South Carolina Policy Council

The South Carolina Policy Council is a non-profit, non-partisan public policy research and education foundation. Established in 1986, it focuses on "innovative policy ideas that advance the principles of limited government and free enterprise," according to its website. The South Carolina Policy Council is a member of the State Policy Network (SPN).

Funding
In its 2006 IRS Form 990, the Cato Institute stated that it provided a grant of $90,000 to the South Carolina Policy Council (which is misnamed Institute in the annual report).

Ties to the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity
The South Carolina Policy Council has a media project called The Nerve.

Board of Directors

 * Thomas A. Roe, Founding Chairman
 * John Mahoney, Chairman
 * Mary Lou Lineberger, Vice Chairman
 * Jake Rasor, Jr., Treasurer
 * William Lowndes, III
 * Philip Warth
 * Thomas L. Wilcox, Jr.

Staff

 * Ashley Landess, President

Core Financials
 2011 
 * Total Revenue: $1,014,882
 * Total Expenses: $1,197,673
 * Net Assets: $607,216

 2010  :
 * Total Revenue: $1,248,397.00
 * Total Expenses: $1,391,461.00
 * Net Assets: $790,007.00

 2009  :
 * Total Revenue: $1,426,970.00
 * Total Expenses: $1,257,078.00
 * Net Assets: $933,071.00

Contact Information
1323 Pendleton St. Columbia, S.C., 29201 Phone: 803-779-5022 Fax: 803-779-4953 E-mail: info at scpolicycouncil.org Website: http://www.scpolicycouncil.org