Claremont Institute: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

The Claremont Institute is a think tank in southern California. It says its mission is to restore the principles of the American founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in national life. It publishes the Claremont Review of Books and the American Mind, runs fellowships, and supports constitutional litigation through an affiliated center.

Claremont Institute is listed here in the category "Think tanks". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.

History

Claremont was founded in 1979 by students of political scientist Harry Jaffa, who taught at Claremont McKenna College. Jaffa's reading of Abraham Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence shaped its intellectual approach. Its public profile grew in the 2000s and 2010s.

Claremont Institute is a think tank. It is headquartered in Upland, California. Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.

Leadership and funding

This profile shows no IRS figures: ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer search did not return a filing we could confidently match to the institute, so none are given rather than guessing. Its website lists its leadership and board.

This page shows no IRS finance figures because no Form 990 filing could be matched to the organization in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.

Where it stands

Claremont argues for a return to the natural-rights principles of the Declaration of Independence, limits on the administrative state, and a more assertive defense of national sovereignty. Some conservatives dispute its positions on recent political controversies.

These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include Hillsdale College, The Heritage Foundation, Hudson Institute.