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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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American Express

U.S. company founded on March 18, 1850, as an express-transportation company, but today operating as a worldwide organization providing primarily travel-related and insurance services and international finance operations and banking. Headquarters are in New York City.

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