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EIN 36-3309812

Heartland Institute

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
21
City
Arlington Heights
State
Illinois
Year formed
1984
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
V20: Social Science Research Institutes, Services
Description
The Heartland Institute is an American conservative and libertarian public policy think tank founded in 1984 and based in Chicago.
Total revenues
$4,084,944
2023
Total expenses
$4,061,261
2023
Total assets
$1,383,858
2023
Num. employees
21
2023

Program areas at Heartland Institute

Publications: research, writing, and distribution of publications on digital issues of one newspaper (health care news) and digital versions of environment & climate news, budget & tax news, school reform news, and rights, justice & culture news which The department produced one print quarterly.
Heartland hosted 15 international conferences on climate change and two america first energy conferences since 2008 attended by more than 5,500 people.
Heartland representatives appeared in print, online, or on broadcast newsletter (The heartlander) and nine weekly or biweekly email newsletters (climate change weekly, Heartland weekly, budget & tax news, environment & climate news, health care news, school reform news, stopping socialism, and life, liberty, property). Heartland has 13 websites, 474,000 fans of its facebook page, more than 94,609 twitter followers. Heartland's podcasts were downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, and our videos got over 2.5 million views.
Government relations: publications and events geared toward educating and informing local, state, and national elected officials about public policy issues. Heartland participated in conferences sponsored by The american legislative exchange council and testified before legislative committees in multiple states.expense: $381,589stopping socialism: stopping socialism is a project launched in 2018. Owned by justin haskins, co-director of The socialism research center at The Heartland Institute and The author of The amazon bestseller socialism is evil: The moral case against marx's radical dream (2018). Expense: $231,504

Who funds Heartland Institute

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Donors TrustFor General Operations$1,216,400
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$253,500
Sarah Scaife FoundationProgram Support in Health Care Freedom$200,000
...and 47 more grants received totalling $2,438,537

Personnel at Heartland Institute

NameTitleCompensation
Keely DrukalaDeputy Director of Communications and Chief Technology Officer
James LakelyVice President$198,850
Jim LakelyVice President and Director of Communications$188,386
Wanda L. DavisDirector of Administration
Cameron SholtyDirector of Government Relations , the
...and 20 more key personnel

Financials for Heartland Institute

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,053,053
Program services$7,247
Investment income and dividends$88
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$13,792
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$10,764
Total revenues$4,084,944

Form 990s for Heartland Institute

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-09-09990View PDF
2022-122023-08-01990View PDF
2021-122022-07-06990View PDF
2020-122021-08-06990View PDF
2019-122021-11-08990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

Organizations like Heartland Institute

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Tax FoundationWashington, DC$7,838,946
Center for Economic and Policy ResearchWashington, DC$13,897,815
Keystone Research CenterHarrisburg, PA$1,117,261
Political Research AssociatesSomerville, MA$2,417,475
Lives in the BalanceFreeport, ME$1,519,437
Maine Center for Economic PolicyAugusta, ME$1,144,593
American Action ForumWashington, DC$4,319,992
Washington Center for Equitable GrowthWashington, DC$6,193,469
Economic Policy InstituteWashington, DC$16,155,263
Institute for Child SuccessGreenville, SC$4,831,076
Data update history
November 1, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
October 31, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Springview Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $3,000 from Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Foundation
April 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsResearch centersCharities
Issues
Social sciencesEducationPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyConducts researchLobbyingFundraising eventsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
3939 N Wilke Rd
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
heartland.org/ 
Phone
(312) 377-4000
Facebook page
HeartlandInstitute 
Twitter profile
@heartlandinst 
IRS details
EIN
36-3309812
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1984
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
V20: Social Science Research Institutes, Services
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Awaiting Reporting
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0150732
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-11-20
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