NonprofitsNational Bureau Of Economic Research Inc

Social Science

National Bureau Of Economic Research Inc

CAMBRIDGE, MA

Total revenue

$61.0M

Total expenses

$38.4M

Net assets

$164.2M

Grants received

$14.9M

86 grants

EIN

131641075

Tax year

2023

Mission

The national bureau of economic research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. It is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among academic researchers, policy-makers, and business professionals.

Programs

3 programs

Research meetings: the nber organized 154 research meetings and conferences during the year, including 53 meetings that taken together constitute the nber's summer institute. These meetings provide an opportunity for researchers, both nber affiliates and other invitees, to present their latest research findings and to exchange ideas about ongoing research. The meetings include both research conducted through the nber and other relevant academic research. These meetings are organized by the nber's program directors and working group directors, or other researchers selected by them. Most are held in cambridge, massachusetts, although some are held in other locations. Some meetings are held virtually, and videos of most meetings are posted for several weeks after the event.

Expenses: $6.7M

Publications: the nber disseminates the scientific findings of its affiliated researchers in several ways: by inclusion in the nber working paper series, by publishing books, usually in collaboration with the university of chicago press, and by highlighting research in the more broadly-distributed nber digest, nber reporter, nber bulletin on health, and the nber bulletin on retirement and disability. The nber posts over twelve hundred working papers annually, and more than nine hundred institutions subscribe to the nber working paper series. The circulation of the digest and reporter publications is several times larger.

Expenses: $1.1M

Non-sponsored research

Expenses: $696KGrants: $145K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$28.9M
Program service revenue$1.6M
Investment income$30.6M
Other revenue
Total revenue$61.0M

Expenses

Grants paid$2.1M
Salaries & benefits$17.3M
Fundraising$93K
Other expenses$19.1M
Total expenses$38.4M
Total assets$189.6M
Net assets$164.2M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JAMES M POTERBA

PRESIDENT & CEO

Board

$846K

35 hrs/wk

ALTERRA MILONE

CORP SEC & DIR OF GRANTS

Board

$279K

35 hrs/wk

KELLY HORAK

ASST CORP SEC & CONTROLLER

Board

$262K

35 hrs/wk

DENIS HEALY

ASST CORP SEC & DIR CORP RELATIONS

Board

$141K

35 hrs/wk

JESSICA P EINHORN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MOHAMED EL-ERIAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GRAHAM ELLIOTT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DIANA FARRELL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HELENA FOULKES

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ESTHER GEORGE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PETER HANCOCK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BENJAMIN HERMALIN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KAREN N HORN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CONSTANCE HUNTER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LISA JORDAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ARTHUR KENNICKELL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KARIN KIMBOROUGH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SAMUEL KORTUM

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILLIAM M LEWIS JR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN LIPSKY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GEORGE MAILATH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANNE MCCANTS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOEL MOKYR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAURENCE C MORSE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL H MOSKOW

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALICIA H MUNNELL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MAUREEN O'HARA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DANA M PETERSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DOUGLAS PETERSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDREW RACINE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN S REED

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PETER L ROUSSEAU

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RICHARD L SCHMALENSEE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER SIMS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GREGOR W SMITH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RICHARD STECKEL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANNE HUFF STEVENS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LARS STOLE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HAL VARIAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

INGO WALTER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARK WEINBERGER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARTIN ZIMMERMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GEORGE AKERLOF

DIRECTOR EMERITUS

Board

1 hrs/wk

ERIN RICHARDSON

DIR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Staff

$344K

35 hrs/wk

CARL BECK

CONFERENCE DEPT DIRECTOR

Staff

$253K

35 hrs/wk

MOHAN RAMANUJAN

UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Staff

$237K

35 hrs/wk

ALEXANDER AMINOFF

PROGRAMMER & SYS ADMIN

Staff

$211K

36 hrs/wk

RICHARD WOODBURY

AGING PROGRAM SPECIALIST

Staff

$199K

27 hrs/wk

STEVE HARRIMAN

ASST DIR OF ACCOUNTING

Staff

$191K

35 hrs/wk

DEBORAH NICHOLSON

WEBMASTER

Staff

$154K

28 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

BLACK DIAMOND NETWORKS INC

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & WEBSITE SUPPORT

$235K

ADP INC

PAYROLL/HUMAN RESOURCES PROCESSING

$229K

NORTH ATLANTIC NETWORKS LLC

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING

$208K

ROPES & GRAY LLC

LEGAL

$177K

AAFCPAS INC

AUDITING, CONSULTING

$140K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$800K
EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS; GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
2024
$120K
To support the Summer Institute and Economic Policy Research
2024
$100K
TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S CRIME WORKING GROUP, WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF ADVANCING THE PACE OF RESEARCH DISCOVERIES ON THE DETERMINANTS OF CRIME AND THE EFFECTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
2024
$301K
TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY POLICY AND THE ECONOMY (EEPE) INITIATIVE THAT CONNECTS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH WITH DECISION-MAKERS
2023
$267K
TO STUDY THE ECONOMICS OF DIGITIZATION AND OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN A NEWLY UNIFIED WORKING GROUP THAT COVERS BOTH TOPICS
2023
$264K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$240K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON TAX COMPETITION AND BUSINESS TAXATION.
2023
$222K
TO SUPPORT OVER 50 PROGRAMS WITH THOUSANDS OF IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PARTICIPANTS AT THE ANNUAL NBER SUMMER INSTITUTE
2023
$215K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$196K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL INFERENCE WHEN ACCESS TO ECONOMIC DATA IS SUBJECT TO PRIVACY PROTECTIONS
2023
$192K
TO PREPARE RESEARCH AGENDAS, DATA RESOURCES, AND ORGANIZATIONAL PLANS FOR AN INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE HOW TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE SELECTED, FINANCED, AND PROCURED
2023
$176K
TO SUPPORT A POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ON LONG-TERM FISCAL POLICY.
2023
$150K
TO RENEW SUPPORT FOR A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE LABOR MARKET CONSEQUENCES OF AN AGING POPULATION AND TO SUPPORT A SET OF RESEARCH PROJECTS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS ON THESE ISSUES
2023
$146K
TO EXPAND THE POOL OF RESEARCHERS STUDYING THE ECONOMICS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES
2023
$140K
TO SYNTHESIZE THE RESULTS OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH ON PLACE-BASED POLICIES AND TO HIGHLIGHT GAPS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN FUTURE WORK.
2023
$137K
SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD
2023
$129K
TO INVESTIGATE AND EXPERIMENT WITH ALTERNATIVE PEER-REVIEW METHODS FOR SELECTING AMONG SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROPOSALS
2023
$126K
SUPPORT RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP MATHEMATICAL TALENT
2023
$125K
To support the Summer Institute and Economic Policy Research
2023
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE CRIME WORKING GROUP TO ADVANCE RESEARCH ON DETERMINANTS OF CRIME AND THE EFFECTS ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
2023
$61K
EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS; FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR
2023
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$15K
TO FULFILL THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2023
$543K
TO ADVANCE RESEARCH ON THE ECONOMICS OF DIGITIZATION INCLUDING TOPICS LIKE ALGORITHMIC FAIRNESS AND PRIVACY AS WELL AS PLATFORM COMPETITION AND REGULATION
2022
$330K
EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS; FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR
2022
$325K
TO PROVIDE PARTIAL SUPPORT FOR THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS IN OVER 50 PROGRAMS THAT COMPRISE THE SUMMER INSTITUTE RUN ANNUALLY BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
2022
$312K
TO INVESTIGATE AND EXPERIMENT WITH ALTERNATIVE PEER-REVIEW METHODS FOR SELECTING AMONG SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROPOSALS
2022
$307K
TO RENEW SUPPORT FOR A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE LABOR MARKET CONSEQUENCES OF AN AGING POPULATION AND TO SUPPORT A SET OF RESEARCH PROJECTS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS ON THESE ISSUES
2022
$289K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON TAX COMPETITION AND BUSINESS TAXATION.
2022
$233K
TO SUPPORT A POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ON LONG-TERM FISCAL POLICY.
2022
$205K
TO ENCOURAGE, GROW, AND FURTHER STRENGTHEN RESEARCH ON BEHAVIORAL MACROECONOMICS BY PROVIDING DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AND TRAINING SUPPORT TO EARLY-CAREER SCHOLARS
2022
$199K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$193K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$182K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE CONCERNING THE ECONOMICS OF HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
2022
$173K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL INFERENCE WHEN ACCESS TO ECONOMIC DATA IS SUBJECT TO PRIVACY PROTECTIONS
2022
$150K
TO ADVANCE NEW ECONOMIC RESEARCH ON THE DISTRIBUTIONAL EQUITY IMPACTS OF NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND POLICIES
2022
$143K
TO EXPAND THE POOL OF RESEARCHERS STUDYING THE ECONOMICS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES
2022
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$120K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$103K
TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY POLICY AND THE ECONOMY (EEPE) INITIATIVE THAT CONNECTS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH WITH DECISION-MAKERS
2022
$100K
To support the Summer Institute and Economic Policy Research
2022
$100K
To support the Economic Transformation in Times of Crisis project
2022
$76K
TO SUPPORT NEW RESEARCH ON THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES FACING THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES
2022
$50K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$50K
TO FULFILL THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2022
$50K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$48K
SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD
2022
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$20K
YOUNG SCHOLARS ATTENDING THE SUMMER INSTITUTE
2022
$468K
INNOVATION POLICY WORKING GROUP
2021
$250K
Fiscal Sponsorship
2021
$227K
TO SUPPORT A POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ON LONG-TERM FISCAL POLICY.
2021
$161K
SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD
2021
$146K
INNOVATION INFORMATION INITIATIVE AWARD
2021
$610K
TO DEVELOP AN ACTIVE AND DIVERSE RESEARCH COMMUNITY THAT STUDIES THE ECONOMICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
2020
$354K
Support for innovation and entrepreneurship divisions to promote more inclusive research, mentorship, and information dissemination programs related to entrepreneurship. 202003-8269
2020
$306K
Support for a research platform for entrepreneurship and innovation through multiple projects such as working group meetings, conferences, working papers, Boot Camp, and other emerging scholars initiatives. 20140669
2020
$271K
TO ADVANCE RESEARCH ON THE ECONOMICS OF DIGITIZATION INCLUDING TOPICS LIKE ALGORITHMIC FAIRNESS AND PRIVACY AS WELL AS PLATFORM COMPETITION AND REGULATION
2020
$256K
TO GROW AND STRENGTHEN RESEARCH ON BEHAVIORAL MACROECONOMICS BY PROVIDING PRE-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AND TRAINING SUPPORT TO EARLY-CAREER SCHOLARS IN THIS FIELD
2020
$230K
TO ADVANCE NEW ECONOMIC RESEARCH ON THE DISTRIBUTIONAL EQUITY IMPACTS OF NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND POLICIES
2020
$186K
TO RENEW SUPPORT FOR A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE LABOR MARKET CONSEQUENCES OF AN AGING POPULATION AND TO SUPPORT A SET OF RESEARCH PROJECTS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS ON THESE ISSUES
2020
$173K
TO SUPPORT A POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ON LONG-TERM FISCAL POLICY.
2020
$158K
TO ADVANCE RESEARCH ON SCIENTIFIC CAREER TRAJECTORIES THROUGH COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND RORI SCIENCE FUNDERS
2020
$132K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$115K
TO BUILD A RESEARCH COMMUNITY ON THE ECONOMICS OF SCIENCE BY HOLDING REGULAR CONFERENCES AND BY OTHER COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES
2020
$112K
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR PREDOCTORAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS IN ENERGY ECONOMICS
2020
$100K
To support the Summer Institute and the Taxation Project
2020
$100K
TO DEVELOP NEW DISSEMINATION CHANNELS FOR RIGOROUS, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY ECONOMICS THROUGH A NEW FORUMS FOR RESEARCH PRESENTATION AND PUBLICATION
2020
$50K
EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2020
$50K
TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECONOMICS OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
2020
$50K
TO ORGANIZE A MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN INCOME AND WEALTH (CRIW) THAT INTEGRATES MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC GOODS WITH NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS
2020
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$25K
SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD
2020
$20K
YOUNG SCHOLARS IN THE SUMMER INSTITUTE
2020
$1M
RESEARCH INITIATIVE ON SOCIAL LEARNING ON SMALLHOLDER FARMS
2019
$270K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2018
$28K
EDUCATION/RESEARCH SUBCONTRACTS
2018
$41K
Social Safety Net Programs, Human Capital, and Behavioral Biases
2017
$31K
RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT
2017
$22K
Support of research activities
2017
$20K
EDUCATION/RESEARCH SUBCONTRACTS
2017

Funded by

$14.9M from 26 funders · 86 grants · 2017–2024

Alfred P Sloan Foundation

$6.3M · 30 grants · 2020–2023

Gates Foundation

$1.2M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Smith Richardson Foundation Inc

$1.1M · 7 grants · 2020–2023

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc

$1M · 1 grant · 2019

Laura And John Arnold Foundation

$869K · 5 grants · 2022–2024

Peter G Peterson Foundation

$808K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

$660K · 2 grants · 2020

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc

$545K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN131641075
NTEE codeV220
Subsection03
Ruling date1921-03
Formed1920
Employees467
Volunteers0
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