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Top 25 Policy research nonprofits worldwide

RevenueBase identified 931 company matches for policy research nonprofits worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 23,352 professional contacts across them, including 6,783 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Washington the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for policy research nonprofits 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 policy research nonprofits 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.

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The 25 largest policy research nonprofits worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 931 company matches for policy research nonprofits 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 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.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact 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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3Exact 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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4Exact matchBurlingame, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000604 contacts →

Exact match

“Acumen, LLC works to improve the information provided to policymakers who design and revise welfare, health, education, labor, and business programs at the national, state, and…”

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5Exact 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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6Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500374 contacts →

Exact match

“MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve programs and policies that affect the poor.”

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7Exact matchLansing, MI, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a272 contacts →

Exact match

“Our Mission: Improving the quality of life for residents of Michigan and beyond through the development and implementation of innovative, actionable public policies.”

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8Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200268 contacts →

Exact match

“Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world.”

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9Exact matchBangkok, ThailandHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500248 contacts →

Exact match

“Thailand’s most respected economic think-tank with 30 years of policy research experiences.”

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10Exact 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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11Exact 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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12Exact 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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13Exact matchEsch-sur-alzette / Belval, LuxembourgHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200173 contacts →

Exact match

“LISER (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research) is a public research institute under the authority of Luxembourg’s Ministry of Higher Education and Research.”

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14Exact 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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15Exact 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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16Exact matchVilnius, LithuaniaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200145 contacts →

Exact match

“PPMI is now part of the Verian Group and is now operating under the Verian brand.”

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17Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50143 contacts →

Exact match

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

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18Exact matchWilliamsburg, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50128 contacts →

Exact match

“AidData is a leading research lab at William & Mary helping decision makers to understand the impacts of foreign policies and overseas investments.”

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19Exact matchDublin 2, IrelandHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200127 contacts →

Exact match

“The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) works towards a national vision of 'Informed policy for a better Ireland'.”

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20Exact matchPune, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50124 contacts →

Exact match

“Prayas - Initiatives in Health, Energy, Learning and Parenthood, is a not-for-profit trust based at Pune, India, registered under the Mumbai Charitable Trusts Act, 1950.”

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21Exact matchNew Delhi, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50120 contacts →

Exact match

“PRS Legislative Research is a non partisan independent research institute that provides research support on legislative, public policy and budgets to Members of Parliament and…”

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22Exact 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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23Exact 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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24Exact 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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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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Policy research nonprofits worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
29.0%Verified-email coverage
25.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
3.8%Largest-city concentration · Washington
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
477
11-50
350
51-200
72
201-500
18
501-1,000
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1,001-5,000
5
10001+
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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 policy research nonprofits are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “policy research nonprofits” 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
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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 6,783 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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Policy research nonprofits by location

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Every Policy research nonprofits 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 “policy research nonprofits”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many policy research nonprofits are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 931 company matches for policy research nonprofits 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?

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

Which country has the most policy research nonprofits?

The United States leads with 245 companies, followed by India (82) and the United Kingdom (34). Every policy research nonprofits list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most policy research nonprofits?

Washington leads with 35 company records, followed by New Delhi (25) and London (23).

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 6,783 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 931 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

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.