Established in 2003 by Christopher J. Derry in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the Bluegrass Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan donor-supported organization dedicated to transforming the commonwealth into a beacon of freedom and opportunity for all Kentuckians. Our mission is to engage, educate, empower and inspire Kentuckians to make Kentucky the fastest-growing, most-innovative state in America.

Working with pro-liberty coalitions, grassroots organizations and business owners, we advance freedom and prosperity by promoting individual liberty, limited government, and free markets.

We operate independently of government funding and are affiliated with the State Policy Network.