Heartland Institute
Not to be confused with the Seventh Day Adventist's Hartland Institute or the Heartland Institute affiliated with the Heartland International Film Festival.
Heartland Institute in 2016 | |
| Formation | 1984 (1984) |
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| Founders |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
| 36-3309812 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose | Public policy analysis |
| Headquarters |
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President | James M. Taylor |
Chairman | Joseph A. Morris |
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| Revenue | $4.08 million (2023) |
| Expenses | $4.06 million (2023) |
| Website | heartland |
The Heartland Institute is an American conservative and libertarian 501(c)(3) nonprofit public policy think tank known for its rejection of both the scientific consensus on climate change and the negative health impacts of smoking.
Founded in 1984, it worked with tobacco company Philip Morris throughout the 1990s to attempt to discredit the health risks of secondhand smoke and lobby against smoking bans.: 233–234 Since the 2000s, the Heartland Institute has been a leading promoter of climate change denial.
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