Established in 1966, the World Future Society is a nonprofit educational and scientific organization. It is a "neutral clearinghouse for ideas about the future." It consists of 30,000 members extending to more than 80 countries.
Contact details
- Website:
- https://www.worldfuture.org
- Address:
- 350 N Clark St 4th floor, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
- Country:
- United States
- Sub-region:
- Northern America
Areas of focus
Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English
Organisation details
Business model
Non-profit
Year founded
1966
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Founded by
Founders: Ed Cornish
Founder gender: All male
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Julie Friedman Steele
Leader gender: Female Leader(s) (2024): Julie Friedman Steele
Leader gender: Female Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader gender: Female Leader(s) (2024): Julie Friedman Steele
Leader gender: Female Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2017
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Organisational performance
Financials
2016
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Social
Facebook
Likes (2023)
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Twitter
Followers (2025)
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Followers (2022)
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Subscribers (2019)
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Data notes
Last
updated: 05/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website, Washington Diplomat website
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Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website, Washington Diplomat website
Have we got something wrong?: Contact us to update this record. There is more information in the database, you can download it here.