Heartland Institute

Heartland Institute
Formation1984 (1984)
Founders
TypeNonprofit
36-3309812
Legal status501(c)(3)
PurposePublic policy analysis
Headquarters
President
James M. Taylor
Chairman
Joseph A. Morris
Key people
  • James Lakely
    Vice President
Revenue$4.08 million (2023)
Expenses$4.06 million (2023)
Websiteheartland.org

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.