Think tank

Urban Institute

UI

Washington D.C., United States

The Institute promotes sound social policy and public debate on national priorities in four ways: gathering and analyzing data; conducting policy research; evaluating programs and services; and educating Americans on critical issues and trends. It also works abroad, providing technical expertise on reinvigorating communities and nurturing civil society.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.urban.org

Address:
Urban Institute, 500 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024, 202-833-7200

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Food/Agriculture Gender Governance/Transparency Health International affairs/Development Social policy Trade/Economics/Finance Transport/Infrastructure/Urban
Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1968
Age (years)
Urban Institute
 55
United States average
 40
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A Leader(s) (2021): N/A
Leader gender: N/A Leader(s) (2020): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2019
Urban Institute
 154
United States average
 67
Global average
 122
% Female staff
2019
Urban Institute
 58%
United States average
 46%
Global average
 43%

Organisational performance

Financials
2015
Urban Institute
 $107,701,014
United States average
 $21,230,658
Global average
 $57,395,241

Social

Facebook
Likes (2022)
Urban Institute
 31,699
United States average
 88,218
Global average
 32,624
Likes (2021)
Urban Institute
 31,519
Likes (2019)
Urban Institute
 30,447
Twitter
Followers (2022)
Urban Institute
 114,651
United States average
 48,794
Global average
 19,187
Followers (2021)
Urban Institute
 111,294
Followers (2019)
Urban Institute
 105,248
YouTube
Subscribers (2022)
Urban Institute
 3,400
United States average
 16,496
Global average
 5,592
Subscribers (2021)
Urban Institute
 2,720
Subscribers (2019)
Urban Institute
 1,068
LinkedIn
Followers (2022)
Urban Institute
 60,216
United States average
 28,835
Global average
 16,270
Followers (2019)
Urban Institute
 30,258

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: NIRA Think Tank Directory, Organisation´s website
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