Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
AbbreviationCBPP
Formation1983;40 years ago (1983)
TypePublic policy think tank
Headquarters1275 First St NE Suite 1200
Location
President
Sharon Parrott
Revenue (2015)
$25,506,794 [1]
Expenses (2015)$33,807,175 [1]
Website www.cbpp.org

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a progressive American think tank that analyzes the impact of federal and state government budget policies. [2] A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Center's stated mission is to "conduct research and analysis to help shape public debates over proposed budget and tax policies and to help ensure that policymakers consider the needs of low-income families and individuals in these debates." [3]

Contents

CBPP was founded in 1981 by Robert Greenstein, a former political appointee in the Jimmy Carter administration. Greenstein founded the organization, which is based in Washington, D.C., to provide an alternative perspective on the social policy initiatives of the Ronald Reagan administration. [4]

Activities

Based in Washington, D.C., the Center was founded in 1981 by Robert Greenstein. [5] In 2013, the Center reported revenue of $37.5 million, expenses of $27.3 million, and total year-end assets of $67.7 million. [6]

In 1993, the Center was involved in the founding of the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI), a network of nonprofit, state-level policy organizations that examine state budget and tax policies and their effect on low- and moderate-income households. [7]

In 1997, the Center established the International Budget Partnership (IBP). The IBP publishes an annual Open Budget Index which measures governmental budget transparency and accountability around the world. [8]

In 2005, representatives of CBPP attended a May 2006 meeting of the Democracy Alliance along with the Center for American Progress and the Economic Policy Institute to "talk about the agendas they were busy crafting that would catapult Democratic politics into the economic future." [9]

The Center is opposed to modern day efforts to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution. [10]

Political stance

The Center describes itself as "a nonpartisan research and policy institute" with a focus on reducing poverty and inequality. [11] Others have described it as nonpartisan, [12] [13] progressive, [14] [15] liberal, [16] [17] [18] [19] and left-leaning. [20]

Board of directors

Name [21] Other affiliations
Henry J. Aaron Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Kenneth S. Apfel Former Commissioner of the Social Security Administration; Professor of the Practice, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
Henry A. Coleman Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Antonia Hernández President, California Community Foundation
Wayne JordanCEO, Jordan Real Estate Investments, LLC
Lynn McNairSenior director of Business Development and Resource Mobilization, Internet Society
Robert Reischauer former director of the Congressional Budget Office; President Emeritus, Urban Institute
Melanne Verveer Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Kim WallaceManaging director, head of Washington policy, Renaissance Macro Research
David de Ferranti Founder of Results for Development
Jack Lew Former United States Secretary of the Treasury
Jane D. Hartley Former United States Ambassador to France and United States Ambassador to Monaco

Funding

The Center is supported by a number of foundations, including the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Ford Foundation, as well as individual donors. [22] The Atlantic Philanthropies is a major donor to CBPP, [23] as is George Soros. [24] CBPP has received funding through the Democracy Alliance. [25] [26] In fiscal year 2012, it accepted $1,533,236 in government grants. [27]

YearRevenuesExpenses
2013 [6] $37,586,760$27,383,933
2012 [27] $22,247,145$31,902,277
2011 [28] $24,356,998$28,854,661
2010 [28] $29,425,074$26,380,857

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