Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution
	The Brookings Institution building near Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C.
Abbreviation	Brookings
Formation	1916
Founder	Robert S. Brookings
Type	Public policy think tank
Tax ID no.	53-0196577
Headquarters	1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.;
Coordinates	38°54′33″N 77°02′27″W / 38.90917°N 77.04083°W
President	Cecilia Rouse
Revenue	$89.4 million (2023)
Expenses	$98.8 million (2023)
Endowment	$538 million (2023)
Website	brookings.edu
Formerly called	Institute for Government Research

The Brookings Institution, often stylized as Brookings,^[2] is an American think tank that conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics (and tax policy), metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, global economy, and economic development.^[3]^[4] Brookings states that its staff "represent diverse points of view" and describes itself as nonpartisan.^[5] Media outlets have variously described Brookings as centrist,^[6] liberal,^[7] and center-left.^[8]

The University of Pennsylvania's Global Go To Think Tank Index Report has named Brookings "Think Tank of the Year" and "Top Think Tank in the World" every year since 2008.^[9]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Brookings Institution - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. May 9, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
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^ "Robert Somers Brookings". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
^ "Brookings Research". Brookings Institution. June 25, 2003. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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^ Kurtzleben, Danielle (March 3, 2011). "Think Tank Employees Tend to Support Democrats". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
^ Stein, Jeff (June 24, 2019). "Sanders proposes canceling entire $1.6 trillion in U.S. student loan debt, escalating Democratic policy battle". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "TTCSP GLOBAL GO TO THINK TANK INDEX REPORTS". University of Pennsylvania. January 28, 2021. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

[propublica-1] "Brookings Institution - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. May 9, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.

[2] "Brookings". Brookings. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[3] "Brookings Institution". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.

[RSB-4] "Robert Somers Brookings". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2010.

[research-5] "Brookings Research". Brookings Institution. June 25, 2003. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[NYT4-6] Cite error: The named reference NYT4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] Kurtzleben, Danielle (March 3, 2011). "Think Tank Employees Tend to Support Democrats". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2016.

[center-left-8] Stein, Jeff (June 24, 2019). "Sanders proposes canceling entire $1.6 trillion in U.S. student loan debt, escalating Democratic policy battle". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[9] "TTCSP GLOBAL GO TO THINK TANK INDEX REPORTS". University of Pennsylvania. January 28, 2021. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

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