The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) was a non-profit American

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whose goals were to develop and promote private alternatives to government regulation and control. Topics it addressed include reforms in health care, taxes,

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 An NCPA website is being maintained by a former board member at NCPAThinkTank.org, where publications have been archived.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

History

NCPA was founded by British businessman

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together with Dallas businessmen Russell Perry (CEO of Republic Financial Services), Wayne Calloway (CEO of

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), John F. Stephens (CEO of Employers Insurance of Texas), and Jere W. Thompson (CEO of the

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). Its founding president was

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economist

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. Its first offices were at the

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. The organization later had offices in Dallas and Washington, D.C.. An NCPA website is being maintained by a former board member a
NCPAThinkTank.org
Publications have been archived a
www.ncpathinktank.org/pdfs
A history of the organization and summary of its accomplishments may be found a
Goodmaninstitute.org
In June 2014, the NCPA board and Goodman accused each other of misconduct and Goodman left the organization. Leadership of the NCPA included: * Steve Ivy, Chairman of the Board. July 1, 2016 * James H. Amos Jr., President and CEO July 1, 2016 * Allen West, Executive Director, July 1, 2016 Its first offices were at the

. 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, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Orange County Register) for recommending pension reform legislation including automatic enrollment into companies'

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plans. The NCPA was a member of the

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, 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

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for consumers," and which generally rejected the scientific basis for

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. NCPA has also attempted to debunk

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claims.

Funding

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 organization's web site reported that for 2011 its funding breakdown was 52% from foundations, 21% from individuals and 22% from corporations."Financials NCPA"
National Center for Policy Analysi
website
accessed November 11, 2013 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. According to

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, the NCPA received at least $570,000 from

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in the eleven-year period ending in 2008. In 1992, ''

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'' reported that the NCPA was partially funded by the insurance industry.

References

External links

NCPA website

Organizational Profile
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