Public Charity

AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, of ARLINGTON, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $437.2M in revenue, $403.8M in expenses, $1.1B in total assets. 154 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $37.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 250965219 ARLINGTON, VA Behavioral Science NTEE: V23 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$437.2M
Total Expenses$403.8M
Total Assets$1.1B
Grant Records154
Funding Total$37.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OAIR'S MISSION IS TO GENERATE AND USE RIGOROUS EVIDENCE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A BETTER, MORE EQUITABLE WORLD.AIR'S VISION IS TO BE A PREMIER RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION, GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING, COLLABORATIONS, INCLUSION, AND INNOVATION.TOWARD THIS VISION, SPECIFICALLY, AIR:- INFORMS IMPROVEMENTS TO EDUCATION, HEALTH, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED SOCIAL SCIENCES AREAS.- COLLABORATES WITH ORGANIZATIONS, POLICYMAKERS, AND PRACTITIONERS TO ADOPT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES.- PARTNERS GLOBALLY AND LOCALLY WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES; AND,- INTEGRATES EXPERTISE IN SUBSTANTIVE AND POLICY ARENAS, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND INTERVENTIONS.

Where $100 goes at American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences

How American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$78
Air conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance toward solving some of the most urgent challenges in the u.S
92% of program spending
$7
Air uses board-authorized appropriations from its quasi-endowment to support initiatives (collectively referred to as the air opportunity fund) that are typically not otherwise financed by external sources
8% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GRANT, IDENTIFYING AND SCALING PROGRAMMATIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN PRISON PROGRAMS GRANT, RURAL RESEARCH SUPPORT PARTNER
$5,279,342
2024
Grant, Assessing Quality and Equitable Access and Outcomes of Distance Postsecondary Courses for the Incarcerated Grant, Rural Research Support Partner Grant, Advancing Postsecondary Competency-Based Education Pathways via Next-Generation Outcomes Research & Data Grant, Identifying and Scaling Programmatic Technical Assistance in Postsecondary Education in Prison Programs
$3,274,500
2024
SUBAWARD
$1,944,536
2024
POVERTY RELIEF
$552,000

Showing up to 5 of 154 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BD, CMTE MEMBER & BD CMTE CHAIR Alicia Karam Harkness
BD & CMTE MEMBER, BD CMTE CHAIR Andrew Liakopoulos
SEC., CHIEF LEGAL OFFC (AS OF 02/24) Catherine E Livingston
SR VP, HEALTH DIVISION (END 09/23) David Baker
CEO (END 02/24)/ BD & CMTE MEMBER David Myers
SR VP, INTERNATIONAL DIVISION David S Seidenfeld

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$11,591,822 18 grants
General Support
$9,241,181 45 grants
Research & Policy
$7,796,009 38 grants
Economic Development
$2,554,848 5 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$1,157,562 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $437.2M $403.8M $1.1B
2023 $355.3M $369.6M $1.0B
2022 $363.1M $345.4M $972.9M
2020 $290.9M $271.8M $943.0M
2019 $829.6M $431.0M $869.6M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $829.6M to $437.2M (-47%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1B.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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