Discovery Institute

American non-profit public policy think tank based in Seattle, Washington
Organization think_tank Q197662
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Discovery Institute

Summary

Discovery Institute is a think tank[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of think_tank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (281 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discovery Institute is located in Seattle[3].
  • Discovery Institute is in the country of United States[4].
  • Discovery Institute's instance of is recorded as think tank[5].
  • Discovery Institute's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[6].
  • Discovery Institute's founder is recorded as George Gilder[7].
  • Discovery Institute's founder is recorded as Bruce Chapman[8].
  • HMS Discovery is named after Discovery Institute[9].
  • Discovery Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Seattle[10].
  • Discovery Institute's ISNI is recorded as 0000000088284466[11].
  • Discovery Institute's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 128298354[12].
  • Discovery Institute's GND ID is recorded as 1086880978[13].
  • Discovery Institute's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr99029911[14].
  • Discovery Institute's chairperson is recorded as Bruce Chapman[15].
  • +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Discovery Institute[16].
  • Discovery Institute's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.60402777777778, 'lon': -122.33344444444444}[17].
  • Discovery Institute's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0btrs[18].
  • Discovery Institute's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hudson Institute[19].
  • Discovery Institute's official website is recorded as http://www.discovery.org[20].
  • Discovery Institute's official website is recorded as https://www.discovery.org[21].
  • Discovery Institute's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Discovery Institute[22].
  • Discovery Institute's director / manager is recorded as Steven J Buri[23].
  • Discovery Institute's IRS Employer Identification Number is recorded as 91-1521697[24].
  • Discovery Institute's phone number is recorded as +1-800-685-0632[25].
  • Discovery Institute's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[26].
  • Discovery Institute's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Discovery Institute'}[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include George Gilder[7] and Bruce Chapman[8]. +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Discovery Institute[16].

Identity

Discovery Institute's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DI'}[28].

Leadership

Discovery Institute's chairperson is recorded as Bruce Chapman[15]. Its director / manager is recorded as Steven J Buri[23].

Operations

Discovery Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Seattle[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Hudson Institute[19].

Why It Matters

Discovery Institute ranks in the top 10% of think_tank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (281 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . discovery.org. discovery.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . discovery.org. discovery.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . discovery.org. discovery.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . d-nb.info. d-nb.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . discovery.org. discovery.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . projects.propublica.org. projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . discovery.org. discovery.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . discovery.org. discovery.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Discovery Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/discovery-institute
MLA “Discovery Institute.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/discovery-institute.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_discovery-institute_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Discovery Institute}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/discovery-institute}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Discovery Institute — https://4ort.xyz/entity/discovery-institute (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/discovery-institute · Last refreshed: