The Pew Charitable Trusts: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 56-2307147)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$346.8M
FY2021	$343.5M
FY2022	$341.4M
FY2023	$415.2M
FY2024	$408.9M
FY2025	$468.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$351.6M
FY2021	$347.8M
FY2022	$376.5M
FY2023	$361.4M
FY2024	$380.1M
FY2025	$392.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$887.2M
FY2021	$997.8M
FY2022	$843.2M
FY2023	$932.5M
FY2024	$1.0B
FY2025	$1.1B

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2003.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

89%

Program services 89% · $307.9M Management & general 9% · $33.0M Fundraising 2% · $6.9M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $6.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Rebecca W Rimel

Senior Advisor (former Pres & Ceo)

$1,252,591Pt VII · Sec A

Susan K Urahn

President and CEO

$830,809Pt VII · Sec A

Sally a O'Brien

Senior Adviser (until 12/20)

$514,657Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Bartlett

SVP, Finance and CFO

$510,931Pt VII · Sec A

R James G McMillan

SVP, General Counsel/Corp Secretary

$476,250Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Skolfield

EVP, External Affairs

$455,442Pt VII · Sec A

Tamera Luzzatto

SVP, Government Relations

$407,511Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Thompson

SVP, Government Performance

$345,947Pt VII · Sec A

Susan K Urahn’s $1.2M as President and CEO is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $100M+ philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Rebecca W Rimel	—	—	$123,125	$1,373,844	$1,252,591	$1,239,530
Susan K Urahn	$1,234,510	$1,185,982	$1,130,539	$1,128,052	$830,809	$682,599
Ralph R Leslie	$608,653	—	—	—	—	—
Michael Caudell-Feagan	$591,754	$561,999	$524,263	$485,005	$317,225	—
Ralph Leslie	—	$584,494	$562,577	$48,530	—	—
R James G McMillan	$580,015	$552,948	$535,040	$518,297	$476,250	$443,510
Melissa Skolfield	$564,154	$545,735	$516,380	$500,507	$455,442	$431,743
Tamera Luzzatto	—	$556,782	$448,173	$425,426	$407,511	$401,764

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Conducts nonpartisan public opinion polling, demographic research, and social science analysis to inform the public and policymakers about important global issues and trends.

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3 programs · $307.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Improving public policy. We study and promote nonpartisan policy solutions for pressing and emerging problems affecting the american public and the global community.

$214.7Mprogram expense

02

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.

$54.6Mprogram expense

03

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.

$38.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

J Howard Pew Freedom TrustFY2024$34.2M

The Chicago Community TrustFY2024$25.0M

Mabel Pew Myrin TrustFY2024$21.0M

J N Pew JR Charitable TrustFY2024$16.5M

John S and James L Knight Foundation INCFY2024$3.0M

Mary Anderson TrustFY2024$2.3M

John Templeton FoundationFY2024$2.1M

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$1.7M

Total grants receivedfrom 36 funders$117.4M

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Grants paid · 2,572 grants · $852.4M · 2019–2024

Pew Research CenterDC · FY2024$38,100,000

Conservation International FoundationVA · FY2024$6,429,418

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA · FY2024$5,625,190

Childrens Crisis Treatment Center INCPA · FY2024$3,500,000

Cp 2023PA · FY2024$3,250,000

Esperanza Health Center INCPA · FY2024$3,200,000

PropublicaNY · FY2024$3,061,593

Pew Research CenterDC · FY2024$2,500,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,266,250

Heights PhiladelphiaPA · FY2024$2,250,000

Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPA · FY2024$1,862,914

National Conference of State LegislaturesFY2024$1,648,763

President and Fellows of Middlebury CollegeVT · FY2024$1,641,908

R Street InstituteDC · FY2024$1,500,000

The Ocean FoundationDC · FY2024$1,200,000

Center for Families and RelationshipsPA · FY2024$1,040,675

National Philanthropic TrustPA · FY2024$1,000,000

Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing CorporationPA · FY2024$1,000,000

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$343.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$300.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$42.6M

Other incomeLn 4–11$790K

Money outPt IX

$347.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$307.9M

Managementcol C$33.0M

Fundraisingcol D$6.9M

Owns and owesPt X

$997.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M

Total assetsLn 16$1.4B

LiabilitiesLn 26$401.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

23

listed · VII A

PaidVII A14

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$300.1M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$162K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K

Investment incomeLn 3$42.6M

Other incomeLn 4–11$790K

Gains on assetsLn 7$19.2M

Total revenueLn 12$343.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$534K

SavingsLn 2$4.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.7M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.18B

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$185.7M

Other assetsLn 15$10.0M

Total assetsLn 16$1.4B

LiabilitiesLn 26$401.4M

Net assetsLn 32$997.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51,056

VolunteersI 647

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.3M	$4.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.06B	$1.18B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$190.8M	$185.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$1.30B	$1.40B
LiabilitiesLn 26	$412.0M	$401.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$887.2M	$997.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$137.7M	$137.7M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$9.8M	$9.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$5.7M	$1.1M	$3.7M	$871K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$102.2M	$84.5M	$13.8M	$3.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$11.0M	$9.0M	$1.6M	$416K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$13.2M	$10.6M	$2.2M	$486K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$8.2M	$6.5M	$1.3M	$319K
Legal feesLn 11b	$860K	$318K	$540K	$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$335K		$335K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$1.4M	$1.4M
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$87K			$87K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$1.8M		$1.8M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$18.9M	$16.9M	$2.0M	$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2.0M	$2.0M		$163
Office expensesLn 13	$3.0M	$2.7M	$294K	$59K
Information technologyLn 14	$11.0M	$9.4M	$1.4M	$252K
OccupancyLn 16	$4.4M	$3.8M	$487K	$107K
TravelLn 17	$29K	$20K	$9K	$316
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$1.0M	$702K	$306K	$18K
InterestLn 20	$4.8M	$3.9M	$685K	$154K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$7.0M	$5.9M	$858K	$232K
InsuranceLn 23	$473K	$97K	$372K	$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.9M	$1.7M	$1.2M	$42K
All other expensesLn 24e	$51K	$4K	$48K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$347.8M	$307.9M	$33.0M	$6.9M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$468.0M	$392.1M	$75.9M	$1.1B	990 PDF
FY2024	$408.9M	$380.1M	$28.8M	$1.0B	990 PDF
FY2023	$415.2M	$361.4M	$53.9M	$932.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	$341.4M	$376.5M	−$35.1M	$843.2M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$343.5M	$347.8M	−$4.3M	$997.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$346.8M	$351.6M	−$4.8M	$887.2M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $343,505,223 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $304,627,698$300,109,443

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $407,645$45,000

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,819,706$42,561,216

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $910,707$789,564

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $346,765,756$343,505,223

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $142,114,349$147,452,961

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $134,315,489$140,398,091

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $318,747$86,845

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,803,479$59,892,542

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $351,552,064$347,830,439

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,786,308−$4,325,216

Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $343,505,223 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$290,080,776

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,028,667

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$162,387

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$300,109,443

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $45,000$45,000

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,346,529$23,346,529

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $262$262

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $9,922$9,922

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $19,214,687$19,214,687

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $510,151 · Excluded from tax $269,229$779,380

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,000 · Unrelated business $510,151 · Excluded from tax $42,840,629$343,505,223

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $347,830,439 across 24 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $137,652,270$137,652,270

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $9,800,691$9,800,691

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,124,966 · Management $3,744,479 · Fundraising $871,373$5,740,818

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,508,460 · Management $13,834,603 · Fundraising $3,882,145$102,225,208

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,982,521 · Management $1,611,743 · Fundraising $416,275$11,010,539

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,579,817 · Management $2,172,676 · Fundraising $486,018$13,238,511

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,542,537 · Management $1,321,968 · Fundraising $318,510$8,183,015

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $317,996 · Management $540,348 · Fundraising $1,281$859,625

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $335,309$335,309

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $1,351,069$1,351,069

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $86,845$86,845

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,760,041$1,760,041

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,881,145 · Management $2,032,084 · Fundraising $11,479$18,924,708

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,952,232 · Fundraising $163$1,952,395

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,684,302 · Management $293,671 · Fundraising $58,685$3,036,658

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,364,048 · Management $1,381,564 · Fundraising $252,354$10,997,966

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,815,212 · Management $486,559 · Fundraising $106,900$4,408,671

IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,072 · Management $8,939 · Fundraising $316$29,327

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $701,864 · Management $305,903 · Fundraising $18,128$1,025,895

IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,917,808 · Management $685,331 · Fundraising $154,199$4,757,338

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,893,486 · Management $857,709 · Fundraising $231,959$6,983,154

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $96,988 · Management $371,782 · Fundraising $3,817$472,587

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,685,831 · Management $1,218,455 · Fundraising $42,292$2,946,578

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,500 · Management $47,721$51,221

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $307,876,815 · Management $33,010,885 · Fundraising $6,942,739$347,830,439

Part X · Balance sheet $1,399,134,993 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $816,396$533,921

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,489,272$4,130,099

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $26,238,122$13,530,715

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $304,831$395,300

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,610,466$3,746,340

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $190,791,105$185,697,969

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,064,995,452$1,181,102,008

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,976,460$9,998,641

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,299,222,104$1,399,134,993

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,282,515$17,103,335

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $166,358,523$172,361,760

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $142,539,861$136,746,567

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $85,421,635$74,563,919

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $412,019,163$401,373,914

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $834,445,705$971,115,508

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,757,236$26,645,571

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $887,202,941$997,761,079

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,299,222,104$1,399,134,993

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $997,761,079 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$343,505,223

XI-2 Total expenses$347,830,439

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,325,216

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$887,202,941

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$101,844,477

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$13,038,877

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$997,761,079

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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