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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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Toyota
Japanese parent company of the Toyota group and one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world. Most of its subsidiary companies are involved in the production of automobiles, automobile parts, and commercial and industrial vehicles. Toyota has assembly plants and distributors in many foreign countries, and ist vehicles, some in the form of unassembled units, are exported to more than 140 countries. In addition to automotive products, subsidiaries manufacture rubber and cork materials, steel, synthetic resins, automatic looms, and cotton and woolen goods. Others deal in real estate, prefabricated housing units, and the import and export of raw materials. Headquarters are in Toyota City.