Stimson Center

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Stimson Center

Abbreviation	Stimson
Formation	1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Type	Think tank
Legal status	501(c)3
Headquarters	1211 Connecticut Avenue NW, 8th Floor
Location	Washington, D.C., United States
President	Brian Finlay
Budget	Revenue: $12.6 million Expenses: $10.7 million (FYE 2021)[1]
Website	stimson.org

The Stimson Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that analyzes issues related to global peace. It is named after the American lawyer and politician Henry L. Stimson.

Stimson analyzes issues such as nuclear proliferation, arms trafficking, water management, wildlife poaching, and responses to humanitarian crises. It also provides consulting for US and international institutions and publishes articles for the general public.^[2]

In 2013, Stimson received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.^[3] Stimson was ranked 10th best US think tank in the University of Pennsylvania's 2020 Global Go To Think Tanks Report.^[4]