The Heritage Foundation is a conservative, Washington, D.C.–based public policy research institute (think tank) that develops and promotes conservative policy proposals emphasizing limited government, free enterprise, individual liberty, traditional values, and a strong national defense.
Economic policy (tax reduction, deregulation, free-market reform), regulatory and administrative reform, judicial philosophy (originalism and conservative judicial appointments), national security and defense, immigration enforcement, energy policy favoring fossil fuels and energy independence, health-care reform emphasizing market-based alternatives, and education policy including school choice.
Primarily funded by individual donors, conservative foundations and grants, corporate contributions, and an institutional endowment.
Heritage Action for America (its 501(c)(4) advocacy arm); founder Edwin Feulner and numerous conservative elected officials and former government officials who have collaborated with or cited Heritage research.
Non-profit think tank (501(c)(3))
