Think Tanks and Their Purposes
Brookings Institute
The stated mission of Brookings is to provide innovative and practical recommendations that advance three broad goals: strengthen American democracy foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans and secure a more open, safe, prosperous, and cooperative international system The stated mission of Brookings is to provide innovative and practical recommendations that advance three broad goals: strengthen American democracy foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans and secure a more open, safe, prosperous, and cooperative international system
Atlas Society
The Atlas Society is an American 501 nonprofit organization that "promotes open Objectivism: the philosophy of reason, individualism, achievement, and freedom originated by Ayn Rand". It is part of the Objectivist movement that split off from the Ayn Rand Institute in 1990 due to disagreements over whether Objectivism was a "closed system" or an "open system". David Kelley is the founder of TAS, and Jennifer Grossman is its current CEO.
Cato Institute
The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded as the Charles Koch Foundation in 1974 by Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the conglomerate Koch Industries.
Pew Research
The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world. It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis, and other empirical social science research. The Pew Research Center does not take policy positions, and is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Rand Corporation
RAND Corporation is an American nonprofit global policy think tank created in 1948 by Douglas Aircraft Company to offer research and analysis to the United States Armed Forces. It is financed by the U.S. government and private endowment, corporations, universities and private individuals.
Common Cause
Common Cause is a watchdog group based in Washington, D.C., with chapters in 35 states. It was founded in 1970 by John W. Gardner, a Republican, who was the former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in the administration of President Lyndon Johnson as well as chair of the National Urban Coalition, an advocacy group for minorities and the working poor in urban areas.
Heritage Foundation
The state goals of the Foundation are:
International Institute for Strategic Studies