Public Charity

THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION

THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $115.7M in revenue, $107.7M in expenses, $571.8M in total assets. 337 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $74.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 530196577 WASHINGTON, DC Economics NTEE: V22 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$115.7M
Total Expenses$107.7M
Total Assets$571.8M
Grant Records337
Funding Total$74.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION (BROOKINGS) IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC POLICY ORGANIZATION THAT CONDUCTS IN-DEPTH, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH THAT LEADS TO NEW IDEAS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS FACING SOCIETY AT THE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL LEVEL. HEADQUARTERED IN WASHINGTON, DC, BROOKINGS IS ORGANIZED INTO FIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, FOREIGN POLICY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE, AND METROPOLITAN POLICY. BROOKINGS ACHIEVES IMPACT BY PROVIDING POLICY ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON PRESSING POLICY CHALLENGES, WHICH ARE DISSEMINATED THROUGH REPORTS, BOOKS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, OP-EDS, BLOG POSTS, MEETINGS, EVENTS, CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY, AND BRIEFINGS.

Where $1 goes at The Brookings Institution

How The Brookings Institution divides each dollar it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

75¢ Programs the work itself
21¢ Management running the organization
4¢ Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the 75¢ for programs

19¢
Economic studies:the economic studies program provides analysis of current and emerging economic issues to inform public policy through innovative and practical policy solutions
25% of program spending
17¢
Global economy and development:the global economy & development (global) program offers innovative policy solutions and tools to help global, national, and local policymakers build more equitable and sustainable…
23% of program spending
13¢
Foreign policy:the foreign policy program conducts research, analysis and convening in order to inform public understanding and policy dialogue concerning the most pressing geopolitical and security issues facing…
17% of program spending

Plus 5 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Abby Joseph Cohen
TRUSTEE (AS OF 05/25) Adam Flatto
TRUSTEE (THRU 11/24) Aditya Mittal
SENIOR FELLOW (THRU 9/24) Alan Berube
TRUSTEE Alan Schwartz
SR FELLOW & PRES. ADV. (THRU 6/25) Amy Liu

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$11,672,050 12 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,009,464 32 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,629,901 9 grants
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$3,350,000 1 grant
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
$3,341,145 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $115.7M $107.7M $571.8M
2024 $109.0M $102.3M $551.0M
2023 $89.4M $98.8M $537.6M
2022 $119.3M $87.9M $529.0M
2021 $67.9M $85.7M $568.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $67.9M to $115.7M (+70%), with total assets most recently reported at $571.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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