CATO INSTITUTE
QID Q1051256 · EIN 237432162
| Fact | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contributions_and_grants | {"amount": 57383444, "currency": "USD"} | 2025-03-31 | irs_990 |
| contributions_and_grants | {"amount": 67085826, "currency": "USD"} | 2024-03-31 | irs_990 |
| contributions_and_grants | {"amount": 55743874, "currency": "USD"} | 2023-03-31 | irs_990 |
| contributions_and_grants | {"amount": 44266356, "currency": "USD"} | 2022-03-31 | irs_990 |
| contributions_and_grants | {"amount": 41647052, "currency": "USD"} | 2021-03-31 | irs_990 |
| contributions_and_grants | {"amount": 30481359, "currency": "USD"} | 2020-03-31 | irs_990 |
| contributions_and_grants | {"amount": 28389412, "currency": "USD"} | 2019-03-31 | irs_990 |
| employee_count | {"value": 317} | 2025-03-31 | irs_990 |
| employee_count | {"value": 304} | 2024-03-31 | irs_990 |
| employee_count | {"value": 289} | 2023-03-31 | irs_990 |
| employee_count | {"value": 283} | 2022-03-31 | irs_990 |
| employee_count | {"value": 271} | 2021-03-31 | irs_990 |
| employee_count | {"value": 296} | 2020-03-31 | irs_990 |
| employee_count | {"value": 299} | 2019-03-31 | irs_990 |
| exempt_since | {"date": "1975-03-01", "precision": "month"} | 1975-03-01 | irs_eo_bmf |
| legal_address | {"city": "WASHINGTON", "region": "DC", "street": "1000 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW", "country": " | irs_eo_bmf | |
| legal_name | {"value": "CATO INSTITUTE"} | irs_eo_bmf | |
| legal_name | {"value": "CATO INSTITUTE"} | irs_990 | |
| net_assets | {"amount": 187075979, "currency": "USD"} | 2025-03-31 | irs_990 |
| net_assets | {"amount": 170075789, "currency": "USD"} | 2024-03-31 | irs_990 |
| net_assets | {"amount": 132741205, "currency": "USD"} | 2023-03-31 | irs_990 |
| net_assets | {"amount": 114160350, "currency": "USD"} | 2022-03-31 | irs_990 |
| net_assets | {"amount": 101093115, "currency": "USD"} | 2021-03-31 | irs_990 |
| net_assets | {"amount": 81391291, "currency": "USD"} | 2020-03-31 | irs_990 |
| net_assets | {"amount": 81421939, "currency": "USD"} | 2019-03-31 | irs_990 |
| ntee_code | {"value": "W200", "scheme": "NTEE"} | irs_eo_bmf | |
| officer_compensation_total | {"amount": 1704581.0, "currency": "USD"} | 2025-03-31 | irs_990 |
| officer_compensation_total | {"amount": 979921.0, "currency": "USD"} | 2024-03-31 | irs_990 |
| officer_compensation_total | {"amount": 914286.0, "currency": "USD"} | 2023-03-31 | irs_990 |
| officer_compensation_total | {"amount": 1188016.0, "currency": "USD"} | 2022-03-31 | irs_990 |
| officer_compensation_total | {"amount": 1089076.0, "currency": "USD"} | 2021-03-31 | irs_990 |
| officer_compensation_total | {"amount": 1101340.0, "currency": "USD"} | 2020-03-31 | irs_990 |
| officer_compensation_total | {"amount": 1286192.0, "currency": "USD"} | 2019-03-31 | irs_990 |
| program_service_revenue | {"amount": 371720, "currency": "USD"} | 2025-03-31 | irs_990 |
| program_service_revenue | {"amount": 233514, "currency": "USD"} | 2024-03-31 | irs_990 |
| program_service_revenue | {"amount": 45784, "currency": "USD"} | 2023-03-31 | irs_990 |
| program_service_revenue | {"amount": 253090, "currency": "USD"} | 2022-03-31 | irs_990 |
| program_service_revenue | {"amount": 0, "currency": "USD"} | 2021-03-31 | irs_990 |
| program_service_revenue | {"amount": 557948, "currency": "USD"} | 2020-03-31 | irs_990 |
| program_service_revenue | {"amount": 386600, "currency": "USD"} | 2019-03-31 | irs_990 |
| revenue | {"amount": 62821387, "currency": "USD"} | 2025-03-31 | irs_990 |
| revenue | {"amount": 71927807, "currency": "USD"} | 2024-03-31 | irs_990 |
| revenue | {"amount": 57666559, "currency": "USD"} | 2023-03-31 | irs_990 |
| revenue | {"amount": 45929682, "currency": "USD"} | 2022-03-31 | irs_990 |
| revenue | {"amount": 43021209, "currency": "USD"} | 2021-03-31 | irs_990 |
| revenue | {"amount": 32506528, "currency": "USD"} | 2020-03-31 | irs_990 |
| revenue | {"amount": 30261118, "currency": "USD"} | 2019-03-31 | irs_990 |
| tax_exempt_status | {"value": "990", "scheme": "IRS Form"} | 2025-03-31 | irs_990 |
| tax_exempt_status | {"value": "990", "scheme": "IRS Form"} | 2024-03-31 | irs_990 |
| tax_exempt_status | {"value": "990", "scheme": "IRS Form"} | 2023-03-31 | irs_990 |
| tax_exempt_status | {"value": "990", "scheme": "IRS Form"} | 2022-03-31 | irs_990 |
| tax_exempt_status | {"value": "990", "scheme": "IRS Form"} | 2021-03-31 | irs_990 |
| tax_exempt_status | {"value": "990", "scheme": "IRS Form"} | 2020-03-31 | irs_990 |
| tax_exempt_status | {"value": "990", "scheme": "IRS Form"} | 2019-03-31 | irs_990 |
| tax_exempt_status | {"value": "501(c)(3)", "status_code": "01"} | irs_eo_bmf | |
| total_assets | {"amount": 190480742, "currency": "USD"} | 2025-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_assets | {"amount": 172218520, "currency": "USD"} | 2024-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_assets | {"amount": 135047209, "currency": "USD"} | 2023-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_assets | {"amount": 116844158, "currency": "USD"} | 2022-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_assets | {"amount": 103817347, "currency": "USD"} | 2021-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_assets | {"amount": 85585362, "currency": "USD"} | 2020-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_assets | {"amount": 84375877, "currency": "USD"} | 2019-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_expenses | {"amount": 47370866, "currency": "USD"} | 2025-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_expenses | {"amount": 41834120, "currency": "USD"} | 2024-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_expenses | {"amount": 37718015, "currency": "USD"} | 2023-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_expenses | {"amount": 31337947, "currency": "USD"} | 2022-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_expenses | {"amount": 28207239, "currency": "USD"} | 2021-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_expenses | {"amount": 31141580, "currency": "USD"} | 2020-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_expenses | {"amount": 30601421, "currency": "USD"} | 2019-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_liabilities | {"amount": 3404763, "currency": "USD"} | 2025-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_liabilities | {"amount": 2142731, "currency": "USD"} | 2024-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_liabilities | {"amount": 2306004, "currency": "USD"} | 2023-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_liabilities | {"amount": 2683808, "currency": "USD"} | 2022-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_liabilities | {"amount": 2724232, "currency": "USD"} | 2021-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_liabilities | {"amount": 4194071, "currency": "USD"} | 2020-03-31 | irs_990 |
| total_liabilities | {"amount": 2953938, "currency": "USD"} | 2019-03-31 | irs_990 |
| volunteer_count | {"value": 14} | 2025-03-31 | irs_990 |
| volunteer_count | {"value": 14} | 2024-03-31 | irs_990 |
| volunteer_count | {"value": 14} | 2023-03-31 | irs_990 |
| volunteer_count | {"value": 15} | 2022-03-31 | irs_990 |
| volunteer_count | {"value": 16} | 2021-03-31 | irs_990 |
| volunteer_count | {"value": 15} | 2020-03-31 | irs_990 |
| volunteer_count | {"value": 17} | 2019-03-31 | irs_990 |
| website | {"qid": "Q1051256", "url": "https://www.cato.org/", "via": "wikidata"} | wikidata |
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