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
No affiliation
Year founded
1991
Age (years)
Discovery Institute
 34
United States average
 42
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Bruce Chapman | George Gilder
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2024): Steven J. Buri
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Steven J. Buri
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): Steven J. Buri
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2024
Discovery Institute
 33
United States average
 44
Global average
 78
2023
Discovery Institute
 38
2021
Discovery Institute
 30
% Female staff
2023
Discovery Institute
 39%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 50%
2021
Discovery Institute
 30%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
Discovery Institute
 163
United States average
 52
Global average
 42
2022
Discovery Institute
 410
Financials
2016
Discovery Institute
 $5,928,826
United States average
 $46,480,864
Global average
 $105,442,083

Social

Likes (2023)
Discovery Institute
 13,864
United States average
 66,194
Global average
 26,968
Likes (2022)
Discovery Institute
 13,442
Likes (2021)
Discovery Institute
 13,302
Followers (2024)
Discovery Institute
 4,378
United States average
 51,737
Global average
 21,221
Followers (2022)
Discovery Institute
 2,870
Followers (2021)
Discovery Institute
 2,381
Subscribers (2024)
Discovery Institute
 15,800
United States average
 23,371
Global average
 7,742
Subscribers (2023)
Discovery Institute
 14,200
Subscribers (2022)
Discovery Institute
 12,700
Followers (2024)
Discovery Institute
 2,000
United States average
 23,946
Global average
 14,562
Followers (2022)
Discovery Institute
 1,382
Followers (2019)
Discovery Institute
 919

Data notes

Last updated: 19/04/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: NIRA Think Tank Directory, Organisation´s website
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