Public Charity

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH is a Public Charity headquartered in GREAT BARRINGTON, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $13.2M revenue, $9.3M expenses, $227.1M total assets. 44 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 042121305 GREAT BARRINGTON, MA Economics NTEE: V22 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.2M
Total Expenses$9.3M
Total Assets$227.1M
Grant Records44
Funding Total$3.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH (AIER) EDUCATES PEOPLE ON THE VALUE OF PERSONAL FREEDOM, FREE ENTERPRISE, PROPERTY RIGHTS, LIMITED GOVERNMENT AND SOUND MONEY. AIER'S ONGOING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE PRINCIPLES IN ADVANCING PEACE, PROSPERITY AND HUMAN PROGRESS.

Where $100 goes at American Institute for Economic Research

How American Institute for Economic Research divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$73 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$13 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $73 for programs

$44
Research
60% of program spending
$29
Academic programs
40% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 315 students; 2,270 attendees; 11 programs
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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 Adam Kissel
TRUSTEE (AS OF 10/25) Barry Linder
TRUSTEE Benjamin W Powell
TRUSTEE Bradley K Hobbs
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Brittney Paul
TRUSTEE Douglas L Harwood

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,883,557 36 grants
Education
$465,133 7 grants
Human & Social Services
$45,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $13.2M $9.3M $227.1M
2024 $5.1M $8.7M $199.2M
2023 $4.8M $9.3M $193.9M
2022 $3.4M $8.6M $184.2M
2021 $3.8M $7.7M $214.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.8M to $13.2M (+249%), with total assets most recently reported at $227.1M.

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