The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank that promotes bipartisanship.[2] The organization aims to combine ideas from both the Republican and Democratic parties to address challenges in the U.S. such as those around energy and the national debt.[3]
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| Abbreviation | BPC |
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| Formation | 2007 |
| Type | Public policy think tank, 501(c)(3) |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., United States |
CEO | Margaret Spellings |
| Affiliations | BPC Action, 501(c)(4) |
| Revenue | $27,549,960[1] (2020) |
| Expenses | (2016) |
| Website | bipartisanpolicy.org |
History
editBPC was founded as a non-profit organization in 2007[2][4] by former Senate majority leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George J. Mitchell.[3] While BPC was formally launched in March 2007, the organization's roots trace back to 2002, when the National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP), predecessor to BPC's current Energy Project, was founded.[5][6]
On November 17, 2010, BPC's "Debt Reduction Task Force" released its report, Restoring America's Future, in an effort to influence the debate over the national debt.[7]
In June 2023, Margaret Spellings was announced as CEO.[8][9]
Funding
editThe organization was critiqued in 2013 as advancing the interests of its funders, including many corporations and industry associations who provide some operational support, while philanthropies fund much of the programmatic work.[10][11]
Political action committee
editBPC partners with a political action committee called BPC Action. BPC Action is "committed to seeing bipartisan policy solutions enacted into law", and "[works] closely with [its] 501(c)(3) partner, the Bipartisan Policy Center, to advance smart policies through the legislative process". BPC Action is a separate, 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.[12][non-primary source needed]
References
edit- ^ "Return of organization exempt from income tax: Bipartisan Policy Center Inc" (Form 990). Internal Revenue Service. November 15, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via ProPublica.
- ^ a b "Bipartisan Policy Center". Adaption Clearinghouse. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Bipartisan Policy Center - MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "Cadmus' Kevin Bush Appointed to Bipartisan Policy Center Task Force". Cadmus. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "National Commission on Energy Policy". Bipartisan Policy Center. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "New Bipartisan Policy Center Report Examines Economic Impacts of a Nuclear Iran". CNBC. October 10, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Calmes, Jackie (November 16, 2010). "Obama Deficit Panel Gets Some Competition". Politics. The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Poff, Jeremiah (June 5, 2023). "Bipartisan Policy Center taps former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings as CEO". Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Spellings New CEO At Bipartisan Policy Center". The NonProfit Times. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Silverstein, Ken; Arene-Morley, Diego (July 9, 2013). "The Bipartisan Lobbying Center: How a Washington Think Tank Advocates for Political Unity – and its Top Donors". Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Fang, Lee (July 9, 2013). "Think Tank Releasing Rival Bangladesh Safety Accord Receives Funds From Walmart and Its Lobbyists". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "About Us". BPC Action. Retrieved March 5, 2020.