### **Heritage Foundation**
- **Function**: One of the most influential conservative think tanks, specializing in policy research, legislative advocacy, and training conservative leaders. Known for producing the *Mandate for Leadership* series, which outlines policy agendas for Republican administrations.
- **Funding**: Annual budget ~$100 million. Major donors include the Koch network (Stand Together), DonorsTrust, and Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation.
### **American Enterprise Institute (AEI)**
- **Function**: Focuses on free-market economics, deregulation, and foreign policy. AEI scholars frequently testify before Congress and influence Republican administrations.
- **Funding**: ~$90 million annual budget. Funded by corporate donors (ExxonMobil, Google), foundations (Bradley Foundation, Koch network), and individual donors.
### **Cato Institute**
- **Function**: Libertarian-leaning think tank advocating for limited government, free markets, and civil liberties. Influential in shaping libertarian-conservative policy.
- **Funding**: ~$40 million annually. Major funding from Koch-affiliated groups and libertarian donors.
### **Claremont Institute**
- **Function**: Promotes a nationalist, "America First" conservatism, focusing on constitutional originalism and anti-globalism.
- **Funding**: ~$10 million annually. Backed by conservative donors like the Wilbur Foundation and Thomas W. Smith Foundation.
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