PEW RESEARCH CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
PEW RESEARCH CENTER (EIN 20-0881724)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-01
IRS object ID
201611229349300401
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$152,207,717PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,024CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,801CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,153,922OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,614,883DepreciationAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,000,400OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
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Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,623,015TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
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DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$9,362,604Amt
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Total Liability$9,362,604TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$38,393,566TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$38,393,566RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$38,393,566TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,280,210TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$34,280,210ExpensesSubtotalAmt
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part X, Line 2 and FIN 48 (ASC 740) FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAs extracted from the consolidated audited financial statements which include the Pew Charitable Trusts: Pew Research Center (Pew Research) has been granted tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and accordingly, is not subject to federal income tax. Pew Research is tax-exempt under Section 501(A) of the Code and applicable state law. Consequently, there is no provision for federal or state income taxes. Pew Research determines its tax positions based on a "more likely than not" threshold. This applies to positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Pew Research does not believe its financial statements include any material uncertain tax positions. As of June 30, 2015, Pew Research's tax periods ended June 30, 2013 through June 30, 2015 for the federal tax jurisdiction remain open.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
R James G McMillan
Board Member & PCT SVP$0$303,996$0$0$0$7,498$0$31,200$0$4,860$0$347,554
Michael Dimock
President (Begin 10/14)$263,425$0$0$0$20,049$0$33,800$0$24,256$0$341,530$0
Elizabeth Mueller Gross
Vice President$266,471$0$0$0$23,227$0$28,300$0$29,400$0$347,398$0
Claudia Deane
VICE PRESIDENT$176,490$0$0$0$1,314$0$24,471$0$32,093$0$234,368$0
Robyn Tomlin
CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER$126,868$0$0$0$14,630$0$10,981$0$11,551$0$164,030$0
James Bell
DIRECTOR, INTL SURVEY RESEARCH$176,146$0$0$0$868$0$23,678$0$26,784$0$227,476$0
Alan Murray
President (END 8/14)$306,680$0$0$0$16,104$0$25,094$0$16,733$0$364,611$0
Paul Taylor
Executive Vice President$161,473$0$0$0$193,002$0$18,658$0$10,773$0$383,906$0
Harrison Lee Rainie
Director,Internet,Science&Tech$267,962$0$0$0$30,069$0$28,300$0$28,300$0$354,631$0
Charles Scott Keeter
DIRECTOR, SURVEY RESEARCH$211,342$0$0$0$3,001$0$22,365$0$11,576$0$248,284$0
Carroll Doherty
Director, Political Research$201,692$0$0$0$6,816$0$21,434$0$19,187$0$249,129$0
Jeffrey Passel
Senior Demographer$191,444$0$0$0$6,906$0$20,196$0$14,358$0$232,904$0
Alan Cooperman
Director of Religion Research$195,207$0$0$0$1,816$0$20,630$0$25,510$0$243,163$0
ANDREW KOHUT
FOUNDING DIRECTOR$113,855$0$0$0$10,636$0$8,750$0$20,805$0$154,046$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 4aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPaul Taylor, Executive Vice President, received severance in calendar year 2014 of $121,020.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4DPROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S INTERNET, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH: WE ANALYZE THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, AND WE STUDY ATTITUDES ABOUT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION. OUR FOCUS IS ON HOW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHANGES AFFECT FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND MEDICINE, CIVIC AND POLITICAL LIFE, AND WORKERS' ACTIVITIES. (EXPENSES $2,337,290; REVENUE $28,092) PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S JOURNALISM & MEDIA RESEARCH: WE ASSESS THE STATE OF NEWS AND INFORMATION IN A CHANGING SOCIETY, INCLUDING HOW NEWS IS CONSUMED, WHO IS REPORTING IT AND HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE INFORMATION LANDSCAPE. MAJOR REPORTS HAVE EXAMINED POLITICAL POLARIZATION AND MEDIA HABITS, NEWS USE ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AMERICA'S SHIFTING STATEHOUSE PRESS AND THE STATE OF THE NEWS MEDIA. (EXPENSES $2,572,431) PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S U.S. POLITICS & POLICY RESEARCH: WE PROVIDE INDEPENDENT OPINION RESERACH ABOUT AMERICAN ATTITUDES ON POLITICS AND MAJOR POLICY ISSUES AND STUDY THE CHANGING U.S. ELECTORATE BY MEASURING LONG-TERM TRENDS IN POLITICAL VALUES AND PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES, AS WELL AS CONDUCTING TIMELY AND TOPICAL POLLING ON THE ISSUES OF THE DAY. (EXPENSES $2,741,214; REVENUE $90,000) PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S METHODOLOGY RESEARCH: WE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR WAYS TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN THE TRADITIONAL METHODOLOGIES THAT UNDERLIE SURVEY RESEARCH AND TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF ALTERNATE METHODS OF CONDUCTING SURVEYS AND MEASURING PUBLIC OPINION. (EXPENSES $2,797,020; REVENUE $298,969) PEW RESEARCH CENTER's HONORARIUM: EMPLOYEE SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS AT VARIOUS EVENTS. (REVENUE $26,100)
FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 6, 7a & 7BPEW RESEARCH CENTER'S SOLE MEMBER IS THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS, AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY. THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS ELECTS A MAJORITY OF PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S BYLAWS PROVIDE THAT ANY AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S SOLE MEMBER, THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11BpEW research center'S FORM 990 IS THOROUGHLY PREPARED AND RIGOROUSLY REVIEWED BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. AFTER THE FORM 990 Is INTERNALLY PREPARED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS, the return is reviewed by the organization's director of financial administration, its vice president, and its director of legal affairs as well as outside independent certified professional accountants and outside legal counsel. Following the review, the return is distributed to all members of the board of directors for review and comment before the return is filed with the IRS.
FOrm 990, Part VI, Line 12CPew research Center has adopted a conflict of interest policy that applies to the organization's directors, officers, and employees. This policy requires each member of the board of directors to annually complete a form to disclose any potential conflicts of interest. The forms are collected by the board secretary and are subsequently provided to the board chair for review and approval. Similarly, all employees of pew research center (including officers) are required, upon hiring and annually thereafter, to report their potential conflicts of interest. The President's form is approved by the board, the officers' forms are approved by the president, and all other staff forms are approved by the employee's respective department head. Throughout the year, each individual subject to the conflict of interest policy is required to update his/her disclosure statement to include any information required to be disclosed and must seek prior approval for any activity, affiliation, membership, or transaction required to be disclosed under the policy. Once approved or disapproved, the signed disclosure statements are returned to the vice president, who maintains a record of the disclosures. All actual conflicts are reported to the Board of Directors. If a person has an actual conflict, he or she is prohibited from participating in the decision-making and deliberations related to the transaction.
Form 990, Part VI, Lines 15A & 15BPew Research Center annually engages an independent compensation consulting firm to conduct a compensation study to evaluate the reasonableness of the total proposed compensation for the organization's senior executives, which include those persons considered "disqualified persons" under Treas. Reg. 53.4958-3 (President and Vice Presidents). The independent compensation study focuses on the compensation paid to functionally comparable positions at similarly-situated organizations and also considers industry compensation surveys. The compensation study is provided to the organization's board of directors, together with a written opinion from the compensation consultant that the proposed compensation arrangements for the President and vice presidents are "reasonable" within the meaning of Treas. Reg. 53.4958-4(B)(1)(II)(A). The Board relies on the compensation consultant's opinion and compensation study to guide its review, deliberation, and approval of the compensation for the organization's president and vice presidents. the process was last completed in May 2015.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREAS. REG. 301.6104(D)-2, PEW Research Center'S MOST RECENTLY-FILED FORM 990 is MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON the organization's WEBSITE. PEW research center'S IRS Form 1023, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND STAFF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE made available to the public upon request. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT NORMALLY MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREAS. REG. 301.6104(D)-1(A)(1) AND IRS NOTICE 2007-45, COPIES OF PEW research center'S THREE MOST RECENT FORM 990s ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AT PEW research center'S OFFICE IN WASHINGTON, DC.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cPEW research center IS AUDITED AS PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT OF THE PEW CHARITABLE Trusts (TOGETHER "THE ORGANIZATION"). THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSOLIDATION. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES WITH AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM CONDUCTED THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP.
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:POLLING & OTHER PROFESSIONALS TOTAL FEES:10106253

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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