## Cato Books

Find the latest Cato books at [cato​.org/​books.](/books)

[![Populism and the Future of the Fed cover image](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/2022-04/9781952223556_FC.jpg?itok=xuh1X2fV)](https://www.cato.org/books/populism-future-fed) 

##### [Populism and the Future of the Fed](/books/populism-future-fed)

[![Superabundance cover](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/2022-08/superabundance-cover.jpeg?itok=rr0Hyq43)](https://www.cato.org/books/superabundance) 

##### [Superabundance](/books/superabundance)

The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet 

[![Fractured Schoolhouse cover](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/2026-01/the-fractured-schoolhouse-cover.jpg?itok=3z2kZzpF)](https://www.cato.org/books/fractured-schoolhouse) 

##### [The Fractured Schoolhouse](/books/fractured-schoolhouse)

Reexamining Education for a Free, Equal, and Harmonious Society 

[![Cato Supreme Court Review, 2021-2022 cover image](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/2022-09/21-22_SCR-cover%20%28002%29.jpg?itok=2sIsOamv)](https://www.cato.org/books/cato-supreme-court-review-2021-2022) 

##### [Cato Supreme Court Review: 2021–2022](/books/cato-supreme-court-review-2021-2022)

[![Freedom's Furies cover](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/2022-10/Freedom%27s%20Furies-REV2.jpg?itok=X8vHraRk)](https://www.cato.org/books/freedoms-furies) 

##### [Freedom’s Furies](/books/freedoms-furies)

How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness 

[![Unreliable Watchdog front cover image](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/2022-11/9781952223334_FC.jpg?itok=NIjgr0Vr)](https://www.cato.org/books/unreliable-watchdog) 

##### [Unreliable Watchdog](/books/unreliable-watchdog)

The News Media and U.S. Foreign Policy 

[![Cato 2022 Handbook for Policymakers cover image](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/2022-11/2022_handbook_cover_final.png?itok=9gFib5q4)](https://www.cato.org/books/cato-handbook-policymakers) 

##### [Cato Handbook for Policymakers](/books/cato-handbook-policymakers)

9th Edition 

[![Empowering Book Cover](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/2022-11/FireShot%20Capture%20186%20-%20%20-%20.png?itok=LIuU8TWS)](https://www.cato.org/books/empowering-new-american-worker) 

##### [Empowering the New American Worker](/books/empowering-new-american-worker)

Market‐​Based Solutions for Today’s Workforce 

[![Human Freedom Index 2022 - Cover](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/2023-01/human-freedom-index-2022-cover.jpg?itok=VyVG4ojn)](https://www.cato.org/books/human-freedom-index-2022) 

##### [ *Human Freedom Index 2022*](/books/human-freedom-index-2022)

## Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results

Cato’s unaudited financial information for fiscal year 2023 (April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023) is presented below. Operating revenue of $56,999,000 and operating expenses of $38,418,000 reflect an increase of 26 percent compared with prior year revenue and an increase of 20 percent compared with prior year expenses. The Cato Institute accepts no government funding and is committed to maximizing the resources entrusted to it. Contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations make possible our ability to drive important policy debates toward individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace.

![AR22 - Operating Revenue Chart](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/aside_mobile/public/2023-07/financials1.png?itok=n-FwmogE) 

![AR22 - Operating Expenses Chart](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/aside_mobile/public/2023-07/financials2.jpg?itok=dRoEtN1h) 

##### Operating Revenue

Individual

$48,888,000

Foundation

$5,634,000

Corporate

$1,688,000

Program

$368,000

Other Income (Loss)

($421,000)

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Total

$56,999,000

##### Operating Expenses

Program

$28,082,000

Management &amp; 
General

$5,763,000*

Development

$4,573,000

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Total

$38,418,000

##### Assets

Cash &amp; Equivalents

$44,296,000

Investments

$50,095,000

Fixed Assets

$32,241,000

Other Assets

$8,415,000

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Total

$135,047,000

##### Liabilities and Net Assets

Liabilities

$2,306,000

Net Assets

$132,741,000

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Total

$135,047,000

\*Includes $2,925,000 impairment of asset (real property) held for sale

## Board of Directors

John A. Allison

Former President &amp; CEO, Cato Institute; Retired Chairman &amp; CEO, BB&amp;T

Baron Bond

CEO, The Foundation Group LLC

Kenneth R. French

Roth Family Distinguished Professor of Finance, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College 

Robert Gelfond

CEO and Founder, MQS Management LLC

Peter N. Goettler

President and CEO, Cato Institute

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Laura Holmes Jost

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James M. Kilts

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James M. Lapeyre Jr.

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Ken Levy

Levy Family Fund

John P. Mackey

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Howard S. Rich

Chairman, U.S. Term Limits

Robert A. Taylor

CEO, EBC Management

Fred Young

Former Owner, Young Radiator Company

## Directors Emeritus

K. Tucker Andersen 

Frank Bond† 

William A. Dunn 

Ethelmae C. Humphreys† 

David H. Koch† 

Robert A. Levy 

John C. Malone 

William A. Niskanen† 

David H. Padden† 

Donald G. Smith† 

Frederick W. Smith 

*Board list as of May 2023 
†Deceased*