List of think tanks in the United States
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This is a list of think tanks in the United States.[1]
Politics and economy[edit]
Name | Location | Bias/Affiliation | Founded Date |
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Acton Institute | Grand Rapids, MI | Conservative/Libertarian | 1990 |
Allegheny Institute for Public Policy | Pittsburgh, PA | Conservative | 1995 |
American Action Forum | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 2009 |
American Civil Rights Union | Alexandria, VA | Conservative | 1998 |
American College of Pediatricians | Gainesville, FL | Socially Conservative | 2002 |
American Enterprise Institute | Washington, D.C. | Center-Right | 1938 |
American Institute for Economic Research | Great Barrington, MA | Conservative/Libertarian | 1933 |
Atlas Network | Arlington, VA | Conservative/Libertarian | 1981 |
Ayn Rand Institute | Santa Ana, CA | Center-Right/Libertarian | 1985 |
Beacon Center of Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Free-Market/Libertarian | 2004 |
Beacon Hill Institute | Medway, MA | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1991 |
Berggruen Institute | Los Angeles, CA | Liberal | 2010 |
Bipartisan Policy Center | Washington, D.C. | Bipartisan | 2007 |
Brookings Institution | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1916 |
Buckeye Institute | Columbus, OH | Free-Market | 1989 |
Caesar Rodney Institute | Newark, DE | Right-Wing | 2008 |
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1910 |
Cascade Policy Institute | Portland, OR | Libertarian | 1991 |
Cato Institute | Washington, D.C. | Libertarian | 1977 |
Center for a Just Society* | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 2004 |
Center for American Progress | Washington, D.C. | Liberal | 2003 |
Center for Automotive Research | Ann Arbor, MI | Nonpartisan | 2003 |
Center for Development and Strategy | Buffalo, NY | Nonpartisan | 2014 |
Center for Economic and Policy Research | Washington, D.C. | Left-leaning | 1999 |
Center for Freedom and Prosperity | Alexandria, VA | Conservative | |
Center for Governmental Research | Rochester, NY | Nonpartisan | 1915 |
Center for Immigration Studies | Washington, D.C. | Right-wing | 1986 |
Center for International Policy | Washington, D.C. | Progressive | 1975 |
Center for Media and Democracy | Madison, WI | Progressive | 1993 |
Center for National Policy | Washington, D.C. | Center | 1981 |
Center for Public Integrity | Washington, D.C. | Independent | 1989 |
Center for Public Justice | Washington, D.C. | Christian | 1977 |
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments | Washington, D.C. | Independent | 1983 |
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1965 |
Center of the American Experiment | Golden Valley, MN | Conservative | 1990 |
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, D.C. | Progressive | 1983 |
Century Foundation | New York, NY | Progressive | 1919 |
Claremont Institute | Claremont, CA | Conservative | 1979 |
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1981 |
Committee for Economic Development | New York, NY | Nonpartisan | 1942 |
Competitive Enterprise Institute | Washington, D.C. | Libertarian | 1984 |
Concord Coalition | Arlington, VA | Nonpartisan | 1992 |
Conference Board | New York, NY | Nonpartisan | 1916 |
Constitution Project | Washington, D.C. | Bipartisan | 1997 |
Council on Competitiveness | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1986 |
Demos | New York, NY | Liberal | 2000 |
Drum Major Institute | New York, NY | Progressive | 1961 |
Economic Opportunity Institute | Seattle, WA | Liberal | 1998 |
Economic Policy Institute | Washington, D.C. | Left-leaning | 1986 |
Employment Policies Institute | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 1991 |
Eno Center for Transportation | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1921 |
Every Texan | Austin, TX | Nonpartisan | 1985 |
Federation for American Immigration Reform | Washington, D.C. | Right-wing | 1979 |
Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy | Gainesville, FL | Nonpartisan | |
Foundation for Economic Education | Atlanta, GA | Conservative/Libertarian | 1946 |
Future of American Democracy Foundation | Nonpartisan | ||
Goldwater Institute | Phoenix, AZ | Conservative/Libertarian | 1988 |
Gravel Institute | New York, NY | Left-leaning | 2020 |
Group of Thirty | Washington, D.C. | Free-Market | 1978 |
Guttmacher Institute | New York, NY | Liberal | 1968 |
Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement | Des Moines, IA | Nonpartisan | 2013 |
Heartland Institute | Arlington Heights, IL | Conservative/Libertarian | 1984 |
Heritage Foundation | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 1973 |
Hispanic American Center for Economic Research | Washington, D.C. | Center-Right | 1996 |
Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1919 |
Hudson Institute | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 1961 |
Idaho Freedom Foundation | Boise, Idaho | Conservative/Libertarian | 2009 |
Independence Institute | Denver, CO | Libertarian | 1985 |
Independent California Institute | Carlsbad, CA | Independent | 2018 |
Independent Institute | Oakland, CA | Libertarian | 1986 |
Institute for New Economic Thinking | New York, NY | Liberal | 2009 |
Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, D.C. | Progressive | 1963 |
Institute for Women's Policy Research | Washington, D.C. | Progressive | 1987 |
Institute on Religion and Democracy | Washington, D.C. | Conservative/Christian | 1981 |
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy | Washington, D.C. | Liberal | 1980 |
International Food Policy Research Institute | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1975 |
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy | Houston, TX | Nonpartisan | 1993 |
James Madison Institute | Tallahassee, FL | Free-Market | 1987 |
John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy | Union, NJ | Nonpartisan | |
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1970 |
Kansas Policy Institute | Wichita, KS | Free-Market | 1996 |
Levy Economics Institute | New York, NY | Nonpartisan | 1986 |
Lexington Institute | Arlington, VA | Center-Right | 1998 |
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy | Cambridge, MA | Nonpartisan | 1946 |
Lugar Center | Washington, D.C. | Bipartisan | |
Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Midland, MI | Free-Market | 1987 |
Maine Policy Institute | Portland, ME | Free-Market | 2002 |
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research | New York, NY | Conservative | 1978 |
MassINC | Boston, MA | Nonpartisan | 1995 |
McCain Institute | Washington, D.C. | Center-Right | 2012 |
Mercatus Center | Arlington, VA | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1980 |
Migration Policy Institute | Washington, D.C. | Center-Left | 2001 |
Milken Institute | Santa Monica, CA | Independent | 1991 |
Mises Institute | Auburn, AL | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1982 |
National Association of Scholars | New York, NY | Conservative | 1987 |
National Bureau of Asian Research | Seattle, WA | Nonpartisan | 1989 |
National Bureau of Economic Research | Cambridge, MA | Center-Right | 1920 |
National Center for Policy Analysis | Dallas, TX | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1983 |
National Endowment for Democracy | Washington, D.C. | Free-Market | 1983 |
National Policy Institute | Alexandria, VA | Right-Wing, Extremist | 2005 |
New America | Washington, D.C. | Center-Left | 1999 |
New Democrat Network | Washington, D.C. | Center | 1996 |
Niskanen Center | Washington, D.C. | Liberal | 2015 |
Oklahoma Policy Institute | Tulsa, OK | Nonpartisan | 2008 |
Oregon Center for Public Policy | Portland, OR | Nonpartisan | 1995 |
Pacific Research Institute | Pasadena, CA | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1979 |
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women | Providence, RI | Nonpartisan | 1981 |
People's Policy Project | Washington, D.C. | Left-leaning | 2017 |
Peterson Institute for International Economics | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1981 |
Pew Research Center | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 2004 |
Philadelphia Society | Grand rapids, MI | Conservative/Libertarian | 1964 |
Pioneer Institute | Boston, MA | Free-Market | 1988 |
Policy Matters Ohio | Cleveland, OH | Progressive | 2000 |
Population Research Institute | Front Royal, VA | 1989 | |
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies | Arlington, VA | Independent | 1994 |
Progressive Policy Institute | Washington, D.C. | Center-Left | 1989 |
Prosperity Now | Washington, D.C. | Center-Left | 1979 |
Public Citizen | Washington, D.C. | Progressive | 1971 |
Public Policy Institute of California | San Francisco, CA | Independent | 1994 |
R Street Institute | Washington, D.C. | Center-Right | 2012 |
RAND Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | Nonpartisan | 1948 |
Reason Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Libertarian | 1978 |
Reform Institute | Alexandria, VA | Center | 2001 |
Ripon Society | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 1962 |
Rockefeller Institute of Government | Albany, NY | Nonpartisan | 1981 |
Rockford Institute | Rockford, IL | Conservative | 1976 |
Rockridge Institute | Berkeley, CA | Progressive | 1997 |
Rocky Mountain Institute | Basalt, CO | Nonpartisan | 1982 |
Roosevelt Institute | New York, NY | Liberal | 1987 |
Seven Pillars Institute | Kansas City, MO | Nonpartisan | 2010 |
Show-Me Institute | St. Louis, MO | Free-Market | 2014 |
Social Science Research Council | Brooklyn, NY | Independent | 1923 |
SRI International | Menlo Park, CA | Nonpartisan | 1946 |
Sunwater Institute | North Bethesda, MD | Nonpartisan | 2017 |
Tax Foundation | New York, NY | Center | 1937 |
Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | Conservative | 1989 |
Third Way | Washington, D.C. | Center-Left | 2005 |
Thomas B. Fordham Institute | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 2007 |
Urban Institute | Washington, D.C. | Liberal | 1968 |
W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research | Kalamazoo, MI | Nonpartisan | 1945 |
Washington Policy Center | Seattle, WA | Nonpartisan | |
Yankee Institute for Public Policy | Hartford, CT | Conservative | 1984 |
International relations and security[edit]
- 38 North
- American Foreign Policy Council
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee
- American Security Council Foundation
- American Security Project
- American–Iranian Council
- Arctic Institute
- Asia Society
- Aspen Institute
- Atlantic Council
- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Carter Center
- Center for a New American Security
- Center for Advanced Defense Studies
- Center for Global Development
- Center for International Development
- Center for International Policy
- Center for International Security and Cooperation
- Center for Naval Analysis
- Center for Security and Emerging Technology
- Center for Security Policy
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Center for the National Interest (The Nixon Center)
- Center for Transatlantic Relations
- Center on Global Interests
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Committee on the Present Danger
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Council on Hemispheric Affairs
- Defense Priorities
- East-West Center
- EastWest Institute
- Foreign Policy Research Institute
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies
- Gatestone Institute
- German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Global Trade Watch
- GlobalSecurity.org
- Henry L. Stimson Center
- Institute for Defense Analyses
- Institute for Science and International Security
- Inter-American Dialogue
- International Crisis Group
- Islands Society
- Israel Policy Forum
- J Street
- Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs
- Middle East Forum
- Middle East Institute
- National Committee on American Foreign Policy
- National Security Network
- Open Society Foundations
- Pacific Council on International Policy
- Pacific Forum CSIS
- Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Project 2049 Institute
- Project for the New American Century
- RTI International
- Sikh Coalition
- Special Competitive Studies Project
- Strategic Studies Institute
- Streit Council for a Union of Democracies
- Tellus Institute
- Jamestown Foundation
- The Stimson Center
- Truman National Security Project
- United States Institute of Peace
- Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- World Affairs Council
- World Resources Institute
Environment, science and technology[edit]
- Battelle Memorial Institute
- Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- Center for Ethical Solutions
- Copenhagen Consensus Center
- Discovery Institute
- Earth Institute
- Fusion Energy Foundation
- General Electric EdgeLab
- Global Development and Environment Institute
- GTRI Office of Policy Analysis and Research
- Hastings Center
- Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
- Keck Institute for Space Studies
- Metropolitan Area Planning Council
- New England Complex Systems Institute
- Noblis
- Pacific Institute
- Property and Environment Research Center
- Resources for the Future
- RTI International (Research Triangle Institute)
- Santa Fe Institute
- Scripps Research Institute
- Watson Institute at Brown University
- Institute for Progress
Arts and humanities[edit]
- Americans for the Arts
- Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute
- Center for Excellence in Higher Education
- Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement
- Foundation for Excellence in Education
- Foundation for Rational Economics and Education
- International Center for Research on Women
- International Intellectual Property Institute
- New Teacher Center
- Urban Land Institute
- WestEd
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Wilczek, Keely. "Research Guides: Think Tank Search: U.S. Think Tanks". guides.library.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-08.