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The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution was founded in 1916 as the Institute for Government Research, the first private organization devoted to public policy issues at the national level. In 1922 and 1924, the Institute was joined by two supporting sister organizations, the Institute of Economics and the Robert Brookings Graduate School, and in 1927, these three groups were consolidated into one institution, named in honor of Robert Somers Brookings (18501932), a St. Louis businessman whose leadership shaped the earlier organizations. The Institute is financed largely by endowment and by the support of philanthropic foundations, corporations, and private individuals. The organization is devoted to carrying out research and educational activities, and it also undertakes some unclassified government contract studies, always reserving the right to publish its findings. Indeed, The Institution stands as an independent analyst and critic that is committed to publishing its findings for the information of the public. The Institution conducts conferences and activities serving as a bridge between scholarship and public policy in order to bring new knowledge to the attention of decision-makers and to afford scholars a better insight into public policy issues.

There is a Board of Trustees which is responsible for general supervision of the Institution, approval of fields of investigation, and safeguarding the independence of the Institution's work. On this Board, the President is the chief administrative officer, responsible for formulating and coordinating policies, recommending projects, approving publications, and selecting staff. Information about the Institution and its activities can be found on the Internet at http://www.brook.edu/about/aboutbi.htm.

The original organization was founded on March 13, 1916 by a group of business leaders and academics. They announced the formation of a nonpartisan private research agency in Washi...

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