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Heartland Institute

Tracked receipts exceed tracked giving by

$18,542,500

Free-market think tank known for climate skepticism and deregulation advocacy.

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Tracked donations to candidate

$18,542,500

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The Money Trail

How money flowed to Heartland Institute

$19.5M
15 transactions across 8 counterparties

Koch Industries directed $10.0M to Heartland Institute across 2 contributions. Koch Industries opposes EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule.

Jan 2005individual EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule no recorded vote

DonorsTrust directed $4.0M to Heartland Institute. DonorsTrust advocates for Loper Bright v. Raimondo (Chevron overturned).

Jan 2008individual Loper Bright v. Raimondo (Chevron overturned) no recorded vote

American Petroleum Institute directed $4.0M to Heartland Institute across 2 contributions. American Petroleum Institute advocates for E15 Year-Round Sales (EPA Emergency Waiver Made Permanent).

Jan 2010individual E15 Year-Round Sales (EPA Emergency Waiver Made Pe… no recorded vote

Heartland Institute also received from 3 other entities totaling $38K.

$19.5M tracked across 8 counterparties·11 policy outcomes

Connected Government Contracts

Companies that Heartland Institute holds stock in, is employed by, or receives donations from may also receive government contracts. The connections below show which companies have federal awards.

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Donations Received

DonorAmountDateCycle
Donors Capital Fund$6,000,000Jan 1, 20082008
Koch Industries$5,000,000Jan 1, 20052006
DonorsTrust$4,000,000Jan 1, 20082008
American Petroleum Institute$2,000,000Jan 1, 20102010
Southern$800,000Jan 1, 20052006
ExxonMobil$700,000Jan 1, 19981998
Growth Energy PAC$5,000Mar 21, 20242024
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC (NAMIC PAC)$5,000May 18, 20232024
Merck & Co. Inc. PAC$5,000Sep 15, 20242024
Amazon PAC$5,000Jun 20, 20232024
AHIP PAC (America's Health Insurance Plans)$5,000Sep 20, 20232024
Wells Fargo PAC$5,000Aug 12, 20242024
Amazon PAC$5,000Jun 2, 20242024
Meta Platforms PAC$5,000Mar 27, 20242024
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC)$2,500Mar 16, 20232024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Published research forInflation Reduction Act (IRA)Published research opposing IRA climate provisions as economically harmfulEditorial
shaped_policyEPA Clean Power Plan rollbackHeartland advocacy and legal strategy contributed to Supreme Court stay of Clean Power Plan.Editorial
Hosts research funded byKoch IndustriesFunder of climate skepticism research via Heartland InstituteEditorial
Hosts research funded byExxonMobilFunded Heartland climate research programs through 2006Editorial
Hosts research funded byAmerican Petroleum InstituteTrade association funding of climate researchEditorial
Hosts research funded bySouthernSouthern Company funder of Heartland InstituteEditorial
Hosts research funded byDonors Capital FundDonors Capital Fund donated ~$6.0M to Heartland Institute (2008-2022)Editorial
Hosts research funded byDonorsTrustDonorsTrust donated ~$4.0M to Heartland Institute (2008-2023)Editorial