National Center for Policy Analysis

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National Center for Policy Analysis
AbbreviationNCPA
Formation1983
Dissolved2017
Type Public policy think tank
Allen West (as of 2015) [1]
Budget
Revenue: $2,629,925
Expenses: $3,562,505
(FYE September 2015) [2]

The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) was a non-profit American think tank [3] whose goals were to develop and promote private alternatives to government regulation and control. Topics it addressed include reforms in health care, taxes, Social Security, welfare, education, and environmental regulation.

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The NCPA was founded in February 1983 [4] and ceased operation in mid-2017, announcing it had faced three years of serious financial trouble. [5] An NCPA website is being maintained by a former board member at NCPAThinkTank.org, [6] where publications have been archived. [7] A history of the organization and summary of its accomplishments may be found at the Goodman Institute. [8]

History

NCPA was founded by British businessman Antony Fisher [9] together with Dallas businessmen Russell Perry (CEO of Republic Financial Services), [10] Wayne Calloway (CEO of Frito-Lay), John F. Stephens (CEO of Employers Insurance of Texas), [11] and Jere W. Thompson (CEO of the Southland Corporation).

Its founding president was libertarian economist John C. Goodman. Its first offices were at the University of Dallas. The organization later had offices in Dallas and Washington, D.C.. An NCPA website is being maintained by a former board member at NCPAThinkTank.org. [12] Publications have been archived at www.ncpathinktank.org/pdfs. [13] A history of the organization and summary of its accomplishments may be found at Goodmaninstitute.org [14]

In June 2014, the NCPA board and Goodman accused each other of misconduct, and Goodman left the organization. [15]

Leadership of the NCPA included:

Its first offices were at the University of Dallas. The organization later had offices in Dallas and Washington, D.C.

Issues

Media attention focused on the NCPA (for example, U.S. News & World Report, [16] Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, [17] Orange County Register [18] ) 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 generally rejected the scientific basis for anthropogenic global warming. [19] NCPA has also attempted to debunk peak oil claims.[ citation needed ]

Funding

NCPA's revenues for the fiscal year ending 9/30/14 were $5,281,913 against expenses of $4,544, 953; [20] 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. [21] As of November 2013, the organization's web site reported that for 2011 its funding breakdown was 52% from foundations, 21% from individuals and 22% from corporations. [22] The press release it issued in July 2017 announcing its dissolution attributed the Board's decision to cease operations immediately as necessitated by three years of financial difficulty. [5]

According to Greenpeace, the NCPA received at least $570,000 from Koch Industries in the eleven-year period ending in 2008. [23]

In 1992, The New York Times reported that the NCPA was partially funded by the insurance industry. [24]

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  14. ↑ The Goodman Institute
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  17. ↑ Look For Law To Boost Defined Contribution Plans by Humberto Cruz, August 23, 2006
  18. ↑ Pension Protection Act puts the onus on you, September 4, 2006
  19. ↑ "Testimony of David A. Ridenour Before the House Subcommittee on National Economic Growth". nonprofitwatch.org. 1999-07-15.
  20. ↑ National Center for Policy Analysis IRS Form 990, available at www.charitynavigator.org
  21. ↑ National Center for Policy Analysis IRS Form 990, available at www.guidestar.com
  22. ↑ "Financials NCPA", National Center for Policy Analysis website, accessed November 11, 2013
  23. ↑ "National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) – Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group". greenpeace.org.
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