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
 38
United States average
 39
Global average
 31
Founded by
Founders: David H. Padden | Joseph L. Bast
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2021): Frank Lasée
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2020): Frank Lasée
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2019): Frank Lasée
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2021
Heartland Institute
 24
United States average
 38
Global average
 86
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
 151
Global average
 158
Financials
2015
Heartland Institute
 $4,398,175
United States average
 $21,418,265
Global average
 $57,395,241

Social

Facebook
Likes (2022)
Heartland Institute
 97,541
United States average
 89,086
Global average
 32,656
Likes (2021)
Heartland Institute
 99,151
Likes (2019)
Heartland Institute
 101,570
Twitter
Followers (2022)
Heartland Institute
 15,171
United States average
 49,136
Global average
 19,233
Followers (2021)
Heartland Institute
 14,859
Followers (2019)
Heartland Institute
 15,545
YouTube
Subscribers (2022)
Heartland Institute
 38,400
United States average
 16,608
Global average
 5,613
Subscribers (2021)
Heartland Institute
 35,800
Subscribers (2019)
Heartland Institute
 27,500
Instagram
Followers (2022)
Heartland Institute
 1,531
United States average
 20,356
Global average
 14,689
Followers (2021)
Heartland Institute
 953
Followers (2019)
Heartland Institute
 444
LinkedIn
Followers (2022)
Heartland Institute
 1,859
United States average
 28,767
Global average
 16,368
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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