2025-10-29T11:41:58-05:00 2024-12-31 872525370 CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER SUITE 910 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2024-01-01 522079266 PHOENIX CENTER FOR ADVANCED LEGAL & ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES INC PHOE 2022740235 5335 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW 440 WASHINGTON DC 20015 LAWRENCE J SPIWAK PRESIDENT 2022740235 2025-10-25 1 1 AMANDA ADAMS P00748038 3016549000 2025-10-25 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAWRENCE J SPIWAK 5335 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW 440 WASHINGTON DC 20015 1016238 0 X WWW.PHOENIX-CENTER.ORG X 1998 DC 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. 5 3 2 0 0 0 947000 1015000 0 0 1231 1238 0 0 948231 1016238 0 631 0 0 820018 918456 0 0 70308 159954 202769 979972 1121856 -31741 -105618 479929 345637 13599 6989 466330 338648 X 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. 0 0 961903 631 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 2024, 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 2024:- SIX (6) POLICY BULLETINS.- FIVE (5) POLICY PERSPECTIVES.- TWO (2) LAW AND ECONOMICS IN BRIEFS.- THREE (3) PHOENIX CENTER PAPERS WERE PUBLISHED OR ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION IN PEER-REVIEWED ACADEMIC JOURNALS: (TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY, APPLIED ECONOMICS AND JOURNAL OF REGIONAL ECONOMICS).- ELEVEN (11) 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 2024, CITATIONS TO PHOENIX CENTER RESEARCH COULD BE FOUND IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS SUCH AS THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS LAW JOURNAL, NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY, JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET, COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR, PUBLIC HEALTH, JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY, INFORMATION ECONOMICS & POLICY, JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, ECONOMIC INQUIRY, CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC POLICY, JAPANESE ECONOMIC REVIEW, AMONG OTHERS.PHOENIX CENTER STAFF PRESENTED RESEARCH AT TPRC'52, ONE OF THE LARGEST ACADEMIC POLICY CONFERENCES IN THE WORLD.THE PHOENIX CENTER FILED TWO (2) AMICUS BRIEFS WITH ASSORTED COURTS.ACADEMIC RECOGNITION:- RESEARCH CITED IN NUMEROUS ACADEMIC JOURNALS. - 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. 961903 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X LAWRENCE J SPIWAK 2022740235 5335 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW STE 440 WASHINGTON DC 20015 LAWRENCE J SPIWAK PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 351000 0 86076 GEORGE FORD PHD SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT/CHIEF ECONOMIST 40.00 X X 351000 0 86076 DARYL BASSETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY B DUVALL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT B EKELUND JR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 702000 0 172152 2 0 1 0 0 1015000 1015000 1238 1238 1016238 0 0 1238 X 631 631 874152 743030 65561 65561 44304 37658 3323 3323 17415 17415 127921 126000 1921 18447 16603 922 922 11099 11099 2120 1908 106 106 4286 4286 2182 2182 270 230 20 20 DATA ACQUISITION 11500 11500 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 7529 6776 377 376 1121856 961903 89645 70308 259344 154413 189987 191224 30598 0 479929 345637 13599 6989 13599 6989 X 466330 338648 466330 338648 479929 345637 -105618 -22064 0 X 0 0 0 X 973239 935928 902513 947000 1015000 4773680 973239 935928 902513 947000 1015000 4773680 3169560 1604120 234 306 427 1231 1238 3436 52 12 64 4777180 0.33580 0.38560 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 52. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 12. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 LAWRENCE J SPIWAK PRESIDENT 161000 0 190000 0 0 0 46000 0 40076 0 437076 0 0 0 GEORGE FORD PHD SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT/CHIEF ECONOMIS 161000 0 190000 0 0 0 46000 0 40076 0 437076 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 BONUSES WERE PAID IN 2024 BASED ON PERFORMANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEW OF FORM 990: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE DELEGATED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 TO THE PRESIDENT/TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IT DOES PROVIDE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING & RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 126,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 126,000. OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,921. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,921.