Institutional Independence Policy
- The Asia Society has exclusive control over the content, conclusions, and management of all projects and programs.
- Asia Society will not allow limitations or conditions to be placed by donors that compromise the independence of our research, projects, programs, products, exhibitions, or speaker selection.
- Asia Society will protect its nonpartisan nature, editorial independence, and intellectual integrity by ensuring that financial contributors or prospective funders may not dictate or impose any requirements on the selection, contents, or conclusions of our research, projects, programs, products, exhibitions, or speakers.
- Specifically, financial support to Asia Society does not confer any right to shape, review, or revise the work being funded. Asia Society commits to appropriate transparency with financial supporters regarding progress of work being funded.
- Asia Society will review all prospective sources of financial support prior to receiving funds and will not accept donations from anonymous sources.
- In the case of government direct or derived funding, an internal committee will review the terms of the proposal and make a determination regarding propriety and reputational risks on a case-by-case basis.
- Asia Society will not act at the request, direction, or control of any government, conforming to the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act.
- Asia Society employees will avoid conflicts of interest in their work.
- Asia Society will make this Institutional Independence Policy explicit in all agreements or contracts with funders.