National Opinion Research Center

Analysis

National Opinion Research Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1943, 83 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, National Opinion Research Center reported income of $349.0m and spending of $341.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $237.8m to $349.0m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Opinion 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 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ($345.9m), American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences ($355.3m) and Canada Council for the Arts ($324.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5.4m (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $127.4m. At year end it held assets of $212.9m against liabilities of $115.5m, net assets of $97.3m. It reported 4,368 employees.