Free Congress Research and Education Foundation

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Free Congress Research and Education Foundation

Abbreviation	FCF
Successor	American Opportunity
Formation	1977 (47 years ago) (1977)[1]
Founder	Paul Weyrich
Founded at	Washington, D.C.
Type	nonprofit
Tax ID no.	52-1096057
Legal status	501(c)(3)
Purpose	economic education and policy
Location	Washington, D.C., United States Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Key people	Paul Weyrich Michael Lind Jim Gilmore

The Free Congress Research and Education Foundation, also known as the Free Congress Foundation or FCF, was an American conservative think tank founded by Paul Weyrich and based near Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

After Weyrich's death in 2008, the Foundation was headed by former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore. Under Gilmore's leadership, the Free Congress Foundation was refocused on economic issues and not social issues. Eventually, the entire organization was renamed to American Opportunity, and is now based in Alexandria, Virginia.