Year in Review
A year of democratizing policy analysis. From new tools and partnerships to major policy events, we made economic policy accessible to everyone.
By The Numbers
United States Impact
Federal, 50 states + DC, Puerto Rico, and 9 local jurisdictions including NYC, Chicago, and SF
Discovering benefits through our API partners
Policy analyses, research reports, and conference presentations in 2025
Key Achievements
2025 highlights
PolicyEngine 2.0
Completely rebuilt web application with modern architecture, faster performance, and improved user experience. The new platform powers all our calculators and policy tools.
OBBBA Household Explorer
Explore how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act affects 40,000+ representative households across income levels, states, and provisions.
NSF POSE Grant
Secured National Science Foundation Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems funding to build sustainable infrastructure for policy analysis.
Arnold Ventures Grant
Awarded $274K grant for state and congressional district-level breakdowns, enabling policymakers to see how reforms affect all 435 districts.
NBER TAXSIM Integration
Signed MOU with the National Bureau of Economic Research for TAXSIM emulator development.
GiveCalc 2.0
Standalone calculator at givecalc.org showing true cost of charitable giving across all 50 states, DC, and NYC.
Atlanta Fed PRD Validation
Signed MOU with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta integrating their Policy Rules Database into our validation infrastructure.
ACA Reform Calculator
Compare enhanced versus original ACA subsidy schedules for any household configuration as credits expire at end of 2025.
Enhanced CPS Launch
Released comprehensive microdata integrating CPS with IRS data for more accurate policy analysis.
ExploreMyFriendBen Illinois Launch
Launched in North Carolina with Code the Dream, our API powers benefits screening that has helped 55,000+ households access $33M+ in benefits.
Read moreSALTernative
Simulate SALT deduction reforms with current-law vs. current-policy baselines and CBO behavioral responses as TCJA expires.
Try itIllinois Benefit Hub
New benefits screening platform helps Illinois residents identify public assistance programs using PolicyEngine's API.
Read morePritzker Children's Initiative Grant
Grant supports building a child poverty dashboard, expanding TANF and childcare subsidy modeling to all 50 states.
Read moreUSC Research Collaboration
Supporting research analyzing effective marginal and average tax rates using PolicyEngine.
Read moreBetter Government Lab
Providing technical guidance and modeling expertise for research on benefit program takeup.
Read moreRecognition
Citations & Media
PolicyEngine research featured in major outlets and cited by policymakers
Media Coverage
Citations & Collaborations
Rep. Tlaib's Economic Dignity for All Agenda
PolicyEngine analysis showing historic poverty reduction potential
California Tax Analysis
AEI cited PolicyEngine's California tax policy research
Child Tax Credit Reform Analysis
First external org to use PolicyEngine's enhanced microdata
Rhode Island CTC Calculator
Collaborative tool for Rhode Island child tax credit analysis
Implicit Marginal Tax Rates
Project using administrative data to estimate full distribution of implicit marginal tax rates
Benefit Take-up Research
UMich/Georgetown collaboration measuring benefit take-up from administrative data
Social Security Taxation
Analysis of Social Security benefit taxation reforms
Global Engagement
2025 Activities
Research, partnerships, and conferences around the world
2025 Engagement Highlights
Ecosystem
Partners & Collaborations
National Science Foundation
POSE Phase I grant recipient for open-source policy ecosystem development.
Learn moreNBER
MOU for TAXSIM emulator development.
Learn moreFederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
MOU for Policy Rules Database validation.
Learn morePritzker Children's Initiative
Funding research on child tax credit and family benefit policy impacts.
Learn moreArnold Ventures
$274K grant for state and congressional district-level policy analysis.
Learn moreMyFriendBen
Benefits screening powered by PolicyEngine API, identifying over $1 billion in unclaimed benefits for families.
Learn moreAmplifi
Supported expansion of Benefit Navigator to Alameda and Riverside counties in California.
Learn moreCode the Dream
Partnered to bring MyFriendBen to North Carolina residents.
Learn moreStudent Basic Needs Coalition
Powers their Impactica Labs toolkit for SNAP benefit access.
Learn moreMirza
Partnered to help employees access government benefits through their platform.
Learn moreTax Project
Using PolicyEngine to power tax policy education.
Learn moreStarlight
PolicyEngine API powering benefits discovery.
Learn moreResearch & Milestones
US Timeline
Nationwide State Tax Coverage
Launched income tax modeling for all 50 states plus DC, completing nationwide coverage.
API Architecture Evolution
Major improvements to support expanding user base and external applications like MyFriendBen.
SALTernative Launch
New tool for simulating SALT deduction reforms with behavioral responses ahead of TCJA expiration.
Arnold Ventures Grant
Awarded $274K grant for state and congressional district-level breakdowns in PolicyEngine US.
OBBBA Household Explorer
Launched interactive tool exploring impacts on 40,000+ representative households.
Academic Research Partnerships
Partnered with Better Government Lab (Georgetown) and USC on benefit takeup and marginal tax rate research.
Atlanta Fed MOU
Signed MOU with Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta for Policy Rules Database validation.
DC Office Launch
Opened new office at Open Gov Hub in Washington, DC with happy hour celebration.
ACA Reform Calculator Launch
Interactive tool comparing enhanced vs. original ACA subsidy schedules ahead of 2025 expiration.
Illinois Benefit Hub Launch
New benefits screening platform helps Illinois residents identify public assistance programs using PolicyEngine's API.
NTA Conference
Presented two papers: local tax microsimulation and Social Security benefit taxation reforms.
PolicyEngine 2.0 London Launch
Major event at Central Hall Westminster showcasing new platform capabilities.
GiveCalc 2.0 Launch
Rebuilt charitable giving calculator as standalone app at givecalc.org with all 50 states + DC + NYC.
Open Source
Software Development
Building transparent, open-source tools for policy analysis