Data & Society Research Institute

Analysis

Data & Society Research Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 May 2023, Data & Society Research Institute reported income of $5.9m and spending of $5.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $6.9m to $5.9m (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Data & Society Research Institute sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks ($5.9m), Heineman-Robicsek Foundation Inc ($5.9m) and The Converse Home Inc ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $406k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $10.4m against liabilities of $184k, net assets of $10.2m.