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Pew Charitable Trusts
WASHINGTON, DC
Total revenue
$408.9M
Total expenses
$380.1M
Net assets
$1.0B
Grants received
$1.3B
209 grants
EIN
562307147
Tax year
2023
Mission
Improving public policy, informing the public, and invigorating civic life.
Programs
3 programs
Invigorating civic life. We support national initiatives that encourage civic participation. In our hometown of Philadelphia, we support organizations that create a thriving arts and culture community and institutions that enhance the well-being of the region's neediest citizens.
Expenses: $46.1MGrants: $38.2M
Informing the public. Pew Research Center, our Washington, D.C.-based charitable subsidiary, is home to most of our information initiatives. It uses impartial, fact-based public-opinion polling and other research tools to track important issues and trends.
Expenses: $41.4MGrants: $41.4M
Conference center revenue
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Contributions & grants$368.7M
Program service revenue$27K
Investment income$38.8M
Other revenue$1.3M
Total revenue$408.9M
Expenses
Grants paid$167.5M
Salaries & benefits$148.8M
Fundraising$6.2M
Other expenses$63.8M
Total expenses$380.1M
Total assets$1.4B
Net assets$1.0B
People
21 listed
NameRoleCompensation
Susan K Urahn
President and CEO
Board
$1.2M
49 hrs/wk
Ralph Leslie
EVP, COO and CFO
Board
$584K
50 hrs/wk
R James G McMillan
SVP, General Counsel/Corp Secretary
Board
$553K
48 hrs/wk
Sarah Senno
VP, Finance and Treasurer
Board
$282K
49.5 hrs/wk
Sandy Ford Pew
Director
Board
—
3 hrs/wk
Mary Catharine Pew MD
Director
Board
—
3 hrs/wk
Joseph N Pew V
Director
Board
—
3 hrs/wk
J Howard Pew II
Director
Board
—
3 hrs/wk
Raynard Kington MD
Director
Board
—
3 hrs/wk
Susan W Catherwood
Director
Board
—
3 hrs/wk
Robert H Campbell
Director
Board
—
3 hrs/wk
Henry P Becton Jr
Director
Board
—
3 hrs/wk
Willa Seldon
Director
Board
—
3 hrs/wk
Christopher Jones
Director and Board Chair
Board
—
3 hrs/wk
Michael Caudell-Feagan
EVP, Chief Program Officer
Staff
$562K
50 hrs/wk
Tamera Luzzatto
SVP, Gov't Relations (end 6/23)
Staff
$557K
50 hrs/wk
Melissa Skolfield
EVP, External Affairs
Staff
$546K
49.5 hrs/wk
Priya Bery
SVP, Partnerships
Staff
$501K
49 hrs/wk
Thomas Dillon
SVP, Environment
Staff
$456K
50 hrs/wk
Lester Baxter
SVP, Strategy
Staff
$350K
50 hrs/wk
Kil Huh
SVP, Government Performance
Staff
$347K
50 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
Berlin Rosen LTD
Coalition Building and Policy Consult.
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IT Consulting
Velir Studios
Website Services
Workday Inc
Workforce Management Software
Haute on the Hill by Ridgewell Inc DBA
Office Services
Grants received
Showing 200 of 209
FromAmountPurposeYear
$2.5M
TO SUPPORT A FIVE-YEAR, CO-BRANDED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN KNIGHT AND GRANTEES SUBSIDIARY, THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER TO STUDY AND WIDELY SHARE RESEARCH ON HOW AMERICANS ABSORB CIVIC INFORMATION; FORM BELIEFS, IDENTITIES AND COMMUNITY; AND ENGAGE IN CIVIC ACTION.
2024
$566K
PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS, PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS, AGRICULTURE & FOOD, ENVIRONMENT
2024
$500K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S JOURNALISM AND MEDIA PROGRAM TO PRODUCE NEW RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS ON NEWS CONSUMPTION AND BELIEFS IN THE DIGITAL AGE.
2024
$370K
FOR EXPANDING THE GLOBAL REACH OF THE TRANSFORMING EVIDENCE FUNDERS NETWORK
2024
$125K
TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S RESEARCH REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY AND COST OF OFFICE-TO-SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY CONVERSIONS OF BUILDINGS IN FIVE CITIES, WITH THE GOAL OF ADDRESSING THE LACK OF HOUSING DIVERSITY AND THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES.
2024
$107K
TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EVALUATING THE STATE'S READINESS FOR ATTRACTING AND EXPANDING OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN INDUSTRIES AND TO ORGANIZE A SUPPLY CHAIN SYMPOSIUM IN LOUISIANA.
2024
$100K
FOR THE TRANSFORMING EVIDENCE NETWORK CONFERENCE AND TRANSFORMING EVIDENCE FUNDERS NETWORK MEETING
2024
$100K
TO SUPPORT TWO PEW RESEARCH CENTER STUDIES THAT AIM TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE ABOUT U.S.-BASED ASIANS AND MUSLIMS, DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WITH INTERSECTIONS ALONG RACE AND RELIGION, FOR GREATER SOCIAL COHESION.
2024
$14K
78877 PROVIDING A FULLER PICTURE OF THE DIVERSITY OF ASIAN-AMERICANS AND HOW THEY ARE HELPING TO RESHAPE AMERICA
2024
$2M
TO SUPPORT A FIVE-YEAR, CO-BRANDED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN KNIGHT AND GRANTEES SUBSIDIARY, THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER TO STUDY AND WIDELY SHARE RESEARCH ON HOW AMERICANS ABSORB CIVIC INFORMATION; FORM BELIEFS, IDENTITIES AND COMMUNITY; AND ENGAGE IN CIVIC ACTION.
2023
$2M
TO SUPPORT A FIVE-YEAR, CO-BRANDED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN KNIGHT AND GRANTEES SUBSIDIARY, THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER TO STUDY AND WIDELY SHARE RESEARCH ON HOW AMERICANS ABSORB CIVIC INFORMATION; FORM BELIEFS, IDENTITIES AND COMMUNITY; AND ENGAGE IN CIVIC ACTION.
2023
$500K
TO SUPPORT IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.
2023
$500K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S JOURNALISM AND MEDIA PROGRAM TO PRODUCE NEW RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS ON NEWS CONSUMPTION AND BELIEFS IN THE DIGITAL AGE.
2023
$500K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S JOURNALISM AND MEDIA PROGRAM TO PRODUCE NEW RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS ON NEWS CONSUMPTION AND BELIEFS IN THE DIGITAL AGE.
2023
$325K
TO WORK WITH FISHERIES MANAGERS AND MARKET ACTORS TO PROMOTE THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING ON BOARD VESSELS OPERATING IN REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (RFMOS)-MANAGED TUNA FISHERIES, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PORT STATE MEASURES.
2023
$188K
TO SUPPORT A PLANNING PROCESS FOR HOW TO ACCELERATE THE PACE AND SCALE OF COASTAL AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.
2023
$175K
in support of a project to foster partnerships between private philanthropic organizations and state and local government to develop alternatives to incarceration for people with serious mental illness as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge
2023
$130K
FOR EXPANDING THE GLOBAL REACH OF THE TRANSFORMING EVIDENCE FUNDERS NETWORK
2023
$93K
TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EVALUATING THE STATE'S READINESS FOR ATTRACTING AND EXPANDING OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN INDUSTRIES AND TO ORGANIZE A SUPPLY CHAIN SYMPOSIUM IN LOUISIANA.
2023
$70K
77524 FOCUSING ON THE COVID-19 CRISIS AS THE HEALTH IMPACT PROJECT BUILDS ON 10 YEARS OF WORK TO INTEGRATE HEALTH INTO ALL POLICY DECISIONS AFFECTING PEOPLE
2023
$60K
79568 PREPARING LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FILL GAPS IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT AS THE HEALTH IMPACT PROJECT SUNSETS
2023
$44K
76818 BROADENING THE COMMUNITY OPIOID RESPONSE AND EVALUATION PROJECT IN ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
2023
$39K
75628 CREATING THE COMMUNITY OPIOID RESPONSE AND EVALUATION PROJECT TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
2023
$10K
80193 ANALYZING PROMISING EFFORTS AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO REWARD SOCIETALLY IMPACTFUL RESEARCH IN PROMOTION AND TENURE GUIDELINES
2023
$5K
To providing neutral, objective information that drives discussion and informs decisions whether by policymakers, civic leaders, educators or individual members of the public at large.
2023
$540K
79568 PREPARING LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FILL GAPS IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT AS THE HEALTH IMPACT PROJECT SUNSETS
2022
$539K
IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH USING ENVIRONMENTAL DNA (EDNA) TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE GEOSPATIAL AND DYNAMIC SPECIES DATA IN THREE MARINE PROTECTED AREAS OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST SPANNING ONE OF THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL SPECIES GRADIENTS IN THE WORLD.
2022
$475K
TO PROMOTE THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING ON BOARD VESSELS OPERATING IN REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (RFMOS)-MANAGED TUNA FISHERIES, AND TO ACCELERATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE PORT STATE MEASURES.
2022
$450K
TO SUPPORT TWO PEW RESEARCH CENTER STUDIES THAT AIM TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE ABOUT U.S.-BASED ASIANS AND MUSLIMS, DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WITH INTERSECTIONS ALONG RACE AND RELIGION, FOR GREATER SOCIAL COHESION
2022
$325K
in support of a project to foster partnerships between private philanthropic organizations and state and local government to develop alternatives to incarceration for people with serious mental illness as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge
2022
$250K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S JOURNALISM AND MEDIA PROGRAM TO PRODUCE NEW RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS ON NEWS CONSUMPTION AND BELIEFS IN THE DIGITAL AGE.
2022
$250K
Healthy Democracy: To support the exploration of The Election Trust Initiative collaborative
2022
$250K
FOR EXPLORATION OF COLLABORATIVE GRANTMAKING ON ELECTIONS
2022
$200K
FOR EXPANDING THE GLOBAL REACH OF THE TRANSFORMING EVIDENCE FUNDERS NETWORK
2022
$160K
For core support to the Transforming Evidence Funders Network
2022
$125K
78877 PROVIDING A FULLER PICTURE OF THE DIVERSITY OF ASIAN-AMERICANS AND HOW THEY ARE HELPING TO RESHAPE AMERICA
2022
$90K
80193 ANALYZING PROMISING EFFORTS AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO REWARD SOCIETALLY IMPACTFUL RESEARCH IN PROMOTION AND TENURE GUIDELINES
2022
$56K
Unpacking Questions of Identity and Mobility Among Asian Americans through In-Depth Focus Groups
2022
$50K
To support the development of state and national policies that protect flows in rivers in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada.
2022
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMING EVIDENCE FUNDERS NETWORK'S ACADEMIC INCENTIVES LANDSCAPE SCAN
2022
$250K
in support of a project to foster partnerships between private philanthropic organizations and state and local government to develop alternatives to incarceration for people with serious mental illness.
2021
$250K
in support of a project to foster partnerships between private philanthropic organizations and state and local government to develop alternatives to incarceration for people with serious mental illness.
2021
$75K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
2021
$2.5M
TO SUPPORT IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.
2020
$2.5M
TO SUPPORT IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.
2020
$500K
TO SUPPORT NOVEL RESEARCH INTO NEW MEDIA TRUST MEASURES AS WELL AS NEW WAYS OF MEASURING MEDIA CONSUMPTION.
2020
$500K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S JOURNALISM AND MEDIA PROGRAM TO PRODUCE NEW RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS ON NEWS CONSUMPTION AND BELIEFS IN THE DIGITAL AGE.
2020
$388K
Unpacking Questions of Identity and Mobility Among Asian Americans through In-Depth Focus Groups
2020
$300K
TO SUPPORT THE ROUTE OF THE PARKS FUND: PROTECTING PATAGONIA FOREVER CAMPAIGN, AN EFFORT THAT WILL SECURE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO PERMANENTLY STEWARD THE NATIONAL PARKS AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NEARBY COMMUNITIES IN CHILE'S PATAGONIA.
2020
$250K
in support of a project to foster partnerships that develop alternatives to incarceration as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge.
2020
$140K
DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR A U.S-FOCUSED ANALYSIS OF MARINE HABITAT/BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
2020
$100K
Establishment of Asian American Focus Groups to represent and communicate the diverse experiences and identities of Asian Americans
2020
$50K
FOR SUPPORT OF A FUNDERS NETWORK FOCUSED ON EVIDENCE USE
2020
$45K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
2020
$45K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
2020
$5K
THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS, RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL TO THE WILLIAM T. GRANT FOUNDATION
2020
$8K
HEALTH IMPACT PROJECT - IMPROVING HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN CALIFORNIA: TO SUPPORT THE SELECTION OF AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN DEL NORTE, FRESNO, KERN AND MERCED COUNTIES TO CONDUCT AND USE HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING RELATED TO HEALTH EQUITY.
2019
$267K
HEALTH IMPACT PROJECT - IMPROVING HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN CALIFORNIA: TO SUPPORT THE SELECTION OF AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN DEL NORTE, FRESNO, KERN AND MERCED COUNTIES TO CONDUCT AND USE HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING RELATED TO HEALTH EQUITY.
2018
Funded by
$1.3B from 75 funders · 209 grants · 2017–2024
The Pew Memorial Trust
$787.5M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
J Howard Pew Freedom Trust
$161.8M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
Mabel Pew Myrin Trust
$99.5M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
J N Pew Jr Charitable Trust
$78.0M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
Medical Trust
$48.1M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
Mary Anderson Trust
$10.8M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
John S And James L Knight Foundation
$9.3M · 9 grants · 2020–2024
John Templeton Foundation
$6.3M · 8 grants · 2020–2024
Details
EIN562307147
NTEE codeT30
Subsection03
Ruling date2003-04
Formed2002
Employees907
Volunteers40