GAINESVILLE, FL – The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) increased research expenditures by 23 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. The audited 2012 financials are available at https://instituteforpr.org/about/key-facts/financials/ .
Total revenue from contributions, registrations and sponsorships topped $751,000, up four percent from 2011. Net assets at the end of 2012 stood at $374,559, only $6,200 below the all-time high reached in 2007 and 71 percent higher than 2011.
“At the end of 2012, IPR could say that it had fully recovered from the economic downturn,” said Frank Ovaitt, IPR president and CEO. “Our donors, volunteers, program participants, Board and staff can take great pride in the organization’s progress.”
The Institute for Public Relations is an independent foundation dedicated to the science beneath the art of public relations™ and focused on research that is applicable in communications practice. Its research is available free at instituteforpr.org and provides the basis for the organization’s professional conferences and events.
Contact:
Jenn Moyer
+1 352 392-0280
jmoyer@jou.ufl.edu
