Conservative Partnership Institute

What Conservative Partnership Institute does

Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that trains, equips, and unites conservative leaders in Congress and across the broader U.S. conservative movement. Its core offerings are (i) the COMPASS newsletter, providing regular political analysis of Congressional activity and conservative policy priorities, and (ii) the CPI Academy platform, which delivers formal training on House and Senate procedure (cloture, budget baseline), communications expertise, and the Young Leader Internship program. Supporting services include networking events, coalition collaboration, and direct policy-resource brokering between Congressional offices and partner organizations.

CPI is led by Founder and Chairman Jim DeMint (former U.S. Senator and Congressman from South Carolina), with senior leaders Rachel Bovard (VP of Programs), Cleta Mitchell (Senior Legal Fellow), and Mark Meadows (Senior Partner, former White House Chief of Staff). The organization operates within a partner ecosystem that includes Election Integrity Network, Center For Renewing America, America First Legal, American Accountability Foundation, American Moment, American Cornerstone Institute, State Freedom Caucus Network, and the Revere Project.

CPI's business model is donation-driven: it is IRS-approved 501(c)(3), accepts tax-deductible contributions through WinRed and a secure donation portal, and offers membership via a 'Join Us' sign-up. No commercial pricing is disclosed, no revenue figures are available, and there is no disclosed parent company, funding round history, or institutional ownership. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven — convening conservative leaders through trainings, regular meetings, and Academy programming rather than selling discrete products or services.

Name

Conservative Partnership Institute

Legal name

Conservative Partnership Institute, Inc.

Website

https://conservativepartnership.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Conservative Partnership Institute is a Washington, D.C. 501(c)(3) nonprofit that trains, equips, and unites conservative Congressional leaders and movement organizations through procedural training, the COMPASS newsletter, the CPI Academy, and an eight-organization partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Advocacy and Conservative Movement Training Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Policy Research Institutes & Think Tanks (EDADADAA)

Keywords

• Political training services
• Conservative movement organization
• Legislative procedure training
• Policy research and analysis
• Grassroots advocacy coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington, DC

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tax-Deductible Donations: CPI is an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) charity that relies on tax-deductible donations from supporters of the conservative movement. They accept donations through WinRed and their secure donation portal.
2. Membership/Join Us: CPI offers membership opportunities for conservatives to join their network and support the organization's mission of training and equipping conservative leaders.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that trains, equips, and unites conservative leaders in Washington and across the United States. Its core offerings include regular trainings on U.S. House and Senate procedure (covering topics such as cloture and budget baseline), policy research and resource coordination, communications advisory support to Congressional offices and reporters, networking events for conservative leaders, and the COMPASS newsletter and CPI Academy educational platform including a Young Leader Internship program.

Product overview

Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) offers a unified suite of services designed to train, equip, and unite conservative leaders. The organization operates through two primary offerings: COMPASS, a regular newsletter publication providing political analysis on congressional activity and conservative priorities, and CPI Academy, which provides educational and training programs including internships for emerging conservative leaders. Supporting services include networking events, collaboration resources, and communications expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• COMPASS Newsletter Regular newsletter publication providing analysis of Congressional activity and conservative policy priorities, distributed to conservative readers following Washington news; available at https://cpi.org/category/compass/.
• CPI Academy Educational and training platform offering programs such as the Young Leader Internship program for emerging conservative leaders; available at https://academy.cpi.org/.

Quantifiable outcome

• Training conservative leaders on Congressional procedures including cloture and budget baseline
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Election Integrity NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPI provides support to conservatives focused on election integrity. Election Integrity Network (whoscounting.us) is led by Cleta Mitchell, CPI's Senior Legal Fellow, and works on ensuring election integrity across the country.
• Revere ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRevere Project (revereproject.org) is part of CPI's network of partner organizations advancing conservative policies and leadership.
• Center For Renewing AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCenter For Renewing America (americarenewing.com) is a key partner organization focused on renewing American prosperity and security through conservative policy reforms.
• America First LegalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerica First Legal (aflegal.org) provides legal resources and advocacy for America First policies, working within CPI's network of conservative organizations.
• American Accountability FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican Accountability Foundation (americanaccountabilityfoundation.com) holds government accountable and is a key partner in CPI's network of conservative organizations.
• American MomentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican Moment (americanmoment.org) is focused on advancing conservative leadership and is part of CPI's partner network.
• American Cornerstone InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican Cornerstone Institute (americancornerstone.org) is a conservative policy organization and part of CPI's network of partners.
• State Freedom Caucus NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState Freedom Caucus Network (statefreedomcaucus.org) coordinates Freedom Caucus organizations across states and is affiliated with CPI's conservative movement network.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Federalist Society: Conservative legal and policy organization providing training, networking, and intellectual infrastructure for conservative lawyers and policymakers — overlaps CPI's networking, training, and movement-coordination functions.
• Claremont Institute: Conservative think tank focused on the American founding and Constitutional principles, offering training programs and fellowships for young conservatives — comparable to CPI Academy's leadership development work.
• America First Legal: Conservative legal advocacy organization providing legal resources and strategic litigation support — comparable to CPI's role providing legal/policy expertise to conservatives, and already a CPI partner.
• American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC): Conservative organization of state legislators that provides policy training, model legislation, and convening — directly comparable to CPI's legislative procedural training and conservative coordination function.
• Leadership Institute: Conservative training organization that recruits, trains, and places conservatives in policy and political roles — directly comparable to CPI Academy's mission of building a conservative leadership pipeline.
• Americans for Prosperity: Conservative advocacy and grassroots training organization funded by the Koch network — directly comparable to CPI in training conservative leaders and coordinating movement organizations on policy priorities.
• State Freedom Caucus Network: Network coordinating Freedom Caucus organizations across state legislatures — directly comparable to CPI's mission of training and uniting conservative legislators, and already a CPI partner organization.

Emerging players

• Turning Point USA: Conservative youth-focused organization training young activists and providing campus programming — emerging peer focused on a younger cohort than CPI but overlapping on conservative leadership development.

Broad incumbents

• Heritage Foundation: Largest conservative think tank in the U.S. providing policy research, training, and leader engagement — directly comparable to CPI's training and policy-coordination role, but at much larger scale and broader scope.
• American Enterprise Institute: Established center-right think tank conducting policy research and hosting scholars and events — broader incumbent peer in the conservative policy space with similar training and convening activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CPInst
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCILK43l8mNrn_F4Qhm8F3-w
• Facebookfacebook.com/ConservativePartnership
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conservativepartnership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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