Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus, OH · Founded 1929
Nonprofit research organization that operates or co-operates several U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories, including Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Battelle is one of the largest research nonprofits in the world.
FY26 estimated federal contracts
$3.1B
Illustrative — based on prior-year procurement patterns; will be updated with verified USAspending data as FY26 obligations finalize.
Federal contracts by fiscal year
Federal awards trend
Source: USAspending.gov · last refreshed 5/26/2026
* Illustrative estimate; awaiting USAspending finalization for this fiscal year.
Where the money comes from
Top funding agencies
Source: USAspending.gov · most recent complete fiscal year
Federal lobbying spend
Lobbying disclosures
Contract-to-lobby ratio: 6,200× — for every $1 spent on federal lobbying in 2025, this recipient received approximately 6,200× in federal contracts.
Source: U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.
How this recipient compares
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In the bills we track
Bills funding this recipient
Congressional oversight · 4 committees
Committees that authorize or fund these programs
These committees write the appropriations bills, NDAA authorizations, or oversight rules that determine how federal dollars flow to Battelle Memorial Institute. Each link goes to the committee's roster and editorial overview.
Related entities
Subsidiaries, parents, partners
Operated by Battelle
Co-operated with UT
Co-operated
Co-operated with MRIGlobal
What's worth knowing
Battelle's contract-to-lobby ratio of 6,200× is among the highest of any major federal recipient — they receive billions while spending less than $500K annually on federal lobbying. This reflects the unique nature of M&O contracts: national lab operating agreements are essentially non-competitive because the labs themselves are the contracts, and switching operators is operationally prohibitive.
Sus findings mentioning this recipient
Recipient profiles are hand-curated using public sources including USAspending.gov historical data, U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, SEC filings (for publicly traded companies), and the bill texts we cover. FY26 figures marked "illustrative" are estimates based on prior-year procurement patterns and will be updated as USAspending obligations finalize. Findings describe public-record patterns. They are not allegations of wrongdoing.