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Murmuration Research Institute reported $11.5 million in revenue and $30.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $83.97 went to program services, $14.77 to management and general costs and $1.26 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 88.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $333,571 (PRESIDENT, CEO). 73 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $30MFor context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.8% | 10.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 88.5% | 83.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $333,571 | $357,133 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.11% | 1.52% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 73 | 12 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 22.8 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 2 of 3 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseMri develops and shares insights and best practices for community building and civic engagement through development of technology platforms and tools that enable communities to engage in effective outreach and connection and supports and educates communities in how to effectively leverage technology, data, and analytics to achieve their community building and civic engagement goals
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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, CEO Director/trustee, officer, 29.00 hrs/week | $290,119 | $0 | $43,452 | $333,571 |
| CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $270,000 | $0 | $39,550 | $309,550 |
| VP OF ENGINEERING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $263,103 | $0 | $39,314 | $302,417 |
| SR DIRECTOR, INFRASTRUCTURE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $227,245 | $0 | $42,605 | $269,850 |
| VP, DATA SCIENCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $237,218 | $0 | $22,958 | $260,176 |
| VP, PRODUCT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $222,789 | $0 | $32,022 | $254,811 |
| CHIEF TECH. OFFICER (END 06/01/24) Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $225,286 | $0 | $27,236 | $252,522 |
| CHIEF TECH. OFFICER (BEG. 05/20/24) Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $216,319 | $0 | $22,244 | $238,563 |
73 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Murmuration Research Institute (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.8M (Part IX, line 5).
3 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b3 · 2 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 2No
- 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5144
- Volunteers Part I, line 62
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| AMAZON WEB SERVICES Hosting services | $2,021,988 |
| MONGODB INC Hosting services | $1,077,256 |
| CLV CORP DBA MOOVE IT Outsourced engineering services | $1,011,660 |
| BRYSON GILLETTE LLC Communication services | $390,187 |
| SOCIAL SPHERE INC Genz research | $387,500 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 20 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Murmuration Research Institute totaling $400K 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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Every number above is copied from Murmuration Research Institute's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Murmuration Research Institute, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Murmuration Research Institute spent in 2024, $83.97 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Murmuration Research Institute's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Murmuration Research Institute reported that 84.0% of its $30.0 million in expenses went to program services, 14.8% to management and general and 1.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Murmuration Research Institute pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Murmuration Research Institute reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $333,571, for the role of PRESIDENT, CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Murmuration Research Institute get its money?
Of $11.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 88.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Murmuration Research Institute a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 86-1626267 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 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513099349303576 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443049349301759 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313109349303916 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 86-1626267: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.