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Top 25 Nonprofit research centers worldwide
RevenueBase identified 658 company matches for nonprofit research centers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 26,069 professional contacts across them, including 6,786 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Washington the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for nonprofit research centers worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for nonprofit research centers follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest nonprofit research centers worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,660 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that provides leaders with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 1,386 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “CNA is a nonprofit research and analysis organization dedicated to the safety and security of the nation.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 1,343 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “IDA (Institute for Defense Analyses) – a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia just outside Washington, DC – operates three Federally Funded Research…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 961 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “For more than 75 years we have used data to make a difference-addressing the challenges of a changing world by illuminating issues, creating common ground, and advancing ambitious…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 937 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to address the world’s…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 517 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “In 1958 the Air Force needed a technically qualified unbiased organization that could rapidly provide analysis for identified and evolving mission requirements.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 297 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a private, nonprofit research organization dedicated to conducting and disseminating nonpartisan economic research.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 237 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 222 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “RAND Europe is a not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to help improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 214 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) is one of the leading economic research instituts in Germany.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 213 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is recognized as one of the world's leading developers of cleaner, more efficient energy to power the world and environmental…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 180 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “NCAER is India's oldest and largest national, non-profit, economic research institute.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 174 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization that develops strong, pragmatic, and principled national security and defense…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 169 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “LISER is a Luxembourgish public research institute under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 165 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 113 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit public policy research institute.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 109 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Takshashila Institution is an independent centre for research and education in public policy.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 100 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Het Verwey-Jonker Instituut doet onafhankelijk onderzoek naar actuele maatschappelijke vraagstukken.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 97 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 91 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “French nonpartisan and nonprofit think tank committed to the public interest.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 90 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “About Us Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) is a think tank dedicated to extensive and in-depth research on current economic, social, and political issues.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 86 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta is an independent, non-profit organisation focusing on policy-oriented studies on domestic and international…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 85 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) is the national leader in market solutions for conservation, with over 40 years of research and a network of respected scholars…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 83 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The C.D.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 80 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Century Foundation is a progressive, independent, public policy think tank.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
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- Every country. Country and city lists for nonprofit research centers are linked below.
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- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “nonprofit research centers” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
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- The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
- Match quality
- RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
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- Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 6,786 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
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Nonprofit research centers by location
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RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “nonprofit research centers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many nonprofit research centers are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 658 company matches for nonprofit research centers worldwide as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.
What is the largest company on this list?
RAND tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most nonprofit research centers?
The United States leads with 245 companies, followed by India (36). Every nonprofit research centers list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most nonprofit research centers?
Washington leads with 36 company records, followed by New York (13) and London (12).
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RevenueBase records 658 matching company records for nonprofit research centers worldwide, with 26,069 tracked contacts and 6,786 verified work emails.
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Top 25 nonprofit research centers worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANDrand.org HQ: Santa Monica, CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Santa Monica, CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,660 contacts → |
“RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that provides leaders with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | CNA Corporationcna.org HQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Arlington, VA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,386 contacts → |
“CNA is a nonprofit research and analysis organization dedicated to the safety and security of the nation.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | HQ: Alexandria, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,343 contacts → |
“IDA (Institute for Defense Analyses) – a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia just outside Washington, DC – operates three Federally Funded Research…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | The PEW Charitable Trustspew.org HQ: Philadelphia, PA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 961 contacts → |
“For more than 75 years we have used data to make a difference-addressing the challenges of a changing world by illuminating issues, creating common ground, and advancing ambitious…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Washington, DC, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 937 contacts → |
“The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to address the world’s…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  ANSERanser.orgHQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Arlington, VA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 517 contacts → |
“In 1958 the Air Force needed a technically qualified unbiased organization that could rapidly provide analysis for identified and evolving mission requirements.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Cambridge, MA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 297 contacts → |
“The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a private, nonprofit research organization dedicated to conducting and disseminating nonpartisan economic research.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | PEW Research Centerpewresearch.org HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Washington, DC, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 237 contacts → |
“Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Rand Europerandeurope.org HQ: Cambridge, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 222 contacts → |
“RAND Europe is a not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to help improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | DIW Berlindiw.de HQ: Berlin, GermanyReported employees: 201-500 | Berlin, Germany | 201-500 | Exact match | 214 contacts → |
“The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) is one of the leading economic research instituts in Germany.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Energy & Environmental Research Centerundeerc.org HQ: Grand Forks, ND, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Grand Forks, ND, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 213 contacts → |
“The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is recognized as one of the world's leading developers of cleaner, more efficient energy to power the world and environmental…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | NCAERncaer.org HQ: Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 201-500 | Delhi, India | 201-500 | Exact match | 180 contacts → |
“NCAER is India's oldest and largest national, non-profit, economic research institute.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Washington, DC, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 174 contacts → |
“The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization that develops strong, pragmatic, and principled national security and defense…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: Esch-sur-alzette / Belval, LuxembourgReported employees: 51-200 | Esch-sur-alzette / Belval, Luxembourg | 51-200 | Exact match | 169 contacts → |
“LISER is a Luxembourgish public research institute under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | CEPRcepr.org HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 165 contacts → |
“CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Potomac Institute For Policy Studiespotomacinstitute.org HQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Arlington, VA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 113 contacts → |
“The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit public policy research institute.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | The Takshashila Institutiontakshashila.org.in HQ: Bangalore, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | Bangalore, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 109 contacts → |
“The Takshashila Institution is an independent centre for research and education in public policy.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Verwey-Jonker Instituutverwey-jonker.nl HQ: Utrecht, NetherlandsReported employees: 11-50 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 11-50 | Exact match | 100 contacts → |
“Het Verwey-Jonker Instituut doet onafhankelijk onderzoek naar actuele maatschappelijke vraagstukken.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 97 contacts → |
“Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Institut Montaigneinstitutmontaigne.org HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Paris, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 91 contacts → |
“French nonpartisan and nonprofit think tank committed to the public interest.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Kochi, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | Kochi, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 90 contacts → |
“About Us Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) is a think tank dedicated to extensive and in-depth research on current economic, social, and political issues.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Central Jakarta, IndonesiaReported employees: 11-50 | Central Jakarta, Indonesia | 11-50 | Exact match | 86 contacts → |
“Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta is an independent, non-profit organisation focusing on policy-oriented studies on domestic and international…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | PERCperc.org HQ: Bozeman, MT, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Bozeman, MT, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 85 contacts → |
“The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) is the national leader in market solutions for conservation, with over 40 years of research and a network of respected scholars…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | C.D. Howe Institutecdhowe.org HQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: 11-50 | Toronto, ON, Canada | 11-50 | Exact match | 83 contacts → |
“The C.D.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | The Century Foundationtcf.org HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 80 contacts → |
“The Century Foundation is a progressive, independent, public policy think tank.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Nonprofit research centers: dataset insights
September 20, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
657 records in the displayed employee bands.
1 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 658 companies.
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Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
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RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
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- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
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The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
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Nonprofit research centers by location
2 lists · largest firstEvery Nonprofit research centers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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What does Exact match mean for nonprofit research centers?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many nonprofit research centers did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 658 matching company records, 26,069 tracked contacts and 6,786 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
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The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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Snapshot: September 20, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 nonprofit research centers worldwide. Snapshot: September 20, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/nonprofit-research-centers.
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RevenueBase records 658 matching company records for nonprofit research centers worldwide, with 26,069 tracked contacts and 6,786 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 20, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 nonprofit research centers worldwide
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| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANDrand.org HQ: Santa Monica, CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Santa Monica, CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,660 contacts → |
“RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that provides leaders with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | CNA Corporationcna.org HQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Arlington, VA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,386 contacts → |
“CNA is a nonprofit research and analysis organization dedicated to the safety and security of the nation.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | HQ: Alexandria, VA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,343 contacts → |
“IDA (Institute for Defense Analyses) – a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia just outside Washington, DC – operates three Federally Funded Research…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | The PEW Charitable Trustspew.org HQ: Philadelphia, PA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 961 contacts → |
“For more than 75 years we have used data to make a difference-addressing the challenges of a changing world by illuminating issues, creating common ground, and advancing ambitious…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Washington, DC, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 937 contacts → |
“The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to address the world’s…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | ANSERanser.org HQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Arlington, VA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 517 contacts → |
“In 1958 the Air Force needed a technically qualified unbiased organization that could rapidly provide analysis for identified and evolving mission requirements.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | HQ: Cambridge, MA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 297 contacts → |
“The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a private, nonprofit research organization dedicated to conducting and disseminating nonpartisan economic research.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | PEW Research Centerpewresearch.org HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Washington, DC, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 237 contacts → |
“Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Rand Europerandeurope.org HQ: Cambridge, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 222 contacts → |
“RAND Europe is a not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to help improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | DIW Berlindiw.de HQ: Berlin, GermanyReported employees: 201-500 | Berlin, Germany | 201-500 | Exact match | 214 contacts → |
“The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) is one of the leading economic research instituts in Germany.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Energy & Environmental Research Centerundeerc.org HQ: Grand Forks, ND, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Grand Forks, ND, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 213 contacts → |
“The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is recognized as one of the world's leading developers of cleaner, more efficient energy to power the world and environmental…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | NCAERncaer.org HQ: Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 201-500 | Delhi, India | 201-500 | Exact match | 180 contacts → |
“NCAER is India's oldest and largest national, non-profit, economic research institute.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Washington, DC, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 174 contacts → |
“The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization that develops strong, pragmatic, and principled national security and defense…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: Esch-sur-alzette / Belval, LuxembourgReported employees: 51-200 | Esch-sur-alzette / Belval, Luxembourg | 51-200 | Exact match | 169 contacts → |
“LISER is a Luxembourgish public research institute under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | CEPRcepr.org HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: Not recorded | London, United Kingdom | Not recorded | Exact match | 165 contacts → |
“CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Potomac Institute For Policy Studiespotomacinstitute.org HQ: Arlington, VA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Arlington, VA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 113 contacts → |
“The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit public policy research institute.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | The Takshashila Institutiontakshashila.org.in HQ: Bangalore, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | Bangalore, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 109 contacts → |
“The Takshashila Institution is an independent centre for research and education in public policy.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Verwey-Jonker Instituutverwey-jonker.nl HQ: Utrecht, NetherlandsReported employees: 11-50 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 11-50 | Exact match | 100 contacts → |
“Het Verwey-Jonker Instituut doet onafhankelijk onderzoek naar actuele maatschappelijke vraagstukken.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | HQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 97 contacts → |
“Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Institut Montaigneinstitutmontaigne.org HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Paris, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 91 contacts → |
“French nonpartisan and nonprofit think tank committed to the public interest.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | HQ: Kochi, IndiaReported employees: 11-50 | Kochi, India | 11-50 | Exact match | 90 contacts → |
“About Us Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) is a think tank dedicated to extensive and in-depth research on current economic, social, and political issues.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HQ: Central Jakarta, IndonesiaReported employees: 11-50 | Central Jakarta, Indonesia | 11-50 | Exact match | 86 contacts → |
“Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta is an independent, non-profit organisation focusing on policy-oriented studies on domestic and international…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | PERCperc.org HQ: Bozeman, MT, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Bozeman, MT, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 85 contacts → |
“The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) is the national leader in market solutions for conservation, with over 40 years of research and a network of respected scholars…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | C.D. Howe Institutecdhowe.org HQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: 11-50 | Toronto, ON, Canada | 11-50 | Exact match | 83 contacts → |
“The C.D.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | The Century Foundationtcf.org HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 80 contacts → |
“The Century Foundation is a progressive, independent, public policy think tank.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Nonprofit research centers: dataset insights
September 20, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
657 records in the displayed employee bands.
1 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 658 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 20, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Nonprofit research centers by location
2 lists · largest firstEvery Nonprofit research centers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for nonprofit research centers?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many nonprofit research centers did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 658 matching company records, 26,069 tracked contacts and 6,786 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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Snapshot: September 20, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 nonprofit research centers worldwide. Snapshot: September 20, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/nonprofit-research-centers.
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