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
Geographics of focus
USA
Operating languages
English
Organisation details
Business model
Non-profit
Year founded
1984
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Founded by
Founders: David H. Padden | Joseph L. Bast
Founder gender: All male
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): James Taylor
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2024): James Taylor
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2023): James Taylor
Leader gender: Male
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2024): James Taylor
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2023): James Taylor
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
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% Female staff
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Financials
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Social
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Instagram
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Data notes
Last
updated: 15/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
Have we got something wrong?: Contact us to update this record. There is more information in the database, you can download it here.