Public Charity

PUBLIC AGENDA INC

PUBLIC AGENDA INC is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.7M revenue, $3.4M expenses, $5.0M total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 132847587 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.7M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$5.0M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$4.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PUBLIC AGENDA STRENGTHENS AMERICAN DEMOCRACY BY CONNECTING RESEARCH TO ACTION ENABLING PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS TO PURSUE CHANGES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WE AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF AMERICANS AND HELP COMMUNITIES DISCOVER AND BUILD ON COMMON GROUND.

Where $100 goes at Public Agenda Inc

How Public Agenda Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$60
Research:Public Agenda's research employs both qualitative and quantitative methods to illuminate people's views and values through surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviewing, case studies, and more
83% of program spending
$6
Public engagement:Public Agenda has nearly fifty years of experience conducting independent, nonpartisan research and communicating findings to stakeholders in compelling ways
About 9% (cost not reported)
$6
Communication services:Public Agenda's communications and action-focused engagement practice deliver our research insights to people who can put them to productive use
8% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC
2025
GRANT, SUPPORTING PROVOSTS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS TRANSFORMATION IN STATE SYSTEMS GRANT, BEYOND TRANSFER
$931,900
THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
2025
PUBLIC SERVICE
$25,000
ECMC FOUNDATION
2024
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$1,000,000
ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC
2023
Beyond Transfer Supporting Provosts for Student Success Transformation in State Systems Transfer Funders Group Facilitation & Planning
$1,148,700
ECMC FOUNDATION
2023
TRANSFER & CREDIT MOBILITY
$740,000

Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Andrew Seligsohn
BOARD MEMBER Cheryl Whaley
BOARD MEMBER Chris Gates
BOARD MEMBER Claude M Millman
BOARD MEMBER Dr Lilian Wu
BOARD MEMBER Dr Shirley Malcom

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$2,080,600 2 grants
General Support
$1,481,622 4 grants
Health & Medicine
$35,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$740,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.7M $3.4M $5.0M
2024 $3.6M $4.4M $4.6M
2023 $1.3M $2.9M $5.2M
2022 $3.1M $3.0M $6.4M
2021 $3.7M $3.3M $7.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $3.7M, with total assets most recently reported at $5.0M.

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

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