Center for Inquiry
Think TanksNew York, United States51-200 Employees
The Center for Inquiry (CFI) is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization and think tank dedicated to defending science and critical thinking in examining religion. Based in Buffalo, New York, it employs between 51 and 200 people. The organization seeks to foster a secular society guided by reason, science, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values, advocating secular government, open inquiry, and the scrutiny of ideas. In 2024, CFI launched the Secular Rescue website and merged with the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, reflecting expanded activities and collaborations. It operates in the think tank sector and shares information and programs through its website centerforinquiry.org.