Mercatus Center
Mercatus Center
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is to generate knowledge and understanding of the institutions that affect the freedom to prosper, and to find sustainable solutions that overcome the barriers preventing individuals from living free, prosperous, and peaceful lives.
About
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. A university-based research center, the Mercatus Center advances knowledge about how markets work to improve people’s lives by training graduate students, conducting research, and applying economics to offer solutions to society’s most pressing problems. Founded in 1980, the Mercatus Center is located on George Mason University’s Arlington and Fairfax campuses.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “The center educates students and is an organization that uses sound interdisciplinary research and application in the humane sciences that integrates theory and practice to develop insights and tools that can sustainably advance a free, prosperous, and civil society.”.
Their activities were defined as: “To bridge the gap between academic research and public policy problems.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as VA.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 as per the filing is 3434 Washington Blvd 4th Floor, Arlington, VA, 222014508.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 226 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $393,204.
- The organization has 8 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1987.
- The organization pays $17,147,165 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,786,226 in fundraising expenses.
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