Brookings Institution

Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since March 1940
EIN: 53-0196577

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Social Science Research Institutes, Services / Economics (as a social science) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$89.4M (2023)

Expenses

$98.8M (2023)

Total Assets

$538M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$64.7M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Revenue

$89,444,146

Expenses

$98,831,178

Net Income

-$9,387,032

Net Assets

$472,993,012

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$73,243,242	81.9%
Program Services	$919,916	1.0%
Investment Income	$4,479,561	5.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$9,997,146	11.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$663,424	0.7%
Other Revenue	$140,857	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,715,584	5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$49,739,236	50.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$537,645,383
Total Liabilities	$64,652,371
Net Assets	$472,993,012

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
John Allen (Former President Thru 6/12/22)	$528,277	$0	$68,882
Amy Liu Witmer (Interim President)	$516,040	$0	$57,100
William Gale (Sr Fllw & Dir, Tax Policy Center)	$506,525	$0	$71,729
Darrell M West (Vp & Dir. Governance Studies)	$387,451	$0	$71,661
Catherine A Piez (Chief Investment Officer)	$378,972	$0	$62,983
Stephanie R Aaronson (Vp & Dir Of Econ. Studies Thru 12/30/22)	$369,723	$0	$45,933
David Wessel (Sr Fellow & Dir, Hutchins)	$333,722	$0	$65,956
Suzanne Maloney (Vp & Dir., Foreign Policy)	$326,663	$0	$69,147
Ankur R Bhatt (Chief Information Officer)	$324,411	$0	$58,094
Brahima Coulibaly (Vp & Director, Global)	$317,437	$0	$65,358
Richard G Frank (Senior Fellow)	$312,174	$0	$38,100
Alan M Berube (Interim Vp And Director Metro)	$300,800	$0	$36,090
F Mark Muro (Senior Fellow, Brookings Metro)	$291,167	$0	$71,463
Ted Gayer (Interim President Thru 7/7/22)	$291,123	$0	$31,852
Wendy M Edelberg (Sr Fellow & Dir, Hamilton Project)	$287,278	$0	$54,830
April Mcwilliams (Vp & Chief Hr Officer)	$285,511	$0	$47,877
Camille Busette (Interim Vp & Dir., Gobal)	$270,980	$0	$59,795
Jonathan D Schwartz (General Counsel Start 7/5/22)	$268,767	$0	$16,300
Kerry Grannis (Deputy Executive Vp (Thru 1/23))	$265,380	$0	$29,430
Tamara L O'neil (Vp, Chief Devel. Offc. Start 4/11/22)	$225,521	$0	$31,770
Joseph Rooney (Vp, Executive Affairs)	$224,087	$0	$68,557
Andrea L Risotto (Chief Communications Officer)	$220,989	$0	$36,205
Mitchell L Wein (Sr Vp Of Finance & Coo Start 7/6/22)	$212,835	$0	$12,350
Michael Cavadel (Vp Gen Counsel/Asst Sec Thru 7/15/22)	$180,145	$0	$23,096
Elizabeth Gross (Dir Board Rltns, Asstnt Sec Board)	$103,914	$0	$36,897
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990

Filed on May 9, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Revenue

$119,341,951

Expenses

$87,855,233

Net Income

$31,486,718

Net Assets

$466,476,079

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$70,762,210	59.3%
Program Services	$747,918	0.6%
Investment Income	$3,373,405	2.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$43,468,838	36.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$933,166	0.8%
Other Revenue	$56,414	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,528,269	6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$124,750	0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$45,005,679	51.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$528,999,178
Total Liabilities	$62,523,099
Net Assets	$466,476,079

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
John Allen (President Until 6/12/2022)	$1,090,659	$0	$80,772
Ted Gayer (Interim President)	$509,652	$0	$44,814
William G Gale (Sr Fellow & Dir, Tax Policy Center)	$478,032	$0	$69,787
Amy Liu Witmer (Vp & Dir, Brookings Metro)	$384,126	$0	$43,794
Darrell M West (Vp, Dir. Governance Studies)	$373,259	$0	$69,339
Catherine A Piez (Chief Investment Officer)	$365,753	$0	$61,149
Stephanie R Aaronson (Vp, Dir. Economic Studies)	$345,015	$0	$41,126
David Wessel (Sr Fellow & Dir, Hutchins)	$321,602	$0	$64,022
Suzanne Maloney (Vp, Dir. Foreign Policy)	$316,241	$0	$67,646
Ankur Bhatt (Chief Information Officer)	$314,474	$0	$28,979
Brahima Coulibaly (Vp, Dir. Global)	$294,903	$0	$63,287
Homi J Kharas (Sr Fellow, Dagi)	$287,962	$0	$34,400
Jacqueline Basile (Vp & Chief Hr Officer)	$287,065	$0	$34,792
F Mark Muro (Sr Fellow, Brookings Metro)	$280,222	$0	$69,787
Alan M Berube (Senior Fellow & Deputy Director)	$277,555	$0	$33,208
Michael Cavadel (Vp Gen Counsel/Asst Sec)	$275,819	$0	$58,924
Lucy C Kim (Vp, Development Until 9/10/21)	$240,938	$0	$45,824
Kerry Grannis (Deputy Executive Vp)	$225,476	$0	$26,300
April Mcwilliams (Vp & Chief Hr Officer)	$207,415	$0	$44,989
Andrea Risotto (Chief Communications Officer)	$190,669	$0	$33,785
Irena Barisic (Former Vp, Cfo, Asst Trea)	$172,921	$0	$16,905
Glenn H Hutchins (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Suzanne Nora Johnson (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur R Collins (Vice Chair Of Board)	$0	$0	$0
Leonard D Schaeffer (Vice Chair Of Board)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on May 3, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Revenue

$67,901,806

Expenses

$85,684,378

Net Income

-$17,782,572

Net Assets

$507,135,002

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$47,454,002	69.9%
Program Services	$738,145	1.1%
Investment Income	$2,345,253	3.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$16,278,909	24.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,009,659	1.5%
Other Revenue	$75,838	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,533,852	6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$36,822,281	43.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$568,244,186
Total Liabilities	$61,109,184
Net Assets	$507,135,002

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
John Allen (President)	$893,715	$0	$77,951
Ted Gayer (Executive Vice President)	$460,767	$0	$53,700
William G Gale (Sr Fellow & Dir, Tax Policy)	$448,253	$0	$49,262
Amy Liu Witmer (Vp, Dir. Metropolitan Policy)	$360,225	$0	$43,200
Darrell M West (Vp, Dir. Governance Studies)	$357,853	$0	$67,109
Catherine A Piez (Chief Investment Officer)	$348,265	$0	$58,332
Irena Barisic (Vp, Cfo, Asst Trea. Thru 05/14/21)	$326,785	$0	$40,570
Stephanie R Aaronson (Vp, Dir. Economic Studies)	$318,510	$0	$41,289
David Wessel (Sr Fellow & Dir, Hutchins)	$306,868	$0	$61,201
Ankur Bhatt (Chief Information Officer)	$297,806	$0	$19,681
Homi J Kharas (Interim Vp. Dir. Thru 05/31/20)	$297,523	$0	$34,200
Lucy Kim (Vp, Development)	$283,705	$0	$59,165
Kemal Dervis (Senior Fellow)	$275,412	$0	$33,024
Suzanne Maloney (Vp, Dir. Foreign Policy)	$269,198	$0	$61,203
Brahima Coulibaly (Vp, Dir. Global)	$264,069	$0	$58,624
Bruce Jones (Vp, Dir. Foreign Policy Till 1/31/2020)	$259,806	$0	$33,455
Michael Cavadel (Vp Gen Counsel/Asst Sec)	$253,422	$0	$55,632
Jennifer Berlin (Vp, Strategy And Operation)	$230,150	$0	$27,600
N Strobe Talbott (Former President, Dist. Fellow)	$178,925	$0	$32,276
Glenn H Hutchins (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Suzanne Nora Johnson (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur R Collins (Vice Chair Of Board)	$0	$0	$0
Leonard D Schaeffer (Vice Chair Of Board)	$0	$0	$0
Cheryl Cohen Effron (Treasurer; Vc Of Nominations & Governance)	$0	$0	$0
Tracy R Wolstencroft (Secretary; Vc Of Budget & Finance On 3/5/2021)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on March 31, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Revenue

$79,395,655

Expenses

$94,943,466

Net Income

-$15,547,811

Net Assets

$435,964,164

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$63,041,977	79.4%
Program Services	$1,124,071	1.4%
Investment Income	$4,204,899	5.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	-$18,254
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$8,110,878	10.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,032,996	1.3%
Other Revenue	$1,899,088	2.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,106,063	6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$51,600	0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$35,803,179	37.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$492,547,778
Total Liabilities	$56,583,614
Net Assets	$435,964,164

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
John Allen (President)	$1,043,188	$0	$75,890
Ted Gayer (Executive Vice President)	$480,468	$0	$52,100
William G Gale (Sr Fellow & Dir, Tax Policy Eff 6/1/2020)	$452,960	$0	$55,085
Darrell M West (Vp & Dir Of Governance Studies)	$363,981	$0	$65,755
Amy Liu Witmer (Vp & Dir, Metropolitan Policy)	$351,650	$0	$40,275
Catherine A Piez (Chief Investment Officer)	$343,293	$0	$57,271
Irena Barisic (Vp, Cfo, Asst Treasurer)	$339,285	$0	$39,950
Stephanie R Aaronson (Vp & Dir Of Economic Studies)	$327,097	$0	$38,820
Homi J Kharas (Interim Vp Global Thru 5/31/2020)	$315,934	$0	$33,600
N Strobe Talbott (Former President, Dist. Fellow Thru 1/31/2020)	$304,625	$0	$57,390
David Wessel (Sr Fellow & Dir, Hutchins Eff 2/1/2020)	$302,839	$0	$58,749
Bruce Jones (Vp & Dir, Foreign Policy Thru 1/31/2020)	$296,183	$0	$37,766
Jacqueline Basile (Vp & Chief Human Resources Officer)	$283,253	$0	$31,513
Kemal Dervis (Senior Fellow)	$282,359	$0	$33,600
Martin Baily (Senior Fellow)	$266,321	$0	$54,126
Michael Cavadel (Vp, Gen Counsel, Asst Secretary)	$237,377	$0	$52,243
Brahima Coulibaly (Vp & Director, Global Effective 6/1/2020)	$232,924	$0	$45,180
Jennifer Berlin (Vp, Strategy And Operations)	$227,691	$0	$17,044
Suzanne Maloney (Interim Vp & Dir. Fp Eff 2/1/2020)	$209,539	$0	$52,586
David Porter (Former, Asst. Treasurer)	$203,480	$0	$5,279
Glenn H Hutchins (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Suzanne Nora Johnson (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur R Collins (Vice Chair Of Board)	$0	$0	$0
Leonard D Schaeffer (Vice Chair Of Board)	$0	$0	$0
Cheryl Cohen Effron (Vc, Nominations & Gov, Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on May 13, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Revenue

$103,852,338

Expenses

$94,913,486

Net Income

$8,938,852

Net Assets

$471,349,372

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$78,330,045	75.4%
Program Services	$469,961	0.5%
Investment Income	$4,388,059	4.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$560,814	0.5%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$16,485,500	15.9%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,018,252	1.0%
Other Revenue	$2,599,707	2.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,063,535	5.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$36,073,766	38.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$529,123,659
Total Liabilities	$57,774,287
Net Assets	$471,349,372

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
N Strobe Talbott (Former President, Dist. Fellow)	$998,625	$0	$57,881
John Allen (President)	$931,730	$0	$73,731
Ted Gayer (Executive Vice President)	$461,497	$0	$51,500
William G Gale (Sr Fellow & Dir, Tax Policy Center)	$439,806	$0	$52,448
Darrell M West (Vp & Dir Of Governance Studies)	$350,354	$0	$62,582
Irena Barisic (Vp,Cfo,Assttres/Tres Thru 3/2019)	$328,517	$0	$38,763
Catherine A Piez (Chief Investment Officer)	$326,561	$0	$55,112
Amy Liu Witmer (Vp & Dir, Metropolitan Policy Program)	$323,318	$0	$36,825
Ona Alston Dosunmu (Vp & Gen Counsel, Sec Thru 12/2018)	$311,610	$0	$64,804
Bruce Jones (Vp & Dir, Foreign Policy)	$310,856	$0	$34,691
Gregory Mcgovern (Vp Of Development (Thru 2/2019))	$300,570	$0	$41,022
David Wessel (Sr Fellow & Dire, Hutchins Center)	$299,213	$0	$56,134
Homi J Kharas (Interim Vp & Dir, Global Economy)	$298,275	$0	$33,000
Kemal Dervis (Senior Fellow (Eff 11/2017))	$294,547	$0	$33,000
Jacqueline Basile (Vp & Chief Human Resources Officer)	$267,948	$0	$30,012
Martin S Indyk (Former Executive Vp)	$266,374	$0	$48,879
Bruce J Katz (Former Centennial Scholar)	$235,973	$0	$17,270
David Porter (Asst Treasurer Thru 2/2019)	$221,263	$0	$56,919
Michael Cavadel (Asst Sec, Secretary Thru 3/2019)	$168,765	$0	$43,629
Elizabeth Gross (Asst Secretary Thru 3/2019)	$68,868	$0	$22,696
John L Thornton (Chair Thru 11/18)	$0	$0	$0
Glenn H Hutchins (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Suzanne Nora Johnson (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur R Collins (Vice Chair Of Board)	$0	$0	$0
Leonard D Schaeffer (Vice Chair Of Board)	$0	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Revenue

$96,886,932

Expenses

$98,957,742

Net Income

-$2,070,810

Net Assets

$474,783,117

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$65,378,153	67.5%
Program Services	$555,991	0.6%
Investment Income	$3,744,717	3.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$358,333	0.4%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$23,113,560	23.9%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,117,505	1.2%
Other Revenue	$2,618,673	2.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,876,787	5.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$35,940,870	36.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$531,848,060
Total Liabilities	$57,064,943
Net Assets	$474,783,117

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
N Strobe Talbott (President Thru 11/2017)	$654,006	$0	$73,042
Ted Gayer (Evp Eff. 04/2018, Vp & Dir. Of Econ.)	$428,063	$0	$48,660
William J Gale (Sr Fellow & Dir, Tax Policy Center)	$427,380	$0	$50,102
Martin S Indyk (Exe Vice President Thru 03/2018)	$419,075	$0	$68,074
Bruce J Katz (Centennial Scholar Thru 03/2018)	$395,044	$0	$59,525
Steven J Bennett (Vp & Coo, Secretary Thru 12/2017)	$353,461	$0	$37,863
Darrell M West (Vp & Dir Of Governance Studies)	$339,658	$0	$59,042
Kemal Dervis (Sr Fellow Eff 11/2017, Vp & Dir Global)	$336,395	$0	$34,412
Catherine A Piez (Chief Investment Officer)	$315,954	$0	$52,323
Amy Liu Witmer (Vp & Director, Metropolita)	$313,725	$0	$35,220
Irena Barisic (Vp, Cfo, & Treasurer)	$301,103	$0	$35,824
Bruce Jones (Vp & Director, Foreign Pol)	$297,293	$0	$35,195
David Wessel (Sr Fellow & Dir, Hutchins Center)	$291,258	$0	$52,928
Grover Whitehurst (Sr Fellow Economic Studies)	$286,902	$0	$32,400
Ona Alston Dosunmu (Sec Eff 12/2017 Interim Coo, Vp & Gen Counsel)	$270,591	$0	$58,264
Homi J Kharas (Interim Vp & Dir, Global Economy)	$262,176	$0	$31,208
John Allen (President (Eff. 11/2017))	$223,974	$0	$25,491
David Porter (Assoc. Vp, Controller & Asst. Treas.)	$222,110	$0	$54,151
Kimberly Churches (Former Secretary Thru 05/2017)	$160,664	$0	$22,080
Elizabeth Gross (Assistant Secretary)	$36,604	$0	$6,645
John L Thornton (Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Glenn H Hutchins (Vice Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Suzanne Nora Johnson (Vice Chair, Board/Investment Committee Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Abby Joseph Cohen (Vice Chair, Nominations & Governance Committee)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur R Collins (Chair, Development Committee)	$0	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Revenue

$112,894,566

Expenses

$100,059,312

Net Income

$12,835,254

Net Assets

$466,482,008

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$96,843,646	85.8%
Program Services	$419,585	0.4%
Investment Income	$3,726,411	3.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$215,449	0.2%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$8,300,569	7.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,111,592	1.0%
Other Revenue	$2,277,314	2.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,008,949	5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$7,875	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$36,341,721	36.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$525,211,269
Total Liabilities	$58,729,261
Net Assets	$466,482,008

Operated a donor-advised fund

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
N Strobe Talbott (President)	$648,311	$0	$220,193
William J Gale (Sr Fellow & Director, Tax Policy Center (Es))	$421,321	$0	$49,452
Martin S Indyk (Executive Vice President)	$408,946	$0	$67,421
Ted Gayer (Vp & Director Of Economic Studies)	$388,843	$0	$44,588
Bruce J Katz (Centennial Scholar)	$380,647	$0	$59,628
Diane Schanzenbach (Sr Fellow & Director, The Hamilton Project)	$357,225	$0	$31,800
Kimberly Churches (Secretary Until 05/2017)	$334,260	$0	$47,547
Steven J Bennett (Secretary From 06/2017, Vp & Coo)	$332,286	$0	$37,975
Kemal Dervis (Vp & Director Of Global)	$332,202	$0	$38,271
Darrell M West (Vp & Director Of Governance Studies)	$325,692	$0	$57,906
Catherine A Piez (Chief Investment Officer)	$305,004	$0	$52,203
Bruce Jones (Vp & Director, Foreign Policy)	$297,209	$0	$35,452
Amy Liu Witmer (Vp & Director, Metropolitan Policy)	$286,024	$0	$34,198
David Wessel (Sr Fellow & Director, The Hutchins Center)	$283,467	$0	$52,826
Grover Whitehurst (Sr Fellow & Brown Center Director)	$275,188	$0	$31,800
Stewart Uretsky (Vp, Cfo, & Treasurer Until 09/2016)	$260,626	$0	$46,301
Irena Barisic (Vp, Cfo, & Treasurer From 03/2017)	$214,882	$0	$26,554
David Porter (Assoc. Vp, Controller & Asst. Treas.)	$214,423	$0	$53,545
Amanda Mays (Assistant Secretary Until 01/2017))	$83,536	$0	$17,217
David M Rubenstein (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
John L Thornton (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Glenn H Hutchins (Vice Chair, Board/Campaign Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Suzanne Nora Johnson (Vice Chair, Board/Investment Committee Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Abby Joseph Cohen (Vice Chair Of Nominations And Governance Committee)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur R Collins (Chair, Development Committee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Feb. 13, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Revenue

$109,394,429

Expenses

$104,635,286

Net Income

$4,759,143

Net Assets

$414,287,137

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$90,539,102	82.8%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$3,037,932	2.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$217,245	0.2%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$11,803,204	10.8%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,297,429	1.2%
Other Revenue	$2,499,517	2.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,559,807	4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$36,995,225	35.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$473,918,510
Total Liabilities	$59,631,373
Net Assets	$414,287,137

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
N Strobe Talbott (President)	$614,490	$0	$218,881
William G Gale (Sr Fellow & Dir, Tax Policy Center)	$401,216	$0	$48,404
Martin S Indyk (Executive Vice President)	$381,681	$0	$64,675
Bruce J Katz (Centennial Scholar)	$358,992	$0	$54,516
Ted Gayer (Vp & Dir Of Economic Studies)	$356,603	$0	$28,588
Stewart Uretsky (Vp, Cfo, & Treasurer)	$329,544	$0	$56,150
Kemal Dervis (Vp & Dir Of Global)	$324,398	$0	$25,309
Darrell M West (Vp & Dir Of Governance Studies)	$316,413	$0	$55,459
David Wessel (Sr Fellow & Dir, Hutchins)	$308,310	$0	$31,515
Steven J Bennett (Vp & Chief Operations Officer)	$306,843	$0	$24,975
Catherine A Piez (Chief Investment Officer)	$295,186	$0	$43,593
Kimberly Churches (Secretary)	$294,509	$0	$40,772
Mark B Mcclellan (Dir, Iivh & Sr Fellow, Es)	$282,868	$0	$18,068
Grover Whitehurst (Sr. Fellow & Brown Center Dir)	$269,322	$0	$21,752
Bruce Jones (Vp & Dir, Foreign Policy)	$250,251	$0	$29,071
David Porter (Assoc. Vp, Controller & Asst. Treasurer)	$203,380	$0	$50,395
Leigh Sloane (Secretary Thru 09/4/15)	$177,578	$0	$27,862
Amanda Mays (Asst. Secretary)	$66,247	$0	$14,952
David M Rubenstein (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
John L Thornton (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Glenn H Hutchins (Vice Chair, Board/Campaign Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Suzanne Nora Johnson (Vice Chair, Board/Investment Commt. Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur R Collins (Chair, Development Committee)	$0	$0	$0
Bart Friedman (Chair, Audit Committee)	$0	$0	$0
Pete Higgins (Chair, Impact Task Force)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Feb. 11, 2017

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Audits

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Revenue

$106,387,190

Expenses

$107,926,103

Net Income

-$1,538,913

Net Assets

$420,909,140

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$76,694,383	72.1%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$13,894,953	13.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$180,501	0.2%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$11,847,045	11.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,303,804	1.2%
Other Revenue	$2,466,504	2.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,591,824	4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$36,512,297	33.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$482,069,162
Total Liabilities	$61,160,022
Net Assets	$420,909,140

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
N Strobe Talbott (President)	$606,140	$0	$158,424
William G Gale (Sr Fellow & Dir, Tax Policy Center)	$396,442	$0	$47,123
Bruce J Katz (Vp & Co Dir, Metropolitan Policy)	$347,991	$0	$65,905
Ted Gayer (Vp & Dir Of Economic Studies)	$347,617	$0	$39,847
Martin S Indyk (Executive Vice President)	$340,048	$0	$58,187
Stewart Uretsky (Vp, Cfo, & Treasurer)	$325,634	$0	$54,438
Kemal Dervis (Vp & Dir Of Global)	$314,934	$0	$36,074
William J Antholis (Former Secretary)	$309,199	$0	$58,056
Steven J Bennett (Chief Operations Officer)	$300,670	$0	$33,353
Mark B Mcclellan (Dir, Iivh & Sr Fellow, Es)	$300,575	$0	$46,952
David Wessel (Sr Fellow & Dir, Hutchins Center)	$289,543	$0	$0
Catherine A Piez (Chief Investment Officer)	$287,176	$0	$44,846
Darrell M West (Vp & Dir Of Governance Studies)	$286,814	$0	$52,835
Kimberly Churches (Vp For Iaer)	$278,159	$0	$39,452
David Nassar (Vp For Communications)	$266,535	$0	$28,955
Grover Whitehurst (Sr. Fellow & Brown Center Dir)	$264,663	$0	$31,082
David Porter (Assoc. Vp & Assistant Treasurer)	$198,658	$0	$48,610
Leigh Sloane (Secretary)	$154,933	$0	$43,748
Amanda Mays (Asst. Secretary)	$54,304	$0	$13,323
David M Rubenstein (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
John L Thornton (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Glenn Hutchins (Vice Chair, Board/Campaign Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Suzanne Nora Johnson (Vice Chair, Board/Chair, Investment)	$0	$0	$0
Cheryl Cohen Effron (Chair, Development Committee)	$0	$0	$0
Bart Friedman (Chair, Audit Committee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Feb. 14, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Revenue

$106,526,578

Expenses

$99,568,985

Net Income

$6,957,593

Net Assets

$443,238,012

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$89,488,748	84.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$2,624,735	2.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$286,926	0.3%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$10,489,472	9.8%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,597,137	1.5%
Other Revenue	$2,039,560	1.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,888,041	3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$34,550,475	34.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$496,001,963
Total Liabilities	$52,763,951
Net Assets	$443,238,012

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
N Strobe Talbott (President)	$507,645	$0	$57,587
William G Gale (Sr Fellow & Dir, Tax Policy Center)	$399,218	$0	$44,835
Ted Gayer (Vp & Dir Of Economic Studies)	$351,177	$0	$35,829
Martin S Indyk (Former Vp & Dir Of Foreign Policy)	$343,444	$0	$48,315
Bruce J Katz (Vp & Co Dir, Metropolitan Policy)	$336,126	$0	$60,752
Mark B Mcclellan (Dir, Iivh & Sr Fellow, Es)	$308,481	$0	$44,664
Stewart Uretsky (Vp, Cfo, & Treasurer)	$303,256	$0	$49,812
William J Antholis (Former Secretary)	$293,227	$0	$19,212
Steven J Bennett (Chief Operations Officer)	$290,211	$0	$32,398
Darrell M West (Vp & Dir Of Governance Studies)	$288,124	$0	$48,449
Kemal Dervis (Vp & Dir Of Global)	$284,379	$0	$34,324
Catherine A Piez (Chief Investment Officer)	$279,563	$0	$40,011
Karen E Dynan (Senior Fellow)	$264,305	$0	$25,099
Grover Whitehurst (Sr. Fellow & Brown Center Director)	$259,567	$0	$30,324
Martin N Baily (Sr. Fellow & Director, Ibpp)	$259,240	$0	$47,107
David Nassar (Vp For Communications)	$252,483	$0	$16,529
Kimberly Churches (Vp For Iaer)	$244,943	$0	$36,226
David Porter (Assoc. Vp & Assistant Treasurer)	$194,816	$0	$37,938
Amanda Mays (Asst. Secretary)	$52,240	$0	$12,091
Leigh Sloane (Secretary)	$43,286	$0	$11,704
David M Rubenstein (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
John L Thornton (Co Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Glenn Hutchins (Vice Chair Of The Board/Campaign Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Suzanne Nora Johnson (Vice Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Cheryl Cohen Effron (Chair Of The Development Committee)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Feb. 5, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Revenue

$100,602,993

Expenses

$96,726,329

Net Income

$3,876,664

Net Assets

$404,239,681

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$80,276,594	79.8%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$5,459,389	5.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$393,059	0.4%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$10,978,805	10.9%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,353,212	1.3%
Other Revenue	$2,141,934	2.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,190,841	4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$31,321,911	32.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$462,634,222
Total Liabilities	$58,394,541
Net Assets	$404,239,681

990

Filed on April 8, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Revenue

$130,784,440

Expenses

$93,962,754

Net Income

$36,821,686

Net Assets

$381,308,062

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$114,836,670	87.8%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$3,495,177	2.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$302,331	0.2%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$8,463,352	6.5%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,547,990	1.2%
Other Revenue	$2,138,920	1.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,124,064	4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$72,500	0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$30,557,957	32.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$436,930,915
Total Liabilities	$55,622,853
Net Assets	$381,308,062

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Revenue

$100,222,125

Expenses

$88,922,671

Net Income

$11,299,454

Net Assets

$354,443,190

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$86,934,790	86.7%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$3,397,856	3.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$169,494	0.2%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$7,382,169	7.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,833,458	1.8%
Other Revenue	$504,358	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,200,993	3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$420,000	0.5%
Other Salaries and Wages	$28,210,703	31.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$410,039,317
Total Liabilities	$55,596,127
Net Assets	$354,443,190

990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2000

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
1999

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990

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Brookings Institution

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Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $89.4M (2023)

Expenses $98.8M (2023)

Total Assets $538M (2023)

Total Liabilities $64.7M (2023)

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Revenue

$89.4M (2023)

Expenses

$98.8M (2023)

Total Assets

$538M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$64.7M (2023)

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