List_of_think_tanks_in_the_United_States
This is a list of think tanks in the United States.[1]
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| Name | Location | Bias/Affiliation | Founded Date |
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| Acton Institute | Grand Rapids, MI | Conservative/Libertarian | 1990 |
| Allegheny Institute for Public Policy | Pittsburgh, PA | Conservative | 1995 |
| American Action Forum | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 2009 |
| American Civil Rights Union | Alexandria, VA | Conservative | 1998 |
| American College of Pediatricians | Gainesville, FL | Socially Conservative | 2002 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, D.C. | Center-Right | 1938 |
| American Institute for Economic Research | Great Barrington, MA | Conservative/Libertarian | 1933 |
| Atlas Network | Arlington, VA | Conservative/Libertarian | 1981 |
| Ayn Rand Institute | Santa Ana, CA | Center-Right/Libertarian | 1985 |
| Beacon Center of Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Free-Market/Libertarian | 2004 |
| Beacon Hill Institute | Medway, MA | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1991 |
| Berggruen Institute | Los Angeles, CA | Liberal | 2010 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center | Washington, D.C. | Bipartisan | 2007 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1916 |
| Buckeye Institute | Columbus, OH | Free-Market | 1989 |
| Caesar Rodney Institute | Newark, DE | Right-Wing | 2008 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1910 |
| Cascade Policy Institute | Portland, OR | Libertarian | 1991 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, D.C. | Libertarian | 1977 |
| Center for a Just Society* | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 2004 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, D.C. | Liberal | 2003 |
| Center for Automotive Research | Ann Arbor, MI | Nonpartisan | 2003 |
| Center for Development and Strategy | Buffalo, NY | Nonpartisan | 2014 |
| Center for Economic and Policy Research | Washington, D.C. | Left-leaning | 1999 |
| Center for Freedom and Prosperity | Alexandria, VA | Conservative | |
| Center for Governmental Research | Rochester, NY | Nonpartisan | 1915 |
| Center for Immigration Studies | Washington, D.C. | Right-wing | 1986 |
| Center for Media and Democracy | Madison, WI | Progressive | 1993 |
| Center for National Policy | Washington, D.C. | Center | 1981 |
| Center for Public Integrity | Washington, D.C. | Independent | 1989 |
| Center for Public Justice | Washington, D.C. | Christian | 1977 |
| Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments | Washington, D.C. | Independent | 1983 |
| Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1965 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, D.C. | Progressive | 1983 |
| Claremont Institute | Claremont, CA | Conservative | 1979 |
| Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1981 |
| Committee for Economic Development | New York, NY | Nonpartisan | 1942 |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | Washington, D.C. | Libertarian | 1984 |
| Concord Coalition | Arlington, VA | Nonpartisan | 1992 |
| Constitution Project | Washington, D.C. | Bipartisan | 1997 |
| Council on Competitiveness | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1986 |
| Demos | New York, NY | Liberal | 2000 |
| Drum Major Institute | New York, NY | Progressive | 1961 |
| Economic Opportunity Institute | Seattle, WA | Liberal | 1998 |
| Economic Policy Institute | Washington, D.C. | Left-leaning | 1986 |
| Employment Policies Institute | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 1991 |
| Eno Center for Transportation | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1921 |
| Every Texan | Austin, TX | Nonpartisan | 1985 |
| Federation for American Immigration Reform | Washington, D.C. | Right-wing | 1979 |
| Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy | Gainesville, FL | Nonpartisan | |
| Foundation for Economic Education | Atlanta, GA | Conservative/Libertarian | 1946 |
| Future of American Democracy Foundation | Nonpartisan | ||
| Goldwater Institute | Phoenix, AZ | Conservative/Libertarian | 1988 |
| Group of Thirty | Washington, D.C. | Free-Market | 1978 |
| Guttmacher Institute | New York, NY | Liberal | 1968 |
| Hispanic American Center for Economic Research | Washington, D.C. | Center-Right | 1996 |
| Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1919 |
| Hudson Institute | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 1961 |
| Idaho Freedom Foundation | Boise, Idaho | Conservative/Libertarian | 2009 |
| Independence Institute | Denver, CO | Libertarian | 1985 |
| Independent California Institute | Carlsbad, CA | Independent | 2018 |
| Institute for New Economic Thinking | New York, NY | Liberal | 2009 |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, D.C. | Progressive | 1963 |
| Institute for Women's Policy Research | Washington, D.C. | Progressive | 1987 |
| Institute on Religion and Democracy | Washington, D.C. | Conservative/Christian | 1981 |
| Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy | Washington, D.C. | Liberal | 1980 |
| International Food Policy Research Institute | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1975 |
| James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy | Houston, TX | Nonpartisan | 1993 |
| James Madison Institute | Tallahassee, FL | Free-Market | 1987 |
| John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy | Union, NJ | Nonpartisan | |
| Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1970 |
| Kansas Policy Institute | Wichita, KS | Free-Market | 1996 |
| Levy Economics Institute | New York, NY | Nonpartisan | 1986 |
| Lexington Institute | Arlington, VA | Center-Right | 1998 |
| Lincoln Institute of Land Policy | Cambridge, MA | Nonpartisan | 1946 |
| Lugar Center | Washington, D.C. | Bipartisan | |
| Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Midland, MI | Free-Market | 1987 |
| Maine Policy Institute | Portland, ME | Free-Market | 2002 |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research | New York, NY | Conservative | 1978 |
| MassINC | Boston, MA | Nonpartisan | 1995 |
| McCain Institute | Washington, D.C. | Center-Right | 2012 |
| Mercatus Center | Arlington, VA | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1980 |
| Migration Policy Institute | Washington, D.C. | Center-Left | 2001 |
| Milken Institute | Santa Monica, CA | Independent | 1991 |
| Mises Institute | Auburn, AL | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1982 |
| National Association of Scholars | New York, NY | Conservative | 1987 |
| National Bureau of Asian Research | Seattle, WA | Nonpartisan | 1989 |
| National Bureau of Economic Research | Cambridge, MA | Center-Right | 1920 |
| National Center for Policy Analysis | Dallas, TX | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1983 |
| National Endowment for Democracy | Washington, D.C. | Free-Market | 1983 |
| National Policy Institute | Alexandria, VA | Right-Wing, Extremist | 2005 |
| New America | Washington, D.C. | Center-Left | 1999 |
| New Democrat Network | Washington, D.C. | Center | 1996 |
| Niskanen Center | Washington, D.C. | Liberal | 2015 |
| Oklahoma Policy Institute | Tulsa, OK | Nonpartisan | 2008 |
| Oregon Center for Public Policy | Portland, OR | Nonpartisan | 1995 |
| Pacific Research Institute | Pasadena, CA | Free-Market/Libertarian | 1979 |
| Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women | Providence, RI | Nonpartisan | 1981 |
| People's Policy Project | Washington, D.C. | Left-leaning | 2017 |
| Peterson Institute for International Economics | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 1981 |
| Pew Research Center | Washington, D.C. | Nonpartisan | 2004 |
| Philadelphia Society | Grand rapids, MI | Conservative/Libertarian | 1964 |
| Pioneer Institute | Boston, MA | Free-Market | 1988 |
| Policy Matters Ohio | Cleveland, OH | Progressive | 2000 |
| Population Research Institute | Front Royal, VA | 1989 | |
| Potomac Institute for Policy Studies | Arlington, VA | Independent | 1994 |
| Progressive Policy Institute | Washington, D.C. | Center-Left | 1989 |
| Prosperity Now | Washington, D.C. | Center-Left | 1979 |
| Public Citizen | Washington, D.C. | Progressive | 1971 |
| Public Policy Institute of California | San Francisco, CA | Independent | 1994 |
| R Street Institute | Washington, D.C. | Center-Right | 2012 |
| RAND Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | Nonpartisan | 1948 |
| Reason Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Libertarian | 1978 |
| Ripon Society | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 1962 |
| RMI | Basalt, CO | Nonpartisan | 1982 |
| Rockefeller Institute of Government | Albany, NY | Nonpartisan | 1981 |
| Rockford Institute | Rockford, IL | Conservative | 1976 |
| Rockridge Institute | Berkeley, CA | Progressive | 1997 |
| Roosevelt Institute | New York, NY | Liberal | 1987 |
| Seven Pillars Institute | Kansas City, MO | Nonpartisan | 2010 |
| Show-Me Institute | St. Louis, MO | Free-Market | 2014 |
| Social Science Research Council | Brooklyn, NY | Independent | 1923 |
| SRI International | Menlo Park, CA | Nonpartisan | 1946 |
| Sunwater Institute | North Bethesda, MD | Nonpartisan | 2017 |
| Tax Foundation | New York, NY | Center | 1937 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | Conservative | 1989 |
| The Century Foundation | New York, NY | Progressive | 1919 |
| The Conference Board | New York, NY | Nonpartisan | 1916 |
| The Gravel Institute | New York, NY | Left-leaning | 2020 |
| The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement | Des Moines, IA | Nonpartisan | 2013 |
| The Heartland Institute | Arlington Heights, IL | Conservative/Libertarian | 1984 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 1973 |
| The Independent Institute | Oakland, CA | Libertarian | 1986 |
| The Reform Institute | Alexandria, VA | Center | 2001 |
| Third Way | Washington, D.C. | Center-Left | 2005 |
| Thomas B. Fordham Institute | Washington, D.C. | Conservative | 2007 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, D.C. | Liberal | 1968 |
| W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research | Kalamazoo, MI | Nonpartisan | 1945 |
| Washington Policy Center | Seattle, WA | Nonpartisan | |
| Yankee Institute for Public Policy | Hartford, CT | Conservative | 1984 |
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- American Foreign Policy Council
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee
- American Security Council Foundation
- American Security Project
- American–Iranian Council
- Arctic Institute
- Asia Society
- Aspen Institute
- Atlantic Council
- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Carter Center
- Center for a New American Security
- Center for Advanced Defense Studies
- Center for Global Development
- Center for International Development
- Center for International Policy
- Center for International Security and Cooperation
- Center for Naval Analysis
- Center for Security and Emerging Technology
- Center for Security Policy
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Center for the National Interest (The Nixon Center)
- Center for Transatlantic Relations
- Center on Global Interests
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Committee on the Present Danger
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Council on Hemispheric Affairs
- Defense Priorities
- East-West Center
- EastWest Institute
- Foreign Policy Research Institute
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies
- Gatestone Institute
- German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Global Trade Watch
- GlobalSecurity.org
- Henry L. Stimson Center
- Institute for Defense Analyses
- Institute for Science and International Security
- Inter-American Dialogue
- International Crisis Group
- Islands Society
- Israel Policy Forum
- J Street
- Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs
- Middle East Forum
- Middle East Institute
- National Committee on American Foreign Policy
- National Security Network
- Open Society Foundations
- Pacific Council on International Policy
- Pacific Forum CSIS
- Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Project 2049 Institute
- Project for the New American Century
- RTI International
- Sikh Coalition
- Special Competitive Studies Project
- Strategic Studies Institute
- Streit Council for a Union of Democracies
- Tellus Institute
- Jamestown Foundation
- The Stimson Center
- Truman National Security Project
- United States Institute of Peace
- Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- World Affairs Council
- World Resources Institute
- Battelle Memorial Institute
- Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- Center for Ethical Solutions
- Copenhagen Consensus Center
- Discovery Institute
- Earth Institute
- Fusion Energy Foundation
- General Electric EdgeLab
- Global Development and Environment Institute
- GTRI Office of Policy Analysis and Research
- Hastings Center
- Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
- Keck Institute for Space Studies
- Metropolitan Area Planning Council
- New England Complex Systems Institute
- Noblis
- Pacific Institute
- Property and Environment Research Center
- Resources for the Future
- RTI International (Research Triangle Institute)
- Santa Fe Institute
- Scripps Research Institute
- Watson Institute at Brown University
- Institute for Progress
- Americans for the Arts
- Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute
- Center for Excellence in Higher Education
- Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement
- Foundation for Excellence in Education
- Foundation for Rational Economics and Education
- International Center for Research on Women
- International Intellectual Property Institute
- New Teacher Center
- Urban Land Institute
- WestEd
- Wilczek, Keely. "Research Guides: Think Tank Search: U.S. Think Tanks". guides.library.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-08.