| Every Texan | |
| Established: | 1985 |
| Head Label: | Executive Director |
| Head: | Ann Beeson |
| Budget: | Revenue: $2,791,375 Expenses: $2,708,855 (FYE October 2015)[1] |
| Location: | Austin, Texas |
| Address: | 7020 Easy Wind Drive, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78752 |
Every Texan, formerly known as the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP), is an Austin-based, nonpartisan, nonprofit policy institute.
The Congregation of Benedictine Sisters in Boerne, Texas, founded CPPP in 1985 to improve health care access for the poor. The center became an independent nonprofit corporation 1999. The Nation called CPPP an example of "sophisticated independent policy experts" and a state level "force to be reckoned with."[2] And according to The Dallas Morning News, the center "has emerged as the primary source for detailed analysis on almost any legislative issue affecting low- to moderate-income Texans."[3] In May 2020, CPPP changed its name to Every Texan.[4]
The center provides research and policy analysis on issues such as:
The center is also home to the Texas KIDS COUNT Project, which tracks the well-being of children county by county.
The Center has a current staff of thirty-three.[6] Senior staff includes Anne Dunkelberg, Associate Director, named 2007 Consumer Health Care Advocate of the Year by Families USA, and Dick Lavine, Senior Fiscal Analyst, named Best Lobbyist for the Little Guy by Texas Monthly in 1999.[7]
Former board members include:
CPPP is a member of several national networks: