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Bipartisan Policy Center

American think tank

Field	Value
image	Bipartisan Policy Center.svgclass=skin-invert
size	250px
abbreviation	BPC
formation
type	Public policy think tank, 501(c)(3)
headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S.
location	1225 I St. NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.
leader_title	CEO
leader_name	Margaret Spellings
key_people	Roy Blunt, Val Demings, Olympia Snowe
affiliations	BPC Action, 501(c)(4)
revenue	$31,165,990
revenue_year	2023
expenses	$36,412,895
expenses_year	2023
website	bipartisanpolicy.org

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank that promotes bipartisanship in United States politics. Founded in 2007, the organization conducts research and convenes discussions on issues including health, energy, national security, and the economy. The organization also aims to combine ideas from both the Republican and Democratic parties to address U.S. policy challenges. In the 2023 fiscal year, BPC reported revenue of US$31.2 million and expenses of US$36.4 million (according to its Form 990 filing as summarised by ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer).

History

BPC was founded as a non-profit organization in 2007 by former Senate majority leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George J. Mitchell. BPC formally launched in March 2007, though 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.

In November 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.

In April 2023, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Henry Cisneros, was named chair of the BPC's board of directors.

In June 2023, the center announced that former U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings (2005 to 2009), would succeed Jason Grumet as the center's CEO.

In 2024, former U.S. Senator Roy Blunt and former Representative Val Demings were noted as serving as Executive Fellows with the Bipartisan Policy Center.

Funding

In 2013, the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University reported that the Bipartisan Policy Center advanced the interests of its funders, including corporations and industry associations who provide operational support and philanthropies that fund much of the center's programmatic work.

Political action committee

BPC 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.

References

(November 15, 2024). "Return of organization exempt from income tax: Bipartisan Policy Center Inc". Internal Revenue Service.
(November 15, 2024). "Return of organization exempt from income tax: Bipartisan Policy Center Inc". Internal Revenue Service.
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(2013-05-09). "Bipartisan Policy Center Inc - Nonprofit Explorer".
"Cadmus' Kevin Bush Appointed to Bipartisan Policy Center Task Force".
"National Commission on Energy Policy".
(2012-10-10). "New Bipartisan Policy Center Report Examines Economic Impacts of a Nuclear Iran". CNBC.
Calmes, Jackie. (November 16, 2010). "Obama Deficit Panel Gets Some Competition". [[The New York Times]].
(2024-07-19). "Former Fannie chief Frater named to Bipartisan Policy Center board".
"Homeownership is out of reach for too many. Congress can change that.".
Poff, Jeremiah. (June 5, 2023). "Bipartisan Policy Center taps former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings as CEO".
"Spellings New CEO At Bipartisan Policy Center". The NonProfit Times.
"Roy Blunt {{!}} The Institute of Politics at Harvard University".
"Val Demings".
(July 9, 2013). "The Bipartisan Lobbying Center: How a Washington Think Tank Advocates for Political Unity – and its Top Donors".
Fang, Lee. (July 9, 2013). "Think Tank Releasing Rival Bangladesh Safety Accord Receives Funds From Walmart and Its Lobbyists". The Nation.
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