Edgemoor Research Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Edgemoor Research Institute's mission is to bring together non-profit, for-profit, government, end users and other stakeholders to work together to share knowledge and establish voluntary technical solutions to complex data-related public policy challenges. 1. With respect to the internet, to (a) research and develop concepts underlying data registration directory services that encompass the needs of the multiple communities that collect, process and use registration data; and (b) develop a voluntary and flexible framework and model for expressing registration data directory services policies. 2. To develop methodologies for building similar frameworks and models in other fields. 3. To engage in research to analyze and compare policies, create tools to facilitate such research and make them available for general use. 4. To engage in educational initiatives, including by convening multi-party discussions and decision-making processes.
- Income
- $186,133
- Spending
- $232,387
- Reserves
- 7.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (science, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 25% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (2)
- $28,168 spent. Edgemoor Research Institute developed a framework and model for representing the rules registrar use or propose to use for collection, validation, and labeling data elements and the rules requesters propose to follow to get access to that data for scientific purposes. This framework and model, was originally developed in Excel. Project Jake, focused on Domain Name Registration Data collection and disclosure policies. The primary result is a proposed distributed architecture.In 2025, based on the model developed previously, software development began to demonstrate and test the concepts and usability.
- $196,954 spent. Project Ice, which is focused on the science of glaciers and the formulation of field work to learn more about the structure of glaciers. Following up on the Stanford University workshop in December 2023, which focused on feasibility of intervention, a second workshop, focused on governance issues associated with any potential intervention, took place in New York City in September 2024. In 2025, the Ice Preservation Institute (IPI) was created and granted 501(c)(3) status on 2 September 2025, with an effective date of exemption of 25 January 2025. Edgemoor Research Institute transferred all ongoing work and funds to IPI and closed the project.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Arc Research Institute (Palo Alto, CA), EIN 87-1920284. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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