Bently purchased the Marlatt Mansion and two adjacent townhouses for the Institute. For the first 15 years, he rented the building to the Institute for $1.00 per year. He paid several million dollars to renovate the townhouses and later donated them to the Institute. He also endowed the Donald E. Bently Chair of Political Economy. The institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt educational institution, relying on private charitable donations and tuition. Tuition accounts for approximately 65% of annual operating expenses. Notable alumni Brian Mennes, United States Army general officer Mohammad Shafiq Hamdam, social activist, writer, political analyst and former senior media and public diplomacy advisor at NATO Eerik Marmei, Former Ambassador of Estonia to the U.S. Major General John Thomson, Former Commandant of Cadets and the United States Military Academy at West Point, and current Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division Mark Tooley, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy Hampton Stephens, Founder and Publisher of World Politics Review John Scimone, SVP, Chief Security Officer at Dell Scott Cullinane, Executive Director of the US-Europe Alliance Zak Allal, a medical doctor for the United Nations in Algeria and non-resident scholar at IWP Michael Maibach, Managing Director of the James Wilson Institute Marcio Coimbra, Executive-Director - Interlegis, Senado Federal, Brazil Mark Beall, Former head of strategy and policy at DoD's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center David Charney, Founder and Medical Director of Roundhouse Square Counseling Center and expert on the psychology of the spy See also List of diplomatic training institutions References External links The Institute of World Politics Educational institutions established in 1990 1990 establishments in Washington, D.C. Intelligence education Intelligence assessment International relations education Schools of international relations