---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/religion. This report includes new analysis of data from the 2023-24 U.S. Religious Landscape Study. The RLS was made possible […]"
date: "2025-12-08"
authors:
  - name: "Gregory A. Smith"
    job_title: "Senior Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/gregory-a-smith/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/12/08/acknowledgments-us-religion-holds-steady/"
categories:
  - "Beliefs & Practices"
  - "Christianity"
  - "Religious Commitment"
  - "Religious Identity & Affiliation"
  - "U.S. Religious Demographics"
datasets:
  - name: "2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) Dataset"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/2023-24-religious-landscape-study-rls-dataset/"
---

# Acknowledgments

Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at [pewresearch.org/religion](https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/religion/).

This report includes new analysis of data from the [2023-24 U.S. Religious Landscape Study](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/). The RLS was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support from the Lilly Endowment Inc., Templeton Religion Trust, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

#### Primary researcher

Gregory A. Smith, *Senior Associate Director, Religion Research*

#### Research team

Alan Cooperman, *Director, Religion Research*
Becka A. Alper, *Senior Researcher*
Besheer Mohamed, *Principal Researcher*
Chip Rotolo, *Research Associate*
Patricia Tevington, *Research Associate*
Asta Kallo, *Research Assistant*
Meghan Rustemeyer, *Research Assistant*

#### Methods team

Courtney Kennedy, *Vice President, Methods and Innovation*
Ashley Amaya, *Associate Director, Survey Methods*
Andrew Mercer, *Principal Methodologist*
Dorene Asare-Marfo, *Senior Panel Manager*
Dana Popky, *Associate Panel Manager*
Anna Brown, *Research Methodologist*
Arnold Lau, *Research Methodologist*

#### Editorial and graphic design

Jeff Diamant, *Senior Writer/Editor*
Rebecca Leppert, *Editorial Specialist*
Bill Webster, *Senior Information Graphics Designer*

#### Communications and web publishing

Hannah Taber, *Communications Manager*
Justine Coleman, *Associate Digital Producer*
Talia Price, *Communications Associate*

Others at Pew Research Center who contributed to this report include Conrad Hackett, associate director of religion research and senior demographer; and Scott Keeter, senior survey advisor.

In addition, the Center is grateful to David Voas, emeritus professor of social science at University College London, who provided valuable advice on this project.