Public Charity

THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

THE CENTER FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION is a Public Charity headquartered in ARLINGTON, VA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $195K revenue, $161K expenses. 17 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $779K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 260006579 ARLINGTON, VA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$195K
Total Expenses$161K
Grant Records17
Funding Total$779K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON CONSUMER ISSUES, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATED TO PRODUCT CHOICES; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK ON ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC POLICIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WORKING TO INCREASE (CONTINUED) GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND ELIMINATE CONSUMER CHOICE; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS, THEIR FUNDING SOURCES AND THEIR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

Where $100 goes at The Center for Organizational Research and Education

How The Center for Organizational Research and Education divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $92 for programs

$92
Maintained programs that educated the public, organizations and the media on issues relating to activist communities and agendas
All 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

2024
Animal Well-Being Educ & Research
$50,000
2024
Center for Consumer Freedom
$50,000
2023
CENTER FOR CONSUMER FREEDOM
$50,000
$6,000

Showing up to 5 of 17 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR David Browne
SECRETARY & TREASURER/DIRECTOR F Lane Cardwell
DIRECTOR James Blackstock
DIRECTOR James Bowers
DIRECTOR Jim Hands

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Animal Welfare
$450,000 6 grants
General Support
$153,800 6 grants
Sports & Recreation
$75,000 3 grants
Unspecified
$100,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $195K $161K —
2023 $206K $679K $75K
2022 $715K $2.8M $539K
2021 $3.6M $2.9M $2.5M
2020 $3.2M $3.7M $2.8M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $3.2M to $195K (-94%).

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