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{{infobox organization
| name = The National Center for Public Policy Research
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The '''National Center for Public Policy Research''' ('''NCPPR'''), founded in 1982, is a self-described [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] [[think tank]] in the [[United States]]. Its founding CEO
==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 denial]], [[endangered species]], energy policy, [[environmental justice]], job growth and economic prosperity, property rights, legal reform, health care, Medicare reform,<ref>{{citation |date=January 2007 |title=Letting Medicare "Negotiate" Drug Prices: Myths vs. Reality |first=David |last=Hogberg |url=https://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA550MedicareDrugPrices.html |publisher=National Center for Public Policy Research | accessdate=January 31, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313142626/http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA550MedicareDrugPrices.html | archive-date= 2017-03-13 | url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 [[global warming denial]] organization [[Cooler Heads Coalition]],
==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''<ref>[http://www.groupsnoop.org/ ''GroupSnoop'']</ref> which hosts conservative analyses of various high-profile left-leaning non-profits. NCPPR also hosts a [[global warming denial]]
==Funding==
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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.<ref>[http://www.nationalcenter.org/NCPPR_2014_990_Tax_Return.pdf "2014 National Center for Public Policy Research Tax Return"], National Center for Public Policy Research [http://www.nationalcenter.org/ website], accessed July 1, 2016</ref>
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Since 1992, the group has sponsored
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.
Of Project 21, the liberal magazine ''[[The Nation]]'' said in May 2005, "Project 21 remains a crucial gear in the right’s propaganda factory.
▲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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalcenter.org/bios/P21Speakers_Borelli.html|title=Deneen Borelli|website=www.nationalcenter.org|access-date=2016-09-23}}</ref>
Project 21's Jimmie Hollis claims to have attended the November 1963
▲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."<ref name='thenation'>{{cite news | first=Max | last=Blumenthal | authorlink=Max Blumenthal| title= The Minister of Minstrelsy | date=March 24, 2005| publisher= | url =http://www.thenation.com:80/doc/20050411/blumenthal/single | work =[[The Nation]] | accessdate = |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213133850/http://www.thenation.com:80/doc/20050411/blumenthal/single|archivedate=February 13, 2010}}</ref>
▲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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q37CS35566w|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=2016-09-23}}</ref>
The board of directors
Key staff as of 2016 included Jeff Stier, who runs its Risk Analysis Division,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeff Stier |url=http://www.nationalcenter.org/bios/stier.html |access-date=2016-09-23 |website=www.nationalcenter.org}}</ref> Justin Danhof, who runs its Free Enterprise Project,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justin Danhof, Esq. |url=http://www.nationalcenter.org/bios/danhof.html |access-date=2016-09-23 |website=www.nationalcenter.org}}</ref> Horace Cooper<ref>{{Cite web |title=Horace Cooper |url=http://www.nationalcenter.org/bios/P21Speakers_Cooper.html |access-date=2016-09-23 |website=www.nationalcenter.org}}</ref> and Cherylyn Harley LeBon,<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2012 |title=Cherylyn Harley LeBon |url=http://www.nationalcenter.org/bios/P21Speakers_LeBon.html |access-date=2016-09-23 |website=www.nationalcenter.org}}</ref> who run its Project 21,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Project 21 - Black Conservative Leadership Network |url=http://www.nationalcenter.org/P21Index.html |access-date=2016-09-23 |website=www.nationalcenter.org}}</ref> Senior Fellows David Almasi, R.J. Smith, and Bonner Cohen, Distinguished Fellow [[Deroy Murdock]], Media Director Judy Kent and Digital Media Specialist Jennifer Biddison.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the National Center for Public Policy Research - A Conservative Think Tank |url=http://www.nationalcenter.org/NCPPRHist.html |access-date=2016-09-23 |website=www.nationalcenter.org}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Project 21 Black Conservatives |url=http://www.nationalcenter.org/P21Speakers.html |access-date=2016-09-23 |website=www.nationalcenter.org}}</ref>
▲==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalcenter.org/NCPPR_Directors.pdf|title=Current Board of Directors|last=National Center for Public Policy Research|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
==Notable Associates of the NCPPR==
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==Critics==
In February 2014, at [[Apple Inc.]]'s annual shareholder meeting, a proposal by the NCPPR as a shareholder to force Apple to "disclose the costs of its sustainability programs" was rejected by 97% vote. The NCPPR representative argued that Apple's decision to have all of its power come from
==Controversies==
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.<ref>{{cite news | title=Oversight Hearing Regarding Tribal Lobbying Matters, et al. | date=2005-06-22 | publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]] | url =http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050411/blumenthal/4 | work =[[United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs]] | accessdate = 2007-12-12 }}</ref> In October 2002, Abramoff directed the [[Choctaw|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 [[Kaygold|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).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indian.senate.gov/2005hrgs/062205hrg/ridenour.pdf |date=June 22, 2005 |
==References==
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[[Category:Organizations based in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Organizations of environmentalism skeptics and critics]]
[[Category:Conservative organizations in the United States]]
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