Consumers' Research: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

Consumers' Research is one of the oldest consumer organizations. In recent years it has run campaigns on corporate "woke" policy and Big Tech.

Consumers' Research is listed here in the category "Advocacy". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.

History

It was founded in 1929 and Will Hild is its executive director.

Consumers' Research is a advocacy organization. It is headquartered in Vienna, VA. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(3). Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.

Leadership and funding

It files a Form 990, shown here.

The IRS figures on this page come from the latest Form 990 filing that ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer lists for the organization, for tax year 2023: total revenue of $8.2 million, total expenses of $10.0 million and total assets of $945 thousand at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Consumers Research Inc. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.

Where it stands

It supports consumers' interests as it sees them and opposes corporate political activism.

These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include The Heritage Foundation, National Center for Public Policy Research, Americans for Tax Reform.