Heritage Foundation Established by Weyrich, Feulner, and Coors

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The Heritage Foundation was formally incorporated on February 16, 1973, by Paul Weyrich, Edwin Feulner, and Joseph Coors. Inspired by the Powell Memorandum, the organization was designed to be a conservative counterpoint to liberal think tanks like the Brookings Institution. Joseph Coors provided critical initial funding of $250,000, establishing the foundation as a key platform for conservative policy development. The founders aimed to create an ideologically-driven “expert” organization capable of systematically influencing policy and public opinion from a conservative perspective.

Key Actors

Joseph Coors Paul Weyrich Edwin Feulner Adolph Coors Foundation

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capture-cascade blueprint heritage-foundation think-tanks conservative-movement coors-funding

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