Browse our publicly available repository of foreign government, U.S. government, and Pentagon contractor funding of the U.S.’s top 50 foreign policy think tanks going back to 2019.
Over a third of the top foreign policy think tanks in the U.S. publicly disclose little or no information about their funders. Yet, most think tanks provide at least some information about how they are funded. The Think Tank Funding Tracker allows users to explore these funding relationships for themselves. Start by searching for a donor or think tank below or use the browse function in the top right corner.
Top 10 Think Tanks That Receive Funding from Foreign Governments
| Think Tank | Min Amount |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Council | 20,883,000 |
| Brookings Institution | 17,150,001 |
| German Marshall Fund | 16,168,022 |
| RAND | 12,400,000 |
| Stimson Center | 11,632,261 |
| Middle East Institute | 10,631,648 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 10,565,011 |
| Center for a New American Security | 2,805,001 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | 1,975,000 |
| Peterson Institute for International Economics | 1,725,019 |
Top 10 Think Tanks That Receive Funding from Pentagon Contractors
| Think Tank | Min Amount |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Council | 10,270,001 |
| Center for a New American Security | 6,665,000 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | 4,115,000 |
| Brookings Institution | 3,475,000 |
| Hudson Institute | 2,240,000 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | 2,095,000 |
| Stimson Center | 1,555,763 |
| Aspen Institute | 1,125,000 |
| German Marshall Fund | 871,010 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 620,008 |
Top 10 Think Tanks That Receive Funding from the U.S. Government
| Think Tank | Min Amount |
|---|---|
| RAND | 1,409,000,000 |
| Wilson Center | 51,692,380 |
| Stimson Center | 8,742,990 |
| Atlantic Council | 8,081,001 |
| Aspen Institute | 6,235,000 |
| Center for a New American Security | 3,985,000 |
| German Marshall Fund | 3,235,009 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 3,180,001 |
| Brookings Institution | 1,820,002 |
| Inter-American Dialogue | 356,000 |
