The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today's most challenging problems. It applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public and stimulate civic life.
The Trusts is led by President and CEO Rebecca W. Rimel, who has concentrated the organization's work on results-oriented, strategic investments. During Rimel's tenure, the organization has expanded its national programs, while maintaining a significant presence in its home city of Philadelphia.
In fiscal year 2008, The Pew Charitable Trusts has invested about $300 million in initiatives to serve the public interest.
The Pew Charitable Trusts took over sponsorship of our organization from the Times Mirror Company in 1995. In 2004, we became one of six projects that came together to form the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.
The Pew Charitable Trusts provides the vast bulk of the Center's financial support. However, the Center is solely responsible for its own surveys, reports and findings. In order to preserve the Center's independence and impartiality, the Trusts maintains a wall of separation between its support for the Center's information work and its support for projects that seek to advance policy solutions, just as most newspapers separate their news operations from their editorial pages.