American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences

Analysis

American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1948, 78 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences reported income of $355.3m and spending of $369.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $829.6m to $355.3m (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences 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 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Opinion Research Center ($349.0m), Sri International ($409.7m) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ($345.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $8.9m (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $189.9m. It paid $446k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.01bn against liabilities of $149.5m, net assets of $862.7m. It reported 1,832 employees.