The Heritage Foundation

Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institution (a think tank) that formulates and promotes conservative public policies. Guided by principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense, it operates through various specialized policy centers. As policy entrepreneurs, The Heritage Foundation works to build an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourish, aligning solutions with the enduring ideas of the American Founding.