# Data Foundation #  The Data Foundation is a non-profit think tank that seeks to improve government, and society by using data to inform public policymaking. Our research and educational activities proactively and rapidly address relevant, emerging data-related needs in the country with the goal of devising realistic solutions, accelerating policy coordination, and advancing innovation. Open data improves government and society. For more information [visit the Data Foundation website ](https://www.datafoundation.org/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Government]], [[Democracy]], [[Health]], [[Trust]], [[Transparency]] **Projects and Programs** Data Coalition: this membership-based initiative facilitates a strong national data community and advocates for responsible policies to make government data high-quality accessible and usable.https://www.datacoalition.org/ **Funders and Partners** For more information about the Funders and Partners, please visit [Data Foundation](https://www.datafoundation.org/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/datafoundation/people/) working at Data Foundation and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/datafoundation/jobs/) currently available. They also have a dedicated [career center](https://www.datafoundation.org/careers) **Languages** [[English]] **Classification and Geography** Data Foundation is classified as an [[NGO]] and has headquarters located in Washington, DC, United States. We are still collecting information about the geographic scope of their work. <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=Data+Foundation+Washington,+DC,+United+States&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://www.datafoundation.org/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/data_foundation *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/datafoundation/ *Contact E-mail* [email protected] Data Foundation --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative