Sutherland Institute
Secular conservativehttps://sutherlandinstitute.org · founded 1995
Utah-based conservative policy think tank founded in 1995. Sutherland advocates for 'curriculum transparency' and parental access policies in public schools. Their 2024 policy publication 'Boosting Parent Engagement in Public Schools by Strengthening Parent Access' is hosted by the Utah State Board of Education as an official parent resource at schools.utah.gov. Sutherland reviewed all 41 Utah school districts for parent-access implementation and commissioned a 2024 statewide survey (Y2 Analytics) on curriculum transparency.
Notes
Primary source: Sutherland Institute, 'Boosting Parent Engagement in Public Schools by Strengthening Parent Access' (August 2024), https://schools.utah.gov/parent/_parent_/Publication-Parent-Access-in-Education.pdf — hosted on Utah USBE official parent-resources page. The document cites Heritage Foundation's state legislation tracker (endnote 9) and HR 5 Parents Bill of Rights Act (endnote 8) as resources. Sutherland operates at the policy-framing layer — curriculum transparency advocacy and district-level audits — rather than direct book challenges. Similar role to Heritage at the national level but focused on Utah.
Known Funding Sources
Funding data sourced from publicly available IRS 990 filings, news reports, and self-reported disclosures. Amounts are as reported in the cited source.
| Funder | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $1,839,799 | 2023 | IRS 990 Revenue $1.84M, but expenses $2.17M — operating at a deficit. |
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $2,167,736 | 2022 | IRS 990 Near full recovery. Coincides with UT HB 374 passage year. |
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $1,430,169 | 2021 | IRS 990 Partial recovery from COVID year. |
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $593,546 | 2020 | IRS 990 Revenue dropped 79% in COVID year. |
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $2,810,346 | 2019 | IRS 990 EIN 870531727. Salt Lake City, UT. 501(c)(3). Founded 1995. |
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