Pew Research Center

“Pew research center's sole member is the pew charitable trusts, an internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) public charity. The pew charitable trusts elects a majority of pew research center's board of directors. Pew research center's bylaws provide that any amendment to the bylaws must be approved by pew research center's sole member, the pew charitable trusts.”

“pEW research center'S FORM 990 IS THOROUGHLY PREPARED AND RIGOROUSLY REVIEWED BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. AFTER THE FORM 990 Is INTERNALLY PREPARED BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS, the return is reviewed by the organization's director of financial administration, its vice president, and its director of legal affairs as well as outside independent certified professional accountants and outside legal counsel. Following the review, the return is distributed to all members of the board of directors for review and comment before the return is filed with the IRS.”

“Pew research Center has adopted a conflict of interest policy that applies to the organization's directors, officers, and employees. This policy requires each member of the board of directors to annually complete a form to disclose any potential conflicts of interest. The forms are collected by the board secretary and are subsequently provided to the board chair for review and approval. Similarly, all employees of pew research center (including officers) are required, upon hiring and annually thereafter, to report their potential conflicts of interest. The President's form is approved by the board, the officers' forms are approved by the president, and all other staff forms are approved by the employee's respective department head. Throughout the year, each individual subject to the conflict of interest policy is required to update his/her disclosure statement to include any information required to be disclosed and must seek prior approval for any activity, affiliation, membership, or transaction required to be disclosed under the policy. Once approved or disapproved, the signed disclosure statements are returned to the vice president, who maintains a record of the disclosures. All actual conflicts are reported to the Board of Directors. If a person has an actual conflict, he or she is prohibited from participating in the decision-making and deliberations related to the transaction.”

“Pew Research Center annually engages an independent compensation consulting firm to conduct a compensation study to evaluate the reasonableness of the total proposed compensation for the organization's senior executives, which include those persons considered "disqualified persons" under Treas. Reg. 53.4958-3 (President and Vice Presidents). The independent compensation study focuses on the compensation paid to functionally comparable positions at similarly-situated organizations and also considers industry compensation surveys. The compensation study is provided to the organization's board of directors, together with a written opinion from the compensation consultant that the proposed compensation arrangements for the President and vice presidents are "reasonable" within the meaning of Treas. Reg. 53.4958-4(B)(1)(II)(A). The Board relies on the compensation consultant's opinion and compensation study to guide its review, deliberation, and approval of the compensation for the organization's president and vice presidents. the process was last completed in May 2015.”

“IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREAS. REG. 301.6104(D)-2, PEW Research Center'S MOST RECENTLY-FILED FORM 990 is MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON the organization's WEBSITE. PEW research center'S IRS Form 1023, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND STAFF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE made available to the public upon request. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT NORMALLY MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TREAS. REG. 301.6104(D)-1(A)(1) AND IRS NOTICE 2007-45, COPIES OF PEW research center'S THREE MOST RECENT FORM 990s ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AT PEW research center'S OFFICE IN WASHINGTON, DC.”

“PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S INTERNET, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH: WE ANALYZE THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, AND WE STUDY ATTITUDES ABOUT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION. OUR FOCUS IS ON HOW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHANGES AFFECT FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND MEDICINE, CIVIC AND POLITICAL LIFE, AND WORKERS' ACTIVITIES. (EXPENSES $2,337,290; REVENUE $28,092) PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S JOURNALISM & MEDIA RESEARCH: WE ASSESS THE STATE OF NEWS AND INFORMATION IN A CHANGING SOCIETY, INCLUDING HOW NEWS IS CONSUMED, WHO IS REPORTING IT AND HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE INFORMATION LANDSCAPE. MAJOR REPORTS HAVE EXAMINED POLITICAL POLARIZATION AND MEDIA HABITS, NEWS USE ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AMERICA'S SHIFTING STATEHOUSE PRESS AND THE STATE OF THE NEWS MEDIA. (EXPENSES $2,572,431) PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S U.S. POLITICS & POLICY RESEARCH: WE PROVIDE INDEPENDENT OPINION RESERACH ABOUT AMERICAN ATTITUDES ON POLITICS AND MAJOR POLICY ISSUES AND STUDY THE CHANGING U.S. ELECTORATE BY MEASURING LONG-TERM TRENDS IN POLITICAL VALUES AND PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES, AS WELL AS CONDUCTING TIMELY AND TOPICAL POLLING ON THE ISSUES OF THE DAY. (EXPENSES $2,741,214; REVENUE $90,000) PEW RESEARCH CENTER'S METHODOLOGY RESEARCH: WE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR WAYS TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN THE TRADITIONAL METHODOLOGIES THAT UNDERLIE SURVEY RESEARCH AND TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF ALTERNATE METHODS OF CONDUCTING SURVEYS AND MEASURING PUBLIC OPINION. (EXPENSES $2,797,020; REVENUE $298,969) PEW RESEARCH CENTER's HONORARIUM: EMPLOYEE SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS AT VARIOUS EVENTS. (REVENUE $26,100)”

“PEW research center IS AUDITED AS PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT OF THE PEW CHARITABLE Trusts (TOGETHER "THE ORGANIZATION"). THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSOLIDATION. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES WITH AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM CONDUCTED THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP.”

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