American Enterprise Institute for Public

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 53-0218495 Website

THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE IS A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS AND SUPPORTERS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING LIBERTY, INCREASING INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY, AND STRENGTHENING FREE ENTERPRISE. AEI PURSUES THESE IDEALS THROUGH INDEPENDENT THINKING AND THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF RESEARCH AND EXPOSITION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$353.1M

+1.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$160K

+700.0% YoY

Grant Count

2

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$80K

+300.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$22M$44M$67M$89M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$353,111,569$348,427,115$346,443,499
Revenue$67,952,475$53,808,205$69,385,964
Expenses$71,020,416$66,819,074$60,624,542
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$6,963,897$4,179,425$8,934,902
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$40K$80K$120K$160K0 grants20202 grants20211 grants20221 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$150KRENEW DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE$10K

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ROBERT DOARPRESIDENT$1.1MJASON W BERTSCHEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$461KYUVAL LEVINDIRECTOR, SCCS$375KKORI SCHAKEDIRECTOR, FDP$358KMICHAEL R STRAINDIRECTOR, ECONOMIC POLICY$329KSUZANNE B GERSHOWITZ…PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING …$326KNICHOLAS EBERSTADTSENIOR FELLOW$319KDANIELLE PLETKADISTINGUISHED SENIOR FELLOW$271KADAM WHITESENIOR FELLOW$271KJOHN CUSEY - SENIOR …PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL RELATIONS$266KJAMES PETHOKOUKISSENIOR FELLOW$251KFREDERICK HESS - SEN…FELLOW & DIRECTOR, EDUCATION$247KMATTHEW CONTINETTIDIRECTOR, DOMESTIC POLICY$239KKAZUKI KO - VICE PRE…CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$224KRYAN STREETER - DIRE…DOMESTIC POLICY - TO 8/23$188K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BEHDAD EGHBALIBD OF TRUSTEES1
BOB MURLEYBD OF TRUSTEES - AS OF 3/20241
CHRISTOPHER B GALVINBD OF TRUSTEES1
CLIFFORD S ASNESSBD OF TRUSTEES1
DANIEL A D'ANIELLOCHAIRMAN2
DEEPA JAVERIBD OF TRUSTEES1
EDWARD B RUST JRBD OF TRUSTEES1
FRANK J HANNABD OF TRUSTEES1
GEOFFREY S REHNERTBD OF TRUSTEES1
HARLAN CROWBD OF TRUSTEES1
HARVEY GOLUBBD OF TRUSTEES1
JOANNA F JONSSONBD OF TRUSTEES1
JOHN A LUKE JRBD OF TRUSTEES1
JOHN K HURLEYBD OF TRUSTEES1
KEVIN B ROLLINSBD OF TRUSTEES1
KIMBERLY O DENNISBD OF TRUSTEES1
MARC S LIPSCHULTZBD OF TRUSTEES1
MARTIN C ELTRICH IIIBD OF TRUSTEES1
MATTHEW K ROSEBD OF TRUSTEES1
PAT NEALBD OF TRUSTEES1
PETER H COORSBD OF TRUSTEES1
RAVENEL B CURRY IIIBD OF TRUSTEES1
RICHARD DEVOSBD OF TRUSTEES1
ROBERT DOARPRESIDENT40$1,052,158
ROBERT GREENHILLBD OF TRUSTEES1
ROSS PEROT JRBD OF TRUSTEES1
THE HONORABLE RICHARD B CHENEYBD OF TRUSTEES - UNTIL 3/241
TULLY M FRIEDMANBD OF TRUSTEES1
WILL WEATHERFORDBD OF TRUSTEES1
WILLIAM H WALTONBD OF TRUSTEES1
WILSON H TAYLORBD OF TRUSTEES1
JASON W BERTSCHEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT40$460,768
KAZUKI KO - VICE PRESIDENTCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$223,725
JOHN CUSEY - SENIOR VICEPRESIDENT, EXTERNAL RELATIONS40$265,835
KORI SCHAKEDIRECTOR, FDP40$358,140
MATTHEW CONTINETTIDIRECTOR, DOMESTIC POLICY40$239,205
MICHAEL R STRAINDIRECTOR, ECONOMIC POLICY40$328,909
RYAN STREETER - DIRECTORDOMESTIC POLICY - TO 8/2340$187,672
SUZANNE B GERSHOWITZ - SENIOR VICEPRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$326,379
YUVAL LEVINDIRECTOR, SCCS40$375,116
ADAM WHITESENIOR FELLOW40$270,508
DANIELLE PLETKADISTINGUISHED SENIOR FELLOW40$270,610
FREDERICK HESS - SENIORFELLOW & DIRECTOR, EDUCATION40$247,154
JAMES PETHOKOUKISSENIOR FELLOW40$250,508
NICHOLAS EBERSTADTSENIOR FELLOW40$319,408

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

ArlingtonChicagoNew YorkProvidenceWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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