Robert Brookings aspired to create an institution that could provide unbiased information to guide policymakers through their toughest decisions. This goal was shared by other individuals who became financial supporters of the new organization, and philanthropic foundations soon made contributions as well.
From its original grant of $160,000, the Brookings’s budget has grown to more than $80 million. Early funding for the organization’s programs came from the Carnegie Corporation, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Ford Foundation, and supporters like these continue to partner with the Institution today.
Brookings carefully balances its funding to respond to current issues as well as undertake long-term research projects with far-reaching implications. As new challenges emerge, friends of the Institution generously contribute to make new research projects possible. The corporations, individuals and foundations that support Brookings’s work respect its independence to pose questions, search for answers, and present its findings in the way that the Institution’s administration and experts see fit.
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