CR is a consumer protection organization based in Yonkers, NY that was founded in 1936. As of 2018 they had $248 million in revenue and $417 million in assets.
For 80 years, Consumer Reports have provided evidence-based product testing and ratings, rigorous research, hard-hitting investigative journalism, public education, and steadfast policy action on behalf of consumers' interests.
Consumer Reports (CR) makes grants to other organizations, such as $80,000 to Consumer Federation of America (CFA) for "State and Local Grant Support"; $25,000 to Wikimedia New York City for "To Support Education and Outreach Efforts To Encourage Medical Students To Edit Medical Articles in Wikipedia."; and $25,000 to United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund for "Support for Advocacy and Public Education Work on State and Federal Consumer Protection Issues.".
Previous legal names or variations of their name include: Consumers Union Of United States.
EIN:
13-1776434
City:
State:
Metro:
Website:
Phone:
(800) 333-0663
Facebook:
Twitter:
Founded:
1936
Type:
501(c)(3)
NTEE:
Revenue:
$248,450,039
Assets:
$417,239,171
Employees:
743
Fiscal year end:
May
Form 990s for CR
| Fiscal year ending | Date received by IRS | Form | PDF link |
|---|
| 2018-05 | May 14, 2019 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2017-05 | May 14, 2018 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2016-05 | Aug 17, 2017 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2015-05 | Jul 20, 2016 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2014-05 | May 15, 2015 | 990 | View PDF |
| ...and four more Form 990 PDFs |
Financials for CR
| Field | 2018 | 2017 | % Change |
|---|
| Federated campaigns | $0 | $0 | |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | |
| Fundraising event contributions | $0 | $0 | |
| Related organizations | $0 | $0 | |
| Government grants (contributions) | $641,900 | $3,663,006 | -82.5% |
| Normal grants, contributions, etc. | $28,008,476 | $31,751,371 | -11.8% |
| <em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em> | $78,321 | $133,791 | -41.5% |
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $28,650,376 | $35,414,377 | -19.1% |
| Field | 2018 | 2017 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $28,650,376 | $35,414,377 | -19.1% |
| Program services | $205,372,594 | $204,980,085 | 0.2% |
| Investment income and dividends | $1,089,259 | $1,177,057 | -7.5% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | |
| Royalty revenue | $991,646 | $1,012,340 | -2.0% |
| Net rental income | $-8,929 | $0 | -999% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $12,355,093 | $6,848,344 | 80.4% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | |
| Total revenues | $248,450,039 | $249,432,203 | -0.4% |
| Field | 2018 | 2017 | % Change |
|---|
| Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA | $145,703 | $172,475 | -15.5% |
| Grants to individuals in USA | $0 | $0 | |
| Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA | $75,000 | $0 | 999% |
| Benefits paid to or for members | $0 | $0 | |
| Compensation of current officers, etc. | $4,162,227 | $3,766,345 | 10.5% |
| Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons | $0 | $0 | |
| Non-officer salaries and wages | $71,326,622 | $67,346,210 | 5.9% |
| Pension/retirement accruals and contributions | $7,665,448 | $7,593,990 | 0.9% |
| Other employee benefits | $14,319,006 | $12,560,297 | 14.0% |
| Payroll taxes | $5,445,737 | $5,136,160 | 6.0% |
| Management fees | $0 | $0 | |
| Legal fees | $1,361,374 | $1,056,869 | 28.8% |
| Accounting fees | $486,595 | $661,546 | -26.4% |
| Lobbying fees | $0 | $0 | |
| Pro. fundraising fees | $432,058 | $56,215 | 668.6% |
| Investment mgmt fees | $472,348 | $415,207 | 13.8% |
| Other fee-for-service | $14,075,683 | $15,475,937 | -9.0% |
| Advertising and promotion | $31,621,838 | $31,037,235 | 1.9% |
| Office expenses | $1,574,518 | $1,739,911 | -9.5% |
| Information tech. expenses | $1,969,405 | $2,018,897 | -2.5% |
| Royalty expenses | $180,666 | $95,794 | 88.6% |
| Occupancy | $2,990,060 | $3,420,658 | -12.6% |
| Travel | $1,644,315 | $1,803,110 | -8.8% |
| Public official travel and entertainment | $0 | $0 | |
| Conferences, meetings, etc. | $465,467 | $489,407 | -4.9% |
| Interest | $1,390,745 | $1,414,006 | -1.6% |
| Payments to affiliates | $0 | $0 | |
| Depreciation, amortization, etc. | $13,026,345 | $12,160,622 | 7.1% |
| Insurance | $893,054 | $980,721 | -8.9% |
| All other expenses | $77,289,912 | $78,147,659 | -1.1% |
| Total expenses | $253,014,126 | $247,549,271 | 2.2% |
| Field | 2018 | 2017 | % Change |
|---|
| Cash (non-interest-bearing) | $526,055 | $602,256 | -12.7% |
| Savings, short-term investments, etc. | $9,690,554 | $9,698,685 | -0.1% |
| Pledges and grants receivable | $629,589 | $3,196,457 | -80.3% |
| Accounts receivable | $6,893,565 | $6,125,234 | 12.5% |
| Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc. | $0 | $0 | |
| Loans receivable from other disqualified persons | $0 | $0 | |
| Notes and loans receivable | $0 | $0 | |
| Inventories for use | $3,601,547 | $3,467,884 | 3.9% |
| Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $9,801,212 | $24,849,466 | -60.6% |
| Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation | $64,339,611 | $61,486,669 | 4.6% |
| Investments, publicly traded securities | $302,696,049 | $305,062,734 | -0.8% |
| Investments, other securities | $0 | $0 | |
| Investments, program-related | $0 | $0 | |
| Intangible assets | $0 | $0 | |
| Other assets | $19,060,989 | $2,753,098 | 592.3% |
| Total assets | $417,239,171 | $417,242,483 | -0.0% |
| Field | 2018 | 2017 | % Change |
|---|
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $25,133,133 | $23,573,342 | 6.6% |
| Grants payable | $0 | $0 | |
| Deferred revenue | $124,009,056 | $129,382,403 | -4.2% |
| Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $38,500,000 | $39,900,000 | -3.5% |
| Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 | $0 | |
| Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons | $0 | $0 | |
| Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties | $0 | $0 | |
| Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties | $0 | $0 | |
| Other liabilities | $61,290,834 | $50,097,129 | 22.3% |
| Total liabilities | $248,933,023 | $242,952,874 | 2.5% |
| Field | 2018 | 2017 | % Change |
|---|
| Unrestricted net assets | $164,711,030 | $166,909,095 | -1.3% |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $3,595,118 | $7,380,514 | -51.3% |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | |
Vendors for CR
| Vendor | Services | Amount paid | Date |
|---|
| Engaging Networks | Fundraising software; Advocacy software | | 2020-03-02 |
| ██████ | Fundraising software | | 2020-03-02 |
| ███████ ███ ████ | Fundraising software; Payment processing | | 2020-03-02 |
| ████ ███ | Tax accounting | | 2019-04-02 |
| ██████████████████████ ███ | Consulting | $3,043,597 | 2018-05-01 |
| ██████ ███ | Search Engine Mkting | $8,952,069 | 2018-05-01 |
| ████ ████████ | Printing | $5,271,653 | 2018-05-01 |
| ████ ██████████ ███ | See Part Iv | $180,741 | 2018-05-01 |
| ...and 23 more vendors |
Personnel at CR
| Name | Title | Compensation | Most recent data |
|---|
| Marta L. Tellado | President and Chief Executive Officer | $663,378 | May 20, 2020 |
| Leonora Wiener | Senior Vice President , Chief Operating Officer / Senior Vice President , Brand and Strategy | $454,055 | May 20, 2020 |
| ████ █████ | Senior Vice President , Chief Financial Officer / Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $337,636 | May 20, 2020 |
| ██████ ███████ | Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer | - | May 20, 2020 |
| █████ ███ | Vice President , Chief Digital Officer | $394,327 | May 20, 2020 |
| █████ ███████ | Chief Technology Officer | - | May 20, 2020 |
| ████ ███████ | Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer | $316,077 | July 17, 2019 |
| ████ ██████ | Vice President , Chief Social Impact Officer / Vice President , Development | - | May 20, 2020 |
| █████ █████████ | Editor in Chief , CR Magazine | $292,311 | May 31, 2018 |
| █████ ██ █████████ | Chief Scientific Officer | - | May 20, 2020 |
| ...and 18 more key personnel |
Peer consumer safety and protection organizations
| | Name | Type | Revenue | Location |
|---|
| 1 | Institute for Building Technology and Safety | 501(c)(3) | $70 million | Ashburn, VA |
| 2 | Ascension Technologies | 501(c)(3) | $1.1 billion | St Louis, MO |
| 3 | California Independent System Operator (CAISO) | 501(c)(3) | $228 million | Folsom, CA |
| 4 | ECRI Institute - ECRI - ECRI Institute PSO (ECRI) | 501(c)(3) | $65 million | Plymouth Meeting, PA |
| 5 | AARP Foundation | 501(c)(3) | $282 million | Washington, DC |
| 6 | National Fire Protection Association | 501(c)(3) | $82 million | Quincy, MA |
| 7 | Callen-Lorde Community Health Center | 501(c)(3) | $90 million | New York, NY |
| 8 | American Museum of Natural History | 501(c)(3) | $219 million | New York, NY |
| 9 | Feinberg Graduate School of the Weizmann Institute of Science | 501(c)(3) | $152 million | New York, NY |
| 10 | Advance Care Alliance of NY | 501(c)(3) | $103 million | New York, NY |
| 11 | Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) | 501(c)(3) | $140 million | New York, NY |
| 12 | American Arbitration Association | 501(c)(3) | $108 million | New York, NY |
| 13 | Hamaspik of Rockland County (HRC) | 501(c)(3) | $66 million | Monsey, NY |
| 14 | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) | 501(c)(3) | $239 million | New York, NY |
| 15 | The Dalton School | 501(c)(3) | $80 million | New York, NY |
| 16 | Lebanese American University New York Academic Center (LAU) | 501(c)(3) | $229 million | New York, NY |
| 17 | Word of Life Fellowship | 501(c)(3) | $63 million | Schroon Lake, NY |
| 18 | ACLU Foundation | 501(c)(3) | $205 million | New York, NY |
| 19 | Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School (CGPS) | 501(c)(3) | $74 million | New York, NY |
| 20 | Classical American Homes Preservation Trust (CAHPT) | 501(c)(3) | $90 million | New York, NY |
| 21 | New York Genome Center (NYGC) | 501(c)(3) | $128 million | New York, NY |
| 22 | SRC | 501(c)(3) | $279 million | North Syracuse, NY |
| 23 | National Multiple Sclerosis Society | 501(c)(3) | $196 million | New York, NY |
| 24 | Queens Library (QL) | 501(c)(3) | $138 million | Jamaica, NY |
| 25 | Women in Need (WIN) | 501(c)(3) | $96 million | New York, NY |