Public Charity

THE COUNCIL ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

THE COUNCIL ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in GAITHERSBURG, MD. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $2.8M, expenses of $2.8M, total assets of $5.3M. Imperigo tracks 4 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $38K.

EIN: 411398118 GAITHERSBURG, MD Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.8M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$5.3M
Grant Records4
Funding Total$38K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CUR WORKS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE HIGH-QUALITY MENTORED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH. CUR OFFERS PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO SHARE SUCCESSFUL MODELS AND STRATEGIES FOR ESTABLISHING AND NURTURING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, WHILE PROVIDING COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO ENSURE SUCCESS.

Where $100 goes at The Council on Undergraduate Research

How The Council on Undergraduate Research divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$19 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 $81 for programs

$55
Events
68% of program spending
$19
Membership services
24% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 14,000 members; 525 members
$4
Publications
4% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/31/25) Beth A Cunningham
IMMEDIATE PAST PRES (UNTIL 5/31/25) Bethany M Usher
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/31/25) Charlotte K Simmons
DIRECTOR Eric E Hall
DIRECTOR (FROM 6/1/25) Haseeb A Kazi
SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY+LEARNING Heather Wakefield

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$19,429 2 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$18,322 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.8M $2.8M $5.3M
2024 $2.5M $2.5M $5.0M
2023 $1.7M $1.9M $4.6M
2022 $3.4M $1.9M $4.5M
2021 $2.2M $2.0M $5.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $2.8M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.3M.

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

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