PUBLIC SQUARE?", MODERATING A FEDERALIST SOCIETY WEBINAR ENTITLED "LITIGATION UPDATE: FTC V. MICROSOFT, AND PARTICIPATING IN A ROUNDTABLE SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL ENTITLED "THE NEW VIDEO MARKETPLACE: UPDATING THE LAW FOR CHANGING TIMES?"THE PHOENIX CENTER FILED TWO (2) AMICUS BRIEFS WITH ASSORTED COURTS.BOTH THE CENTER'S CHIEF ECONOMIST AND PRESIDENT REMAIN IN THE TOP 1% OF DOWNLOADED AUTHORS ON THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH NETWORK.KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES:- LAWRENCE SPIWAK (PRESIDENT) SERVES AS CO-CHAIR OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS BAR ASSOCIATION'S COMMITTEE FOR THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS LAW JOURNAL AND ALSO SERVES ON BOTH THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ANTITRUST PRACTICE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING INDEPENDENT, ANALYTICAL RIGOR TO POLICY DEBATES, EMPHASIZING FACT-BASED RESEARCH OVER POLITICAL RHETORIC. THEIR WORK SPANS BROAD PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO GOVERNANCE AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE DIGITAL AGE'S LEGAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. THE PHOENIX CENTER CONTINUES TO PROMOTE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM WHILE FOSTERING OPEN DEBATE ABOUT FUTURE POLICY DIRECTIONS.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2025 | 2024 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $1,296,247 | $1,016,238 | +0.3% |
| Expenses | $1,147,565 | $1,121,856 | +0.0% |
| Net Income | $148,682 | $-105,618 | -2.4% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE J SPIWAK | PRESIDENT | 40.00 |
Officer
Director
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$364,500 | $89,210 | $453,710 |
| GEORGE FORD PHD | SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT/CHIEF ECONOMIST | 40.00 |
Officer
Director
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$364,500 | $89,210 | $453,710 |
| DARYL BASSETT | DIRECTOR | 2.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY B DUVALL | DIRECTOR | 2.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,296,247 | $1,147,565 | $495,492 | $148,682 |
| 2024 | $1,016,238 | $1,121,856 | $345,637 | $-105,618 |
| 2023 | $948,231 | $979,972 | $479,929 | $-31,741 |
| 2022 | $902,952 | $848,554 | $501,907 | $54,398 |
| 2021 | $936,234 | $800,372 | $444,235 | $135,862 |
| 2020 | $973,525 | $872,620 | $314,150 | $100,905 |
| 2019 | $919,642 | $979,510 | $222,281 | $-59,868 |
| 2018 | $908,230 | $804,800 | $280,559 | $103,430 |
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