The Foundation supports research and programs that encourage a greater understanding and appreciation for the free enterprise system and the benefits and value of freedom. The Foundation also supports programs that create and promote enterprise-based solutions to poverty, such as fostering new entrepreneurs whose endeavors result in the creation of goods, products or services. As these enterprises become self-sustaining, they may then link efficiently and effectively to the global economy.


“But while the forces of coercion and privilege try to erect barriers, the creative spirit— pushed by the natural desire for improvement, and also by noble purpose—continues to open the world to new products, new ideas, and new opportunities.”

— Alex Chafuen
President, Atlas Economic Research Foundation



“The cause of wealth can no longer be said to be material. Some of the countries richest in natural resources are among the world’s poorest nations. Some of the nations with virtually no natural resources are among the world’s richest nations.”

— Michael Novak
Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI)