Maher & Maher

What Maher & Maher does

American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonprofit research and evaluation organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., operating across five horizontal sectors: Education, Health, Human Services, International Development, and Workforce. The firm delivers four core professional service capabilities — Research & Program Evaluation, Technical Assistance, Data Science and Technology, and Survey Design and Administration — to government agencies, educational institutions, and mission-driven organizations in the U.S. and globally. AIR engages clients through direct, shoulder-to-shoulder consultancy relationships under contract, applying evidence-based methodologies and longitudinal data assets to inform policy and program effectiveness.

The business model is professional services revenue generated through government and institutional contracts; pricing is not publicly disclosed. AIR monetizes its intellectual capital — Institute Fellows, domain experts, and proprietary survey instruments — across federal contracts and select international development programs. The organization extends its operating model through the AIR Opportunity Fund, a $225M+ ten-year commitment to innovative research and community-driven projects, and the AI Century Study, a national 100-year longitudinal study examining how AI alters the human condition. Recent strategic positioning includes a STEM education research center partnership with the U.S. National Science Foundation and technical assistance supporting the July 2026 launch of Workforce Pell Grants for short-term job training programs.

Name

Maher & Maher

Legal name

American Institutes for Research

Website

https://mahernet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that delivers research, evaluation, technical assistance, and data science services to government agencies and educational institutions across education, health, human services, international development, and workforce sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research & Evaluation Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Partnerships (EDADALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research (BPAHALAF), Survey, Panel & Fieldwork Services (BPAHALAJ), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN), Health Research Funding Agencies (Public/Quasi-Public) (HLAJALAB)

Keywords

• Research and evaluation
• Technical assistance
• Data science services
• Survey design
• Workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

Neptune

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government and Institutional Contracts: AIR generates revenue through contracts with government agencies, educational institutions, and organizations requiring research, evaluation, and technical assistance services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The organization delivers behavioral and social science research, program evaluation, technical assistance, and data science services to government agencies and institutions in the Education, Health, Human Services, International, and Workforce sectors. Engagements are conducted shoulder-to-shoulder with clients to build capacity, transform systems, and produce evidence-based insights, supplemented by survey design and long-horizon research initiatives such as the AI Century Study.

Product overview

The source data pertains to American Institutes for Research (AIR), a research and evaluation organization, not Maher & Maher. AIR offers a portfolio of professional services including Research & Program Evaluation, Technical Assistance, Data Science and Technology, Survey Design and Administration, and an AI Century Study research initiative. These services support government agencies and organizations in education, health, human services, international development, and workforce sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AIR Opportunity Fund: Investment fund investing $225M+ over ten years in innovative research, community-driven projects, and tailored support to expand opportunities
• AI Century Study

Products and services

• Research & Program Evaluation Rigorous research and evaluations that provide information about the effectiveness of programs and policies in the U.S. and globally, delivered to government agencies and organizations.
• Technical Assistance Shoulder-to-shoulder client support to build capacity and transform systems to achieve better outcomes for those they serve.
• Data Science and Technology Use of data and technology to help clients and communities identify challenges, find solutions, and make information usable and easily accessible.
• Survey Design and Administration Development, administration, and analysis of surveys that create reliable, actionable data for government agencies and organizations.
• AI Century Study A national, 100-year longitudinal study following U.S. children and families as AI becomes part of everyday life, examining how the age of AI changes the human condition.

Quantifiable outcome

• Launched AI Century Study - a national, 100-year study following U.S. children and families as AI becomes part of everyday life
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• U.S. National Science FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2026American Institutes for Research and the U.S. National Science Foundation launched a new center supporting STEM education research and practice. This represents a significant government-academia partnership to advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mathematica: Nonprofit research and evaluation firm that conducts policy research, program evaluations, and data analytics for federal, state, and foundation clients across education, health, and human services, directly overlapping with AIR's core MEL practice.
• MDRC: Nonprofit social policy research organization known for rigorous program evaluations of education, workforce, and antipoverty programs, overlapping with AIR's workforce and human-services practices.
• RTI International: Research institute offering program evaluation, survey research, and technical assistance to federal agencies and NGOs, with analogous sector breadth in health, education, and international development.
• Westat: Employee-owned research firm delivering survey design, data collection, evaluation, and technical assistance to government agencies, mirroring AIR's survey, evaluation, and TA capabilities.
• RAND Corporation: Nonprofit policy research organization with explicit research, evaluation, and technical assistance practices for government clients and a strong survey/analysis capability, making it the closest scale and capability peer to AIR.
• Abt Associates: Research and consulting firm providing program evaluation, technical assistance, and data analytics to federal and state agencies in health, environment, and social policy domains.
• Urban Institute: Nonprofit research organization that conducts program evaluation and policy analysis on health, housing, education, and economic mobility for federal, foundation, and state clients.
• ICF International: Consulting firm providing research, evaluation, survey, and technical assistance services to federal agencies, blending analytics and program-support capabilities similar to AIR's data science and TA offerings.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: Independent research institution providing survey, evaluation, and policy research services to government, foundation, and corporate clients across health, education, and social policy verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Brookings Institution: Major public policy research institution producing influential analysis across education, health, and economic policy; overlaps with AIR in policy research and evaluation, though less contract-driven and more thought-leadership focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/maherandmaher
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AmInstForResearch
• Facebookfacebook.com/mahernetcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-institutes-for-research
• Instagraminstagram.com/airinforms

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