Brookings Institution

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The Brookings Institution is one of the oldest and best known think tanks in the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., it describes itself as, "an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, education, and publication focused on public policy issues in the areas of economics, foreign policy, and governance." It was founded by philanthropist Robert S. Brookings (1850-1932).

Contents 1 Personnel 2 Funders 3 Contact information 4 External link 4.1 References

Personnel

More than 140 resident and nonresident scholars
http://www.brookings.edu/index/scholars_byname.htm

Funders

The Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Ford Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
University of California-Berkeley

Contact information

The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-797-6000
Fax: 202-797-6004
E-mail: brookinfo@brookings.edu
http://www.brookings.edu

External link

• Web site

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Brookings_Institution" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookings_Institution, used under the GNU Free Documentation License