BROOKINGS INSTITUTION

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1775 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-2103

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

CECILIA ELENA ROUSE, 1775 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Signed the 990

BEN CAHEN, INTERIM CFO

Phone

(202) 797-6000

Website

WWW.BROOKINGS.EDU

Return prepared by

CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

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.

Program accomplishments

• ECONOMIC STUDIES:THE ECONOMIC STUDIES PROGRAM PROVIDES ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AND EMERGING ECONOMIC ISSUES TO INFORM PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL POLICY SOLUTIONS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, ECONOMIC STUDIES SCHOLARS CONDUCTED RIGOROUS RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS IN AREAS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SOUND MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY, TAXATION, INCLUSIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND MOBILITY, HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL INSURANCE ECONOMICS, AND THE EFFICIENT WORKING OF MARKETS. THE ECONOMIC STUDIES PROGRAM DISSEMINATED ITS FREQUENTLY CITED SCHOLARSHIP IN PUBLISHED REPORTS, RESEARCH PAPERS, JOURNALS, LONGER-FORM BOOKS AND SHORTER-FORM OP-EDS AND BLOG POSTS, AS WELL AS THROUGH EVENTS.
  Expenses $22,355,350 · grants $867,301 · revenue $4,727
• 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 ECONOMIC SYSTEMS THAT DELIVER PROSPERITY AND WELL-BEING FOR ALL. GLOBAL'S INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERTS PROVIDES THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT INFORM POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THEMATIC AREAS INCLUDING HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT FINANCE; FORECASTING TRENDS; GLOBAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT; AND MULTILATERALISM AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.
  Expenses $20,258,913 · grants $2,118,473 · revenue $3,200
• 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 THE U.S. AND THE WORLD. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM REGULARLY HOSTING EVENTS, FOREIGN POLICY SCHOLARS HAVE PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF REPORTS AND BOOKS WHILE ALSO MAKING APPEARANCES ON THE PAGES AND AIRWAVES OF MAJOR NEWS AND POLICY OUTLETS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE GLOBE.
  Expenses $15,327,380 · grants $414,016 · revenue $345,555
• GOVERNANCE STUDIES:THE GOVERNANCE STUDIES PROGRAM AT BROOKINGS IS DEDICATED TO ANALYZING POLICY ISSUES, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES, AND CONTEMPORARY GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES. OUR SCHOLARSHIP IDENTIFIES AREAS IN NEED OF REFORM AND PROPOSES SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS WITH THE GOALS OF IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, INFORMING DEBATE, AND PROVIDING STAKEHOLDERS WITH EXPERT ANALYSIS AND IDEAS TO ENSURE BETTER INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE. GOVERNANCE STUDIES EXPERTS FOCUS ON AREAS RANGING FROM ELECTION PROCESSES, TO PRIVACY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, TO THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, TO GLOBAL ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS. IN ADDITION TO PUBLISHING MYRIAD WORKS OF WRITTEN SCHOLARSHIP, GOVERNANCE STUDIES HELD A NUMBER OF EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON THESE AND OTHER TIMELY TOPICS.
  Expenses $14,030,305 · grants $328,109
• BROOKINGS METRO:THE BROOKINGS METRO PROGRAM WORKS WITH LOCAL LEADERS TO TRANSFORM ORIGINAL RESEARCH INSIGHTS INTO POLICY AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS THAT SCALE NATIONALLY IN SUPPORT OF EVERY COMMUNITY BECOMING PROSPEROUS, JUST, AND RESILIENT - NO MATTER ITS STARTING POINT. THE PROGRAM PRODUCES A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING BLOG POSTS, RESEARCH BRIEFS, REPORTS, BOOKS AND INTERACTIVE DATA VISUALIZATIONS, AND HOST A NUMBER OF PUBLIC EVENTS. THROUGH ROUNDTABLES, MEETINGS, PUBLIC FORUMS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, LABS AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, THE PROGRAM ALSO CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NETWORKS OF EXPERTS FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS TO TRANSLATE EVIDENCE AND IDEAS INTO TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS THE UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES FACING THE NATION, STATES AND CITIES ALIKE.
  Expenses $12,720,822 · grants $794,661 · revenue $371,084
• COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS: BROOKINGS' COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT DISSEMINATES INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION, ITS SCHOLARS AND RESEARCH, AND THE ARRAY OF RESOURCES THAT BROOKINGS OFFERS. THE COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT MANAGES BROOKINGS' PRIMARY AVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTING ITS WORK, SUCH AS THE INSTITUTION'S WEBSITE (WWW.BROOKINGS.EDU), SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, OTHER DIGITAL COMPONENTS OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, AS WELL AS HOUSING THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS IS ALSO PART OF THE DEPARTMENT, CHARGED WITH FACILITATING SCHOLAR ENGAGEMENT WITH POLICYMAKERS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS.
  Expenses $2,885,741
• INSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVES:INCLUDES RESEARCH INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN OR SUPERVISED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND CROSS-PROGRAM RESEARCH EFFORTS, SUCH AS THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE.THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY (AIET) INITIATIVE INCLUDES SEVERAL WORKSTREAMS EACH DESIGNED TO TRACK AND INFORM PRESSING QUESTIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY IN NEAR REAL-TIME.
  Expenses $1,600,072 · revenue $531,040
• BROOKINGS PRESS:THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS PUBLISHES LONGFORM PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS FROM BROOKINGS SCHOLARS AND OTHER EXPERTS. THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS PUBLISHES BOOKS ON GOVERNANCE, POLITICAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, FOREIGN POLICY AND OTHER FIELDS THAT ARE WIDELY DISCUSSED IN THE MEDIA, ASSIGNED IN CLASSROOMS, REFERRED TO IN LIBRARIES, AND PICKED UP IN BOOKSTORES-BOOKS THAT INFORM WITH CLARITY AND PERSUADE WITH CONVICTION.
  Expenses $251,200 · revenue $436,503

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

53-0196577

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1940

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Social science (V220)

Assets (IRS master file)

$571,797,924

Income (IRS master file)

$179,272,789

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 53-0196577).

Questions about BROOKINGS INSTITUTION

What is the EIN of BROOKINGS INSTITUTION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of BROOKINGS INSTITUTION is 53-0196577.

Is BROOKINGS INSTITUTION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1940.

Are donations to BROOKINGS INSTITUTION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does BROOKINGS INSTITUTION file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of BROOKINGS INSTITUTION due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did BROOKINGS INSTITUTION last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of BROOKINGS INSTITUTION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CECILIA ELENA ROUSE.

Who are the officers and directors of BROOKINGS INSTITUTION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 76 people; 23 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,327,657 (CECILIA ROUSE, PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does BROOKINGS INSTITUTION have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $115,659,701, expenses of $107,734,507 and total assets of $571,797,924 at year end.

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