Private company

Paleontological Research Institution

Logo: Paleontological Research Institution, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

U.S. non-profit organization

The Paleontological Research Institution, or PRI, is a paleontological organization in Ithaca, New York, with a mission including both research and education. PRI is affiliated with Cornell University, houses one of the largest fossil collections in North America, and publishes, among other things, the oldest journal of paleontology in the western hemisphere, Bulletins of American Paleontology.2 Its revenue was $3.4 million in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1932Founded1
  • HeadquartersIthaca1
  • Websitepriweb.org
  • Legal form501(c)(3) organization1
Palmer Hall Exterior 2
Photo: Paleontological Research Institution, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Paleontological Research Institution, or PRI, is a paleontological organization in Ithaca, New York, with a mission including both research and education. PRI is affiliated with Cornell University, houses one of the largest fossil collections in North America, and publishes, among other things, the oldest journal of paleontology in the western hemisphere, Bulletins of American Paleontology.2

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Paleontological Research Institution revenue by year1$3.4M in 2023+52% since 2014
0$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M2014: $2.2M$2.2M20142015: $2.4M$2.4M2015+8%2016: $2.4M$2.4M2016−0%2017: $2.6M$2.6M2017+11%2018: $3.0M$3.0M2018+15%2019: $3.0M$3.0M2019−1%2020: $2.8M$2.8M2020−5%2021: $2.8M$2.8M2021+0%2022: $4.5M$4.5M2022+58%2023: $3.4M$3.4M2023−25%
  • 2023$3.4M1
  • 2022$4.5M1
  • 2021$2.8M1
  • 2020$2.8M1
  • 2019$3.0M1
  • 2018$3.0M1

Timeline

  1. 1932Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$772.0K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $772.0K in all. PPP loans $772.0K.$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2020 · PPP loans: $386.0K20202021 · PPP loans: $386.0K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$386.0K$386.0K
2020$386.0K$386.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 6, 2020$386.0K PPP loan (first draw) from Tompkins Community Bank5To PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION, Ithaca NY; $389.2K forgiven Feb 17, 2021
  2. Jan 22, 2021$386.0K PPP loan (second draw) from Tompkins Community Bank5To PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION, Ithaca NY; $388.9K forgiven Oct 29, 2021