Public Religion Research Institute

Analysis

Public Religion Research Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Public Religion Research Institute reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.3m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.6m to $2.5m (-6.7%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Public Religion Research Institute sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legacy Education Group ($2.5m), Cornerstone International Inc ($2.5m) and Kesher Organization Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $501k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $900k. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $620k, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 23 employees.