MDRC

MDRC
New York City, NY, United States

Founded in 1974 as the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, “MDRC” became the official name of the organization in 2003. MDRC is committed to finding solutions to some of the most difficult problems facing the nation — from reducing poverty and bolstering economic self-sufficiency to improving public education and college graduation rates. They design interventions, evaluate existing programs, and provide technical assistance for programs and interventions at scale. They work as an intermediary, bringing together public and private funders to test policy-relevant ideas, and communicate what is learned to policymakers and practitioners. 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.

Contact details

Address:
200 Vesey Street. 23rd Floor. New York, NY 10281-2103

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
United States
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1974
Age (years)
MDRC
 50
United States average
 41
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Ford Foundation
Founder gender: Other entities
Leadership
Leader(s) (2024): Virginia Knox
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Virginia Knox
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2022): Virginia Knox
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2024
MDRC
 26
United States average
 44
Global average
 79
2023
MDRC
 185
% Female staff
2024
MDRC
 77%
United States average
 55%
Global average
 58%
2023
MDRC
 71%
2021
MDRC
 63%
% Female researchers
2024
MDRC
 60%
United States average
 56%
Global average
 52%
2019
MDRC
 45%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
MDRC
 112
United States average
 52
Global average
 42
2022
MDRC
 115
2020
MDRC
 104
Financials
2020
MDRC
 $66,000,000
United States average
 $38,957,487
Global average
 $216,090,446

Social

Likes (2023)
MDRC
 25,000
United States average
 66,202
Global average
 26,972
Likes (2022)
MDRC
 25,622
Likes (2021)
MDRC
 24,365
Followers (2024)
MDRC
 24,500
United States average
 51,947
Global average
 21,213
Followers (2022)
MDRC
 23,690
Followers (2021)
MDRC
 21,898
Followers (2024)
MDRC
 14,000
United States average
 24,076
Global average
 14,608
Followers (2023)
MDRC
 410
Followers (2022)
MDRC
 11,109

Data notes

Last updated: 26/05/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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