WASHINGTON—The Heritage Foundation announced today the recipients of its annual “Innovation Prizes,” which recognize and provide substantive financial awards totaling up to $1 million annually to results-oriented nonprofits. 

This year’s recipients of the awards include the American College of Pediatricians, American Reformer, the Ben Franklin Fellowship, Do No Harm, Families Empowered, LifeWise Academy, Napa Legal Institute, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, State Armor, Them Before Us, and Wired Human. 

Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, commended the recipients of the prizes for their great work:  

“This year’s Innovation Prize winners are doing what the Left fears most: telling the truth, defending the innocent, and rebuilding the institutions the radicals tried to burn down. These are not just conservative organizations—they’re the tip of the spear in the fight to save the country. 

 

“Whether it's restoring order to our schools, standing up for medical sanity, defending children from ideological predators, or fighting back against the totalitarian impulses of Big Tech and the Chinese Communist Party—these groups are doing the hard, often thankless work to shape a future worthy of the American people. 

 

“America is entering a new Golden Age because of bold leaders like these. The Heritage Foundation is honored to support them as they chart a course back to common sense, virtue, and strength.” 

These nonprofits are awarded the prizes for projects involving research, litigation, education, outreach, or communications, particularly those focused on empowering parents in education, restoring digital sovereignty, countering the threat of the CCP, and putting family first.  

To read more about the organizations’ projects and hear from their executives, visit this page. 

BACKGROUND:  

This is the fifth round of Heritage Innovation Prizes to be awarded. In 2024, winners of the prize included the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Accountability Foundation, the Carolinas Academic Leadership Network, the Center for Christian Virtue, the Claremont Institute, The College Fix, Feds for Freedom, Immigration Accountability Project, and the Institute for Family Studies & Ethics and Public Policy Center. These awards are sponsored by The Heritage Foundation’s robust endowment for innovative conservative projects. 

For more information on the inaugural awards, read here. For more information about the prize itself, read here.