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Pew Research Center
Parent institutionThe Pew Charitable Trusts
EstablishedJuly 1, 2004 (2004-07-01)[1]
ChairRobert Groves
HeadMichael Dimock
Staff160+[2]
Budget
  • Revenue: $36 million
  • Expenses: $43 million
  • (FYE June 2021)[3]
Address901 E Street NW, Suite 300[4]
Location
Washington, D.C.
,
United States
Coordinates38°53′49″N 77°01′26″W / 38.897°N 77.024°W / 38.897; -77.024
Map
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Websitewww.pewresearch.org

The Pew Research Center (also simply known as Pew) is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world.[2] It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, random sample survey research, and panel based surveys,[5] media content analysis, and other empirical social science research.

The Pew Research Center states it does not take policy stances. It is a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts[6] and a charter member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research's Transparency Initiative.[7]

History

In 1990, the Times Mirror Company founded the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press as a research project, tasked with conducting polls on politics and policy.[8] Andrew Kohut became its director in 1993, and the Pew Charitable Trusts became its primary sponsor in 1996, when it was renamed the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.[9] The research center was named after the trust, which in turn is named after its founders, the Pew family.[10]

In 2004, the trust established the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C. In 2013, Kohut stepped down as president and became founding director, Alan Murray became the second president.[11] In October 2014, Michael Dimock, a 14-year veteran of the center at the time of his selection, was named president.[12]

Staff

On January 21st, 2026 staff won their union elections. In the prior November management had declined to voluntarily recognize the union.[13] It is affiliated with the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU), a local of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers.

Funding

The Pew Research Center is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization and a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder.[6][14] For its studies focusing on demographics of religions in the world, the Pew Research Center has been jointly funded by the Templeton Foundation.[15][16]

Research topics

A Pew poll measuring the US public's trust in government, 1958 to 2021

The center's research includes the following topic areas:[17]

  • U.S. politics and policy positions
  • International affairs
  • Immigration & migration
  • Race and ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Age & generations
  • Gender & LGBTQ rights and views
  • Family & relationships
  • Economy & work
  • Science
  • Internet and technology
  • News habits & media
  • Methodological research[18]
  • Regions & countries
  • Other such information

See also

  • Pew Research Center political typology
  • Project for Excellence in Journalism

References

  1. ↑ Faler, Brian (April 27, 2004). "Pew Trusts to Open Research Center in D.C." The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Pew Research Center (n.d.). "About Pew Research Center". Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pew Research Center" (PDF). Pew Research Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Contact Pew Research Center". Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on April 29, 2026. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Our Survey Methodology in Detail". Pew Research Center Methods. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Company Overview of The Pew Charitable Trusts". Bloomberg. December 29, 2015. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Pew Research Center". Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Times Mirror Center for People and Press". C-SPAN. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Our History". Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
  10. ↑ Suh, Michael (March 15, 2010). "What does 'PEW' stand for?". Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on March 7, 2026. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
  11. ↑ Memmott, Mark (November 2, 2012). "Alan Murray of The Wall Street Journal Named Pew Research Center's President". NPR. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  12. ↑ Massella, Nick (October 14, 2014). "Michael Dimock Named President of Pew Research Center". FishbowlDC (blog). Ad Week. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Pew Research Union Wins Union Election". Nonprofit Professional Employees Union. January 21, 2026. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Company Overview of The Pew Charitable Trusts". 501c3Lookup.org. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  15. ↑ "The Global Religious Landscape: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Major Religious Groups as of 2010" (PDF). Pew Research Center. December 2012. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2016. This effort is part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. The project is jointly funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation
  16. ↑ "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project". Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Research Topics". Pew Research Center. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Methodological research". Pew Research Center. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

External links

  • Official website of Pew Research Center
  • Official website of The Pew Charitable Trusts
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