Foundation for Economic Education

Foundation for Economic Education
FoundedMarch 7, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-03-07)
FounderLeonard E. Read
TypeEducational foundation
IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt[1]
136006960[1]
FocusEconomics, libertarianism
Location
Coordinates33°48′04″N 84°23′36″W / 33.8010°N 84.3932°W / 33.8010; -84.3932
Area served
United States
Methodliterature, lecture, conferences, online courses, multimedia, academic scholarship
Budget
Revenue: $5,233,293
Expenses: $5,288,134
(FYE March 2018)[2]
Websitefee.org
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The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is an American conservative, libertarian economic think tank.[3][4][5] Founded in 1946 in New York City, FEE is now headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a member of the State Policy Network.[6][7]

FEE offers publications, lectures, and student workshops promoting free market principles.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b Internal Revenue Service 2012.
  2. ^ "Foundation for Economic Education" (PDF). Candid. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ Phillips-Fein 2009, p. 86 "From the Mont Pelerin Society to the National Review, from Spiritual Mobilization to the American Enterprise Association, from the Foundation for Economic Education to the Manion Forum, they produced the ideas, popularized the language, and built the support for conservative economic politics at the very height of postwar liberalism."
  4. ^ Lichtman 2008, p. 173 "He made substantial contributions to Plain Talk, the Freeman, Spiritual Mobilization, the Intercollegiate Society of Individuals, the Foundation for Economic Education, and other conservative groups."
  5. ^ Dochuk, Darren (2011). From Bible Belt to Sunbelt : plain-folk religion, grassroots politics, and the rise of evangelical conservatism. New York. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-393-07927-2. OCLC 916030027. A year later, with the help of a few high-powered executives and intellectual conservatives, he established the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), in Irvington-on-Hudson, with the goal of reeducating Americans in classical liberalism.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "Foundation for Economic Education". State Policy Network. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  7. ^ "Foundation for Economic Education". Devex.
  8. ^ Staff (2011-03-19). "FEE (Foundation for Economic Education) to offer free summer seminars". Libertarian Party. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  9. ^ McMahon, Lauren. "Foundation for Economic Education". Future Business Leaders Of America-Phi Beta Lambda. Retrieved 2022-06-09.