PERC is a non-profit organization dedicated to unleashing the power of information for individual and worldwide economic development and asset building. Going beyond the standard think tank model of solely carrying out research and producing reports, our staff develops real-world applications and works with policy makers at all levels to bring about the change we seek.

Find out more: About PERC

PERC's mission is to serve the Missing Middle, the almost four billion people above the global poverty line who do not have access to affordable mainstream credit, by utilizing a new type of economic development: information-led development.

Find out more: Information-Led Development, Who are the missing middle?

Up to 70 million Americans are excluded from the financial mainstream because of the Credit Catch-22: you need to have a history of debt to get credit. PERC's Alternative Data Initiative has already helped many Americans overcome this Catch-22 and access affordable mainstream credit.

Find out more: Alternative Data Initiative

PERC has developed metrics for the Louisiana Recovery Agency and the World Bank to track small business recovery from natural disasters.

Find out more: Gulf Coast Economic Renewal

PERC is volunteering with the Durham Affordable Housing Coalition (DAHC) and area volunteers to develop applications and solutions to help the DAHC and other nonprofits better serve their missions, such as stemming the stream of foreclosures in the Durham, North Carolina.

Find out more: PERC Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Center

You can help support PERC's mission of global asset building by donating via Paypal. PERC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization incorporated in the state of North Carolina. All donations are tax deductible.