AIER’s twofold mission has never wavered – to produce fact-based research to help individual Americans protect their personal financial interests; and to indirectly influence federal policy, through dissemination of the Institute’s unbiased research, to fight inflation and maintain price stability and the dollar’s strength.

AIER is always looking ahead to make sure that we can continue serving our Nation and its citizens efficiently and effectively. Toward this end, we have taken several significant steps over the past year to enhance our programs, better market our products and streamline our operations.

Our goal is always to maximize resources applied to our core mission: independent research and education. We do all of this with a lean, professional staff, and are dedicated to keeping costs to our customers down. While we are continually working to increase readership, more than two-thirds of our operating budget will still need to be met by charitable contributions, either from annual operating support or from planned giving programs.

Because our independence is our most valuable asset, we do not accept gifts from private foundations, commercial interests, or the government. We depend, instead, solely on continued support from individual readers and friends, who understand the importance of the independent economic perspective we offer. This support has allowed us to keep our products affordable to everyone, even while expanding our programs and absorbing years of creeping inflationary pressure.

We hope you will consider supporting our work. Your contribution will make a difference.

2010 Audited Financial Statement
2010 signed 990 Public Disclosure
2010 Annual Report