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Pew Research Center

Logo: Pew Research Center, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Think tank based in Washington, D.C., US

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. It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, random sample survey research, and panel based surveys, media content analysis, and other empirical social science research. The Pew Research Center states it does not take policy stances.2 Its revenue was $44 million in 2023.1 It is part of The Pew Charitable Trusts.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded1

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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. It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, random sample survey research, and panel based surveys, media content analysis, and other empirical social science research.2

Corporate structure

Pew Research Center is part of a group headed by The Pew Charitable Trusts. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • The Pew Charitable Trusts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    • Pew Research Center Washington, D.C.
    • Health Research Alliance Subsidiary · United States
    • Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Subsidiary

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

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. 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. The research center was named after the trust, which in turn is named after its founders, the Pew family.

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. In October 2014, Michael Dimock, a 14-year veteran of the center at the time of his selection, was named president.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pew Research Center, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Pew Research Center, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Michael Dimock2014–now
20052010201520202025
Board members and other officers (1)

Products and brands

The center's research includes the following topic areas:

U.S. politics and policy positions

International affairs

Immigration & migration

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Race and ethnicity

Religion

Age & generations

Gender & LGBTQ rights and views

Family & relationships

Economy & work

Science

Internet and technology

News habits & media

Methodological research

Regions & countries

Other such information

From Wikipedia’s article on Pew Research Center, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Pew Research Center revenue by year1$44.0M in 2023+10% since 2014
0$20.0M$40.0M$60.0M2014: $40.0M$40.0M20142015: $38.4M$38.4M2015−4%2016: $44.4M$44.4M2016+16%2017: $39.5M$39.5M2017−11%2018: $42.5M$42.5M2018+8%2019: $46.7M$46.7M2019+10%2020: $46.3M$46.3M2020−1%2021: $36.5M$36.5M2021−21%2022: $44.6M$44.6M2022+22%2023: $44.0M$44.0M2023−1%
  • 2023$44.0M1
  • 2022$44.6M1
  • 2021$36.5M1
  • 2020$46.3M1
  • 2019$46.7M1
  • 2018$42.5M1

Timeline

  1. 2004Acquired Acquired by The Pew Charitable Trusts1
  2. 2004Founded Founded1

Sources

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