Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by PUBLIC RELIGION RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,923,505
- Total expenses
- $3,488,154
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,671,788
- Grants paid
- $360,741
- Program service revenue
- $2,007
- Investment income
- $248,065
- Other revenue
- $1,645
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,730,225
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $516,766
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $5,213,459
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,837,386
- Management and general expenses
- $489,281
- Fundraising expenses
- $161,487
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,837,386
Program services were 81.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,671,788
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2a · Program service revenue: RESEARCH SERVICES & PL
total $2,007 · related or exempt $2,007
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3 · Investment income
total $248,065 · excluded $248,065
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $1,645 · related or exempt $1,645
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,645
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $58,930 · program services $58,930
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $301,811 · program services $301,811
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $533,506 · program services $304,496 · management and general $126,265 · fundraising $102,745
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $950,411 · program services $741,436 · management and general $191,280 · fundraising $17,695
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $68,125 · program services $51,265 · management and general $13,105 · fundraising $3,755
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $75,188 · program services $57,709 · management and general $13,351 · fundraising $4,128
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $106,894 · program services $76,963 · management and general $21,379 · fundraising $8,552
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11b · Fees: legal
total $17,032 · program services $13,456 · management and general $2,895 · fundraising $681
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $56,934 · program services $44,978 · management and general $9,679 · fundraising $2,277
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11g · Fees: other
total $226,612 · program services $197,149 · management and general $23,503 · fundraising $5,960
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,485 · program services $1,963 · management and general $423 · fundraising $99
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,155 · program services $3,283 · management and general $706 · fundraising $166
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14 · Information technology
total $31,597 · program services $25,045 · management and general $5,304 · fundraising $1,248
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16 · Occupancy
total $167,678 · program services $120,728 · management and general $33,536 · fundraising $13,414
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17 · Travel
total $58,639 · program services $44,704 · management and general $13,935
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $18,967 · program services $9,533 · management and general $9,434
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23 · Insurance
total $20,401 · management and general $20,401
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24a · Other expenses: RESEARCH EXPENSES
total $381,459 · program services $381,459
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24b · Other expenses: FAITH & DEMOCRACY TOUR
total $291,872 · program services $291,872
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24c · Other expenses: PUBLIC FELLOWS PROGRAM
total $50,749 · program services $50,749
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24d · Other expenses: RELIGION & RACIAL JUSTI
total $27,201 · program services $27,201
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24e · All other expenses
total $37,508 · program services $32,656 · management and general $4,085 · fundraising $767
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $399,293 · end of year $333,315
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $422,000 · end of year $1,100,000
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $38,682 · end of year $37,996
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$274,050
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$211,004
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $28,284 · end of year $63,046
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $4,179,494 · end of year $4,044,338
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $309,752 · end of year $151,530
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $101,097 · end of year $166,244
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $173,333 · end of year $187,500
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $345,157 · end of year $163,022
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,243,251 · end of year $3,442,626
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $514,667 · end of year $1,770,833
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
PUBLIC RELIGION RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN, INDEPENDENT FIRM SPECIALIZING IN RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF RELIGION, VALUES, AND PUBLIC POLICY. AS A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, WE DO NOT TAKE POSITIONS ON, NOR DO WE ADVOCATE FOR, PARTICULAR POLICIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGION BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND PROVIDING EDUCATION ON TOPICS AT THE INTERSECTION OF RELIGION, VALUES AND PUBLIC LIFE.
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RESEARCH ON PUBLIC INTEREST ISSUES
Expenses $2,837,386 · Grants $360,741
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Dr Robert P JonesDR ROBERT P JONES
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $296,202
- From this org
- $274,291
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,911
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $274,291
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,344
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,567
- Filer's total
- $296,202
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Melissa DeckmanMELISSA DECKMAN
CEO
- Total calculated
- $231,487
- From this org
- $224,687
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,800
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $224,687
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,800
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $231,487
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Rev Dr Nathan WalkerREV DR NATHAN WALKER
FORMER CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Very Rev Dr Kelly Brown DouglasVERY REV DR KELLY BROWN DOUGLAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Obery M Hendricks JrDR OBERY M HENDRICKS JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Janelle WongDR JANELLE WONG
SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Gerardo MartiDR GERARDO MARTI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ruth BraunsteinRUTH BRAUNSTEIN
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andra GillespieANDRA GILLESPIE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stella RouseSTELLA ROUSE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrew WhiteheadANDREW WHITEHEAD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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The Right Rev V Gene RobinsonTHE RIGHT REV V GENE ROBINSON
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jane HongJANE HONG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Dr Jacqui LewisREV DR JACQUI LEWIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jemar TisbyJEMAR TISBY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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T Sean SandsT SEAN SANDS
CHIEF OF STAFF
- Total calculated
- $202,892
- From this org
- $185,379
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,513
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $185,379
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,423
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,090
- Filer's total
- $202,892
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Diana OrcesDIANA ORCES
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
- Total calculated
- $152,588
- From this org
- $140,799
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,789
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $140,799
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,548
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,241
- Filer's total
- $152,588
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Colleen RossCOLLEEN ROSS
SR. COMMUNCATIONS ASS
- Total calculated
- $123,799
- From this org
- $114,378
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,421
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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$35,000
RESEARCH SUPPORT SUBGRANT
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QUALTRICS LLC
$12,000
LGBTQ RESEARCH MICROGRANT
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YOUGOV AMERICA INC
$11,930
RESEARCH MICROGRANT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533189349309763
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