The Pew Charitable Trusts is a non-partisan, non-governmental, global research and public policy organization dedicated to serving the public. Pew’s portfolio includes public opinion research; arts and culture; and environmental, health, state and consumer policy initiatives. Pew’s mission is to: improve public policy by conducting rigorous analysis, linking diverse interests to pursue common cause and insisting on tangible results; inform the public by providing useful data that illuminate the issues and trends shaping our world; and stimulate civic life by encouraging democratic participation and strong communities. Pew supports arts and culture organizations as well as institutions that enhance the well-being of the region’s neediest citizens in its hometown of Philadelphia.