EBRI (Employee Benefit Research Institute)

EBRI stands for Employee Benefit Research Institute.

The EBRI was founded in 1978 with a stated mission "to contribute to, to encourage, and to enhance the development of sound employee benefit programs and sound public policy through objective research and education."

According to the EBRI website:

EBRI is funded by member dues, grants, publication sales, and investment earnings on reserves. Any organization can become a member of EBRI. Our current membership includes unions, businesses, government agencies, universities, associations, think tanks, actuarial firms, and more. The common understanding: EBRI will approach all of its work in an objective manner. The facts will always tell the story, and EBRI will always publish the results of any work it undertakes. EBRI will not, to repeat from above, function as an advocate or opponent of any position.

EBRI's work extends to all areas of economic security. We have established the American Savings Education Council (www.asec.org) to take data and education to the public, and have developed the Choose to Save® education program (www.choosetosave.org) and its "tools" to help all Americans understand the need to plan in order to have a future – particularly a retirement – that is economically secure.