FREE-MARKET NONPROFIT DIRECTORY
Years ago when I stumbled into the liberty movement, I was only aware of a handful of national policy organizations based in our nation’s capital. Big institutions such as American Enterprise Institute and Cato Institute were on my radar, and while I assumed there were a few other organizations fighting to advance free market principles, I had no idea just how vast the landscape of liberty-advancing organizations was. And in the years since I joined the free-market nonprofit sector, the movement has grown exponentially.
The reality is that the liberty movement isn’t just a handful of think tanks in Washington, DC! There are countless organizations advancing liberty in unique ways, including:
- National policy organizations based in Washington, DC
- National policy organizations located outside the Beltway/virtually
- State-based policy organizations
- Litigation centers
- Advocacy and coalition organizations
- Education and talent development organizations
- Media organizations
- Capacity building institutions
- University-affiliated centers
- International organizations
Below we briefly dive into each type of organization and provide a few examples of such organizations. We hope this information is helpful as you navigate a career in the liberty movement.
If you notice information that is missing/needs to be updated, or if you would like your free-market nonprofit to be included on this list, please drop us a note: contact @ talentmarket.org.
National Policy Organizations Based in Washington, DC
American Consumer Institute
American Enterprise Institute
Archbridge Institute
Capital Research Center
Cato Institute
Citizens Against Government Waste
Club for Growth Foundation
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies
Do No Harm
Economic Policy Innovation Center
Employment Policies Institute
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Heritage Foundation
James Wilson Institute
National Center for Public Policy Research
National Review Institute
National Taxpayers Union Foundation
Pacific Research Institute
Paragon Health Institute
Property & Environment Research Center
R Street Institute
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
Tax Foundation
National Policy Organizations Located Outside the Beltway/Virtually
Acton Institute
American Institute for Economic Research
Americans for Fair Treatment
Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom
Foundation for Excellence in Education
Foundation for Government Accountability
Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
Heartland Institute
Independent Institute
Institute for Policy Innovation
International Center for Law and Economics
John Jay Institute
Manhattan Institute
Prager University Foundation
Property and Environment Research Center
Scala Foundation
The Jefferson Council
State-Based Policy Organizations
Alaska Policy Forum
Badger Institute
Beacon Center
Bluegrass Institute
Caesar Rodney Institute
California Policy Center
Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy
Cascade Policy Institute
Center of the American Experiment
Cicero Institute
Common Sense Institute
Commonwealth Foundation
Empire Center
Empower Mississippi Foundation
Free State Foundation
Frontier Institute
Garden State Initiative
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Georgia Public Policy Foundation
Goldwater Institute
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
Idaho Freedom Foundation
Illinois Policy Institute
Independence Institute
Institute for Reforming Government
Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation
James Madison Institute
John Locke Foundation
Kansas Policy Institute
Libertas Network
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Nevada Policy
New Jersey Policy Institute
North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Opportunity Arkansas Foundation
Palmetto Promise Institute
Pelican Institute
Pioneer Institute
Platte Institute
Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity
School Choice Wisconsin
Show-Me Institute
South Carolina Policy Council
Sutherland Institute
Texas Public Policy Foundation
The Buckeye Institute
Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy
Virginia Institute for Public Policy
Washington Policy Center
Yankee Institute for Public Policy
Litigation Centers
Center for American Liberty
Center for Individual Rights
Fairness Center
Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
Institute for Free Speech
Institute for Justice
Kansas Justice Institute
Landmark Legal Foundation
Liberty Justice Center
Mountain States Legal Foundation
National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation
New Civil Liberties Alliance
NFIB Small Business Legal Center
Pacific Legal Foundation
Pioneer New England Legal Foundation
Public Interest Legal Foundation
Upper Midwest Law Center
Washington Legal Foundation
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
Advocacy & Coalition organizations
Accuracy In Media
Alumni Free Speech Alliance
American Conservation Coalition
American Council of Trustees and Alumni
American Legislative Exchange Council
Center for Education Reform
Center for Independent Employees
Davidsonians for Freedom of Thought & Discourse
Defending Education
EdChoice
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Heterodox Academy
Legal Insurrection Foundation
Ludlow Institute
MIT Free Speech Alliance
Mountaineer Charter School Alliance
Open Discourse Coalition
People United for Privacy Foundation
Princetonians for Free Speech
The Buckley Institute
Tholos Foundation
Educations & Talent Development Organizations
ACE Scholarships
America’s Future
Benjamin Rush Institute
Bill of Rights Institute
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation
Center for Independent Thought
Children’s Scholarship Fund
Clare Booth Luce Center for Conservative Women
Claremont Institute
Federalist Society
Foundation for Economic Education
Founding Forward
Horation Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
Institute for Humane Studies
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Jack Miller Center
Leadership Institute
Leadership Program of the Rockies
Lexandria
Liberty Fund
Network of enlightened Women
Objective Standard Institute
Students for Liberty
The Fund for American Studies
The Policy Circle
Tikvah
Young America’s Foundation
Young Voices
Media Organizations
Alpha News
Daily Caller News Foundation
Franklin News Foundation
Moving Picture Institute
Napolitan Institute
Reason Foundation
The College Fix
Thrive Media
Capacity Building Organizations
Atlas Network
DonorsTrust
Philanthropy Roundtable
School Boards for Academic Excellence
State Policy Network
Talent Market
University-Affiliated Centers
Ashbrook Center, Ashland University
Blue Ridge Center
Center for Growth & Opportunity, Utah State
George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center
Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Institute for Faith & Freedom, Grove City College
Kirby Center, Hillsdale College
Law & Economics Center, George Mason University
Mercatus Center, George Mason University
Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy, Chapman University
