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← MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$25,896,967
Total expenses
$27,124,105
Contributions and grants received
$24,980,880
Grants paid
$18,396
Program service revenue
$91,410
Investment income
$707,201
Other revenue
$117,476
Total assets, end of year
$42,868,332
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,305,036
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$33,563,296
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$21,544,694
Management and general expenses
$3,450,845
Fundraising expenses
$2,128,566
Program service expenses (Part III)
$21,544,694

Program services were 79.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $24,980,880

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $610,325

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BOOK SALES

    total $91,410 · related or exempt $91,410

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $705,814 · excluded $705,814

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $5,877 · excluded $5,877

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $876,245

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $874,858

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,387

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,387 · excluded $1,387

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $111,599 · related or exempt $111,599

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $111,599

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $18,396 · program services $18,396

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,788,110 · program services $2,152,803 · management and general $237,680 · fundraising $397,627

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $12,288,416 · program services $10,159,606 · management and general $1,480,059 · fundraising $648,751

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $365,800 · program services $303,212 · management and general $48,077 · fundraising $14,511

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,053,004 · program services $877,120 · management and general $123,381 · fundraising $52,503

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,002,250 · program services $814,847 · management and general $113,961 · fundraising $73,442

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $259,190 · program services $146,501 · management and general $68,527 · fundraising $44,162

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $352,296 · program services $180,773 · management and general $104,304 · fundraising $67,219

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $60,411 · management and general $60,411

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,499,480 · program services $1,225,860 · management and general $166,389 · fundraising $107,231

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $819,169 · program services $675,630 · management and general $87,287 · fundraising $56,252

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $560,061 · program services $422,836 · management and general $83,446 · fundraising $53,779

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $852,886 · program services $680,279 · management and general $104,964 · fundraising $67,643

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $4,847 · program services $2,635 · management and general $1,345 · fundraising $867

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $907,662 · program services $466,005 · management and general $268,574 · fundraising $173,083

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,143,805 · program services $591,388 · management and general $305,215 · fundraising $247,202

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,406,030 · program services $1,332,770 · management and general $44,551 · fundraising $28,709

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $89,544 · program services $45,947 · management and general $26,512 · fundraising $17,085

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $162,108 · program services $84,610 · management and general $47,127 · fundraising $30,371

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS

    total $1,141,347 · program services $1,059,995 · management and general $46,119 · fundraising $35,233

  • 24b · Other expenses: RESEARCH

    total $336,543 · program services $303,481 · management and general $20,166 · fundraising $12,896

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS

    total $12,750 · management and general $12,750

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,575,210 · end of year $2,944,790

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,652,216 · end of year $10,857,757

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,587,925 · end of year $1,779,178

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,750 · end of year $24,458

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $755,473 · end of year $1,335,915

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,966,457

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,681,635

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $374,366 · end of year $284,822

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $15,913,559 · end of year $17,567,644

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,570,379 · end of year $8,073,768

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $802,946 · end of year $429,208

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $199,098 · end of year $114,603

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,195,142 · end of year $8,761,225

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $27,277,248 · end of year $28,797,927

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,957,444 · end of year $4,765,369

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE MANHATTAN INSTITUTE IS A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS, JOURNALISTS, ACTIVISTS, AND CIVIC LEADERS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING OPPORTUNITY, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, AND THE RULE OF LAW IN AMERICA AND ITS GREAT CITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1

  • RESEARCH, OTHER, AND PUBLICATIONS - THIS PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVE IS TO SUPPORT AND PUBLISH THE WORK OF MI SCHOLARS WHO ARE NOT PART OF ANOTHER POLICY CENTER. IT ALSO COORDINATES THE WORK OF STAFF AND SCHOLARS IN THE OTHER SUBSTANTIVE POLICY CENTERS.

    Expenses $14,039,797 · Revenue $91,410

  • CITY JOURNAL - QUARTERLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO IDENTIFYING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN THE INNER CITIES; APPROXIMATELY 7,500 DISTRIBUTED COPIES PER QUARTER.

    Expenses $4,686,224

  • CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS - THE SEMINARS & CONFERENCES PROGRAM HOSTS PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL FORUMS AND LECTURES ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE INSTITUTE'S POLICY RESEARCH AREAS.

    Expenses $2,002,861

  • THE ADAM SMITH SOCIETY - WE HOST EVENTS WITH THOUGHT LEADERS FROM INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND THE POLICY WORLD FOR TALKS AND DEBATES THAT UNPACK KEY POLICY CHALLENGES FACING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND OUR COUNTRY AT LARGE. OUR EVENTS EXAMINE QUESTIONS LIKE: - HOW DO WE TRAIN THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE FOR JOBS OF THE FUTURE? - DOES THE FREE MARKET PROMOTE INEQUALITY OR OPPORTUNITY, OR BOTH? - OUGHT FIRMS PRIORITIZE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS? - HOW DOES CAPITALISM AFFECT THE LEAST PRIVILEGED? - IS BIG TECH A PROBLEM FOR OUR DEMOCRACY, AND IF SO, SHOULD IT BE REGULATED?

    Expenses $815,812 · Grants $18,396

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Reihan Salam

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $778,981
    From this org
    $737,187
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,794
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $587,187
    Bonus
    $150,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,036
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,758
    Filer's total
    $778,981
  • Paul Singer

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann J Charters

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William P Barr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Betsy Devos

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Jacqueline Emmet

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Jay Lefkowitz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Robert Rosenkranz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Nathan E Saint-Amand

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Kenneth B Gilman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roger Kimball

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Francis Blake

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Michael J Fedak

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Michael A Kaufman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Jay H Newman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Nick Ohnell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Thomas W Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Kathy Crow

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Harvey Golub

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Joseph Kristol

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • John Paulson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Kathryn S Wylde

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Ravenel Curry

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Susan Lebovitz-Edelman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Russell Pennoyer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Anthony P Coles

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6
  • Brian Charles Anderson

    EDITOR, CITY JOURNAL

    Total calculated
    $352,413
    From this org
    $310,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,614
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $300,799
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,740
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,874
    Filer's total
    $352,413
  • Brandon Fuller

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $356,614
    From this org
    $342,143
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,471
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $312,143
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,837
    Nontaxable benefits
    $634
    Filer's total
    $356,614
  • Ilana Grossman

    VP, MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $224,802
    From this org
    $210,641
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,161
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,641
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,421
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,740
    Filer's total
    $224,802
  • Benjamin McDowell Birney

    VP, ADMIN / GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $291,458
    From this org
    $261,697
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,761
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $241,697
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,804
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,957
    Filer's total
    $291,458
  • Andrew Law

    VP, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $285,307
    From this org
    $247,095
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,212
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,095
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,107
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,105
    Filer's total
    $285,307
  • Michele Lee Jacob

    VP, STRATEGY & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $227,312
    From this org
    $208,230
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,082
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,230
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,454
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,628
    Filer's total
    $227,312
  • Jesse Arm

    EX DIR, EXT AFFAIRS / CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $271,223
    From this org
    $254,578
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,645
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $234,578
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,507
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,138
    Filer's total
    $271,223
  • Jason Riley

    SENIOR FELLOW

    Total calculated
    $381,438
    From this org
    $370,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,038
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $370,400
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,387
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,651
    Filer's total
    $381,438
  • Heather Mac Donald

    THOMAS W SMITH FELLOW

    Total calculated
    $298,933
    From this org
    $279,723
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,210
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $254,723
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,879
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,331
    Filer's total
    $298,933
  • Christopher Rufo

    SENIOR FELLOW

    Total calculated
    $337,216
    From this org
    $313,051
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,165
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $313,051
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,115
    Filer's total
    $337,216
  • Leor Sapir

    SENIOR FELLOW

    Total calculated
    $241,503
    From this org
    $205,213
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,290
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,213
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,827
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,463
    Filer's total
    $241,503
  • Judge Glock

    DIR OR RESEARCH / SENIOR FELLOW

    Total calculated
    $247,956
    From this org
    $210,477
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,479
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,477
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,841
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,638
    Filer's total
    $247,956

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
6 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202621889349301732

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