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Examples of Mainly Corporate Funded Think Tanks: Brookings Institution |
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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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DuPont Company
American corporation engaged primarily in the manufacture of chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers. The company was founded by éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) in Delaware in 1802 to produce black powder and later other explosives, which remained the company's main products until the 20th century, when it began to make many other chemicals as well. Today DuPont has plants, subsidiaries, and affiliates worldwide. Its headquarters are in Wilmington, Del.
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