Description: Consumer Reports is an independent, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization and testing laboratory that publishes product and service ratings, investigative journalism, and policy research to advance consumer safety, quality, and informed choice. Type: Non-profit (501(c)(3) consumer advocacy and testing organization) Policies: Consumer protection and product safety, automobile and transportation safety, health and prescription drug affordability, privacy and data security, telecommunications and utilities regulation, financial services and banking consumer rules, right-to-repair and product transparency, antitrust enforcement, and environmental/sustainability standards for products. Funding: Primarily membership and subscription revenue from its magazine and website, supplemented by donations and philanthropic foundation grants; does not accept advertising in its editorial content. Affiliates: Consumers Union (publisher), Consumer Reports National Research Center, and frequent partners with other consumer advocacy organizations such as the Consumer Federation of America and Public Citizen.
