MacIver Institute explained

John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy
Type:	Nonprofit
Location:	10 E. Doty Street, Suite 800 Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Brett Healy
Budget:	$474,506 (FY 2015)^[1]
Tax Id:	26-2639114

The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy is a Wisconsin-based conservative think tank.^{[2] [3]} According to the organization, the MacIver Institute promotes free markets, individual freedom, personal responsibility, and limited government.^[4] It is a member of the State Policy Network.

Personnel and funding

The president of the MacIver Institute is Brett Healy.^[5]

One of the MacIver Institute's primary donors is the Bradley Foundation.^[6] As of November 2014, the Bradley Foundation had given the MacIver Institute $890,000 since the MacIver Institute's 2008 launch.^[7]

Activities

In 2011, the MacIver Institute and Americans for Prosperity purchased more than $500,000 worth of television ads in Wisconsin supporting Scott Walker's budget proposals.^[8]

In 2014, a Wisconsin appeals court sided with the MacIver Institute, ruling that Democratic State Senator Jon Erpenbach must turn over 2,600 emails sent to him during the political battle over Scott Walker's 2011 Wisconsin Act 10.^{[9] [10] [11]}

External links

• Official website
• Organizational Profile – National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute)
• Don Walker Groups seek emails of Democratic lawmakers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 31, 2011

Notes and References

1. Web site: IRS Form 990 2015. GuideStar. Internal Revenue Service. 29 November 2016.
2. Web site: MacIver Institute's file. Politifact. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 13 June 2014.
3. News: Opoien. Jessie. MacIver, NCPA suggest changes to health care benefits for Wisconsin public retirees. 9 January 2015. Capital Times. November 20, 2014.
4. MacIver Institute About, organizational web page, accessed March 11, 2011.
5. News: School districts resist releasing teacher names. 9 January 2015. Leader-Telegram. May 25, 2011.
6. News: Bice. Daniel. Glauber. Bill. Poston. Ben. From local roots, Bradley Foundation builds conservative empire. 9 January 2015. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. November 19, 2011.
7. News: Opoien. Jessie. Considering the sources in the story of Mary Burke's departure from Trek. 9 January 2015. Capital Times. November 3, 2014.
8. News: Bice. Daniel. New pro-Walker ad begins airing around state. 9 January 2015. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. November 18, 2011.
9. News: Richmond. Todd. Court: Legislator must turn over email records. 10 January 2015. FOX 11. April 9, 2014.
10. News: Higgins. Sean. Wisconsin Democrat who fled during Walker showdown must disclose emails, court rules. 10 January 2015. Washington Examiner. April 9, 2014.
11. News: Court: Legislator must turn over email records. 10 January 2015. Associated Press. NBC 15. April 9, 2014. https://archive.today/20150115115229/http://www.nbc15.com/news/state/headlines/Taxpayers-Foot-60000-Bill-in-Open-Records-Case-190018721.html. 15 January 2015. dead.