Think tank

Heartland Institute

Arlington Heights, United States

The Heartland Institute is one of the world’s leading free-market think tanks. Its mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.heartland.org/

Address:
3939 North Wilke Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004, USA

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Education Environment/Natural resources/ Energy Governance/Transparency Health International affairs/Development Law/Justice/Human rights Private sector development Social policy Technology/Innovation Trade/Economics/Finance Transport/Infrastructure/Urban
Geographics of focus
USA
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1984
Age (years)
Heartland Institute
 39
United States average
 40
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: David H. Padden | Joseph L. Bast
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A Leader(s) (2021): Frank Lasée
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2020): Frank Lasée
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2021
Heartland Institute
 24
United States average
 38
Global average
 85
2020
Heartland Institute
 24
2017
Heartland Institute
 32
% Female staff
2021
Heartland Institute
 25%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 48%
2020
Heartland Institute
 25%

Organisational performance

Publications
2015
Heartland Institute
 148
United States average
 149
Global average
 154
Financials
2015
Heartland Institute
 $4,398,175
United States average
 $21,230,658
Global average
 $57,395,241

Social

Facebook
Likes (2022)
Heartland Institute
 97,541
United States average
 88,216
Global average
 32,624
Likes (2021)
Heartland Institute
 99,151
Likes (2019)
Heartland Institute
 101,570
Twitter
Followers (2022)
Heartland Institute
 15,171
United States average
 48,793
Global average
 19,187
Followers (2021)
Heartland Institute
 14,859
Followers (2019)
Heartland Institute
 15,545
YouTube
Subscribers (2022)
Heartland Institute
 38,400
United States average
 16,496
Global average
 5,592
Subscribers (2021)
Heartland Institute
 35,800
Subscribers (2019)
Heartland Institute
 27,500
Instagram
Followers (2022)
Heartland Institute
 1,531
United States average
 20,435
Global average
 14,557
Followers (2021)
Heartland Institute
 953
Followers (2019)
Heartland Institute
 444
LinkedIn
Followers (2022)
Heartland Institute
 1,859
United States average
 28,834
Global average
 16,270
Followers (2019)
Heartland Institute
 1,227

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website, Wikipedia: List of think tanks
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