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The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts reported $468.0 million in revenue and $392.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.63 went to program services, $10.58 to management and general costs and $1.79 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,286,231 (President and CEO). 523 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 35% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $392MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $468MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.6% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.6% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 81.5% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,286,231 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.33% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 523 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 34.9 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseImproving public policy. We study and promote nonpartisan policy solutions for pressing and emerging problems affecting the American public and the global community
Invigorating civic life. We support national initiatives that encourage civic participation. In our hometown of Philadelphia, we support organizations that create a thriving arts and culture community and institutions that enhance the well-being of the region's neediest citizens
Informing the public. We support the information initiatives of Pew Research Center, our Washington, D.C.-based charitable subsidiary. The Center is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization that uses impartial, fact-based public-opinion polling and other research tools to track important issues and trends
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President and CEO Director/trustee, officer, 49.0 hrs/week | $1,234,510 | $0 | $51,721 | $1,286,231 |
| EVP, COO and CFO Officer, 49.5 hrs/week | $608,653 | $0 | $53,873 | $662,526 |
| SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Officer, 48.0 hrs/week | $580,015 | $0 | $71,757 | $651,772 |
| EVP, Chief Program Officer Key employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $591,754 | $0 | $47,758 | $639,512 |
| EVP, External Affairs Key employee, 49.5 hrs/week | $564,154 | $0 | $70,009 | $634,163 |
| SVP, Environment Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $476,645 | $0 | $83,945 | $560,590 |
| SVP, Partnerships Highest compensated employee, 49.0 hrs/week | $464,442 | $0 | $77,515 | $541,957 |
| SVP, Government Relations Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $371,295 | $0 | $69,451 | $440,746 |
523 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Pew Charitable Trusts (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.3M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5901
- Volunteers Part I, line 613
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Berlin Rosen LTD Coalition Building and Policy Consulting | $2,104,174 |
| LS Europe - Logos SPRL Coalition Building and Policy Consulting | $1,529,670 |
| Velir Studios Website Services | $1,502,141 |
| HTC Global Services Inc IT Consulting | $1,457,727 |
| Education Development Center Inc Program Implementation | $1,092,409 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 101 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
17 private foundations reported grants to The Pew Charitable Trusts totaling $13M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 The Pew Charitable Trusts spent in FY2025, $87.63 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Pew Charitable Trusts's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Pew Charitable Trusts reported that 87.6% of its $392.1 million in expenses went to program services, 10.6% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Pew Charitable Trusts pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Pew Charitable Trusts reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,286,231, for the role of President and CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Pew Charitable Trusts get its money?
Of $468.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 81.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Pew Charitable Trusts a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 56-2307147 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620849349301332 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520859349300727 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440829349300334 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340889349301359 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221029349301247 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111059349301696 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 56-2307147: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.