Each of these organizations has something to offer YAL chapters across the nation and help them better prepare their activities on campus. Click an organization's logo to get more information on their internships, website, and how they can help your chapter.
The Advocates for Self GovernmentThe Advocates for Self-Government fights to help build a movement for individual freedom and responsibility, free markets, and peace. | |
| | The American Conservative MagazineThe American Conservative was founded in 2002 as a conservative voice against the Iraq War and neoconservative agenda. TAC is "the magazine for thinking conservatives." |
| | American MajorityAmerican Majority is a national non-profit, non-partisan political training institute whose mission is to train and equip a national network of leaders committed to individual freedom through limited government and the free market. |
| | America's Future FoundationThe mission of America’s Future Foundation is to identify and develop young professional leaders for liberty. That mission is accomplished by providing principled young professionals with opportunities they could not find elsewhere. |
Americans for ProsperityAmericans for Prosperity is committed to educating citizens about economic policy and mobilizing those citizens as advocates in the public policy process. | |
![]() | Americans for Tax ReformAmericans for Tax Reform (ATR) opposes all tax increases as a matter of principle. |
| | Antiwar.comAntiWar.com is devoted to the cause of non-interventionism and is read by libertarians, pacifists, leftists, "greens," and independents alike, as well as many on the Right who agree with our opposition to imperialism. |
Bill of Rights InstituteThe mission of the Bill of Rights Institute is to educate young people about the words and ideas of America's Founders, the liberties guaranteed in our Founding documents, and how our Founding principles continue to affect and shape a free society. | |
![]() | Campaign for LibertyThe mission of C4L is to promote and defend the great American principles of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a noninterventionist foreign policy, by means of educational and political activity. |
![]() | The Cato InstituteThe mission of the Cato Institute is to increase the understanding of public policies based on the principles of limited government, free markets, individual liberty, and peace. |
![]() | Competitive Enterprise InstituteThe Competitive Enterprise Institute is a public interest group dedicated to free enterprise and limited government. |
Downsize DCThe mission of Downsize DC is to end laws and programs that don't work, cause harm, and violate the Constitution. | |
![]() | Foundation for Economic EducationFEE’s mission is to offer the most consistent case for the “first principles” of freedom: the sanctity of private property, individual liberty, the rule of law, the free market, and the moral superiority of individual choice and responsibility over coercion. |
Foundation for Individual Rights in EducationThe mission of FIRE is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, legal equality, due process, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience — the essential qualities of individual liberty and dignity. | |
![]() | FreedomWorksFreedomWorks fights for lower taxes, less government and more economic freedom for all Americans. |
| | The Future of Freedom FoundationThe mission of The Future of Freedom Foundation is to advance freedom by providing an uncompromising moral and economic case for individual liberty, free markets, private property, and limited government. |
![]() | The Goldwater InstituteThe Goldwater Institute is an independent government watchdog supported by people who are committed to expanding free enterprise and liberty. The Institute develops innovative, principled solutions to pressing issues facing the states and enforces constitutionally limited government through litigation. |
Illinois Policy InstituteThe Illinois Policy Institute is a nonpartisan research organization dedicated to supporting free market principles and liberty-based public policy initiatives for a better Illinois. As a leading voice for economic liberty and government accountability, we engage policy makers, opinion leaders, and citizens on the state and local level. | |
![]() | The Independent InstituteThe Independent Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, scholarly research and educational organization that sponsors in-depth studies of critical social and economic issues. |
![]() | The Institute for Humane StudiesThe mission of IHS is to support the achievement of a freer society by discovering and facilitating the development of talented students, scholars, and other intellectuals who share an interest in liberty and who demonstrate the potential to change the climate of opinion to one more congenial to the principles and practice of freedom. |
The Institute for JusticeThrough strategic litigation, training, communication and outreach, the Institute for Justice advances a rule of law under which individuals can control their destinies as free and responsible members of society. | |
![]() | Intercollegiate Studies InstituteThe mission of ISI is to inspire college students to discover, embrace, and advance the principles and virtues that make America free and prosperous. |
The James Madison InstituteThe James Madison Institute is a Florida-based research and educational organization engaged in the battle of ideas. | |
Liberty FundLiberty Fund was founded in 1960 by Pierre F. Goodrich, an Indianapolis businessman and lawyer, with the mission of encouraging a deeper understanding of the requisites for restoring and preserving the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. | |
The Library of Economics and LibertyThe Library of Economics and Liberty is dedicated to advancing the study of economics, markets, and liberty. It offers a unique combination of resources for students, teachers, researchers, and aficionados of economic thought. | |
![]() | The Leadership InstituteThe Leadership Institute's mission is to increase the number and effectiveness of conservative activists and leaders in the public policy process. |
| | The Mercatus CenterThe mission of the Mercatus Institute is to generate knowledge and understanding of how institutions affect the freedom to prosper and find creative solutions to overcome barriers that prevent individuals from living free, prosperous, and peaceful lives. |
| | The Mises InstituteIt is the mission of the Mises Institute to place human choice at the center of economic theory, to encourage a revival of critical historical research, and to advance the Misesian tradition of thought. |
| | National Right to Work LDFThe National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, established in 1968, is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by abuses of compulsory unionism. |
| | National Taxpayers UnionNational Taxpayers Union is America's independent, non-partisan advocate for overburdened taxpayers. NTU mobilizes elected officials and the general public on behalf of tax relief and reform, lower and less wasteful spending, individual liberty, and free enterprise. |
| | Pacific Legal FoundationPacific Legal Foundation is the oldest and most successful public interest legal organization that fights for limited government, property rights, individual rights and a balanced approach to environmental protection. |
| | Pacific Research InstituteThe mission of the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) is to champion freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing free-market policy solutions. |
| | The Prometheus InstituteThe Prometheus Institute is a public policy organization dedicated to pioneering innovative technology which increases civic engagement in the United States, especially among the younger generations. |
| | The Reason FoundationThe Reason Foundation advances a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law. |
| | Republican Liberty CaucusThe Republican Liberty Caucus exists to promote individual liberty, limited government, and free enterprise within the Republican Party. |
| | Students for LibertyStudents For Liberty is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a unified, student-driven forum of support for students and student organizations dedicated to liberty. |
| | State Policy NetworkFounded in 1992, State Policy Network is the only group in the country dedicated solely to improving the practical effectiveness of independent, non-profit, market-oriented, state-focused think tanks. |
| | Tax FoundationThe mission of the Tax Foundation is to educate taxpayers about sound tax policy and the size of the tax burden borne by Americans at all levels of government. |
| | The Washington Policy CenterThe Washington Policy Center improves lives of Washington citizens by providing accurate, high-quality research for policymakers, the media and the general public. |
| | Young America's FoundationYoung America's Foundation is committed to ensuring that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by the ideas of individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values. |




































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