Public Charity

ADVERTISING RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC

ADVERTISING RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $10.6M in revenue, $10.5M in expenses, $8.8M in total assets.

EIN: 130417765 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$10.6M
Total Expenses$10.5M
Total Assets$8.8M
Grant Records0
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE ARF'S MISSION IS TO FURTHER, THROUGH RESEARCH, THE SCIENTIFIC PRACTICE OF ADVERTISING AND MARKETING. THE ARF IS THE PREEMINENT PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON CREATING AND CHAMPIONING UNBIASED HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH ON ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND MEDIA.

Where $100 goes at Advertising Research Foundation Inc

How Advertising Research Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$23 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $77 for programs

$43
Curated research
55% of program spending
$28
Conducted conferences, workshops and symposiums
37% of program spending
$6
Published the journal of advertising research
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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY Abhilasha Mehta
BOARD MEMBER (TO 6/12/24) Andy Smith
BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER Bill Livek
BOARD MEMBER Carl Mela
BOARD MEMBER Chris Fosdick
BOARD MEMBER Christine Turner

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Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $10.6M $10.5M $8.8M
2023 $11.2M $10.8M $9.1M
2022 $10.1M $9.7M $9.0M
2020 $7.1M $6.9M $4.8M
2019 $7.7M $7.8M $4.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $7.7M to $10.6M (+37%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.8M.

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