Cato Institute

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Cato Institute
Established1977; 47 years ago (1977)[1]
Founders
Type501(c)(3) non-profit think tank
23-7432162
FocusPublic advocacy, media exposure and societal influence
Location
Coordinates38°54′12″N 77°01′35″W / 38.90333°N 77.02639°W / 38.90333; -77.02639
President and CEO
Peter N. Goettler[2]
Chairman
Robert A. Levy[2]
Executive Vice-President
Vacant
Revenue (2020)
$31,695,000[3]
Expenses (2020)$31,726,000[3]
Endowment (2020)$85,585,000[3]
Staff100 staff
46 faculty
70 adjunct faculty
Websitewww.cato.org Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
Charles Koch Foundation; Cato Foundation
The Cato Institute's headquarters on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C.
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The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch,[5] chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries.[nb 1] Cato was established to focus on public advocacy, media exposure, and societal influence.[6]

Cato advocates for a limited governmental role in domestic and foreign affairs and strong protection of civil liberties, including support for lowering or abolishing most taxes, opposition to the Federal Reserve system and the Affordable Care Act, the privatization of numerous government agencies and programs including Social Security and the United States Postal Service, demilitarization of the police, open borders and adhering to a non-interventionist foreign policy.

According to the 2019 Global Go to Think Tank Index Report (revised June 2020, Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, University of Pennsylvania), Cato was number 20 in the "Top Think Tanks Worldwide" and number 13 in the "Top Think Tanks in the United States".[7]

  1. ^ "The Cato Institute 40 Years Anniversary Timeline". Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Board of Directors was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c "Fiscal year 2020 financial results" (PDF). Cato Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cato's Mission". Cato Institute. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  5. ^ "25 years at the Cato Institute: The 2001 Annual Report" (PDF). OCLC 52255585. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 8, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  6. ^ Cobane, Craig T. (2005). "Think Tanks". Americans at War. Gale. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Global Go To was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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