National Center for Public Policy Research

The National Center for Public Policy Research, founded in 1982, is a self-described conservative think tank in the United States. Its founding CEO is Amy Ridenour, who serves as chairman.[1] David A. Ridenour, her husband, is president, having served as vice president from 1986-2011.[2] Key staff include Jeff Stier, who runs its Risk Analysis Division,[3] Justin Danhof, who runs its Free Enterprise Project,[4] Horace Cooper[5] and Cherylyn Harley LeBon,[6] who run its Project 21,[7] Senior Fellows David Almasi, R.J. Smith, and Bonner Cohen, Distinguished Fellow Deroy Murdock, Media Director Judy Kent and Digital Media Specialist Jennifer Biddison.[8] Bishop Council Nedd II, Joe R. Hicks, Stacy Washington, Demetrius Minor, Emery McClendon, Niger Innis, Dr. Elaina George, Dr. Day Gardner, Nadra Enzi, Dutch Martin, Kevin Martin and Christopher Arps are among those who frequently speak or publish under the Project 21 and/or National Center banner.[9]

Policy areas

NCPPR's work is in the areas of free markets, environmental and regulatory policy, retirement security, constitutional law, the First and Second Amendments, religious liberty, academic freedom, defense and foreign affairs. Particular areas of interest include global warming, endangered species, energy policy, environmental justice, job growth and economic prosperity, property rights, legal reform, health care, Medicare reform, Social Security, civil rights, foreign affairs/defense and United Nations reform/withdrawal.

National Center for Public Policy Research is repeatedly cited as a member of the Cooler Heads Coalition, whose object is described as "dispelling the myths of global warming by exposing flawed economic, scientific, and risk analysis", but reported on its blog in 2013 that it has not been a member for many years.[10]

Publications

Publications include National Policy Analysis papers, Talking Points cards, the newsletters What Conservatives Think, Ten Second Response and In the News among other publications, and a National Center Blog. They also have full editorial control over the contents of the wiki-styled web portal GroupSnoop[11] which hosts conservative analyses of various high profile left-leaning non-profits.

Funding

As of October 31, 2013, the organization's web site reported that its funding breakdown was 94% from individuals, 4% from foundations and less than 2% from corporations. The organization reported receiving 350,000 individual contributions a year from over 96,000 recent contributors.[12]

For the fiscal year ending 12/31/14, the organization's 990 tax return reported revenue of $11,458,636 and expenses of $11,636,451. It reported receiving no government grants.[13]

Special projects

Since 1992, the group has sponsored Project 21, a "national leadership network of black conservatives". Project 21 provides research and commentary on public policy issues from a conservative black perspective to the U.S. news media at large and to African American community newspapers and media outlets. According to the organization, Project 21 members, all of whom are black, were published, quoted or interviewed over 35,000 times on a variety of public policy issues since 1992,[14] including on major cable TV programs such as the Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor,[15] The Kelly File,[16] Fox & Friends [17] and The Sean Hannity Shows,[18] and MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews,[19] as well as major syndicated radio programs including the Michael Savage,[20] Sean Hannity,[21] Mike Siegel[22] and Bill Martinez[23] shows.

Edmund Peterson was the first chairman of Project 21. It was also formerly chaired by Mychal Massie. It is now co-chaired by Horace Cooper and Cherlyn Harley LeBon. Fox News Contributor Deneen Borelli served as Project 21's first full-time senior fellow from 2006-2012.[24]

Of Project 21, the liberal magazine The Nation said in May 2005, "Project 21 remains a crucial gear in the right’s propaganda factory. Without [Project 21, its] cadres would probably be at home screaming at the TV. But instead, they’re on TV."[25]

Project 21's Jimmie Hollis attended the 1963 "March on Washington" civil rights rally and heard Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech first-hand. He shared some on his recollections in an audio interview conducted with Project 21 on August 26, 2013.[26]

Board of directors

The board of directors of the National Center for Public Policy Research includes author Peter Schweizer, management consultant Victor Porlier, health care analyst Edmund F. Haislmaier, legal commentator Horace Cooper, Young America's Foundation CEO Ron Robinson, Amy Ridenour, and David Ridenour.[27]

Notable Associates of the NCPPR

The following individuals have affiliations with the National Center for Public Policy Research.

Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was a member of NCPPR's Board of Directors; he resigned in October 2004 after NCPPR's Board of Directors concluded he had violated the organization's conflict of interest policy.[28] In October 2002, Abramoff directed the Mississippi Band of Choctaws to give $1 million to NCPPR, and then told Amy Ridenour to distribute the funds to Capital Athletic Foundation ($450,000), Capitol Campaign Strategies ($500,000) and Nurnberger and Associates ($50,000). In June 2003, Greenberg Traurig, the firm that employed Abramoff, sent $1.5 million to NCPPR, of which Ridenour distributed $250,000 to Capital Athletic Foundation and the remainder to Kay Gold LLC, both controlled by Abramoff. Ridenour said in testimony that she believed Abramoff co-conspirator Michael Scanlon was the owner of Kay Gold (Kaygold).[29]

References

  1. ↑ "Amy Ridenour". www.nationalcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  2. ↑ "David A. Ridenour". www.nationalcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Jeff Stier". www.nationalcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  4. ↑ "Justin Danhof, Esq.". www.nationalcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  5. ↑ "Horace Cooper". www.nationalcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  6. ↑ "Cherylyn Harley LeBon". www.nationalcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  7. ↑ "Project 21 - Black Conservative Leadership Network". www.nationalcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  8. ↑ "About the National Center for Public Policy Research - A Conservative Think Tank". www.nationalcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  9. ↑ "Project 21 Black Conservatives". www.nationalcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  10. ↑ "The National Center for Public Policy Research is Not a Member of the Cooler Heads Coalition - Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog - A Conservative Blog". www.conservativeblog.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  11. ↑ GroupSnoop
  12. ↑ "Press Release", National Center for Public Policy Research website, accessed November 11, 2013
  13. ↑ "2014 National Center for Public Policy Research Tax Return", National Center for Public Policy Research website, accessed July 1, 2016
  14. ↑ "Black Conservative Project 21's History". www.nationalcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  15. ↑ National Center for Public Policy Research (2013-08-26), Project 21's Horace Cooper Argues Race Issues on Fox's O'Reilly Factor, retrieved 2016-09-23
  16. ↑ National Center for Public Policy Research (2014-11-24), Project 21's Joe Hicks Talks Ferguson w/ Fox's Megyn Kelly, retrieved 2016-09-23
  17. ↑ National Center for Public Policy Research (2013-08-26), Jerome Hudson Talks MLK Anniversary, American Dreams, retrieved 2016-09-23
  18. ↑ "National Center for Public Policy Research". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  19. ↑ National Center for Public Policy Research (2014-04-24), On MSNBC's Hardball, Horace Cooper Beats Liberal Affirmative Action Arguments, retrieved 2016-09-23
  20. ↑ "What Michael Savage Said About Project 21 Members Speaking Out on Immigration - Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog - A Conservative Blog". www.conservativeblog.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  21. ↑ National Center for Public Policy Research (2015-06-25), Horace Cooper on Sean Hannity June 24, 2015, retrieved 2016-09-23
  22. ↑ "Project 21 Members Speak Out on Baltimore Riots - Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog - A Conservative Blog". www.conservativeblog.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  23. ↑ "%22project 21%22 | Bill Martinez Live". billmartinezlive.com. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  24. ↑ "Deneen Borelli". www.nationalcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  25. ↑ Blumenthal, Max (2005-03-24). "The Minister of Minstrelsy". The Nation. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  26. ↑ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  27. ↑ National Center for Public Policy Research. "Current Board of Directors" (PDF).
  28. ↑ "Oversight Hearing Regarding Tribal Lobbying Matters, et al.". United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. United States Government Printing Office. 2005-06-22. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  29. ↑ "Statement of Amy Moritz Ridenour" (PDF). U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. June 22, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2010.

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