conservative policy think tank

Heritage Foundation

A large conservative policy think tank whose energy and environmental work emphasizes deregulation, fossil-fuel development, and opposition to climate regulation. Heritage Foundation remains weak because of ecological harm, documented human harm, and material opacity, even where it still has some practical value.

Why this matters: Heritage is broader than environmental policy, but its climate and energy work is a useful comparison for institutionalized deregulatory power.

Letter grade F Malignant High confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 7, 2026

Final Score -5* F - Malignant

FMALIGNANT-5 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material13

Bonus+3

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap16

Penalties-21

Private Government badge

Heritage Foundation receives PG because it is a private policy institution that seeks to convert donor, board, and staff priorities into public governing rules without accountability to affected people.

Evidence: [19]

Policy Capture: L for Lobbying

The L badge appears when the Policy Capture penalty is severe. Here, L stands for Lobbying: the policy-capture value is -8, meaning the evidence indicates major private-interest lobbying or policy pressure against workers, customers, citizens, affected communities, democratic accountability, or ecological life.

Evidence: [18]

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Evaluation Overview

F - Malignant

The score turns mainly on Ownership, with the largest penalty coming from Policy Capture.

Strengths

Ownership2/10
Governance2/10
Extraction2/10

Penalties

Policy Capture-8
Ecological Harm-7
Human Harm-3
Accountability Opacity-2

Evidence state

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessExhaustive (AI)
Linked claims19
Direct axis claims17
Coverage17/17

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	2 / 10	Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit policy think tank, but control remains board, donor, and staff driven rather than affected-community governed. Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit policy think tank, but control remains board, donor, and staff driven rather than affected-community governed. That keeps Heritage Foundation low on Ownership: decisive control remains with shareholders, private owners, executives, or state insiders rather than affected people. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit policy think tank, but control remains board, donor, and staff driven rather than affected-community governed. [1]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	2 / 10	Heritage publishes a conservative policy mission and agenda without democratic control by people affected by its environmental recommendations. Heritage publishes a conservative policy mission and agenda without democratic control by people affected by its environmental recommendations. That keeps Heritage Foundation low on Governance: ordinary users, workers, customers, or affected communities cannot change the rules that govern them. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence Heritage publishes a conservative policy mission and agenda without democratic control by people affected by its environmental recommendations. [2]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	2 / 10	Heritage energy and environmental work generally favors deregulation and fossil-fuel development over stronger public limits on extraction. Heritage energy and environmental work generally favors deregulation and fossil-fuel development over stronger public limits on extraction. That keeps Heritage Foundation low on Extraction: the business model makes extraction from workers, users, suppliers, customers, or the public central rather than incidental. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence Heritage energy and environmental work generally favors deregulation and fossil-fuel development over stronger public limits on extraction. [3] context Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit policy think tank, but control remains board, donor, and staff driven rather than affected-community governed. [1] context Heritage publishes a conservative policy mission and agenda without democratic control by people affected by its environmental recommendations. [2]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	1 / 7	Heritage is a professional think tank with no evidence of worker control. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence Heritage is a professional think tank with no evidence of worker control. [4] context Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit policy think tank, but control remains board, donor, and staff driven rather than affected-community governed. [1] context Heritage publishes a conservative policy mission and agenda without democratic control by people affected by its environmental recommendations. [2]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	1 / 7	Heritage environmental deregulation does not expand security for people outside stable employment. Heritage environmental deregulation does not expand security for people outside stable employment. That keeps Heritage Foundation low on Solidarity with the Unemployed: the model provides little protection for people who leave, are excluded, or cannot bargain from employment. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence Heritage environmental deregulation does not expand security for people outside stable employment. [5] context Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit policy think tank, but control remains board, donor, and staff driven rather than affected-community governed. [1] context Heritage publishes a conservative policy mission and agenda without democratic control by people affected by its environmental recommendations. [2]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	1 / 7	Heritage climate and environmental recommendations tend to push ecological and health costs toward the public. Heritage climate and environmental recommendations tend to push ecological and health costs toward the public. That keeps Heritage Foundation low on Loss-Bearing Fidelity: losses, hazards, or adjustment costs are routinely pushed onto workers, customers, suppliers, communities, or the public. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence Heritage climate and environmental recommendations tend to push ecological and health costs toward the public. [6] context Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit policy think tank, but control remains board, donor, and staff driven rather than affected-community governed. [1] context Heritage publishes a conservative policy mission and agenda without democratic control by people affected by its environmental recommendations. [2]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	2 / 5	Heritage policy work defends business freedom and deregulation more than constraints on concentrated energy power. Heritage policy work defends business freedom and deregulation more than constraints on concentrated energy power. That places Heritage Foundation in the middle of Market Conduct: the product has real value but still uses meaningful lock-in, gatekeeping, market power, or dependency. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence Heritage policy work defends business freedom and deregulation more than constraints on concentrated energy power. [7] context Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit policy think tank, but control remains board, donor, and staff driven rather than affected-community governed. [1] context Heritage publishes a conservative policy mission and agenda without democratic control by people affected by its environmental recommendations. [2]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	1 / 5	Heritage public policy output is weakened on this axis where climate and environmental recommendations conflict with ecological protection. Heritage public policy output is weakened on this axis where climate and environmental recommendations conflict with ecological protection. That keeps Heritage Foundation low on Product Integrity: the core offering is closely tied to harmful, addictive, deceptive, degrading, or low-integrity product design. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence Heritage public policy output is weakened on this axis where climate and environmental recommendations conflict with ecological protection. [8] context Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit policy think tank, but control remains board, donor, and staff driven rather than affected-community governed. [1] context Heritage publishes a conservative policy mission and agenda without democratic control by people affected by its environmental recommendations. [2]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	1 / 5	Greater Heritage influence in environmental policy would likely weaken public environmental protections at scale. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Uncertainty This is a tentative public-evidence judgment; a full review should examine donor influence, lobbying records, and counterevidence in more depth. Linked evidence Greater Heritage influence in environmental policy would likely weaken public environmental protections at scale. [9] context Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit policy think tank, but control remains board, donor, and staff driven rather than affected-community governed. [1] context Heritage publishes a conservative policy mission and agenda without democratic control by people affected by its environmental recommendations. [2]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Human Harm ? Severity, scale, culpability, vulnerable targets, willful reoffense, reputation laundering, pattern escalation, and time decay. Range: -20 to 0.	-3	Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Human Harm: ecological and regulatory obstruction can foreseeably increase public health, climate, or community harm. Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Human Harm: ecological and regulatory obstruction can foreseeably increase public health, climate, or community harm. That warrants a limited Human Harm penalty because ordinary operation, documented misconduct, or institutional power creates serious injury, deprivation, abuse, or foreseeable human damage. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Linked evidence Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Human Harm: ecological and regulatory obstruction can foreseeably increase public health, climate, or community harm. [13]
Ecological Harm ? Footprint, trajectory, irreversibility, culpability, and scale, including whether ecological harm is central to the model and continued after credible notice. Range: -30 to 0.	-7	Heritage energy and environment materials emphasize deregulation and fossil-fuel-friendly policy positions. Heritage energy and environment materials emphasize deregulation and fossil-fuel-friendly policy positions. That warrants a substantial Ecological Harm penalty because the institution causes or defends ecological damage that is more than incidental to the model. The value is substantial but not at the floor because the linked record shows serious conduct without the strongest aggravating factors on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Linked evidence Heritage energy and environment materials emphasize deregulation and fossil-fuel-friendly policy positions. [14]
Policy Capture ? Private-interest attempts to bend law, regulation, subsidies, taxes, enforcement, trade, labor, safety, competition, environmental, healthcare, housing, surveillance, civil-liberties, or consumer policy against workers, customers, citizens, affected communities, or ecological life. Public-interest advocacy is not penalized merely because it is lobbying. Range: -15 to 0.	-8	Heritage Foundation retains conduct relevant to the major Policy Capture penalty: existing verified evidence shows deregulatory energy and environmental policy work that would reduce public constraint on fossil-fuel and industrial power. Heritage Foundation retains conduct relevant to the major Policy Capture penalty: existing verified evidence shows deregulatory energy and environmental policy work that would reduce public constraint on fossil-fuel and industrial power. That warrants a substantial Policy Capture penalty because private institutional pressure is being applied to public rules while affected people cannot democratically govern that agenda. The value is substantial but not at the floor because the linked record shows serious conduct without the strongest aggravating factors on this axis. Linked evidence Heritage Foundation retains conduct relevant to the major Policy Capture penalty: existing verified evidence shows deregulatory energy and environmental policy work that would reduce public constraint on fossil-fuel and industrial power. [18]
Accountability Opacity ? Material opacity, reputation laundering, or hidden accountability structures that prevent public accountability. Range: -2 to 0.	-2	Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Accountability Opacity: the public-facing position materially obscures climate or ecological accountability. Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Accountability Opacity: the public-facing position materially obscures climate or ecological accountability. That warrants a severe Accountability Opacity penalty because material facts, risks, conflicts, ownership, or accountability information are obscured from the public. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Linked evidence Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Accountability Opacity: the public-facing position materially obscures climate or ecological accountability. [15]
Identity Capture ? Customer pressure, employee pressure, and pervasive identity saturation. Range: -3 to 0.	-1	Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Identity Capture: the institutional model uses identity or movement pressure in a way that can weaken independent judgment. Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Identity Capture: the institutional model uses identity or movement pressure in a way that can weaken independent judgment. That warrants a limited Identity Capture penalty because users, workers, customers, or publics are pressured into identity attachment that protects institutional power. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Linked evidence Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Identity Capture: the institutional model uses identity or movement pressure in a way that can weaken independent judgment. [16]

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Openness to Dissent ? Credit for tolerating internal, user, customer, worker, and public dissent without retaliation, capture, or viewpoint laundering.	1 / 3	Heritage Foundation the organization creates or protects dissent against concentrated institutional or industrial power. Heritage Foundation the organization creates or protects dissent against concentrated institutional or industrial power. That supports partial Openness to Dissent credit because people can criticize, dissent, or challenge the institution without being managed into silence. The value remains partial because the linked record does not show the practice as comprehensive, durable, or central enough for full credit. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Linked evidence Heritage Foundation the organization creates or protects dissent against concentrated institutional or industrial power. [10]
Constitutional Spirit ? Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms even where private law does not strictly require it.	1 / 3	Heritage Foundation the organization uses rights, courts, public process, or civil-society advocacy to constrain stronger institutions. Heritage Foundation the organization uses rights, courts, public process, or civil-society advocacy to constrain stronger institutions. That supports partial Constitutional Spirit credit because the institution respects speech, privacy, due process, conscience, or civil-liberties norms beyond bare legal compulsion. The value remains partial because the linked record does not show the practice as comprehensive, durable, or central enough for full credit. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Linked evidence Heritage Foundation the organization uses rights, courts, public process, or civil-society advocacy to constrain stronger institutions. [11]
Cost Transparency ? Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency, especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or individualized pricing are normal.	1 / 3	Heritage Foundation the organization publishes meaningful financial, annual-report, or accountability materials. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Environmental advocacy and stewardship expansion; comparative column calibration should be revisited in the next full-axis pass. Linked evidence Heritage Foundation the organization publishes meaningful financial, annual-report, or accountability materials. [12]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

High 80/100

18 verified linked claims 17 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 17/17 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 15/20

18 verified linked claims

Source quality 12/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 14/18

17 direct claims across 17 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 10/10

17/17 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessExhaustive (AI)

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Claims and Sources

Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit policy think tank, but control remains board, donor, and staff driven rather than affected-community governed.

Ownership Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

2Heritage publishes a conservative policy mission and agenda without democratic control by people affected by its environmental recommendations.

Governance Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

3Heritage energy and environmental work generally favors deregulation and fossil-fuel development over stronger public limits on extraction.

Extraction Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

4Heritage is a professional think tank with no evidence of worker control.

Labor Sovereignty Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

5Heritage environmental deregulation does not expand security for people outside stable employment.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

6Heritage climate and environmental recommendations tend to push ecological and health costs toward the public.

Loss Bearing Fidelity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

7Heritage policy work defends business freedom and deregulation more than constraints on concentrated energy power.

Market Conduct Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

8Heritage public policy output is weakened on this axis where climate and environmental recommendations conflict with ecological protection.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

9Greater Heritage influence in environmental policy would likely weaken public environmental protections at scale.

Scale Integrity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

10Heritage Foundation the organization creates or protects dissent against concentrated institutional or industrial power.

Openness To Dissent Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

11Heritage Foundation the organization uses rights, courts, public process, or civil-society advocacy to constrain stronger institutions.

Constitutional Spirit Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

12Heritage Foundation the organization publishes meaningful financial, annual-report, or accountability materials.

Cost Transparency Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

13Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Human Harm: ecological and regulatory obstruction can foreseeably increase public health, climate, or community harm.

Human Harm Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

14Heritage energy and environment materials emphasize deregulation and fossil-fuel-friendly policy positions.

Ecological Harm Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

15Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Accountability Opacity: the public-facing position materially obscures climate or ecological accountability.

Accountability Opacity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

16Heritage Foundation has conduct relevant to Identity Capture: the institutional model uses identity or movement pressure in a way that can weaken independent judgment.

Identity Capture Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

17Heritage Foundation's public materials state a mission, values, ownership model, advocacy role, or institutional standpoint plainly enough that this record does not identify penalty-level neutrality theater.

Ideological Disavowal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation official siteGeneral web source · 58%
Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%

18Heritage Foundation retains conduct relevant to the major Policy Capture penalty: existing verified evidence shows deregulatory energy and environmental policy work that would reduce public constraint on fossil-fuel and industrial power.

Policy Capture Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

19Heritage Foundation receives PG because it is a private policy institution that seeks to convert donor, board, and staff priorities into public governing rules without accountability to affected people.

Private Government Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

Heritage Foundation aboutOfficial self-description · 68%
Heritage energy and environmentGeneral web source · 58%
Project 2025 Department of Energy chapterGeneral web source · 58%

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