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MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 132912529 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE W200 · Public & Societal Benefit · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$5.9M
expenses
$6.3M
net assets
$33.2M
employees
131
volunteers
95
program ratio
83%
mission · from form 990

SEE PART III, LINE 1

profile · synthesized from sources

Manhattan Institute for Policy Research is a New York-based think tank focused on public policy research and commentary. It produces policy analysis through publications like City Journal and hosts public forums on economic and social issues. The organization emphasizes free-market solutions and urban policy reform, targeting policymakers, academics, and business leaders.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $1.15M
    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.
  2. #2 $477K
    CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS - THE SEMINARS & CONFERENCES PROGRAM HOSTS PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL FORUMS AND LECTURES ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE INSTITUTE'S POLICY RESEARCH AREAS.
named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Adam Smith Society
Builds a network of future business leaders committed to advancing free-market economic principles.
City Journal
Quarterly magazine focused on practical solutions to urban social and economic problems, distributed to approximately 7,500 readers per quarter.
Conferences and Seminars
Hosts public educational forums and lectures on policy research topics including economics, education, and urban affairs.
Research & Publications
Supports and publishes scholarly work by institute-affiliated researchers across policy domains, including housing, crime, and education.
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Leadership & Policy Dialogue Forums 1 activity
    • Hosting public conferences and seminars
      Hosts public conferences and seminars that serve as educational forums and lectures on topics related to the institute's policy research areas.
  • Professional Association Capacity Building 1 activity
    • Operating the Adam Smith Society
      Operates the Adam Smith Society to build a network of future business leaders committed to preserving and strengthening the free-market economic system.
  • Nonprofit Investigative & Community Journalism 1 activity
    • Publication and distribution of City Journal
      Produces and distributes City Journal, a quarterly magazine focused on practical solutions to social and economic problems in inner cities, with approximately 7,500 copies distributed per quarter.
  • General Support for Policy Research Organizations 1 activity
    • Support and coordination of policy research
      Supports and publishes research by Manhattan Institute scholars not affiliated with other policy centers and coordinates scholarly work across the institute’s policy centers.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$5.93M
Contributions & grants$5.71M96%
Program service revenue$29K0%
Investment income$164K3%
Other revenue$20K
expenses
Total expenses$6.28M
Program expenses83%
Admin / overhead12%
Fundraising5%
Salaries & benefits$4.13M
Grants paid out$9K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$43.43M
Cash$14.23M
Investments$15.91M
Liabilities$10.20M
Net assets$33.23M
Liquid reserves57.6 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -76.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 14
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
REIHAN SALAM PRESIDENT 40 $836K
JASON RILEY SENIOR FELLOW 40 $453K
BRIAN CHARLES ANDERSON EDITOR, CITY JOURNAL 40 $380K
HEATHER MAC DONALD THOMAS W SMITH FELLOW 40 $317K
CHRISTOPHER RUFO SENIOR FELLOW 40 $316K
BENJAMIN MCDOWELL BIRNEY VP, ADMIN / GENERAL COUNSEL 40 $314K
JESSICA RIEDL SENIOR FELLOW 40 $310K
BRANDON FULLER VP, RESEARCH & POLICY 40 $310K
ANDREW LAW VP, DEVELOPMENT 40 $305K
DOUG KRUSE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40 $288K
JUDGE GLOCK DIRECTOR, RESEARCH, SENIOR FELLOW 40 $288K
MICHELE LEE JACOB VP, STRATEGY & COMMUNICATIONS 40 $231K
JESSE ARM EX DIR, EXT AFFAIRS / CHIEF OF STAFF 40 $201K
ILANA GOLANT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40 $36K
board members · 11
  • ANN J CHARTERS — VICE CHAIR
  • ANTHONY P COLES — TRUSTEE
  • BETSY DEVOS — TRUSTEE
  • FLEUR HARLAN — TRUSTEE
  • FRANCIS BLAKE — TRUSTEE
  • HARVEY GOLUB — TRUSTEE
  • JAY H NEWMAN — TRUSTEE
  • JAY LEFKOWITZ — TRUSTEE
  • JOHN PAULSON — TRUSTEE
  • JOSEPH KRISTOL — TRUSTEE
  • KATHRYN S WYLDE — TRUSTEE
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • Adam Smith Society Partner — Program operated by the Manhattan Institute to network future business leaders around free-market principles.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Leadership Network Development
    methodology: leadership_network_development
    By cultivating relationships with emerging business leaders, we expand long-term support for free-market principles, because early ideological alignment fosters enduring influence in economic and policy spheres.
  • Publication-Driven Policy Outreach
    methodology: publication-driven_policy_outreach
    By producing and disseminating research publications, we influence policy decisions on urban social and economic challenges, because evidence-based solutions gain traction when strategically distributed to decision-makers.