Membership
Support the Adam Smith Society

Becoming a member and supporter of the Adam Smith Society is more than joining a club. Our efforts and our successes are made possible through the generous donations of our supporters.

As an organization committed to free markets and limited government, we believe in the importance of philanthropy, and in the potential of independent nonprofit organizations to shape public policy and influence the national landscape for the better.

Support Levels

Supporting members of the Adam Smith Society receive exclusive invitations to Manhattan Institute programming and access to MI content, including a complimentary subscription to City Journal. Those interested in joining our New York City-based community for monthly happy hours and other events are encouraged to support at the Young Leader level.


Young Leader | $1,000 and up

  • Invitations to 4 exclusive Smith Soc receptions per year in New York City
  • Invitations to MI briefings with scholars and fellows
  • Annual holiday party in New York City
  • Invitations to Virtual Smith Soc programming, including the Readers’ Roundtables—quarterly book talks with authors
  • Invitations to events in NYC and other cities
  • Complimentary City Journal subscription 
  •  (The suggested giving level for those under 30 is $500)


Professional | $250

  • Invitations to periodic MI briefings with scholars and fellows around the country
  • Invitations to Virtual Smith Soc programming, including the Readers’ Roundtables—quarterly book talks with authors 
  • Invitations to our events in NYC and other cities 
  • Complimentary City Journal subscription


Student | $100

  • Invitations to select professional programming
  • Increased networking opportunities

Other Ways to Support

Learn below about the Adam Smith Society on your campus or in your city.

By mail

If you prefer to donate by mail, please send us a check to this address:

Manhattan Institute - Adam Smith Society
52 Vanderbilt Avenue,
New York, N.Y. 10017

By phone

Please call 212-599-7000 and ask to be connected to the sponsorship office.

By stock or wire transfer

For information on making a wire transfer to the Manhattan Institute, please contact Saga Lisslo, Director of Development, by phone: 646-839-3354 or by e-mail: slisslo@manhattan.institute. For information on making a tax-deductible gift of appreciated stock to the Manhattan Institute, please click here.

If you are making a matching gift through your employer, please send us the contact information for their grantmaking department or the information for the vendor who processes these such as CyberGrants, Benevity, so we can arrange to receive information about the gift and correctly assign it to your account.

The Adam Smith Society is a project of the Manhattan Institute, a qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions to MI, including donations to the Adam Smith Society, are tax-deductible. EIN #13-2912529.

   

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