Media Research Center Inc.

Arts and culture
Herndon, Virginia
EIN 54-1429009
Tax-exempt since 1988

Firms paid: 8
Fees reported, 2018–2025: $1.7M
Fees reported in 2025: $181K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $15.2M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2025

$180,561 to 3 fundraisers

Fundraisers Media Research Center Inc. paid in 2025, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Impact ResponseDirect mail consulting	Direct mail consulting	$124,234
Lawrence Direct Marketing, Inc.Direct responseDirect mail consulting	Direct mail consulting	$52,327
AFA DirectDirect mail consulting	Direct mail consulting	$4,000

All firms paid

Fundraisers Media Research Center Inc. reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
The Richard Norman CoDirect response	2018–2024 · 6 years	$649,780
Clearword Communications GroupDirect response	2019–2024 · 5 years	$489,262
Ldmi	2018–2024 · 6 years	$375,919
Impact Response	2025	$124,234
Lawrence Direct Marketing, Inc.Direct response	2025	$52,327
HSP DirectDirect response	2020–2023 · 3 years	$13,670
AFA Direct	2025	$4,000

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

Lawrence Direct Marketing, Inc.Direct response
Stephen Clouse & Associates, Inc.Major gifts

Form 990 Snapshot

Media Research Center Inc.'s Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$15.2M	$14.5M	$1.9M	$187K
2023	$18.7M	$12.4M	$2.4M	$360K
2022	$12.6M	$11.1M	$2.6M	$422K
2020	$19.6M	$17.5M	$2.6M	$287K
2019	$11.4M	$10.1M	$2.5M	$234K
2018	$13.5M	$11.5M	$3.2M	$161K

Fees are what Media Research Center Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.