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OUR PEW-TEMPLETON GLOBAL RELIGIOUS FUTURES RESEARCH ANALYZES RELIGIOUS CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETIES AROUND THE WORLD. 7884018 51000 Pew Research Center's Global AttitudeS & TRENDS RESEARCH: WE CONDUCT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ON AN ARRAY OF SUBJECTS, RANGING FROM PEOPLE'S ASSESSMENTS OF THEIR OWN LIVES TO THEIR ATTITUDES ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE WORLD. EVERY YEAR WE PUBLISH DOZENS OF REPORTS AND ANALYSES ON THE RAPID CHANGES TAKING PLACE AROUND THE GLOBE AND THE RELEVANT GEOPOLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EVENTS OF THE DAY. 4615961 2425 Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic TrendS AND HISPANIC TRENDS RESEARCH: WE STUDY BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES OF AMERICANS IN KEY REALMS OF DAILY LIFE, COMBINING ORIGINAL PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH WITH ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. 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(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 & 7B PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S SOLE MEMBER IS THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS, AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY. 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