The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars was established within the
Smithsonian Institution, but it has its own board of trustees, composed both of government officials and of private citizens appointed by the
president of the United States. It publishes a digital magazine, the
Wilson Quarterly. The center functions as a
public–private partnership with approximately one-third of its operating funds providing annually through a federal appropriation of the
U.S. government and the remainder derived from foundations, grants, contracts, corporations, individuals, endowment income, and subscriptions. The center is housed in the
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, a federal office complex in Washington, D.C., where it occupies a wing under a long-term rent-free lease arrangement. In March 2017, President Trump proposed a federal budget that would have eliminated the center's public funding, echoing a recommendation called by the
Heritage Foundation earlier that year. The
Heritage Foundation again called for eliminating federal appropriations to the center in its "Budget Blueprint for FY2023", estimating savings of between $16 million and $21 million per year. In November 2022, the Russian government labeled the center an "
undesirable organization" under Russian law, prohibiting its activities in the country. ==Administration==