Center for Public Interest Research Inc

Analysis

Center for Public Interest Research Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Center for Public Interest Research Inc reported income of $2.6m and spending of $3.0m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.6m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Center for Public Interest Research Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Premier Arts Incorporated ($2.6m), Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati ($2.6m) and The Northwest Railway Museum ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $948k. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $4.9m, net assets of $665k. It reported 35 employees.