Maryland Public Policy Institute

The Maryland Public Policy Institute (MPPI) describes its mission as being "is to formulate and promote public policies at all levels of government based on principles of free enterprise, limited government, and civil society."

Funding
In its 2006 annual report the Cato Institute stated that it provided a grant of $40,000 to the Maryland Public Policy Institute (which is misnamed Center in the annual report).

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
MPPI adjunct staff member Wendell Cox was the director of public policy of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for three years. Both MPPI and ALEC have received grants from the JM Foundation ($25,000 each in 2009).

Please see SPN Ties to ALEC for more.

Ties to the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity
Maryland Public Policy Institute is listed as hosting Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity "investigative journalists." The Franklin Center funds reporters in over 40 states. Despite their non-partisan description, many of the websites funded by the Franklin Center have received criticism for their conservative bias. On it's website, the Franklin Center claims that it "provides 10 percent of all daily reporting from state capitals nationwide."

Staff

 * Christopher B. Summers, President
 * Dan Lips, Senior Fellow, Education Policy Studies
 * Thomas A. Firey, Senior Fellow
 * Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D., Adjunct staff
 * Wendell Cox, Adjunct staff
 * Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D., Adjunct staff
 * Edmund F. Haislmaier, Adjunct staff
 * Marc Kilmer, Senior Fellow
 * Tom Neumark, Visiting Fellow
 * Tori Gorman, Visiting Fellow
 * Gabriel J. Michael, Senior Fellow
 * J. Scott Moody, Visiting Fellow
 * Wendy P. Warcholik, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
 * Peter Samuel, Adjunct Fellow
 * Marta Hummel Mossburg, Senior Fellow
 * Carrie L. Lukas, Visiting Fellow
 * John J. Walters, Research Associate
 * Susan Firey, Director, Media Relations
 * Sean Kennedy, Visiting Fellow
 * Joseph V. Kennedy, Ph.D., J.D., Visiting Fellow

Board of Directors

 * Thomas E. Kelso, Chairman
 * Christopher B. Summers, President
 * Howard B. Bowen
 * James T. Brady
 * Robert J. Cirincione, M.D.
 * Paul V. Facchina, Sr.
 * William L. Gaines, Jr.
 * Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.
 * Hon. Marvin Mandel
 * Karen H. Oertel
 * William D. A. Zerhouni

Emeritus Directors

 * Hon. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
 * Hon. Jayne H. Plank

Academic Advisory Board

 * Robert H. Nelson, Ph.D.
 * Thomas J. Dilorenzo, Ph.D.
 * Peter Van Doren
 * William L. Anderson, Ph.D.

Core Financials
 2010  :  2009  :
 * Total Revenue: $390,118
 * Total Expenses: $372,190
 * Net Assets: $282,063
 * Total Revenue: $376,543
 * Total Expenses: $320,252
 * Net Assets: $264,135

Contact Details
Correspondence: PO Box 195 Germantown, MD 20875-0195

Phone: 240-686-3510 Fax: 240-686-3511 Email: info AT mdpolicy.org