National Center for Policy Analysis
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| Abbreviation | NCPA |
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| Motto | Ideas Changing the World |
| Formation | 1983 |
| Type | Public policy think tank |
| Headquarters | 14180 Dallas Parkway, Suite 350, Dallas, Texas 75254 |
| Allen West (as of 2015) | |
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Budget
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Revenue: $4,132,197 Expenses: $4,924,654 (FYE September 2012) |
| Website | www.ncpa.org |
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.
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).
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:
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 for consumers," and which was generally skeptical of the anthropogenic theory of global warming. NCPA has also attempted to debunk peak oil claims.
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.
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