How is the Wilson Center Funded?

Since 1968, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars has been a model for the successful implementation of a public/private partnership. As the official memorial to President Wilson, Congress supports the Wilson Center through an annual appropriation; however, 70 percent of the annual operating budget must be raised from private sources to ensure the Center's continued role in "the dialogue of democracy." 

Support through Membership

Wilson Alliances WilsonAlliances, the Center's corporate membership program, provides a unique way for the business community to interact with the policy community at the Wilson Center.

Wilson Council Nearly 150 individual members of the Wilson Council, the Center's private-sector advisory board, provide leadership and funding to further the Center's mission.