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Social science organizations

There are 1,019social science institutes in the United States. Combined, these social science institutesemploy 19,680 people, earn more than $4 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $25 billion.
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Job trends for Social science institutes

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
154
1-10
193
11-25
93
26-100
75
101 to 1,000
23
1,000+
3
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Sizes of social science institutes

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
234
$250k to $1M
170
$1M to $5M
162
$5M to $25M
56
$25M to $100M
14
$100M+
10
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Directory of social science institutes

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1-20 of 1,019

Institute for Humane Studies

The Institute discovers, develops, and supports students, scholars, and other intellectuals who maintain the highest standard of academic excellence and who share an interest in the principles of the classical liberal tradition.
Revenue
$21.1m
Assets
$15.1m
Employees
110
EIN
94-1623852
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Enterprise Institute

The American Enterprise Institute is a community of scholars and supporters committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening free Enterprise. Aei pursues these ideals through independent thinking and the highest stand...
Revenue
$48.0m
Assets
$309.7m
Employees
316
EIN
53-0218495
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Heritage Foundation

To formulate and promote conservative public policies based on The principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.
Revenue
$119.1m
Assets
$381.3m
Employees
388
EIN
23-7327730
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP)

CEP's mission is to provide data and create insight so philanthropic funders can better define, assess, and improve their effectiveness - and, as a result, their intended impact.
Revenue
$8.4m
Assets
$8.5m
Employees
52
EIN
04-3523528
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is the leading National nonprofit organization committed to advancing the Charter school movement. Our mission is to lead Public education to unprecedented levels of academic achievement for all students ...
Revenue
$16.3m
Assets
$12.8m
Employees
35
EIN
30-0274709
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Council for a Strong America

Council for a Strong America is the umbrella nonprofit for five membership organizations comprising the unique and powerful voices of law enforcement, business, military, faith and sports - working together to prepare young Americans for success.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$10.2m
Employees
73
EIN
13-3840271
IRS type
501(c)(3)

RAND Corporation (RAND)

Rand Corporation's mission is to help improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.
Revenue
$383.2m
Assets
$552.3m
Employees
2,334
EIN
95-1958142
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Global Development (CGD)

Center for Global Development works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community.
Revenue
$15.1m
Assets
$65.2m
Employees
96
EIN
52-2351337
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution (Brookings) is a private, non-profit, independent public policy research organization. Brookings's mission is to conduct high-quality independent research and, based on that research, to advance innovative, practical recommenda...
Revenue
$79.4m
Assets
$492.5m
Employees
573
EIN
53-0196577
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew)

Pew is driven by The power of knowledge to solve today's most challenging problems. Pew applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform The public and invigorate civic life. Improving public policy, informing the public, and inv...
Revenue
$346.8m
Assets
$1.3b
Employees
1,085
EIN
56-2307147
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Urban Institute

The Urban Institute is nonpartisan policy research and educational organization that examines the social, economic, and governance challenges facing the nation.
Revenue
$126.7m
Assets
$215.3m
Employees
617
EIN
52-0880375
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)

- facilitate geophysical Research and education;- promote free and open exchange of geophysical data and knowledge;- foster cooperation to advance geophysical Research and convey its benefits to all of humanity. Facilitating Research and education on ea...
Revenue
$25.2m
Assets
$5.0m
Employees
61
EIN
52-1362650
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

We support research in the social sciences and humanities. Men and women from a wide variety of backgrounds, including government, the non-profit sector, the corporate world, and the professions, as well as academia, are eligible for appointment.
Revenue
$28.9m
Assets
$99.2m
Employees
179
EIN
52-1067541
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Milken Institute

The Milken Institute is a publicly supported, nonpartisan and independent think tank. The Institute's mission is to improve lives by advancing innovative economic and policy solutions that create jobs, widen access to capital and enhance health. To advanc...
Revenue
$133.6m
Assets
$495.6m
Employees
225
EIN
95-4240775
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Holdsworth Center

Development of a leadership culture within school districts that will build The foundation for greater student success. Our goal is to work with partner districts over a sustained period of time in order to create systemic change and structures around T...
Revenue
$76.6m
Assets
$176.0m
Employees
50
EIN
81-4254457
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ithaka

ITHAKA is a not-for-profit organization that works with the global higher education community to advance and preserve knowledge and to improve teaching and learning through the use of digital technologies.
Revenue
$104.8m
Assets
$236.9m
Employees
428
EIN
13-3857105
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Washington Center for Equitable Growth

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth is a non-profit research and grantmaking organization dedicated to advancing evidence-backed ideas and policies that promote strong, stable, and broad-based economic growth.
Revenue
$9.9m
Assets
$10.0m
Employees
36
EIN
47-4464400
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mercatus Center

To generate knowledge and understanding of the institutions that affect the freedom to prosper and to find sustainable solutions that overcome the barriers preventing individuals from living free, prosperous, and peaceful lives.
Revenue
$71.9m
Assets
$43.4m
Employees
224
EIN
54-1436224
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The SPHERE Institute

The mission is to innovate and improve the data and information provided to Policy makers at the Federal state, and local level who design, change, and implement health, welfare housing and human resources programs, and their research and evaluation for p....
Revenue
$35.0m
Assets
$22.5m
Employees
323
EIN
91-1748201
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Economic Policy Institute

The Policy Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank that seeks to inform and empower individuals to seek solutions that ensure broadly shared prosperity and opportunity.
Revenue
$12.4m
Assets
$13.5m
Employees
53
EIN
52-1368964
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "V20: Social Science Research Institutes, Services" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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