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Top 25 Nonprofit research institutes worldwide

RevenueBase identified 729 company matches for nonprofit research institutes worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 39,712 professional contacts across them, including 11,544 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Washington the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for nonprofit research institutes 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 November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for nonprofit research institutes follow the table.

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The 25 largest nonprofit research institutes worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 729 company matches for nonprofit research institutes worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchMclean, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0008,754 contacts →

Exact match

“MITRE is a nonprofit systems engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization.”

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2Exact matchSanta Monica, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,625 contacts →

Exact match

“RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that provides leaders with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.”

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3Exact matchArlington, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,0001,469 contacts →

Exact match

“CNA is a nonprofit research and analysis organization dedicated to the safety and security of the nation.”

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4Exact matchAlexandria, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,463 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…”

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5Exact matchReston, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,266 contacts →

Exact match

“Noblis is a nonprofit science, technology, and strategy organization that brings the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise in an environment of…”

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6Exact matchPhiladelphia, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,0001,008 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…”

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7Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500988 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…”

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8Exact matchTrondheim, NorwayHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000924 contacts →

Exact match

“SINTEF is one of Europe's largest research organisations, with multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences and the social sciences.”

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9Exact matchArlington, CO, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000554 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.”

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10Exact matchCambridge, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000300 contacts →

Exact match

“The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is a private, nonprofit research organization dedicated to conducting and disseminating nonpartisan economic research.”

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11Exact matchLisbon, PortugalHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500272 contacts →

Exact match

“INESC-ID is a leading, private, non-profit Portuguese research institute advancing R&D+i in Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering.”

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12Exact matchHonolulu, HI, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a255 contacts →

Exact match

“Based in Honolulu, the Pacific Forum is a nonprofit, private, foreign policy research institute focused on the Indo-Pacific.”

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13Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500220 contacts →

Exact match

“The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) is one of the leading economic research instituts in Germany.”

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14Exact matchCambridge, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500218 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.”

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15Exact matchDelhi, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500208 contacts →

Exact match

“NCAER is India's oldest and largest national, non-profit, economic research institute.”

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16Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a175 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…”

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17Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a151 contacts →

Exact match

“CEPR is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization.”

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18Exact matchNairobi, KenyaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200149 contacts →

Exact match

“The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) is an autonomous institute whose primary mission is to conduct public policy research leading to policy advice.”

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19Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50143 contacts →

Exact match

“The Institute for Fiscal Studies was founded in 1969.”

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20Exact matchMilan, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200130 contacts →

Exact match

“Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of sustainable development and global governance.”

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21Exact matchKochi, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50113 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.”

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22Exact matchCentral Jakarta, IndonesiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50112 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…”

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23Exact matchBangalore, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50111 contacts →

Exact match

“The Takshashila Institution is an independent centre for research and education in public policy.”

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24Exact matchArlington, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200107 contacts →

Exact match

“The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit public policy research institute.”

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25Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200105 contacts →

Exact match

“Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.”

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Nonprofit research institutes worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
29.1%Verified-email coverage
54.5Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
3.8%Largest-city concentration · Washington
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
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11-50
282
51-200
68
201-500
18
501-1,000
5
1,001-5,000
11
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
1

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

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Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for nonprofit research institutes are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “nonprofit research institutes” 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.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
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.
Ranking
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.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 11,544 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.
Refresh
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Nonprofit research institutes by location

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Every Nonprofit research institutes list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

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 institutes”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many nonprofit research institutes are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 729 company matches for nonprofit research institutes worldwide as of November 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?

MITRE tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most nonprofit research institutes?

The United States leads with 238 companies, followed by India (47). Every nonprofit research institutes list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most nonprofit research institutes?

Washington leads with 28 company records, followed by New Delhi (15) and New York (13).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 11,544 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 729 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

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The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.