The Brookings Institution
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196577 · Social science · Rank 4,746 by total revenue
To conduct in-depth, independent research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $115,659,701
- Total expenses
- $107,734,507
- Total assets
- $571,797,924
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $60,619,338
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $74,998,820
- Employees
- 603
- Salary base per employee
- $100,530
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (71)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia Rouse | PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $1,370,231 |
| Jonathan D Schwartz | GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 40 | $751,686 |
| Mitchell L Wein | SR VP OF FINANCE & COO | Officer | 40 | $610,201 |
| Elizabeth Gross | DIR BOARD RLTNS, ASSTNT SE | Officer | 40 | $164,947 |
| Glenn H Hutchins | CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD | Board, Officer | 4 | None reported |
| Suzanne Nora Johnson | CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD | Board, Officer | 4 | None reported |
| Leonard D Schaeffer | VICE CHAIR OF BOARD | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Pete Higgins | VICE CHAIR OF BOARD | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Kenneth M Jacobs | VICE CHAIR OF BOARD | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Victor L Hymes | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Tracy R Wolstencroft | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Amy Liu | SR FELLOW & PRES. ADV. (THRU 6/25) | Key employee | 40 | $569,541 |
| Catherine A Piez | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $548,129 |
| Ben Harris | VP & DIR, ECONOMIC STUDIES | Key employee | 40 | $523,615 |
| Suzanne Maloney | VP & DIR., FOREIGN POLICY | Key employee | 40 | $466,267 |
| Brahima Coulibaly | VP & DIRECTOR, GLOBAL | Key employee | 40 | $463,410 |
| Camille Busette | VP & DIR, GS (THRU 8/25) | Key employee | 40 | $426,961 |
| Ankur R Bhatt | VP & CIO | Key employee | 40 | $426,473 |
| Elisabeth Donahue | VP OF COMM. & PA | Key employee | 40 | $407,801 |
| Richard G Frank | SR. FELLOW & DIR, HEALTH POLICY | Key employee | 40 | $381,586 |
| Joe Rooney | VP & CHIEF OF STAFF | Key employee | 40 | $368,924 |
| Tamara L O'Neil | VP, CHIEF DEVEL. OFFICER (THRU 7/24) | Key employee | 40 | $362,982 |
| Alan Berube | SENIOR FELLOW (THRU 9/24) | Key employee | 40 | $310,102 |
| April McWilliams | VP & CHIEF HR OFFICER (THRU 7/24) | Key employee | 40 | $233,602 |
| Robert Puentes | VP & DIR, BROOKINGS METRO | Key employee | 40 | $232,418 |
| Robert J Abernethy | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Jeffrey H Aronson | TRUSTEE (AS OF 11/24) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Peter Barris | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Robert M Bass | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Seth Bernstein | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jeffrey L Bewkes | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| David Bozeman | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Betsy Z Cohen | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Abby Joseph Cohen | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Jonathan Colby | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Cheryl Crazy Bull | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Susan Crown | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jason Cummins | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Victor G Dodig | TRUSTEE (AS OF 11/24) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Katherine Farley | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Lawton Fitt | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Adam Flatto | TRUSTEE (AS OF 05/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Bart Friedman | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Ellen V Futter | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Helene Gayle | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| David J Grain | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Michael D Hankin | TRUSTEE (AS OF 03/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Tom Kaplan | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Laura Karet | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Philip M Knight | TRUSTEE (THRU 05/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Cathy Minehan | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Aditya Mittal | TRUSTEE (THRU 11/24) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Beth Mooney | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Oscar Munoz | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Laxman Narasimhan | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Asutosh Padhi | TRUSTEE (AS OF 11/24) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Vasant Prabhu | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Brian Rogers | TRUSTEE (THRU 05/25) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Ginni Rometty | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Timothy F Ryan | TRUSTEE (THRU 05/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Alan Schwartz | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Eric Schwartz | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| James Smith | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Kevin Sneader | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Douglas Steenland | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Joe R Straus III | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Lee J Styslinger III | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Andrew Tisch | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| E Eric Tokat | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Antoine W Van Agtmael | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $6,373,176, which is 10.5% of the $60,619,338 salary base shared by 603 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia Rouse | PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $1,327,657 | $0 | $42,574 | $1,370,231 |
| Jonathan D Schwartz | GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 40 | $660,245 | $0 | $91,441 | $751,686 |
| Mitchell L Wein | SR VP OF FINANCE & COO | Officer | 40 | $550,595 | $0 | $59,606 | $610,201 |
| William Gale | SENIOR FELLOW | Highly paid employee | 40 | $520,695 | $0 | $82,314 | $603,009 |
| Amy Liu | SR FELLOW & PRES. ADV. (THRU 6/25) | Key employee | 40 | $515,116 | $0 | $54,425 | $569,541 |
| Catherine A Piez | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $447,871 | $0 | $100,258 | $548,129 |
| Ben Harris | VP & DIR, ECONOMIC STUDIES | Key employee | 40 | $413,203 | $0 | $110,412 | $523,615 |
| Xavier Briggs | SENIOR FELLOW | Highly paid employee | 40 | $369,582 | $0 | $97,505 | $467,087 |
| Suzanne Maloney | VP & DIR., FOREIGN POLICY | Key employee | 40 | $363,714 | $0 | $102,553 | $466,267 |
| Brahima Coulibaly | VP & DIRECTOR, GLOBAL | Key employee | 40 | $367,346 | $0 | $96,064 | $463,410 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202601359349300310 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 53-0196577
- Organization website (as filed): www.brookings.edu