Compensation 990

Cato Institute

Fiscal year ending 2022. Filed on January 31, 2023.

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 2022 IRS Form 990 filing, Cato Institute, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 8 out of 283 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $310,924. The highest compensated employee at Cato Institute is Peter Goettler with fiscal year 2022 compensation of $548,323.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$45,929,682

Expenses

$31,337,947

Employee compensation

$18,818,859
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

－0.3%vs 2021
Peter Goettler
President and Chief Executive Officer
$548,323
$515,648 from orgNo related comp$32,675 other
－1.4%vs 2021
David Boaz
Executive Vice President
$347,946
$319,856 from orgNo related comp$28,090 other
＋14.1%vs 2021
Stephen Kurtz
Vice President, Chief Digital Officer
$341,875
$306,182 from orgNo related comp$35,693 other
－7.1%vs 2021
Lesley Albanese
Senior Vice President, Initiatives
$264,845
$245,103 from orgNo related comp$19,742 other
＋38.3%vs 2021
Marissa Delgado
Secretary, Vice President, Finance and CFO
$251,490
$217,339 from orgNo related comp$34,151 other
－0.5%vs 2021
George Selgin
SR Fellow, Director Emeritus
$250,993
$227,116 from orgNo related comp$23,877 other
＋7.1%vs 2021
Clark Neily
Senior Vice President for Legal Studies
$247,198
$216,308 from orgNo related comp$30,890 other
New in 2022
Scott Lincicome
Director, General Economics
$234,720
$202,732 from orgNo related comp$31,988 other

Non-Employee Board Members

Baron Bond
Director
David C Humphreys
Director
Fred Young
Director
Howard S Rich
Director
James M Kilts
Director
James M Lapeyre Jr
Director
Jeffrey S Yass
Director
John A Allison
Director
Kenneth Levy
Director
Lewis E Randall
Director
Nancy M Pfotenhauer
Director
Nestor R Weigand Jr
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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