Public Charity

NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC

Based in CAMBRIDGE, MA, NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $47.0M in revenue, $38.9M in expenses, $206.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 28 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.1M.

EIN: 131641075 CAMBRIDGE, MA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$47.0M
Total Expenses$38.9M
Total Assets$206.0M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$2.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NBER CONDUCTS UNBIASED, NON-PARTISAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATES THE FINDINGS OF THAT RESEARCH TO ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, POLICY-MAKERS, AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$110,100
$51,555
2023
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$214,775
2023
SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD
$137,027

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Officers & Directors

ASST CORP SEC & CORP/FOUND. RELATIONS Abigail Murrell
DIRECTOR Alan V Deardorff
DIRECTOR Alicia H Munnell
ASST DIR OF GRANTS Alison Oaxaca
CORP SEC & DIR OF GRANTS Alterra Milone
DIRECTOR EMERITUS Andrew Postlewaite

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Top Grant Purposes

PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$484,775 2 grants
SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD
$371,464 4 grants
Fiscal Sponsorship
$249,999 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$150,300 3 grants
INNOVATION INFORMATION INITIATIVE AWARD
$146,396 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $47.0M $38.9M $206.0M
2024 $61.0M $38.4M $189.6M
2023 $41.7M $38.5M $176.8M
2022 $42.1M $33.7M $153.2M
2021 $54.8M $33.6M $178.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $54.8M to $47.0M (-14%), with total assets most recently reported at $206.0M.

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