Now Accepting Nominations for the 1995 Society Awards!

The 1995 Society Awards honor the leaders shaping America’s future.

Each year, America’s Future recognizes exceptional young professionals who are advancing the classical liberal tradition and strengthening the liberty movement across the country. These awards celebrate men and women whose leadership, ideas, and service are making a measurable impact in their communities, careers, and the broader culture.

If you know someone who is building, mentoring, organizing, or innovating for liberty, and now is the time to nominate them.

What Is the 1995 Society?

The 1995 Society is America’s Future’s premier recognition program honoring rising leaders whose work embodies the values of:

• Individual liberty

• Limited government

• Free markets

• Personal responsibility

Each year, we induct a select class of young professionals who not only contribute meaningfully to advancing classical liberal ideas, but who actively bring new people into the movement and strengthen it for the long term.

Who Do We Honor?

The 1995 Society gives preference to individuals who:

• Have been meaningfully engaged with America’s Future

• Work within the liberty movement or contribute to advancing classical liberal ideas

• Demonstrate leadership, initiative, and measurable impact

These honorees are not simply successful in their own careers: they are builders, connectors, and multipliers who invest in others.

What Is the Liberty Movement?

The “liberty movement” refers to a diverse ecosystem of organizations, institutions, publications, and individuals dedicated to advancing the principles of classical liberalism, including free markets, limited government, rule of law, free expression, and a vibrant civil society.

This ecosystem spans policy research, journalism, education, entrepreneurship, and grassroots organizing. While many organizations focus on ideas or advocacy, very few are designed to identify, train, and retain early- and mid-career talent for the long term.

America’s Future fills that gap, building community, cultivating leaders, and ensuring the next generation of liberty-minded professionals does not walk alone.

Be Part of the Class of 1995

The 1995 Society is more than an award. It is a lifelong connection to a community of leaders committed to freedom, opportunity, and building a freer America.

If you know someone who belongs in this distinguished class, we invite you to submit a nomination today.

Nomination Guidelines

• Nominees must be between the ages of 22–40

• Nominees must identify as liberty-minded, embracing free markets, limited government, individual liberty, and personal responsibility

• Nominations must be submitted by midnight ET on March 1, 2026

Winners will be notified by March 15, 2026, and invited to receive their awards at the America’s Future Gala and Awards Showcase on May 28, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Submit your nomination and help us recognize the leaders shaping America’s future.