The Right Question Institute Inc.

Civic and community
Cambridge, Massachusetts
EIN 04-3099027
Tax-exempt since 1991

Firms paid: 1
Fees reported, 2019–2020: $105K
Fees reported in 2020: $71K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $1.1M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2020

$71,040 to 1 fundraiser · $71,040 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers The Right Question Institute Inc. paid in 2020, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
MALCOLMSON PHILANTHROPIC ADVISINGMajor giftsProfessional fundraising counsel	Professional fundraising counsel	$71,040

All firms paid

Fundraisers The Right Question Institute Inc. reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
MALCOLMSON PHILANTHROPIC ADVISINGMajor gifts	2019–2020 · 2 years	$105,440

Form 990 Snapshot

The Right Question Institute Inc.'s Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$1.1M	$828K	$229K	—
2022	$1.2M	$789K	$151K	—
2021	$3.3M	$2.8M	$128K	—
2020	$1.4M	$907K	$122K	$71K
2019	$1.4M	$983K	$71K	$34K
2018	$758K	$424K	$25K	—
2017	$1.3M	$996K	$8K	—

Fees are what The Right Question Institute 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.