Contributions of the State Policy Network

The following is an itemized list of all State Policy Network contributions for each fiscal year as reported on its 990 tax forms. Each item is listed alphabetically by recipient, followed by the amount and the listed description of what the contribution was for.

2018

Grants reported:

• Alabama Policy Institute: $40,000
• Badger Institute: $45,000
• Beacon Center of Tennessee: $100,000
• Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy: $20,000
• Center of the American Experiment: $50,000
• Civitas Institute: $20,000
• Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives: $84,000
• Empire Center for Public Policy: $53,500
• Freedom Foundation: $30,000
• Garden State Initiative: $50,000
• Georgia Center for Opportunity: $66,000
• Goldwater Institute for Public Policy: $64,500
• Independence Institute: $109,000
• Mackinac Center for Public Policy:$30,000
• Maine Heritage Policy Center: $15,000
• Maryland Public Policy Institute: $50,000
• Mississippi Center for Public Policy: $25,000
• Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: $43,100
• Pelican Institute for Public Policy: $15,500
• Show-Me Institute: $15,000
• Sutherland Institute: $15,000
• Talent Market: $15,000
• Washington Policy Center: $15,000
• Yankee Institute for Public Policy: $15,000

2017

Grants reported:

• Alabama Policy Institute: $15,000 for "Communications Education"
• American Transparency: $24,000 for "Economic Freedom Research"
• Arkansas Policy Foundation: $17,500 for "Tax Policy Research"
• Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions: $10,000 for "Healthcare Research"
• Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions: $34,000 for "Economic Freedom Research"
• California Policy Center: $66,950 for "Economic Freedom Research, Fundraising Education, Communications Education, Travel Grant"
• Cascade Policy Institute: $52,000 for "Tax Policy Research, Economic Freedom Research"
• DonorsTrust: $10,000 for "General Operating"
• Empire Center for Public Policy Inc: $6,400 for "Travel Grant, Unsung Hero"
• Foundation for Government Accountability: $10,000 for "Employment Research"
• Freedom Foundation: $53,700 for "Economic Freedom Research, General Operating, Travel Grant"
• Garden State Initiative: $82,500 for "Economic Freedom Research, General Operating, Policy Education"
• Georgia Center for Opportunity: $47,500 for "Economic Freedom Research"
• Goldwater Institute for Public Policy: $10,500 for "Free Speech Education, General Operating, Travel Grant"
• Illinois Policy Institute: $190,000 for "Economic Freedom Research, General Operating"
• Independence Institute: $26,000 for "Economic Freedom Research, Travel Grant"
• Institute for Humane Studies: $6,000 for "Policy Education"
• John Locke Foundation: $10,000 for "Employment Research"
• MacIver Institute: $8,500 for "Economic Freedom Research, Communications Education"
• Mackinac Center for Public Policy: $26,200 for "Tax Policy Research, Travel Grant"
• Maryland Public Policy Institute: $50,500 for "Economic Freedom Research, Travel Grant"
• Nevada Policy Research Institute: $25,600 for "General Operating, Communications Education, Tax Policy Research"
• Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: $23,600 for "Tax Policy Research"
• Pacific Research Institute: $25,000 for "Tax Policy Research"
• Palmetto Promise Institute: $47,500 for "Economic Freedom Research"
• Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research: $25,000 for "Tax Policy Research"
• Platte Institute for Economic Research: $23,750 for "Employment Research, Fundraising Education"
• The James Madison Institute: $48,000 for "Economic Freedom Research, Travel Grant"
• The Show-Me Institute: $70,500 for "Tax Policy Research, Economic Freedom Research"
• Washington Policy Center: $15,250 for "Fundraising Education, Travel Grant"
• Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: $55,900 for "Tax Policy Research, Economic Freedom Research"
• Yankee Institute: $134,300 for "Tax Policy Research, Unsung Hero, Econ Freedom Research, Gen Oper, Commu Education"

2016

Grants reported:

• America's Future Foundation: $12,000 for "General Operating"
• Beacon Center of Tennessee" $50,350 for "Economic Freedom Research and Travel Scholarship"
• Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions: $22,462 for "Healthcare Research, General Operating, and Travel Scholarship"
• Cascade Policy Institute: $41,000 for "Healthcare Research and General Operating"
• Center of the American Experiment: $50,700 for "Economic Freedom Research and Travel Scholarship"
• Commonwealth Foundation: $47,850 for "Economic Research, Unsung Hero Award and Travel Scholarship"
• Freedom Foundation: $50,000 for "Economic Freedom Research"
• Georgia Center for Opportunity: $50,000 for "Economic Freedom Research"
• Goldwater Institute for Public Policy: $20,000 for "Free Speech Research"
• Idaho Freedom Foundation: $38,350 for "Communications Education and Travel Scholarship"
• Illinois Policy Institute: $150,700 for "General Operating and Travel Scholarship"
• John W Pope Civitas Institute: $40,000 for "Economic Freedom Research"
• Mackinac Center for Public Policy: $41,289 for "Energy Research, Economic Freedom Research, General Operating, and Travel Scholarship"
• Maryland Public Policy Institute: $50,000 for "Economic Freedom Research"
• Montana Policy Institute: $21,500 for "General Operating"
• Palmetto Policy Forum: $35,000 for "Economic Freedom Research"
• Platte Institute for Economic Research: $46,000 for "Economic Freedom Research and General Operating"
• South Carolina Policy Council: $8,000 for "General Operating"
• Texas Public Policy Foundation: $12,000 for "Communications Education"
• James Madison Institute: $45,500 for "Economic Freedom Research and Travel Scholarship"
• Show Me Institute: $40,950 for "Economic Freedom Research and Travel Scholarship"
• Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: $42,375 for "Economic Freedom Research"

2015

Grants reported:

• Alabama Policy Institute: $35,000 for "Communications education & healthcare research"
• Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions: $201,250 for "Healthcare research, healthcare education, tax and budget research"
• California Policy Center: $50,000 for "Infrastructure research"
• Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy: $37,000 for "Tax and budget research"
• Cascade Policy Institute: $83,000 for "Transportation research, labor research"
• Empire Center for Public Policy: $42,300 for "Healthcare research"
• Freedom Foundation: $60,000 for "Education on labor issues, labor research"
• Georgia Public Policy Foundation: $7,000 for "Education research"
• Grassroot Institute of Hawaii: $12,500 for "Communications education, fundraising training"
• Illinois Policy Institute: $126,300 for "General Operating, labor education, regulation research, labor research"
• Independence Institute: $80,000 for "Tax and budget research, energy education"
• Libertas Institute: $7,500 for "Communications education"
• Mackinac Center for Public Policy: $45,000 for "Tax and budget research"
• Maryland Public Policy Institute: $25,000 for "Tax and budget research"
• Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: $55,300 for "Communications education, tax and budget research, general operating"
• Palmetto Policy Forum: $19,000 for "General operating"
• Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research: $40,000 for "Healthcare research"
• Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity: $49,000 for "Labor research, education research"
• Sutherland Institute: $50,000 for "Land research"
• Talent Market c/o DonorsTrust: $5,000 for "General Operating"
• The James Madison Institute: $41,000 for "Budget research"
• The Show-Me Institute: $42,500 for "Healthcare research"
• Yankee Institute: $82,500 for "Budget research, general operating, communications education"

2014

Grants reported:

• Advance Arkansas Institute: $26,000 for "Health Care policy research, tax and trade education"
• Alabama Policy Institute: $15,000 for "Debate series"
• Beacon Center of Tennessee: $40,000 for "Communications education, Health Care policy research"
• Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions: $47,250 for "Communications education, general operating"
• California Policy Center: $59,100 for "Tax and budget research, general operating"
• Cascade Policy Institute: $20,000 for "Debate series"
• Commonwealth Foundation: $26,000 for "General operating, tax education"
• Freedom Foundation: $11,000 for "Communication training"
• Goldwater Institute for Public Policy: $20,300 for "Debate series, general operating"
• Illinois Policy Institute: $38,300 for "Debate series, general operating"
• Independence Institute: $72,350 for "Tax and budget research, general operating, federalism education"
• John Locke Foundation: $50,100 for "Tax and budget research"
• John William Pope Civitas Institute: $10,000 for "General operating"
• Kansas Policy Institute: $14,600 for "Tax and budget research"
• MacIver Institute: $46,600 for "Tax and budget research, tax and trade research, general operating"
• Mackinac Center for Public Policy: $46,300 for "Debate series, general operating"
• Maryland Public Policy Institute: $15,000 for "Debate series"
• Montana Policy Institute: $22,000 for "Health Care policy research, federalism education"
• Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: $40,000 for "Debate series, federalism education"
• Palmetto Policy Forum: $25,000 for "Federalism education, general operating"
• Pelican Institute for Public Policy: $10,250 for "Tax and trade research, general operating"
• Platte Institute for Economic Research: $13,000 for "Tax and trade research, general operating"
• Rio Grande Foundation: $10,250 for "Federalism education, general operating"
• Show-Me Institute: $76,100 for "Tax and budget research, communications education, general operating"
• South Carolina Policy Institute: $25,000 for "Debate series"
• Spark Freedom: $71,000 for "Tax education, communication training"
• State Budget Solutions: $30,000 for "Health Care policy research"
• Sutherland Institute: $65,100 for "Tax and budget research, tax research, general operating"
• Texas Public Policy Foundation: $89,400 for "Debate series, tax and budget research, tax and trade research, general operating"
• The James Madison Institute: $40,000 for "Debate series, tax and budget research"
• Thomas Jefferson Institute: $15,000 for "Debate series"
• Washington Policy Center: $18,000 for "Debate series"

2013

Grants reported:

• 1851 Center for Constitutional Law: $20,000 for "Legal support"
• Advance Arkansas Institute: $35,000 for "Tax and budget research"
• Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions: $30,000 for "Debate series"
• Cascade Policy Institute: $40,000 for "Federalism projects"
• Commonwealth Foundation: $131,250 for "Educational product development grants, tax and budget research, travel grants, general operating"
• Empire Center for Public Policy: $51,500 for "Tax and budget research, general operating"
• Ethan Allen Institute: $24,930 for "Debate series"
• Foundation for Government Accountability: $55,000 for "Federalism projects"
• Freedom Foundation: $80,250 for "Debates series, tax and budget research, general operating"
• Freedom Foundation of Minnesota: $10,000 for "General operating"
• Georgia Center for Opportunity: $40,000 for "Tax and budget research"
• Goldwater Institute for Public Policy: $40,000 for "Tax and budget research"
• Illinois Policy Institute: $45,000 for "Debate series"
• Independence Institute: $25,000 for "Debate series"
• Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy: $23,250 for "Debate series"
• Kansas Policy Institute: $40,000 for "Tax and budget research"
• Liberty Foundation: $24,700 for "Healthcare research"
• Mackinac Center for Public Policy: $21,000 for "Educational product development"
• Maine Heritage Policy Center: $50,000 for "Federalism projects"
• Maryland Public Policy Institute: $25,000 for "Debate series"
• Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: $25,000 for "Debate series"
• Opportunity Ohio: $129,000 for "General operating"
• Platte Institute for Economic Research: $28,000 for "Tax and budget research"
• Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity: $38,000 for "Debate series, general operating"
• Show-Me Institute: $6,500 for "General operating"
• South Carolina Policy Institute: $100,000 for "General operating"
• Spark Freedom: $22,500 for "Medicaid education"
• Sutherland Institute: $41,000 for "Federalism projects, general operating"
• Talent Market: $5,000 for "General operating"
• Texas Public Policy Foundation: $90,000 for "Federalism projects, tax and budget research"
• The James Madison Institute: $12,200 for "Debate series"
• Washington Policy Center: $24,628 for "Debate series"

2012

Grants reported:

• Alabama Policy Institute: $10,000 for "Healthcare policy research"
• American Phoenix Foundation: $25,000 for "General operating"
• Beacon Center of Tennessee: $5,000 for "Healthcare policy research"
• Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions: $5,000 for "We the People project"
• Commonwealth Foundation: $82,500 for "We the People project, Rupe debate series, and general operating"
• First Freedom Foundation of South Dakota: $10,000 for "General operating start-up grant"
• Foundation for Government Accountability: $108,150 for "General operating and healthcare policy research"
• Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity: $100,000 for "General Operating"
• Freedom Foundation: $51,000 for "We the People project, video work, and Rupe debate series
• Freedom Foundation of Minnesota: $29,500 for "Rupe debate series"
• Goldwater Institute for Public Policy: $25,000 for "Rupe debate series"
• Idaho Freedom Foundation: $30,000 for "Federalism projects"
• Illinois Policy Institute: $167,000 for "General operating, federalism projects, Rupe debate series, tax & budget research, and We the People project"
• Independence Institute: $95,000 for "Federalism projects, Rube debate series, tax & budget research"
• John Pope Civitas Institute: $30,000 for "Tax & budget research"
• Mackinac Center for Public Integrity: $69,250 for "Policy research, policy exchange, tax & budget research, healthcare policy research, and We the People project"
• Montana Policy Institute: $67,000 for "General Project and communications grant"
• North Dakota Policy Institute: $27,000 for "Tax & budget research"
• Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: $150,000 for "Rupe debates, free market research, tax & budget research, and travel grant"
• Operation Geek Farm: $221,900 for "General Operating"
• Opportunity Ohio: $265,775 for "Fundraising, start-up grant, general operating, Rupe debate series, and tax project"
• Oregon Capital Watch Fund: $200,000 for "General operating"
• South Carolina Policy Council: $55,000 for "Rupe debate series and We the People project
• Spark Freedom: $25,000 for "General operating"
• Sutherland Institute: $75,000 for "Healthcare policy research and federalism projects"
• Texas Conservative Coalition: $30,000 for "Tax & budget research"
• Texas Public Policy Foundation: $30,000 for "Tax & budget research"
• The James Madison Institute: $200,000 for "Tax & budget research, Rupe debate series, general operating, Economic Freedom, and We the People project"
• The Maine Heritage Policy Center: $5,000 for "Healthcare policy research"
• True the Vote: $40,000 for "General operating"
• Washington Policy Center: $9,250 for "Policy exchange"
• Where's the Line: $30,000 for "Federalism project"
• Wyoming Policy Institute: $22,500