The mission of the Independence Institute is to empower individuals and to educate citizens, legislators and opinion makers about public policies that enhance personal and economic freedom. They are an “action tank” and put their ideas into action through litigation, coalition building, work on ballot initiatives, new media and investigative reporting.

Contact details

Website:
https://i2i.org/

Address:
727 E. 16th Ave., Denver, CO 80203, USA

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1985
Age (years)
Independence Institute
 41
United States average
 43
Global average
 33
Founded by
Founders: John Andrews
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): JON CALDARA
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): JON CALDARA
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): JON CALDARA
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Independence Institute
 25
United States average
 47
Global average
 88
2024
Independence Institute
 16
2023
Independence Institute
 23
% Female staff
2025
Independence Institute
 48%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 50%
2024
Independence Institute
 63%
2023
Independence Institute
 52%
% Female researchers
2025
Independence Institute
 33%
United States average
 49%
Global average
 47%
2024
Independence Institute
 33%
2019
Independence Institute
 0%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Independence Institute
 4
United States average
 61
Global average
 57
2023
Independence Institute
 4
2022
Independence Institute
 6
Financials
2015
Independence Institute
 $2,716,740
United States average
 $19,910,515
Global average
 $57,352,757

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
Independence Institute
 9,392
United States average
 65,416
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
Independence Institute
 9,282
Likes (2021)
Independence Institute
 9,297
Twitter
Followers (2025)
Independence Institute
 4,587
United States average
 50,844
Global average
 19,888
Followers (2024)
Independence Institute
 3,979
Followers (2022)
Independence Institute
 2,998
Subscribers (2025)
Independence Institute
 5,900
United States average
 19,271
Global average
 7,436
Subscribers (2024)
Independence Institute
 5,320
Subscribers (2023)
Independence Institute
 3,990
Instagram
Followers (2019)
Independence Institute
 165
United States average
 14,293
Global average
 8,351
Followers (2025)
Independence Institute
 493
United States average
 24,324
Global average
 15,926
Followers (2024)
Independence Institute
 465
Followers (2023)
Independence Institute
 436

Data notes

Last updated: 19/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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