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Busara Center for Behavioral Economics INC

Public charity
DBA: % JAMES VANCEL
Other · PRINCETON, NJ · EIN 46-2695042

About

Busara works with researchers and organizations to advance and apply behavioral science in pursuit of poverty alleviation. Current studies are conducted in nairobi-kenya, princeton-new jersey, lagos-nigeria, delhi-india, uganda and tanzania.

In care of James Vancel

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
4
Volunteers
6

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$9.1M
Expenses
$10.2M
Assets
$7.6M
Liabilities
$3.0M

Financial history

$10.2M$5.1M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $9.1M · Peak FY2022: $10.2M · Avg: $6.4M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$5.8M
Foreign employees128
Foreign offices5
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA——
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA——
SOUTH ASIA——
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BUSARA CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS INC
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Address

28 Spring ST 193
Princeton, NJ, 08542-690

Governance

Voting board members7
Independent members6
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes
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