Think tank

Discovery Institute

Seattle, WA, United States

Discovery Institute promotes thoughtful analysis and effective action on local, regional, national and international issues. The Institute is home to an inter-disciplinary community of scholars and policy advocates dedicated to the reinvigoration of traditional western principles and institutions and the worldview from which they issued. Discovery Institute has a special concern for the role that science and technology play in our culture and how they can advance free markets, illuminate public policy and support the theistic foundations of the west.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.discovery.org

Address:
208 Columbia Street • Seattle, WA 98104

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1991
Age (years)
Discovery Institute
 32
United States average
 40
Global average
 31
Founded by
Founders: Bruce Chapman | George Gilder
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2021): Steven J. Buri
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2020): Steven J. Buri
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2021
Discovery Institute
 30
United States average
 37
Global average
 85
2017
Discovery Institute
 30
% Female staff
2021
Discovery Institute
 30%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 48%

Organisational performance

Financials
2016
Discovery Institute
 $5,928,826
United States average
 $46,031,914
Global average
 $103,991,321

Social

Likes (2022)
Discovery Institute
 13,442
United States average
 87,496
Global average
 32,617
Likes (2021)
Discovery Institute
 13,302
Likes (2019)
Discovery Institute
 11,949
Twitter
Followers (2023)
Discovery Institute
 3,654
United States average
 48,729
Global average
 26,202
Followers (2022)
Discovery Institute
 2,870
Followers (2021)
Discovery Institute
 2,381
Subscribers (2022)
Discovery Institute
 12,700
United States average
 16,396
Global average
 5,586
Subscribers (2021)
Discovery Institute
 11,800
Subscribers (2019)
Discovery Institute
 9,057
Followers (2022)
Discovery Institute
 1,382
United States average
 28,697
Global average
 16,259
Followers (2019)
Discovery Institute
 919

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: NIRA Think Tank Directory, Organisation´s website
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