Principles of Government

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level. Learn more at brookings.edu Read More

Founded in 2003, Center for American Progress (CAP) is one of the youngest—yet most influential—think tanks on this list. With the motto “Progressive ideas for a strong, just, and free America,” CAP deals in major domestic issues such as Economic Policy, Education, Health, Security and International Affairs, and Social Policy. CAP’s influence climaxed during the 2008 Presidential election, due in part to its campus outreach group, Generation Progress. In fact, referring to the program’s success, Time magazine said, “Not since the Heritage Foundation helped guide Ronald Reagan’s transition in 1981 has a single outside group held so much sway.” Website – Center for American Progress Read More

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) was founded in 1981 by Robert Greenstein, a former political appointee in the Jimmy Carter administration. The Center analyzes the impact of federal and state government budget policies from a Progressive viewpoint, and as such, generally argues for more spending for social programs and fewer tax cuts. The Center has been involved in the establishment of a number of influential government programs over the years, including the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative and the International Budget Partnership. Website – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Read More

Open Society Foundations – Progressive   The Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, are the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights. We provide thousands of grants every year through a network of national and regional foundations and offices, funding a vast array of projects—many of them now shaped by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.     Read More

Top 100 Think Tanks – United States In rank order Brookings Center for Strategic and International Studies Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Heritage Foundation Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) Urban Institute Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Center for American Progress (CAP) Atlantic Council RAND Corporation Hudson Institute Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Cato Institute Center for New American Security (CNAS) American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) — United States James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Stimson Center Human Rights Watch Resources for the Future (RFF) Freedom House German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) Hoover Institution World Resources Institute (WRI) McKinsey Global Institute National Bureau of Economic Research Inter-American Dialogue Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Center for Global Development (CGD) Chicago Council on Global Affairs United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Acton Institute for Study of Religion and Liberty Pew Research Center Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (MI) Economic Policy Institute (EPI) National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) Worldwatch Institute Mercatus Center Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Independent Institute Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) Middle East Institute (MEI) Earth Institute Center for the National Interest (CFTNI) Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Aspen Institute EastWest Institute (EWI) New America Foundation Center for Transatlantic Relations (CTR) Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) Atlas Network Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Reason Foundation Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) Milken Institute International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Third Way Committee for Economic Development Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) McCain Institute for International Leadership Hispanic American Center for Economic Research (HACER) Open Society Foundations (OSF) Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) Arctic Institute R Street Institute Center for International Security and Arms Control (CISAC) Lugar Center Institute for New Economic Thinking Berggruen Institute Demos Congressional Research Service Africa Center for Strategic Studies Project for the Study of the 21st Century (PS21) Institute of Religion and Democracy (IRD) Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) Mackinac Center Center for International Policy Washington Center for Equitable Growth Center for Naval Analyses Institute for Defense Analyses Levy Institute Public Policy Institute of California Goldwater Institute Roosevelt Institute Institute for the Study of War (ISR) Center for Immigration Studies Center for National Policy Pacific Council on International Policy Center for International Development (CID) Pacific Forum Beacon Hill Institute Center for Governmental Research American Foreign Policy Council J Street Federation for American Immigration Reform Penn Library page – website Read More