Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Brookings Institution
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$116Mrevenue
FY2025 · −3% in 3 yrs603staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $108M spent
Programs$89M83%Management and general$10.0M9%Fundraising$8.3M8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
49 of 49 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 1% of revenue in FY2025. $4.4M is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending293funders
$37Ma year, last 3 years
8%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Hutchins Family Foundation IncOn and off$2.1M$2.6M$2.7M$2.5M$2.5M$2.8MThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationEvery year since FY2017$535k$1.1M$1.1M$1.2M$1.5M$2.3M$4.7MGates FoundationEvery year since FY2017$2.4M$1.2M$2.8M$1.8M$895k$1.0M$2.2MThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1.5M$1.4M$1.6M$1.0M$910k$1.5M$1.4MThe Kresge FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1.1M$1.2M$984k$1.3M$966k$1.4M$2.0MThe Rockefeller FoundationEvery year since FY2017$150k$409k$305k$2.4M$1.8M$771k$1.4MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$4.7M$2.3M$4.5M$5.7M$4.3M$9.3M$9.0M206 other fundersUp to $3.0M a year each$8.8M$7.6M$11M$17M$16M$21M$20M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund