Center for Governmental Research

Name

Center for Governmental Research

Legal name

Center for Governmental Research

Website

https://cgr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government and Public Sector Research Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

Keywords

• Public sector consulting
• Government research services
• Community indicators
• Municipal advisory services
• Nonprofit program evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: CGR provides research-backed consulting and advisory services to governments, nonprofits, and philanthropic organizations. Projects range from operational analysis, financial/budgetary analysis, government reorganization studies, evaluation, community indicators, stakeholder engagement, DEI analysis, strategic planning, and landscape scans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CGR is a nonprofit consulting organization that delivers research-backed insight and consultation to governments, nonprofits, and philanthropic organizations. Its core work spans operational/service analysis, financial and budgetary analysis, government reorganization and dissolution studies, data and measurement, program evaluation, community indicators and needs assessments, stakeholder and community engagement, diversity/equity/inclusion analysis, strategic planning, and landscape scans. Supporting this consulting practice are proprietary community indicator websites (e.g., Community Profiles), a public reports database, and CGR Briefs publications.

Product overview

CGR (Center for Governmental Research) is a nonprofit consulting organization that operates as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization provides research-backed insight and consultation services through a portfolio of interconnected capabilities including consulting services, community indicators/profiles websites, a reports database, and CGR Briefs publications. These offerings work together to help governments, nonprofits, and foundations navigate challenging issues through data-driven analysis and strategic planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Services Research-backed consulting and advisory services for governments, nonprofits, and philanthropic organizations covering operational analysis, financial/budgetary analysis, government reorganization/dissolution, data and measurement, program evaluation, community indicators, stakeholder engagement, DEI analysis, strategic planning, and landscape scans.
• Community Profiles (Community Indicator Websites) Interactive websites featuring data, charts, maps, dashboards, and infographics on community indicators measuring the health and vitality of regions, tracking approximately 300 indicators across about 200 data sources.
• CGR Reports
• CGR Briefs

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered key, minor and core.

• Greater Rochester Afterschool & Summer Alliance (GRASA)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGR partnered with RAND Corp. and GRASA on a 2-year project to design a more coordinated, accessible and equitable out-of-school time system for Rochester's youth, incorporating input from 150 youth, 200 parents, and about 50 program providers.
• UrbanSenseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with UrbanSense and LaBella for Catskill Watershed Corporation Community Vitality Study.
• League of Women Voters of the Rochester Metro AreakeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged by the League to study the potential impact of 'Final Five' voting system in New York State.
• New York State Data CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGR is an affiliate of the New York State Data Center and supports work to improve access to U.S. Census data for the public, local governments and businesses in New York State.
• Greater Rochester Chamber of CommercekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged for workforce development scan to inform local talent and economic development initiatives.
• ROC2025keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged to analyze remote worker programs including Tulsa Remote, Remote Shoals, and Choose Topeka.
• RAND Corp.keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with CGR on out-of-school time system project for Greater Rochester Afterschool & Summer Alliance.
• Community Foundation for Southern ArizonakeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected to coordinate creation of Southern Arizona Community Indicators for Community Foundation of Southern Arizona and United Way of Tucson & Southern Arizona.
• UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and CommunitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned by UCLA to prepare resource paper on master contracting for government contracts.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• ICMA (International City/County Management Association): Professional association for local government managers that conducts research, publishes data, and supports local government operations. Adjacent to CGR's local government consulting practice through shared client base and overlapping content on municipal operations.

Direct peers

• Wilder Research: Minnesota-based nonprofit research arm of Amherst H. Wilder Foundation that provides community research, evaluation, and indicator services to nonprofits, government, and foundations. Closely comparable to CGR in nonprofit model, mid-size team, community indicators work, and mission-driven client base.
• Public Agenda: Nonprofit organization focused on public engagement, community-driven decision making, and democratic participation research. Comparable to CGR's stakeholder engagement and community indicators practices targeting government and nonprofit clients.
• MDRC: Nonprofit social policy research organization dedicated to improving programs and policies affecting low-income people. Comparable to CGR in evidence-based evaluation, government and foundation clients, and focus on community-impact outcomes.
• FSG: Nonprofit consulting firm that advises foundations and nonprofits on strategy, evaluation, and collective impact initiatives. Directly comparable to CGR's philanthropy advisory, community indicators, and collective impact engagements.
• Mathematica Policy Research: Nonprofit research and data analytics firm providing program evaluation, policy research, and data-driven consulting to government agencies and foundations. Overlaps with CGR in evaluation, public-sector consulting, and evidence-based insight delivery.
• Urban Institute: Washington DC-based nonprofit research organization that conducts economic and social policy research for governments, foundations, and nonprofits. Directly comparable to CGR in mission (data-driven insight for public sector), client base (government and philanthropy), and service mix (evaluation, indicators, community assessments).

Broad incumbents

• Abt Associates: Mission-driven consulting and research firm serving government, foundations, and the private sector with evaluation, policy, and program implementation services. Comparable to CGR's evaluation and public-sector consulting, though substantially larger and more diversified.
• RAND Corporation: Much larger nonprofit policy research institution with national and global reach. Comparable as a research-and-consulting partner to governments and foundations (and an actual CGR co-engagement partner on the GRASA project), though substantially broader in scope than CGR.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: Independent nonprofit research organization affiliated with the University of Chicago conducting survey, evaluation, and policy research for government and foundation clients. Comparable to CGR's evaluation, data, and public-sector consulting work, though at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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