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  Examples of Mainly Corporate Funded Think Tanks: Brookings Institution


With a budget of US$ 23 million and assets worth US$ 192 million the Brookings Institution, based in Washington D.C., in 1998 was funded by: Corporate and private donations (38 %), endowment (30 %), revenue from conferences and seminars (18 %), sales of publications (9 %), government support (2 %).

Among the 138 corporate donors are: Bell Atlantic, Citibank, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, NationsBank, Exxon, Chevron, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Toyota, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Dupont, Mobil and Lockheed Martin, and the foundations of companies like American Express, Travelers, AT&T and McDonnell Douglas. A few media conglomerates, like Time Warner and the Washington Post Co.. Contributions of individual donors include executives from Visa, Procter and Gamble, BankAmerica and U.S. Airways.




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Travelers Group Inc.
American conglomerate corporation whose subsidiaries are involved in such financial services as health and life insurance, mortgage and investment banking, securities brokerage, and assets management. As American Can Company, the company was noted for its production of metal cans for food and beverages, as well as other metal, paper, and plastic packaging and such consumer products as disposable cups, containers, towels, and tissues. Headquarters are in New York City.