With an annual budget of more than $50 million, MDRC derives its revenues from a wide variety of sources. About half of MDRC’s funding comes from federal, state, and international government contracts. The other half comes from foundations, corporations, universities, individuals, and other sources. MDRC uses these funds to support the work of its five research policy areas: K-12 education, youth and postsecondary education, families and children, low-wage workers and communities, and the hard-to-employ.