Compensation 990

Cato Institute

Fiscal year ending 2025. Filed on August 29, 2025.

1000 Massachusetts Ave NW
Building 5 Suite 100
Washington, District of Columbia 20001

Cato Institute (EIN: 23-7432162) has filed an IRS Form 990 between fiscal years 2016 and 2025. In its fiscal year 2025 IRS Form 990 filing, Cato Institute, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 9 out of 317 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $332,618. The highest compensated employee at Cato Institute is Peter Goettler with fiscal year 2025 compensation of $765,878.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$62,821,387

Expenses

$47,370,866

Employee compensation

$28,144,923
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

＋12.4%vs 2024
Peter Goettler
President and Chief Executive Officer
$765,878
$711,629 from orgNo related comp$54,249 other
＋3.9%vs 2024
Stephen Kurtz
Vice President, Chief Digital Officer
$356,394
$313,592 from orgNo related comp$42,802 other
＋8.4%vs 2024
Norbert Michel
Vice President, Director, Monetary&Financial
$288,173
$247,637 from orgNo related comp$40,536 other
＋3.5%vs 2024
Scott Lincicome
Vice President, General Economics and Trade
$284,004
$245,178 from orgNo related comp$38,826 other
New in 2025
Gene Healy
Senior Vice President for Policy
$279,187
$239,165 from orgNo related comp$40,022 other
＋3.8%vs 2024
Clark Neily
Senior Vice President for Legal Studies
$275,803
$235,896 from orgNo related comp$39,907 other
＋4.7%vs 2024
Michael Cannon
Director of Health Policy
$250,660
$225,730 from orgNo related comp$24,930 other
－1.4%vs 2024
Marissa Delgado
Secretary, Vice President, Finance and CFO
$248,614
$216,517 from orgNo related comp$32,097 other
＋2.1%vs 2024
Harrison Moar
Vice President, Development
$244,847
$219,948 from orgNo related comp$24,899 other

Non-Employee Board Members

Baron Bond
Director
David C Humphreys
Director
Eileen S Leech
Director (Thru 08/20/2024)
Fred Young
Director
Howard S Rich
Director, VICE Chairman, Executive Officer
James M Kilts
Director
James M Lapeyre Jr
Director, Chairman, Executive Officer
John A Allison
Director (Thru 01/10/2025)
John P MacKey
Director
Kenneth Levy
Director
Kenneth R French
Director
Laura Holmes Jost
Director

Mission Statement

THE MISSION OF THE CATO INSTITUTE IS TO KEEP THE PRINCIPLES, IDEAS, AND MORAL CASE FOR LIBERTY ALIVE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, WHILE MOVING PUBLIC POLICY IN THE DIRECTION OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, LIMITED GOVERNMENT, FREE MARKETS, AND PEACE.

Revisions to this organization profile

August 29, 2025:
2025 Cato Institute 990 filed
August 9, 2024:
2024 Cato Institute 990 filed
December 11, 2023:
2023 Cato Institute 990 filed

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