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Brookings Institution

Quality. Independence. Impact.

Washington, DC

www.brookings.edu

Mission

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.

Ruling Year

1940

Principal Officer

John Allen

Main Address

1775 Massachusetts Ave NW

Washington, DC 20036 USA

Keywords

public policy, policy issues, policymakers, institutions

EIN

53-0196577

Number

4744018988

Cause Area (NTEE Code)

Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (W05)

Education N.E.C. (B99)

IRS Filing Requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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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 policymakers with expert analysis and ideas to ensure better institutional governance.

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Metropolitan Policy Program

Our mission is to deliver research and solutions that help metropolitan leaders build an advanced economy that works for all.

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Foreign Policy

America’s conduct of foreign policy demands that, as a nation, we address the dual realities of new threats and opportunities in a world that is more connected and interdependent, where technology has eclipsed transitional understandings of borders and security.

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Global Economy and Development

Founded in 2006, the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings aims to shape the policy debate on how to improve global economic cooperation and fight global poverty and sources of social stress. With a long-term vision of strong, sustainable, and balanced growth for a prosperous world, the program undertakes high-quality research, identifies target audiences and policy opportunities, and shares its findings to inform new policy solutions.

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Economic Studies

The Brookings Economic Studies program analyzes current and emerging economic issues facing the United States and the world, focusing on ideas to achieve broad-based economic growth, a strong labor market, sound fiscal and monetary policy, and economic opportunity and social mobility. The research aims to increase understanding of how the economy works and what can be done to make it work better.

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Brookings Institution

Fiscal year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

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Operations

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Board of Directors

as of 5/1/2018

Board Chair

John L. Thornton

Tsinghua University

Jeffrey Greenberg

Elizabeth Bailey

Shirley Jackson

Samuel Hellman

Arthur Culvahouse

Judith Rodin

John Thornton

Richard Fisher

William Haseltine

Lawrence Summers

Leonard Schaeffer

Bart Friedman

Mario Morino

William Owens

Thomas Donilon

Michael Jordan

Cyrus Freidheim

John Porter

Teresa Heinz

Kenneth Duberstein

Lawrence Fish

Joel Hyatt

David Friend

Stephen Wolf

Ann Fudge

Daniel Yergin

Alan Dachs

D'Andrea Laura

Brian Greenspun

James Cicconi

Vincent Trosino

Mario Draghi

Steven Rattner

Beatrice Welters

Robert Day

Frank Pearl

Kenneth Dam

Ann Jordan

Zoë Baird

Haim Saban

Marie Knowles

Alan Batkin

David Rubenstein

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BOARD ORIENTATION & EDUCATION

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CEO OVERSIGHT

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ETHICS & TRANSPARENCY

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BOARD COMPOSITION

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BOARD PERFORMANCE

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