| Badger Institute | |
| Formation: | 1987 |
| Type: | Nonprofit public policy think tank |
| Purpose: | Promote free market economic policies in Wisconsin |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Mike Nichols |
| Leader Title2: | Chairman |
| Leader Name2: | Thomas J. Howatt |
| Affiliations: | State Policy Network |
| Revenue: | $933,478[1] |
| Revenue Year: | 2015 |
| Expenses: | $732,721 |
| Expenses Year: | 2015 |
| Formerly: | Wisconsin Policy Research Institute |
The Badger Institute, formerly the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, is a nonprofit policy research organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2] It supports free markets and limited government.[3] It played a prominent role in the development of the state's school voucher program and has formulated recommendations for the state's higher education system.[2] [4]