The '''Institute for Humane Studies''' (IHS) is a non-profit hosted by [[George Mason University]] that acts as a [[libertarian]] recruitment firm, identifying, developing, and supporting "talented students, scholars, and other intellectuals who share an interest in liberty and in advancing the principles and practice of freedom," according to its mission statement.<ref name="about">Institute for Humane Studies, [https://www.theihs.org/history-mission History and Mission], organizational website, accessed July 8, 2014.</ref> The IHS has close ties to billionaire [[Charles Koch]], who has funded the Institute since the late 1960s.<ref>Lisa Graves, "The Koch Cartel: Their Reach, Their Reactionary Agenda, and Their Record," ''The Progressive'', July/August 2014.</ref>