POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC

Tax status: 501(c)(3) public charity, recognized by the IRS in 1985.

EIN: 36-3193323.

FY2023 Form 990: $4,692,441 total revenue, $4,397,512 total expenses, $3,131,167 total assets.

How Helpfund reads this organization

Public Activity — Strong

Published Content & Communications — Solid Website content was successfully cataloged (mission, programs, links). We did not find a report linked from this organization's home page. We have not looked at the rest of the site, so this is not scored either way. Maintains a news or blog section, but it publishes no feed we could read — so we cannot confirm how recently it posted. Posting history has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Operating History & Continuity — Strong Granted tax-exempt status in 1985 — 41 years of operating history. Unbroken filing record across 3 years.

Web & Social Presence — Strong Website is reachable (Political Research Associates). 4 official social accounts resolved. 4 social accounts resolved but not yet checked for posts — not scored either way. Posting activity has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Regulatory & Legal Compliance — Strong Most recent 990 covers 2023, 3 years behind the current tax year. Latest filing includes the full functional-expense breakdown. Reports a written conflict-of-interest policy. Reports a whistleblower policy. Reports a document-retention policy. Uses an independent process to set executive compensation. 90% of voting board members are independent. Listed in IRS Publication 78 as an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

Programs & Events — Moderate 1 program service line described on the latest 990. Program descriptions are substantive. Described programs account for 65% of reported expenses.

5 of 5 signals measured.

Sentiment — not yet scored

Independent Funder & Peer Validation — Strongly positive Received grants from 13 independent grantmakers, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization. 8 grantmakers funded it in the most recent filing years on record.

Media, Press & Legal, Social Chatter & Reach, Public Reviews & Community Voice: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

Third-Party Ratings & Watchdogs: The data exists but we are not licensed to publish it. This is a limit on us, not a finding about this organization.

1 of 5 signals measured.

Impact — not yet scored

Outcome Measurability & Disclosure — Limited Publishes 4 outcome statements. Outcome statements are qualitative only, with no measurable figures given. Outcome statements carry no time period, so the results cannot be placed in time.

Cost-Effectiveness, Impact Scale & Growth: We can measure this and choose not to publish it.

Third-Party Impact Validation, Constituent-Verified Results: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

1 of 5 signals measured.

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Programs

POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES IS A NONPROFIT SOCIAL JUSTICE RESEARCH AND STRATEGY CENTER DEDICATED TO BLOCKING THE ADVANCE OF OPPRESSIVE, ANTI-DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENTS, AND TO BUILDING A JUST AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. OVER THE PAST 4 DECADES, PRA HAS RESEARCHED, MONITORED, AND PUBLICIZED THE AGENDA AND STRATEGIES OF THE U.S. AND GLOBAL RIGHT, REVEALING THE POWERFUL INTERSECTIONS OF CHRISTIAN N

Leadership

TARSO RAMOS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EX-OFF · ANNMARIE O'CONNOR, MANAGING DIRECTOR · ORLISHA FOX, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR · STEVEN GARDINER, PRICIPAL RESEARCH ADVISOR · KATHERINE ACEY, CHAIR · ORSON MOON, TREASURER · KEVIN BRUYNEEL, SECRETARY · SAQIB BHATTI, BOARD MEMBER

Reported on the organization's IRS Form 990, Part VII.

Funding received

Received grants from 13 independent grantmakers, totalling $2,614,600, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization.

ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC (2023)

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (2022)

WOMEN DONORS NETWORK (2023)

PROTEUS FUND INC (2022)

COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION (2024)

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Contact

facebook: @politicalresearchassociates · instagram: @praeyesright · linkedin: @political-research-associates · youtube: @PRAEyesRight

Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.