Cato Institute

Civic and community
Washington, District of Columbia
EIN 23-7432162
Tax-exempt since 1975

Firms paid: 4
Fees reported, 2018–2025: $3.3M
Fees reported in 2025: $448K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $62.8M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2025

$447,500 to 1 fundraiser

Fundraisers Cato Institute paid in 2025, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Community Counselling Services Co. LLCFundraising consulting	Fundraising consulting	$447,500

Also among its largest contractors in 2025

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

Community Counselling Services Co.Fundraising consulting services$530,000

All firms paid

Fundraisers Cato Institute reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
CCS ConsultingCapital campaigns	2018–2024 · 7 years	$2,819,612
Community Counselling Services Co. LLC	2025	$447,500

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

Davidson & Co. Donor Acquisition and DevelopmentDirect response

Form 990 Snapshot

Cato Institute's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$62.8M	$57.4M	$5.8M	$508K
2023	$71.9M	$67.1M	$5.7M	$504K
2022	$57.7M	$55.7M	$4.6M	$494K
2021	$45.9M	$44.3M	$3.7M	$474K
2020	$43.0M	$41.6M	$2.9M	$373K
2019	$32.5M	$30.5M	$3.9M	$392K
2018	$30.3M	$28.4M	$3.5M	$76K

Fees are what Cato Institute reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.