Henry George School of Social Sciences

What Henry George School of Social Sciences does

The Henry George School of Social Science is a private, NYC-headquartered nonprofit educational institution (149 East 38th St., New York, NY 10016) that delivers free education in Georgist economics, land value taxation, and social justice. Its audience comprises students, policy advocates, economists, and the general public interested in heterodox economic theory, with horizontal segmentation across these personas. The organization's product surface comprises courses and webinars (online and in-person at NYC HQ), three interactive tools (Global Georgism Viewer, Land Value Tax Calculator, Land Value and the NYC Subway System), a podcast portfolio (188+ episodes across Economic Conversations, Economy 2.0, Progressive Policy, Technology), videos (Smart Talks, Understanding Economics, Face The Facts, What Would Henry George Say?), three blog series (Global Dispatches, Reality Economics, Tech and Society), publications, an annual conference, and writing/video contests. Distribution is entirely self-serve via hgsss.org, YouTube, major podcast platforms, X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

The revenue model is donation-funded: all education is offered free of charge and the website explicitly solicits charitable contributions to sustain operations. No tuition, no paid courses, no app, and no public API exist. Strategic alliances extend reach into adjacent communities: the Economy 2.0 podcast is co-produced with the Silvio Gesell Foundation; advocacy alignment with Common Ground USA supports land-value-tax policy outreach; and faculty engagement with the Osher Life Long Learning Institute extends adult-learner distribution. Operations are governed by a board of directors, with named faculty including Dr. Marty Rowland and Ed Dodson (former Fannie Mae) and Director of Education Ibrahima Drame.

The company is independent — no parent, no institutional investors, no funding rounds, no subsidiaries — and operates with an active multi-channel publishing cadence targeting a global audience spanning at least 14 countries despite its single domestic office.

Name

Henry George School of Social Sciences

Legal name

Henry George School of Social Science

Website

https://hgsss.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Henry George School of Social Science is a NYC-based nonprofit that delivers free education in Georgist economics and land value taxation through courses, podcasts (188+ episodes), videos, blogs, and interactive tools (Global Georgism Viewer, Land Value Tax Calculator), serving students, policy advocates, and the global public via website, YouTube, and social channels, funded by donations.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Nyack

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The Henry George School is a non-profit educational institution that relies on donations to fund its mission of providing free economics education. The website explicitly solicits donations stating 'Your generous donation helps ensure that our mission continues.'

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Core offering

The Henry George School of Social Science is a nonprofit educational institution that provides free education in Georgist economics and land value taxation. Its core offerings include online and in-person courses, webinars, podcasts, videos, blogs, publications, and interactive analytical tools such as the Global Georgism Viewer and Land Value Tax Calculator. The school engages its audience through annual conferences, Smart Talks featuring economists and social thinkers, and writing and video contests.

Product overview

The Henry George School of Social Science offers a comprehensive suite of educational products centered on Georgist economics. The core offerings include courses and webinars covering land value taxation and economic policy, supplemented by interactive tools such as the Global Georgism Viewer and Land Value Tax Calculator. Content distribution occurs through multiple channels including Smart Talks video series, podcasts, written blogs (Global Dispatches, Reality Economics, and Tech & Society), and video content. The organization also conducts annual conferences and writing/video contests to promote Georgist economic principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Smart Talk: A video/podcast series featuring well-known economists, political scientists and social thinkers examining Henry George's philosophies in today's society and economy
• Global Georgism Viewer
• Understanding Economics
• Face The Facts
• Reality Economics
• Tech & Society
• Global Dispatches
• Economy 2.0
• HGSSS Annual Conference

Products and services

• Courses and Webinars Educational programs covering Georgist economics, land value taxation, and related social/economic topics, offered online and in-person at the NYC headquarters for adult learners and the general public.
• Global Georgism Viewer (GGV) An interactive web tool designed to help visualize and explore Georgist economic principles and land value data globally for the general public.
• Land Value Tax Calculator An interactive online tool for calculating land value taxes and exploring taxation scenarios, accessible to the general public and policy advocates.
• Smart Talks Video and webinar series featuring well-known economists, political scientists, and social thinkers examining Henry George's philosophies in contemporary society and economy.
• Podcasts Audio podcast series with 188+ episodes covering Georgist economics, land value topics, alternative economic systems (Economy 2.0), progressive policy, and expert interviews.
• Videos Video content including the 'What Would Henry George Say' series, 'Face The Facts' series, 'Understanding Economics' series, and conference recordings.
• Blogs Written content in three series: Global Dispatches by Joshua Vincent (land value in government policy worldwide), Reality Economics by Dr. Marty Rowland (cooperation, human progress, natural resource economics), and Tech & Society by James Cusick (intersection of technology and social progress).
• Publications Written materials, newsletters, and research publications on Georgist economics and related topics.
• HGSSS Annual Conference Annual conference events featuring panels and discussions with economists and experts on Georgist economics and contemporary economic issues, including 'Existential Crises: Is the Georgist Paradigm Part of the Solution?'
• Writing and Video Contests 2026 Annual contests encouraging submissions on Georgist economic topics, with a dedicated 2026 edition.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free economics education accessible to all

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Silvio Gesell FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Silvio Gesell Foundation collaborated with the Henry George School on the Economy 2.0 podcast series, a monthly investigation into pressing economic questions exploring alternative economic systems and monetary economics in the tradition of Silvio Gesell.
• Common Ground USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommon Ground USA, which promotes land and economic justice through land-value taxation, land trusts, and fair taxation, is connected to the Henry George School through shared mission and featured guests including Lars Doucet as Director of Outreach.
• Osher Life Long Learning InstituteminorOthersEd Dodson, long-time faculty member, lectures at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute, providing educational content on Henry George and land use reform.

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Recent moves6 records

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Broad incumbents

• Khan Academy: Khan Academy is a much larger nonprofit providing free online education across many subjects including economics. Comparable in free-economics-education mission and digital-first delivery, but at vastly greater scale and subject breadth.
• Brookings Institution: Brookings is a major public-policy research institution producing economics and policy research, events, and educational content. Comparable in producing economics-policy research and education, but at institutional scale.

Direct peers

• Center for Land Economics: A research and education organization focused on land economics and policy, including land value capture and taxation. Directly comparable to HGSSS in subject-matter focus and nonprofit educational model.
• Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: The Lincoln Institute is a leading research and education institution focused on land policy, including land value taxation. Comparable to HGSSS in its focus on educating policymakers and the public about land economics, though operating at a much larger scale.
• Foundation for Economic Education (FEE): FEE is a nonprofit that provides free online economics education through articles, videos, podcasts, and courses. While ideologically different, it is structurally comparable to HGSSS as a free, content-led economics education nonprofit reaching mass audiences digitally.
• Robert Schalkenbach Foundation: The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation is a fellow Georgist nonprofit that funds research, education, and publishing on Henry George's economic philosophy and land value taxation. It is the most direct peer to HGSSS, sharing mission, audience, and intellectual tradition.
• Mises Institute: The Mises Institute is a heterodox-economics education nonprofit offering free online courses, articles, podcasts, and videos on Austrian economics. Comparable to HGSSS in operating as a free, mission-driven economics education platform for a specific ideological tradition.

Emerging players

• Common Ground USA: Common Ground USA is an advocacy and education organization promoting land value taxation, land trusts, and fair taxation. It is both a strategic partner of HGSSS and an adjacent peer with significant overlap in LVT-focused audience and content.
• Institute for Humane Studies (IHS): IHS is a libertarian-leaning nonprofit supporting academic research and education in classical liberal economics and policy. Structurally similar to HGSSS as a mission-driven, donor-supported economics education organization, though serving a different ideological tradition.
• Silvio Gesell Foundation: The Silvio Gesell Foundation promotes free-money and land-based economic reform ideas and co-produces the Economy 2.0 podcast with HGSSS. It is an adjacent peer with overlapping heterodox-economics audience and content mission.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@HGSSS
• Facebookfacebook.com/HGSSSNYC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hgsssnyc
• Instagraminstagram.com/hgsssnyc

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