Council for Community and Economic Research
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What it says it does
C2ER IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION PROMOTING EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP AMONG PRACTITIONERS IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC, AND WORKFORCE RESEARCH.
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $2.0 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $215,563 spent. ANNUAL CONFERENCE/TRAINING AND EDUCATION SERVICES/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - TO CONDUCT PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH BY IMPROVING DATA AVAILABILITY, ENHANCE DATA QUALITY, AND FOSTER LEARNING ABOUT REGIONAL ECONOMIC ANALYTICAL METHODS.
- $277,185 spent. MEMBERSHIP DUES - C2ER GENERATES REVENUE THROUGH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES, OFFERING THREE TIERS: BASIC, PLUS, AND PREMIUM, EACH WITH VARYING BENEFITS. MEMBERSHIP PERKS INCLUDE ACCESS TO INDUSTRY NEWS, WEBINARS, TRAINING DISCOUNTS, AND A MEMBER DIRECTORY. HIGHER-TIER MEMBERS ALSO GAIN ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE ON THE C2ER BOARD AND QUALIFY FOR THE CERTIFIED ECONOMIC RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL (CERP) DESIGNATION.
- $1.2 million spent. LABOR MARKET INFORMATION PROJECTIONS MANAGING PARTNERSHIP: THE LMI INSTITUTE ADVANCES THE USE OF LABOR MARKET INFORMATION AND WORKFORCE INTELLIGENCE IN SUPPORT OF DECISION-MAKING RELATED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND OTHER RELEVANT POLICY AREAS. THE PROJECTIONS MANAGING PARTNERSHIP MAINTAINS THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF STATE AND SUB-STATE INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS.
- $178,105 spent. COST OF LIVING INDEX - HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY C2ER SINCE 1968 AND HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT SOURCE OF CITY-TO-CITY COST COMPARISONS AVAILABLE. PUBLISHED QUARTERLY, USING OVER 60 GOODS AND SERVICES COLLECTED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL FROM OVER 300 INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS, COST OF LIVING INDEX DATA IS AVAILABLE AT THE METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA) LEVEL AND AT THE COUNTRY LEVEL. DATA IS RELEASED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, WITHIN 2 TO 3 MONTHS AFTER ITS COLLECTION.
- $86,194 spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1964.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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