The New York Public Interest Research Group Fund (NYPIRG) is a non-partisan, nonprofit, research and public education organization. NYPIRG was founded in 1976 as an independent 501(c)(3) public outreach and education sister organization to the New York Public Interest Research Group, which is directed by students from campuses with NYPIRG chapters throughout the state.

NYPIRG’s full-time staff examines important issues, produces studies, and engages New Yorkers in public education campaigns that strengthen democracy, advocate for mass transit riders, enhance the rights of students, consumers, and voters, and protect the environment and public health.