The Heritage Foundation is a Washington-based conservative policy organisation founded in 1973. Its work centres on researching and promoting public policies grounded in free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and strong national defence. The organisation employs more than 100 policy experts and covers a broad range of issue areas.
Beyond producing research, Heritage works to translate its policy positions into enacted law. Its affiliated operation, Heritage Action for America, is dedicated to citizen mobilisation toward that end. The organisation reports a membership of 500,000 and a broader supporter base of 10 million people across the United States.
Among the policy outcomes Heritage associates with its work are welfare reform, expansion of school choice, and influence over the composition of the Supreme Court. The organisation operates exclusively within the United States and does not disclose details of its funding structure.
