Pew Research Center

Analysis

Pew Research Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 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 June 2023, Pew Research Center reported income of $44.0m and spending of $49.0m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $46.7m to $44.0m (-5.7%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pew Research Center sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Printing House for the Blind Inc ($43.9m), Alfred E Mann Foundation for Scientific Research ($44.1m) and Institute for Systems Biology ($43.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.1m (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18.2m. At year end it held assets of $79.1m against liabilities of $26.4m, net assets of $52.7m. It reported 227 employees.