This is a list of think tanks in the United States.[1]

Politics and economy

Brookings Institution, founded in 1916 in Washington, D.C.
The Heritage Foundation, founded in 1973 in Washington, D.C.
US-based Think Tanks focused on Politics and Economy
Name Location Bias/Affiliation Founded Date
Acton Institute Grand Rapids, MI Conservative/Libertarian 1990
Allegheny Institute for Public Policy Pittsburgh, PA Conservative 1995
American Action Forum Washington, DC Conservative 2009
American Civil Rights Union Alexandria, VA Conservative 1998
American College of Pediatricians Gainesville, FL Socially Conservative 2002
American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC 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, DC Bipartisan 2007
Brookings Institution Washington, DC Nonpartisan 1916
Buckeye Institute Columbus, OH Free-Market 1989
Caesar Rodney Institute Newark, DE Right-Wing 2008
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington, DC Nonpartisan 1910
Cascade Policy Institute Portland, OR Libertarian 1991
Cato Institute Washington, DC Libertarian 1977
Center for a Just Society* Washington, DC Conservative 2004
Center for American Progress Washington, DC 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, DC Left-leaning 1999
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Alexandria, VA Conservative
Center for Governmental Research Rochester, NY Nonpartisan 1915
Center for Immigration Studies Washington, DC Right-wing 1986
Center for Media and Democracy Madison, WI Progressive 1993
Center for National Policy Washington, DC Center 1981
Center for Public Integrity Washington, DC Independent 1989
Center for Public Justice Washington, DC Christian 1977
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Washington, DC Independent 1983
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress Washington, DC Nonpartisan 1965
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC Progressive 1983
Claremont Institute Claremont, CA Conservative 1979
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Washington, DC Nonpartisan 1981
Committee for Economic Development New York, NY Nonpartisan 1942
Competitive Enterprise Institute Washington, DC Libertarian 1984
Concord Coalition Arlington, VA Nonpartisan 1992
Constitution Project Washington, DC Bipartisan 1997
Council on Competitiveness Washington, DC 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, DC Left-leaning 1986
Employment Policies Institute Washington, DC Conservative 1991
Eno Center for Transportation Washington, DC Nonpartisan 1921
Every Texan Austin, TX Nonpartisan 1985
Federation for American Immigration Reform Washington, DC 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
Group of Thirty Washington, DC Free-Market 1978
Guttmacher Institute New York, NY Liberal 1968
Hispanic American Center for Economic Research Washington, DC Center-Right 1996
Hoover Institution Stanford, CA Free-Market/Libertarian 1919
Hudson Institute Washington, DC Conservative 1961
Idaho Freedom Foundation Boise, Idaho Conservative/Libertarian 2009
Independence Institute Denver, CO Libertarian 1985
Institute for New Economic Thinking New York, NY Liberal 2009
Institute for Policy Studies Washington, DC Progressive 1963
Institute for Women's Policy Research Washington, DC Progressive 1987
Institute on Religion and Democracy Washington, DC Conservative/Christian 1981
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy Washington, DC Liberal 1980
International Food Policy Research Institute Washington, DC 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, DC 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, DC 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, DC Center-Right 2012
Mercatus Center Arlington, VA Free-Market/Libertarian 1980
Migration Policy Institute Washington, DC 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, DC Free-Market 1983
National Policy Institute Alexandria, VA Right-Wing, Extremist 2005
New America Washington, DC Center-Left 1999
New Democrat Network Washington, DC Center 1996
Niskanen Center Washington, DC 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, DC Left-leaning 2017
Peterson Institute for International Economics Washington, DC Nonpartisan 1981
Pew Research Center Washington, DC Nonpartisan 2004
Philadelphia Society Philadelphia, PA 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, DC Center-Left 1989
Prosperity Now Washington, DC Center-Left 1979
Public Citizen Washington, DC Progressive 1971
Public Policy Institute of California San Francisco, CA Independent 1994
R Street Institute Washington, DC Center-Right 2012
RAND Corporation Santa Monica, CA Nonpartisan 1948
Reason Foundation Los Angeles, CA Libertarian 1978
Ripon Society Washington, DC Conservative 1962
RMI Basalt, CO Nonpartisan 1982
Rockefeller Institute of Government Albany, NY Nonpartisan 1981
Rockford Institute Rockford, IL Conservative 1976
Rockridge Institute Berkeley, CA Progressive 1997
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
The Century Foundation New York, NY Progressive 1919
The Conference Board New York, NY Nonpartisan 1916
The Gravel Institute New York, NY Left-leaning 2020
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement Des Moines, IA Nonpartisan 2013
The Heartland Institute Arlington Heights, IL Conservative/Libertarian 1984
The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC Conservative 1973
The Independent Institute Oakland, CA Libertarian 1986
The Reform Institute Alexandria, VA Center 2001
Third Way Washington, DC Center-Left 2005
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Washington, DC Conservative 2007
Urban Institute Washington, DC 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

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Environment, science and technology

Arts and humanities

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wilczek, Keely. "Research Guides: Think Tank Search: U.S. Think Tanks". guides.library.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
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