Abbreviation NCPA Website www.ncpa.org Founder John C. Goodman Motto Ideas Changing the World | Formation 1983 Headquarters Texas, United States Founded 1983 Leader Allen West (2015) | |
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Type Public policy think tank Chief executive officer Allen West (as of 2015) Budget Revenue: $4,132,197
Expenses: $4,924,654
(FYE September 2012) Similar National Center for Public Po, The Heartland Institute, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Cato Institute, Independent Institute | ||
National center for policy analysis a freedom file profile
The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) is a non-profit American think tank whose goals are to develop and promote private alternatives to government regulation and control. Topics addressed include reforms in health care, taxes, Social Security, welfare, education, and environmental regulation.
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- National center for policy analysis a freedom file profile
- National center for policy analysis overview
- History
- Issues
- Funding
- Ideology
- References
The NCPA was founded in February 1983 by British businessman Antony Fisher together with Dallas businessmen Russell Perry (CEO of Republic Financial Services), Wayne Calloway (CEO of Frito-Lay), John F. Stephens (CEO of Employers Insurance of Texas), and Jere W. Thompson (CEO of the Southland Corporation).
National center for policy analysis overview
History
Its first offices were at the University of Dallas. Today the organisation has offices in Dallas and Washington, D.C.
The NCPA's founding president is libertarian economist John C. Goodman. In June 2014, the NCPA board and Goodman accused each other of misconduct and Goodman left the organization. Leadership of the NCPA includes:
Issues
Media attention has focused on the NCPA (for example, U.S. News & World Report, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Orange County Register) for recommending pension reform legislation including automatic enrollment into companies' 401(k) plans.
The NCPA was a member of the Cooler Heads Coalition, an organization created by the now-defunct non-profit group Consumer Alert that described itself as "an alliance of some two dozen non-profit public policy groups concerned about the implications of the Kyoto Protocol for consumers," and which was generally skeptical of the anthropogenic theory of global warming. NCPA has also attempted to debunk peak oil claims.
Funding
NCPA's revenues for the fiscal year ending 9/30/14 were $5,281,913 against expenses of $4,544, 953; for the fiscal year ending 9/30/10 were $4,222,403 against expenses of $5,888,951; for the fiscal year ending 9/30/09 were $4,222,403 against expenses of $7,569,793; for the fiscal year ending 9/30/08 they were revenues of $6,603,905 against expenses of $4,898,261. As of November 2013, the organizations's web site reported that for 2011 its funding breakdown was 52% from foundations, 21% from individuals and 22% from corporations.
According to an article in The Guardian newspaper, in 2008 the NCPA received USD 75,000 from ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil's public policy giving report for 2012 shows no donations to the NCPA.
According to Greenpeace, the NCPA received at least $570,000 from Koch Industries in the eleven-year period ending in 2008.
In 1992, the New York Times reported that the NCPA was partially funded by the insurance industry.
Ideology
The NCPA has been characterized as a "right-wing think tank" by the People for the American Way, a progressive advocacy organization.