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This document is protected by copyright and has been removed. Author(s): The Brookings Institution Title: Brookings Handbook for Authors Date: 1945 Page Numbers: This document is protected by copyright and has been removed. Author(s): The Brookings Institution; A. D. H. Kaplan Title: Big Enterprise in the Competitive System: A Script of an Educational Film based on Research of the Brookings Institution Date: 1954 Page Numbers: This document is protected by copyright and has been removed. Author(s): The Brookings Institution: Its Organization and Procedure Title: The Brookings Institution Date: March 1947 Page Numbers: THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION SCHEDUir- C,F DINING ROOM RATES (Effective September 1, 1953) Hours s Luncheon Monday through Friday 12? 20 p.nu to 1:30 p«m0 Dinner Monday through Thursday 6s00 p.nu to 7$00 p«nu Individual rates? Luncheon $1*00 Dinner $1*50 Group rates in private room? Luncheon Dinner For group reservations calls $lo00 &U7J> Miss Yount, NA. 8-89J1O THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION RULES AND REGULATIONS RESPECTING EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT OF S T A F F (Effective July 1, 1955) In a c c o r d a n c e with A r t i c l e V of the B y - L a w s , the following Rules and Regulations Respecting Employment and R e t i r e m e n t of Staff shall apply (Ex. Com. 5/31/55): *' Classification of Staff The Staff of the Institution shall include A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , P r o f e s sional, and Service e m p l o y e e s , but not Maintenance e m p l o y e e s , •1. A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Staff shall consist of the Officers and other D i r e c t o r s or M a n a g e r s ; 2. P r o f e s s i o n a l Staff shall include the professional r e s e a r c h and educational personnel of the following g r a d e s : (a) Senior Staff, who shall have d e m o n s t r a t e d ability to c a r r y out major independent s t u d i e s , or to d i r e c t major r e s e a r c h or educational p r o j e c t s , and who have shown ability to c o operate in organized r e s e a r c h . (b) R e s e a r c h A s s o c i a t e s , who shall have d e m o n s t r a t e d ability to c a r r y out independent r e s e a r c h a s s i g n m e n t s with limited supervision. (c) R e s e a r c h A s s i s t a n t s , who shall be qualified to c a r r y on r e s e a r c h or educational p r o j e c t s under the s u p e r v i s i o n of Senior or Associate Staff m e m b e r s , (d) Consultants, who have special qualifications to s e r v e a s p a r t i c i p a n t s and a d v i s e r s on Institution p r o j e c t s . (e) Visiting S c h o l a r s , from other institutions, who m a y be e n gaged to conduct r e s e a r c h under t h e i r own direction,, (f) Brookings A s s o c i a t e s , who, while serving in other institut i o n s , a r e appointed to s e r v e a s p a r t - t i m e a d v i s e r s to the Brookings Institution, while pursuing r e s e a r c h activities r e l a t e d to the work of the Institution, 5/31/55 2 3. Service Staff shall include publishing, editorial, library* s e c retarial and clerical personnel, administrative a s s i s t a n t s , and other personnel engaged in facilitating the r e s e a r c h , educational, administrative, and other work of the Institution. II. Affiliated Personnel The President may appoint fellows in training and guest scholars to share the privileges of the Institution for lintiited periods. Such a p pointees shall be classified a s affiliated personnel and not a s employees of the Institution. They include: 1. Brookings Fellows receiving stipends from the Brookings Institution for further r e s e a r c h training; 2. Guest F e l l o w s , who a r e given the privileges of the Institution temporarily while they hold fellowships from other recognized agencies; 3. Guest Scholars, who are given the privileges of the Institution temporarily for r e s e a r c h supported by other recognized i n s t i tutions. III. Terms of Appointment The Staff employees shall be appointed to Regular or Special Appointments as follows: 1. Regular Appointments are limited to Resident Staff on full-time s e r v i c e , whose regular place of employment is at the Institution headquarters in Washington, D. C. These appointments have full leave and other privileges as elsewhere defined. Regular Appointments include Appointments on Tenure and Annual Appointments. (a) Appointments on Tenure are for permanent personnel and require the approval of the Trustees. Staff m e m b e r s r e ceiving appointments on tenure are eligible to serve until retired and may otherwise be removed only for cause after investigation by the Executive Committee and after opportunity has been given to the individual concerned to appear in person before the Executive Committee. 5/31/55 3 (b) Annual Appointments are for regular s e r v i c e and are i s s u e d for the fiscal year or for a portion of the fiscal year. These appointments are primarily for full-time Staff on continuing s e r v i c e with the Institution. But the contracts carry no o b ligation, formal or implicit, that the Institution will renew or extend the appointment beyond the expiration date of the current commitment. 2. Special Appointments include all Staff appointments other than Regular Appointments, and are primarily for Resident Staff on special assignments for a limited period, Non-Resident Staff, P a r t - t i m e Employment, Temporary Employment, and Casual Employment. These appointments carry limited leave and other p r i v i l e g e s , and apply to: (a) Resident Staff on special assignments for a limited period of full-time or part-time s e r v i c e in Washington, D. C. (b) Non-Resident Staff appointed for full-time or part-time s e r v ice away from Washington, D. C. (c) Part-time Staff serving on a p a r t - t i m e basis in any location. (d) Temporary Staff on appointments of 1 year or l e s s , or for a probationary period following initial appointment. (e) Casual Staff engaged for work on an hourly, daily, w e e k - t o week or month-to-month b a s i s . IV. Appointment Procedures The President i s authorized to make all appointments to the Administrative, Professional, and Service Staffs of the Institution, except the appointment of Officers elected by the Board, subject to the following procedures: 1. Trustee Approval. The following appointments must be approved in advance by the Board of Trustees, or the Executive Committee: (a) Appointments on Tenure, which are made only on the r e c o m mendation of the President and the approval of the Board of Trustees, or the Executive Committee. 5/31/55 4 (b) T e r m Appointments for P r o f e s s i o n a l p e r s o n n e l which a r e made for p e r i o d s of 1 to 5 y e a r s on condition that the t e r m s of such c o n t r a c t s a r e specified and the appointments a r e approved by the Board of T r u s t e e s , or the Executive Committee . (c) Appointments for the Direction of P r o j e c t s , or equivalent r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s , which r e q u i r e the approval of the Board of T r u s t e e s , o r the Executive Committee, 2, P r e s i d e n t i a l Appointees, Other appointments, not r e q u i r i n g the approval of the Board of T r u s t e e s , a r e made by the P r e s i d e n t for p e r i o d s not exceeding one y e a r at a t i m e . (a) R e p o r t s m u s t be made each y e a r to the Board of T r u s t e e s , or Executive Committee, listing appointees for the next fiscal year with the rank and compensation of each. (b) Reviews of the qualifications and achievements of each a p pointee not on Tenure or T e r m Appointment shall be made e v e r y third year by the P r e s i d e n t and the appointments shall be extended beyond the t h i r d y e a r , and e v e r y third y e a r t h e r e a f t e r , only if the P r e s i d e n t has reviewed the individual case and satisfied himself of the advisability of =.extending the appointment. The r e s u l t of t h e s e t h r e e - y e a r reviews, together with the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of the P r e s i d e n t , shall be r e p o r t e d each y e a r to the Board of T r u s t e e s or the E x ecutive Committee for their information and review. V. R e t i r e m e n t The automatic r e t i r e m e n t age, as provided in the r e t i r e m e n t s y s t e m , is 65 y e a r s for all staff m e m b e r s . The Institution r e s e r v e s the right, upon the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the P r e s i d e n t with the approval of the Board of T r u s t e e s or the Executive Committee, to r e t i r e any m e m b e r of the Staff or other employee at any t i m e after he or she has reached the age of 60. The Institution may, upon the re commendation^ of the P r e s i d e n t with the approval of the Board of T r u s t e e s or the Executive C o m m i t t e e , offer r e t i r e d p e r s o n s new c o n t r a c t s of employment on such t e r m s as c i r c u m s t a n c e s may w a r r a n t ; but in such c a s e s no r i g h t s , p r i v i l e g e s , or obligations of the r e t i r e m e n t s y s t e m shall apply, so far as Institutional contributions a r e concerned. 5/31/55 5 VI, Communication to the T r u s t e e s Staff m e m b e r s holding Appointments on Tenure a r e free t o a d d r e s s the Board of T r u s t e e s in writing on a n y m a t t e r o f b a s i c policy pertaining to the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of the I n s t i t u t i o n VII. Annual Leave - Vacations lo P u r p o s e o The purpose of annual leave is to allow the employee a period of relaxation and revitalization. Accordingly, the Institution does not allow its employees to engage in paid e m ployment outside the Institution during the vacation period. Nor does it provide both r e g u l a r pay and annual leave pay for employees who work for the Institution during the period of potential annual leave. 2. Eligibility. A d m i n i s t r a t i v e , P r o f e s s i o n a l , and Service e m ployees a r e eligible for annual leave with pay as follows: F u l l - t i m e Staff m e m b e r s on Regular Appointment a r e entitled to 2 days p e r month, plus 1 extra day for the twelfth month of s e r v i c e (25 working days for each fiscal y e a r ) , beginning wifh the first month of such appointment. F u l l - t i m e Staff m e m b e r s on Special Appointment, after 6 months of s e r v i c e , a r e entitled to 2 days p e r month beginning with the seventh month of full-time service., P a r t - t i m e Staff m e m b e r s on Special Appointment, who a r e working half time or m o r e and who have completed at l e a s t 6 months of such s e r v i c e , a r e entitled to annual leave p r o r a t a , based on a full-time r a t e of 2 days p e r month, beginning with the seventh month. Other Staff m e m b e r s on Special Appointment shall not be eligible for annual leave; these include (a) full-time employees with 6 months s e r v i c e or l e s s ; (b) p a r t - t i m e employees working half time or m o r e , but with l e s s than 6 months s e r v i c e to t h e i r credit; (c) p a r t - t i m e employees working l e s s than half t i m e ; (d) casual e m p l o y e e s . 3. Anticipation. Annual leave may not be taken before it is e a r n e d . 5/31/55 6 4. A c c r u a l . A n n u a l l e a v e b e g i n s to a c c r u e on t h e d a t e s s p e c i f i e d a b o v e , and c o n t i n u e s w h i l e a n n u a l l e a v e i s b e i n g t a k e n w i t h i n t h e p e r i o d of a p p o i n t m e n t . Accrual also continues during p e r i o d s in w h i c h s i c k l e a v e i s b e i n g t a k e n , but c e a s e s w h e n total disability leave o r leave without pay is being taken, 5. Charging,, O b s e r v e d h o l i d a y s t h a t o c c u r w h e n a n n u a l l e a v e i s b e i n g t a k e n a r e not c o u n t e d a^s p a r t of the l e a v e , but s p e c i a l l y d e c l a r e d holidays (such as closing before a holiday o r because of h e a t ) a r e s o countedo 6. V a c a t i o n P e r i o d o A n n u a l l e a v e m u s t be t a k e n a t a t i m e w h i c h i s c o n v e n i e n t to the I n s t i t u t i o n . A c c r u e d a n n u a l l e a v e m a y b e t a k e n in the c o u r s e of t h e f i s c a l y e a r in w h i c h it is e a r n e d o r p r i o r to J u n e 30 of the following f i s c a l y e a r . E m p l o y e e s w h o s e t e r m of a p p o i n t m e n t i s e x p i r i n g m u s t t a k e t h e i r a n n u a l l e a v e b e f o r e the e x p i r a t i o n of t h e i r a p p o i n t m e n t o r f o r f e i t t h e u n u s e d p o r t i o n of t h e i r a n n u a l l e a v e . 7. L a p s i n g . A c c r u e d a n n u a l l e a v e l a p s e s if not u s e d b e f o r e J u n e 30 of the f i s c a l y e a r following t h a t in w h i c h it i s e a r n e d , o r b e f o r e t h e e x p i r a t i o n of a p p o i n t m e n t . If e m p l o y m e n t i s t e r m i n a t e d b y r e s i g n a t i o n or o t h e r w i s e b e f o r e the e x p i r a t i o n of a p p o i n t m e n t , a c c r u e d a n n u a l l e a v e w i l l be p a i d for a n d a d d e d to t h e p e r i o d of a c t u a l s e r v i c e to d e t e r m i n e t h e t e r m i n a t i o n d a t e , b u t in no c a s e w i l l l e a v e be p a i d for b e y o n d t h e e x p i r a t i o n of t h e c u r r e n t appointment. VIII. Sick L e a v e 1. P u r p o s e . Sick l e a v e w i t h p a y i s g r a n t e d to e m p l o y e e s who a r e i n c a p a c i t a t e d for the p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e i r d u t i e s by i l l n e s s o r i n j u r y , o r who a r e n e c e s s a r i l y a b s e n t f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e of t h e i l l n e s s , i n j u r y o r d e a t h of a r e l a t i v e o r d e p e n d e n t w h i c h requires their attendancea 2. E l i g i b i l i t y . A l l f u l l - t i m e Staff m e m b e r s on R e g u l a r or S p e c i a l A p p o i n t m e n t a r e e l i g i b l e to r e c e i v e s i c k l e a v e w i t h p a y a t the r a t e of 1 d a y p e r c a l e n d a r m o n t h d u r i n g the f i r s t y e a r of s e r v i c e , and at t h e r a t e of 1.25 d a y s p e r c a l e n d a r m o n t h t h e r e a f t e r , a c c u m u l a t i v e to a m a x i m u m of 90 d a y s . 5/31/55 7 Staff m e m b e r s who a r e working half time or m o r e on p a r t time appointment a r e eligible to r e c e i v e sick leave with pay at the r a t e of 1 day p e r calendar month, accumulative to a m a x i m u m of 10 d a y s . All other Staff m e m b e r s who a r e working on t e m p o r a r y , p a r t t i m e , or casual appointments, including p e r diem e m p l o y e e s , a r e not eligible for sick leave with pay. 3, A c c r u a l . Sick leave begins to a c c r u e on the date of appointment. A c c r u a l continues dhring p e r i o d s in which annual leave or sick leave is being taken. A c c r u a l c e a s e s when total d i s ability leave or leave without pay is being taken. 4. Anticipation. Sick leave may not be taken before it is e a r n e d or extended beyond the accumulated l i m i t . 5# Charging. Sick leave is chargeable on the same b a s i s as annual leave. 6. Lapsing. Sick leave is s t r i c t l y for the p u r p o s e s stated. It m a y not be converted into any other form of leave or into cash p a y ments. Total Disability Leave 1. P u r p o s e . Total disability leave is provided to cover full-time employees on Regular Appointment who a r e totally incapacitated because of accident or illness and who a r e expected to continue this total incapacity or disability, mental or physical, beyond the period in which all annual leave and sick leave a c c r u a l s have been exhausted. Such leave is intended solely for the employee whose condition, m e n t a l or physical, is such that r e t u r n to productive work with the Institution is i m p r o b a b l e . The purpose of total disability leave is to provide a period of full pay in which the disabled employee m a y have an opportunity to adjust his p e r s o n a l a f f a i r s , looking toward imminent compulsory r e t i r e m e n t . 2. Eligibility. Employees with a r e c o r d of 10 y e a r s or m o r e of continuous, full-time employment with the Institution m a y be d e c l a r e d eligible for total disability leave, but such leave a p plies to the employee only and not to o t h e r s for whom he m a y be r e s p o n s i b l e . 5/31/55 8 Total disability leave m a y be granted at the d i s c r e t i o n of the P r e s i d e n t of the Institution; and the Institution r e s e r v e s the right, at any t i m e , to s e l e c t a physician or other qualified p e r son to r e p o r t upon the condition of the employee, and to b a s e decision with r e g a r d to the granting or discontinuance of such leave upon such r e p o r t without r e c o u r s e , 3. A c c r u a l . Total disability leave m a y be granted by the P r e s i dent to a m a x i m u m of 3 calendar months beginning as of the date the employee is d e c l a r e d eligible by the P r e s i d e n t . No form of leave a c c r u e s during p e r i o d s when total disability leave is being taken. 4. P a y . Full pay is n o r m a l l y provided for total disability l e a v e , but Institutional contributions to the r e t i r e m e n t fund c e a s e at the initiation of such l e a v e . 5. Charging. Total disability leave is charged on a calendar b a s i s for such p e r i o d as it continues. No credit is allowed for nonworking d a y s . 6. Anticipation. Total disability leave m a y not be taken before leave is e a r n e d . It is not p r e s u m e d to be e a r n e d until an e m ployee has had at l e a s t 10 y e a r s of continuous s e r v i c e and all sick leave and annual leave a c c r u a l s have been exhausted. 7. Extension. Extension of total disability l e a v e , or r e s u m p t i o n of such leave after interruption, is not p e r m i t t e d . 9o Lapsing. Total disability leave l a p s e s at the end of 3 calendar months from the date of initiation, or before in case of the death of the employee or on o r d e r of the P r e s i d e n t , pursuant to r e p o r t as to health s t a t u s . Total disability leave may not be commuted into any other form of leave or into cash p a y m e n t s . X. Leave Without P a y The P r e s i d e n t , at his d i s c r e t i o n , m a y grant leave without pay to employees of the Institution. During such periods Institutional c o n t r i butions to the r e t i r e m e n t fund and all a c c r u a l s of leave c e a s e . P e r i o d s of leave without pay do not constitute a b r e a k in " c o n tinuous'* employment in determining eligibility for c e r t a i n p r i v i l e g e s , such as disability leave, but such p e r i o d s may not be counted toward total months or y e a r s of employment n e c e s s a r y for such eligibility. 5/31/55 9 In the event that a general i n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e in pay has been instituted for a group in which an employee absent on leave without pay would otherwise have been included, he i s , upon r e t u r n to pay s t a t u s , eligible for such i n c r e a s e or subject to such d e c r e a s e . XI. Group Life Insurance By authorization of the Board of T r u s t e e s and the Executive Comm i t t e e , the Institution established on May 1, 1955, for its r e g u l a r e m ployees, a Group Life Insurance P l a n u n d e r w r i t t e n by the Sun Life A s s u r a n c e Company of Canada. 1. P u r p o s e . The purpose of this i n s u r a n c e is to provide p r o t e c tion for dependents of the insured. 2. Cost. The cost of the i n s u r a n c e will be borne wholly by the Institution. 3. Eligibility. All full-time Staff employees c u s t o m a r i l y serving at the h e a d q u a r t e r s of the Institution in Washington, D„ C , on Regular Appointment (Annual or On T e n u r e ) , provided they a r e not over 65 y e a r s of age and have completed at l e a s t 1 year of full-time s e r v i c e , or the equivalent, will be i n s u r e d . Employees otherwise eligible but with l e s s than 1 y e a r of s e r v i c e m a y be admitted to this i n s u r a n c e coverage with the a g r e e m e n t of the P r e s i d e n t if the employee is t r a n s f e r r i n g from a c o m p a r a b l e insurance program elsewhere. 4. Benefits. The amount of life i n s u r a n c e and accidental death and d i s m e m b e r m e n t benefits provided, at Institution expense, shall be: F o r eligible Staff employees Earning $2,500 or l e s s than $3,500 Earning $3,500 or l e s s than $4,500 m o r e but annually. . . m o r e but annually. . . Earning $4,500 or m o r e annually Life Insurance Accidental P e a t h & Dismemberment Benefits $3,000. $3,000. $4,000. $4,000. $5,000. $5,000. 5/31/55 10 5. Convertibility. Insured employees who leave the s e r v i c e of the Institution will have the privilege of converting t h e s e group life policies into individual policies at standard p r e m i u m s for the a g e , occupation, and r e s i d e n c e of the insured, and t h e s e conversions will be made without medical examination,, 6. Duration, Eligible employees will be covered by this i n s u r a n c e only during the period of their employment with the Institution, No employee will be eligible for participation in the plan after reaching age 65 or after r e t i r e m e n t , if it o c c u r s e a r l i e r . D u r ing leave of a b s e n c e without pay, an e m p l o y e e ' s life i n s u r a n c e m a y be continued at the e m p l o y e e ' s expense for a period not to exceed 1 y e a r , XII. P a r t i c i p a t i o n in the R e t i r e m e n t System All full-time Staff employees on Regular Appointment who (a) a r e at l e a s t 30 y e a r s of age; (b) have a m i n i m u m s a l a r y of $3,600; and (c) shall have completed at l e a s t t h r e e y e a r s of full-time employment with the Institution, or the equivalent, shall be eligible for participation in the R e t i r e m e n t System with T e a c h e r s Insurance and Annuity Association, The P r e s i d e n t shall be authorized, however, to make exceptions to this rule in his sole judgment for Staff e m p l o y e e s . 5/31/55 Proposed Supplementary Statement on Administrative Procedures, with Particular Reference to the Authorization of Administrative Expenditures from Committee Funds, Following paragraph 3 of the agreement on the "Relation between the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System and the Brookings Institution," it is understood that that member of the Executive Committee who is empowered to act for the Committee shall h a „ the W « ^ M U a... fit. In a c c o r d with that undaratandiag the power to authorize expenditures for ordinary office and travel expenses coming within the budget is hereby delegated to the Committee1 Executive Director. Any extraordinary expenditures not previously authorized by the Executive Committee shall be submitted to the sfcid member for his authorization before being incurred. "x ^; Xl \ i D •. . i*4 i ii t 4 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION We, the undersigned, all of whom are of full age, and citizens of the United States and of the District of Columbia, desiring to associate ourselves as a corporation for educational and scientific purposes, hereby make this certificate pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title £ of the Code of the District of Columbia, as amended• First: The name by which this corporation shall be known in law is The Brookings Institution Second: The term for which it is organized is perpetual• Third: The business and objects of the Brookings Institution are: To promote, carry on, conduct and foster scientific research, education, training and publication in the broad fields of economics, government and administration and the political and social sciences generally, involving the study, determination, interpretation and publication of economic, political and social facts and principles relating to questions of local, national or international significance; to promote and carry out these objects, purposes and principles without regard to and independently of the special interests of any group in the body politic, either political, social or economic• To collect, receive and maintain a fund or funds by subscription or otherwise and to apply the income and principal thereof to the promotion of the purposes hereinbefore set out and to use as means to those ends research, publication, the employment of experts and the establishment and maintenance of bureaus, committees, offices and agencies and other means which, from time to time, shall be deemed advisable and expedient. To take and hold by bequest, devise, gift, purchase, or lease, either absolutely or in trust for any of its purposes, any property, real or personal, without limitation as to amount or value; to convey such property and to invest and reinvest any principal, and deal with and expend the income and principal of said corporation in such manner as in the judgment of its Trustees will best promote its objects* The Brookings Institution shall have no stockholders, and no part of the net earnings of the corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual* 2. Fourth: The names and places of residence of each of the original incorporators are as follows: Harold G# Moulton 3700 Oliver Street, N* W # , Washington, D» C« Leo S. Rowe Pan American Union, Washington, D« G# Henry P« Seidemann Ontario Apartment^ Washington, D# C# Fifth: The number of trustees of the Corporation for the year of its existence shall be sixteen* first In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have made, signed, and affixed thei^ seals to this certificate on the 26th day of April, 1939« Harold G* Moulton (Seal) L« S. Rowe (Seal) Henry P« Seidemann (Seal) Address of The Brookings Institution 722 Jackson Place, Washington, D# C« District of Columbia~-ss: I, Ella May Mayhugh, a notary public in and for the District of Columbia, do hereby certify that Harold G# Moulton, Leo S« Howe and Henry P« Seidemann, parties to a certain certificate of incorporation bearing date on the 26th day of April, 1939, and hereto annexed, personally appeared before me in said District, the said Harold G« Moulton, Leo S. Rowe and Henry P« Seidemann, being personally well known to me as the persons who executed the said certificate, and acknowledged the same to be their act and deed# Given under my hand and notarial seal this 26th day of April, 1939. Ella May Mayhugh, Notary Public* My commission expires October lU, 1939• TREASURY D E P A R T M E N T WASHINGTON OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AOOftCSS REPLY TO COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AND RFFER TO ITtPiTil SAC ':A- 7(940 The Brookings I n s t i t u t i o n , 722 Jackson P l a c e , H. W*. Washington, D* C* Sirst Reference is made to tho affidavit of your secretary dated January 18, 1940, submitted together with aopies of your certificate of incorporation and bylaws for use in determining your present status for the purposes of Federal income taxation* The evidenoe presented discloses that you were incorporated in April, 1939, under the laws of the Distriot of Columbia as a nonstock:, nonprofit organisation to promote, oarry on, conduct and foster scientific researoh, education, training and publication in the broad fields of eoonomios, governmental administration and the political and social sciences generally, involving the study, determination, interpretation and publication of economic, political and social facts and principles relating to questions of local, national or international significance; and to promote and carry out these objects, purposes and principles without regard to and independently of the apaaial interests of any group in the body politic, either political* social or economic. The records of this offioe disolose that by Bureau ruling dated JUly 3, 1931, The Brookings Institution, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, was held to be entitled to exemption from Federal income taxation under the provisions of section 103(6) of the Revenue Just ef 1928, which ruling was affirmed under the Bevanue act of 1936 in Bureau letter of April 11, 1939. It is stated in the aforementioned affidavit of your secretary that an July 1, 1939, all assets and liabilities of the Delaware corporation were transferred to your corporation and that on December 14, 1939* the Delaware corporation was dissolved. Tour purposes, sources ef income, program, organisation and method of operation are similar to those ef the Delaware corporation* 2 The Brookings Institution Based upon the faots presented, it it held that you ere entitlad to exemption from Federal income taxation under the provision* of seotion 101(6) of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat., Part 1). You are not, therefore, required to file returns of income for 1959 and returns will not be required for subsequent years so long as there is no change in your organisation, your purpoees or your method of operation* Any ohanges in the form of your organisation or method of opera* tie* must be immediately reported to the oollector of internal revenue for your district in order that the effect ef such changes upon your present exempt status may be determined* The exemption referred to in this letter does not apply to taxee levied under other titles or provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, except insofar as exemption is granted expressly under those pro* visions to organisations enumerated in section 101 of the Internal Revenue Code* Contributions to your organisation by individual donors are deductible by such individuals in arriving at their taxable not income in the manner and to the extent provided by •cotion 23(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and section 23(o) of the Internal Revenue Code as emended by section 224 of the Revenue act of 1939* The deductibility of contributions by corporations is governed by section 23(q) of the Internal isrvenue Code and section 23(q) of the Internal Revenue Code as amended by section 224 of the Bovenue not of 1939* A copy of this ruling is being transmitted to the collector of internal revenue for your district* By direction of the Conmissloner* Respectfully. OA-4WT.1 <l*-tt) WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD •TATE OF NEW YORK fefl S T A T E O F F I C E B U I L D I N G . A L B A N Y 1, N. Y. September 27, 19^- MARY DONLON CHAIRMAN Q 8 , Akers, Executive Manager rum Tn«t:1 tint-."! o n We have your letter of September 17 In continuance of correspondence with Mrs. Mildred Adams of the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System. She inquired of us whether the Committee had an obligation to provide for its employees benefits under the Disability Benefits and Workmen's Compensation Laws of New York State, Prom your letter I gather, however, that your inquiry is as to whether or not The Brookings Institution has such an obligation with respect to its employees. This is a new question which Mre# The certificate of incorporation copy enclosed with your letter, bears out your statement that the Brookings Institution is organized for scientific and educational purposes. Heading it in conjunction with the statements with respect to the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System in our letter of August 12 to Mrs. Adams, it would seem that The Brookings Institution is exempt from the requirements to provide Disability Benefits for its employees. So far as Workmen's Compensation is concerned, you will recall that in our letter of August 12 we pointed out to Mrs. Adams that there is under that law no such general exemption for scientific and educational non-profit corporations as is provided in the Disability Benefits Law. Very truly yours, tyrJU Jy.^A^L^ John G. Brigham Assistant Secretary JGB:Mc STATE OF NEW YORK £8p*# DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNTS BUREAU 42 NORTH PEARL STREET ALBANY i, NEW YORK September 2 2 , 1954 The Brookings I n s t i t u t i o n 722 Jackson P l a c e , N.W. Washington 6, D.C. Atten: Mr, Sheldon b, Akers Re: In reply r e f e r t o : LDD-2 Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System Gentlemen: based on the information submitted with your letter of September 8, 1954 and previous correspondence with this office, it is our opinion that the Committee on the History of the Federal ueserve System qualifies for the exemption provided under Section 560, Subdivision 4 of the New York State Unemployment Insurance Law, Accordingly, it has not become liable for contributions to the New York State Unemployment Insurance Fund, Very truly yours, UNLMPLGY&uNT INSURANCE ACCOUNTS BUREAU Liability and Determination Section This document is protected by copyright and has been removed. Author(s): Robert D. Calkins Article Title: New Activities at Brookings Journal Title: Looking Ahead Volume Number: 3 Date: June 1955 Page Numbers: 5-6 Issue Number: 5 PERSONNEL OF THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION October 1953 OFFICERS ^Robert Do Calkins, President Sheldon B. Akers, Executive Manager Mildred Maroney (Miss)* Treasurer Elizabeth H. Wilson (Mrs#), Secretary PROFESSIONAL STAFF a/ SENIOR STAFF ^George Wo Bachman f ^William A. Brown 4 / • *Paul T. David ^Charles Lo Dearing b/ aRobert Wo Hartley ~ *A« Do Ho Kaplan *William Ho Reitzel *Harold Bo Rowe Lewis Ho Kimmel Wilfred Owen Milton P # Semer Charles A. Ho Thomson - (Medical Services) (United Nations) (Presidential Nominating Process) (United Nations) (Concentration in Industry) (Major Problems) (Futures Trading) (Miscellaneous) (Resources) (Miscellaneous) (Education Division) RESEARCH ASSOCIATES Ralph Mo Goldman Adah Lee (Miss) Allen Bo Paul c/ Ruth B. RusselT (Miss) Leonard Wainstein c/ William To Wesson c/ (Presidential Nominating Process) (Expenditures) (Futures Trading) (United Nations) (Major Problems) (Futures Trading) RESEARCH ASSISTANTS Constance Coblenz (Mrs.) c/ (Major Problems) Suzanne Green (Miss) "" (United Nations) Lillian Kay (Miss) (Education Division) Dorothy Mathews (Miss) c/ (Major Problems) Marion Montague (Miss) ~ (United Nations) Jeannette Muther (Miss) (United. Nations) Frances Shattuck (Miss) (Convention Delegations) Anne Po Simons (Miss) c/ (United Nations) Prisciila St* Denis (Mrs*) c/ - (Resources) Marie Thresher (Mrs0) "~ - (Concentration) 2. PROFESSIONAL STAFF (con'd.) CONSULTANTS Joseph W. Ballantine Maynard B. Barnes Charles J. Moore Earl Lo Packer Herbert Rosinski (Major Problems) (Major Problems) (Major Problems) (United Nations) (Major Problems) SERVICE STAFF a/ SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL J. K. Anderson, Manager of Publications Ella S. Mayhugh (Mrs.),Assistant Manager Publications Martha Long (Miss), Accountant Ruth McCarthy (Miss), Assistant to Executive Manager Srelyn Breck (Miss), Editor Margaret Maltby (Miss), Librarian Esther Breck (Miss), Assistant Librarian Dorothy Leland (Mrs.), Supervisor Stenographic Pool Mary lount (Miss), Residence Manager-Dining Room Supervisor SECRETARIES Imogene Anderson (Miss) Edna Birkel (Mrs.) d/ Marguerite Boyd (Miss) Sonia Cohen (Miss) E. S. Jones (Miss) c/ Esther Payson (Mrs.7 Medora Richardson (Mrs.) Amelia Suttle (Mrs.) Gladys Wilson (Mrs.) c/ - (Dr. Bachman, Medical Services) (Major Problems and United Nations) - (United Nations) - (Mr* Brown, United Nations) (Major Problems and United Nations) (Mr. Kaplan, Concentration) - (Mr. Thomson, Education Division) (Mr. Calkins, Administration) - (Mr. Wickens, Lending) STENOGRAPHERS AND TYPISTS Mary Hulick (Mrs.) Celia Conway (Miss) Evelyn Raitz (Mrs.) Marcelle Ferguson (Mrs.) c/ Elizabeth Mather (Mrs.) c/ (Pool) (Pool) (Pool) (United Nations) (Pool) (Hourly) 3. SERVICE STAFF (cont*d.) CLERICAL Ruth S. Jackson (Mrs.) Peter Gamberoni Cecelia Ward (Mrs.) Lyndall Stroud (Mrs.) John Allen Lynn Archer (Miss) c/ (Library Assistant) (Publications - Shipping) (Receptionist and Telephone Operator - Adm.) (Publications) (Messenger) (Publications) RESEARCH CONTRACT PERSONNEL (not employees) Edward H. Buehrig Waldo Chamberlin Robert H. Connery Clyde Eagleton Helen Eilts Leland Goodrich Walter Kotschnig C. Easton Rothwell David L. Wickene (United Nations) (United Nations) (United Nations) (United Nations) (United Nations) (United Nations) (United Nations) (United Nations) (Lending) # Permanent tenure a/ Items in parentheses indicate subject of current assignment b / On leave c / On temporary appointment for l e s s than t h e f i s c a l year c[/ Secretary and Administrative Assistant
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