Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy

The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy (TJI) is a state-based think tank in Virginia "dealing with the issues of improving education, government reform, economic development and environmental stewardship." The Institute states as its mission "to provide Virginia's political, business, academic, community and media leadership with thoughtful, realistic, useful and non-partisan analysis of public policy issues confronting our Commonwealth." . Its "alternative policy ideas focus on state and local issues and are based on the Institute's belief in free markets, limited government and individual responsibility," according to the organization's website.

The group was founded in 1985 and is a member of the State Policy Network (SPN).

Board

 * Michael W. Thompson, Chairman and President
 * Randal C. Teague, Secretary, Treasurer and Counsel
 * John Alderson
 * William W. Beach
 * James Beamer
 * W. Stephen Cannon
 * Stephan Q. Cassaday
 * Rebecca Donatelli
 * James W. Dyke, Jr
 * Keith Fulton
 * Robert v. L. Hartwell
 * Alan I. Kirshner
 * Jay Poole
 * Joseph Ragan
 * Hon. John Rust
 * John G. Ryan
 * Robert W. Shinn
 * Mr. Todd A. Stottlemyer
 * Dr. Robert F. Turner
 * Robert W. Woltz, Jr.

Staff

 * Michael W. Thompson, Chairman and President
 * Christian N. Braunlich, vice president (also Assistant Vice President of Public Affairs for the National Association of Manufacturers, president of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, and vice president of the Center for Education Reform)
 * Leonard Gilroy, Senior Fellow on Government Reform (Director of Government Reform at Reason Foundation)
 * David Schnare, Director of TJI's Center for Environmental Stewardship (also American Tradition Institute attorney)

Funding
The organization brings in between $200k and $300k/year, but the origins of most of these funds are obscure - MediaMatters only shows about $300k from 1998 to 2009, the bulk from the Jaquelin Hume Foundation ($170k) and Roe Foundation ($103k) , and no funds reached it from the Sarah Scaife Foundation, at least for 2009 and 2010.

Core Financials
 2011 
 * Total Revenue: $259,018
 * Total Expenses: $277,803
 * Net Assets: $32,094

 2010  :
 * Total Revenue: $306,376.00
 * Total Expenses: $298,312.00
 * Net Assets: $50,869.00

 2009  :
 * Total Revenue: $224,363.00
 * Total Expenses: $266,545.00
 * Net Assets: $42,815.00

Contact Details
9035 Golden Sunset Lane Springfield, VA 22153 Phone: (703) 440 9447 Fax: (703) 455 1531 Email: info at thomasjeffersoninst.org Website: thomasjeffersoninst.org

Related SourceWatch Articles

 * Randal C. Teague
 * David W. Schnare of American Tradition Institute