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The Sutherland Institute’s philosophy is simple: We believe that parents are responsible for their childrens' education and that the state role in education is primarily as a support to parents. We also believe that educational freedom is a necessary ingredient in providing the best education possible for each individual student. click for more details
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Who We AreThe Sutherland Institute is a conservative, non-profit, state-based public policy group. The Sutherland Institute was founded in 1995 by Gaylord Swim as a way to transcend impulsive, convenient, or self-serving policies and politics by looking for truly lasting solutions – solutions that both serve the common good and that also sustain time-tested principles of freedom and prosperity. Why Think Tanks Think tanks offer help that cannot be found elsewhere – an independent and experienced voice in the political dialogue. In its think tank role the Sutherland Institute functions an independent, non-profit, educational organization that conducts research and analysis regarding a wide range of political and public policy issues based on a core set of governing principles. Many think tanks reside in and around our nation’s capital. Washington, D.C. is home to numerous organizations looking to be of assistance to policymakers. There you will find conservative think tanks such as The Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute; liberal think tanks such as the Brookings Institution and The Urban Institute; libertarian think tanks such as The Cato Institute, and so on. Sutherland, on the other hand, is what is referred to as a state-based think tank and is part of a large group of state-based think tanks called the State Policy Network or SPN (www.spn.org). Support Sutherland receives financial support just like any other non-profit organization: they rely heavily on foundations and individuals to give generously! The Sutherland Institute receives financial support from individuals, families, small foundations and local businesses. These citizens donate generously because they believe in the Institute’s focus on civil society to solve community problems, rather than turning to government to solve problems. The Sutherland Institute is supported by regular people who know that the democratic processes need help. The Sutherland Difference Great ideas are wonderful and smart analyses can be useful, but both are wasted if never applied in law and throughout society. The key to Sutherland’s success is that it takes great ideas and works hard to turn them into practical policies that serve Utah well. On any given day, Sutherland can be found engaged in the following types of activities:
But perhaps the biggest difference between the Sutherland Institute and other think tanks is that it advocates for civil society. Civil society is that intermediate layer of society that lies between the individual and government – those private institutions such as families, local neighborhoods, churches, voluntary associations and community groups, and the free market – and that buffers the individual from oppressive government. The Sutherland Institute believes that lasting freedom and true prosperity are found and sustained primarily in the positive nurturing of these pillars of civil society.
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