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APOLLO ACADEMIC SURVEYS INCORPORATED
Brooklyn, NY · EIN 882798817 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE B05 · Education · Micro (<$100K) · apollosurveys.org
revenue
$1K
expenses
$706
net assets
$40K
employees
—
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

We conduct surveys of academic experts and make the results freely available to the public at https://www.apollosurveys.org/. The results were covered in the national and international media.

profile · synthesized from sources

APOLLO ACADEMIC SURVEYS INCORPORATED conducts surveys of academic experts on topics such as social movements, climate activism, and threats to democracy. The organization synthesizes expert opinion and makes the results publicly available through its website. Its work aims to inform public understanding and discourse through evidence-based analysis.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Social Change and Protests Survey
Survey of 120 academic experts on the effectiveness of tactics and strategies in social movements, including climate and animal advocacy movements.
Threats to Democracy Survey
Survey of 682 political science experts on the state of U.S. democracy, conducted in collaboration with Bright Line Watch.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Nonprofit Sector Research & Data Analysis 1 activity
    • Conducting and publishing surveys of academic experts across disciplines
      Designs, administers, and publishes surveys that aggregate the views of academic experts on specialized topics such as space weather, bioethics, social movements, agriculture, nutrition, planetary defense, and threats to democracy. Survey results are made publicly available, often in public-domain reports.
  • Medical Research Funding 1 activity
    • Funding academic survey initiatives through financial support to organizers and societies
      Provides grants to academic organizers and societies to support the design and execution of expert surveys in their respective fields, enabling data collection and analysis on specialized research topics.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$1K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$1K
expenses
Total expenses$706
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$40K
Cash$74K
Investments$139K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$40K
Liquid reserves3624.7 mo
4 years on record · 2022–2025 · YoY revenue -94.4%
relationships · 15

Who they work with

  • Academic Experts in Sociology and Political Science Partner — Collaborated with 120 academic experts to conduct a survey on social movement effectiveness.
  • American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Network — Targeted members who presented at the organization's 2021 or 2022 conferences for a survey of U.S. bioethicists.
  • Bright Line Watch Partner — Partner organization that conducted the original survey and shared results with APOLLO ACADEMIC SURVEYS INCORPORATED
  • Dartmouth College Partner — Collaborated with Brendan Nyhan of Dartmouth College on a survey about threats to democracy.
  • FTX Future Fund Funder — Provided initial philanthropic funding to launch Apollo Academic Surveys.
  • Harvard University Partner — Collaborated with Leah Pierson of Harvard University on a bioethics survey.
  • Olin College of Engineering Partner — Collaborated with APOLLO ACADEMIC SURVEYS INCORPORATED on a survey of planetary defense experts regarding asteroids, comets, and satellite risks.
  • Olin College of Engineering Partner — Collaborated with Carrie Nugent of Olin College of Engineering on a survey about asteroids and comets.
  • Social Change Lab Partner — Collaborated with James Ozden of Social Change Lab on a survey about social change and protests.
  • Tufts University Partner — Collaborated with William Masters at Tufts University on a survey of nutrition experts.
  • Tufts University Partner — Collaborated with William Masters at Tufts University on an academic survey about agricultural sustainability.
  • Tufts University Partner — Collaborated with William Masters of Tufts University on surveys related to nutrition and agricultural sustainability.
  • University of Chicago IGM Network — Model for Apollo Academic Surveys' approach to aggregating expert opinion.
  • University of Reading Partner — Collaborated with Mathew Owens of University of Reading on a space weather survey.
  • William Masters Partner — Collaborated with William A. Masters on the Apollo Academic Survey on Food, Nutrition, and Health.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

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  • Expert Survey Research for Consensus Identification
    methodology: expert_survey_research
    By systematically surveying academic experts across disciplines, we produce reliable assessments of scientific consensus and variation on complex issues, because structured elicitation of domain specialists allows for aggregation of high-quality judgments where empirical data is limited or contested.
  • Open-Access Dissemination to Build Public Understanding
    methodology: open-access_research_dissemination
    By publishing expert survey findings openly and engaging media outlets, we increase public understanding of academic consensus, because widespread accessibility and strategic communication amplify the reach and impact of research beyond academic circles.