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Heritage Foundation Co-Founder Ed Feulner Dies at 83

Heritage’s current leadership vowed to carry forward Feulner’s “Onward” mission following praise from conservatives for his decades-long influence.

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Edwin J. Feulner served as the president and CEO of The Heritage Foundation from 1977 to 2013 and again from 2017 to 2018.
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Overview

  • Edwin J. Feulner died on July 18, 2025, at age 83, Heritage said in a statement, and is survived by his wife Lina, their children and grandchildren.
  • Heritage President Kevin Roberts and Board Chair Barb Van Andel-Gaby hailed Feulner as a visionary builder and pledged to uphold his legacy of principled policy advocacy.
  • Prominent conservatives including Mike Pence, Steve Scalise and Mitch McConnell paid tribute to Feulner’s role in shaping the modern conservative movement.
  • Feulner co-founded The Heritage Foundation in 1973 and served as its president from 1977 to 2013 and again in 2017–2018, transforming it into a key source of concise “briefcase-ready” policy briefs for lawmakers.
  • He received the Presidential Citizens Medal in 1989 and later contributed to President Trump’s 2016 transition team and Heritage’s Project 2025 blueprint.