discovery institute discovery institute the discovery institute (di) is a politically conservative non-profit think tank based in seattle, washington, that advocates the pseudoscientific concept of intelligent design (id). it was founded in 1990 as a non-profit offshoot of the hudson institute. discovery institutefounded1990 (1990)founder bruce kerry chapman george franklin gilder typenonprofittax id no. 91-1521697legal status501(c)(3)purposescience and philosophy think tankheadquarters 208 columbia st seattle, wa 98104-1508 united states locationseattle, wa, united statesdallas, tx, united statespresidentsteven j. burichairmanbruce kerry chapmanparent organizationhudson instituterevenue (2019) $7,637,803expenses (2019)$6,865,358websitewww.discovery.org part of a series onintelligent designwatchmaker analogy concepts irreducible complexity specified complexity fine-tuned universe intelligent designer theistic science neo-creationism movement timeline wedge strategy politics kitzmiller 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