Strategic Education Research Partnership Institute

Analysis

Strategic Education Research Partnership Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Strategic Education Research Partnership Institute reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.2m to $3.5m (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Strategic Education Research Partnership Institute sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Putnam Museum and Science Center ($3.5m), Waukesha Civic Theatre Inc ($3.5m) and Long Beach Symphony Association ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $371k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $209k, net assets of $939k. It reported 15 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.