AbbreviationBPC
Formation2007 (2007)
TypePublic policy think tank, 501(c)(3)
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States
CEO
Margaret Spellings
AffiliationsBPC Action, 501(c)(4)
Revenue (2020)
$27,549,960[1]
Websitebipartisanpolicy.org

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank that promotes bipartisanship. The organization aims to combine ideas from both the Republican and Democratic parties to address challenges in the U.S. such as those around energy and the national debt.

History

BPC was founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George J. Mitchell. While BPC was formally launched in March 2007, the organization's roots trace back to 2002, when the National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP), predecessor to BPC's current Energy Project, was founded.[2]

On November 17, 2010, BPC's "Debt Reduction Task Force" released its report, Restoring America's Future, in an effort to influence the debate over the national debt.[3]

In June 2023, Margaret Spellings was announced as CEO.[4]

Funding

The organization was critiqued in 2013 as advancing the interests of its funders, including many corporations and industry associations who provide some operational support, while philanthropies fund much of the programmatic work.[5][6]

Political action committee

BPC partners with a political action committee called BPC Action. BPC Action is "committed to seeing bipartisan policy solutions enacted into law", and "[works] closely with [its] 501(c)(3) partner, the Bipartisan Policy Center, to advance smart policies through the legislative process". BPC Action is a separate, 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Brandon. "Bipartisan Policy Center Inc, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2023-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "National Commission on Energy Policy". Bipartisan Policy Center. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Calmes, Jackie (16 November 2010). "Obama Deficit Panel Gets Some Competition". Politics. The New York Times. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Poff, Jeremiah (2023-06-05). "Bipartisan Policy Center taps former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings as CEO". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  5. ↑ "The Bipartisan Lobbying Center: How a Washington Think Tank Advocates for Political Unity - and its Top Donors". ethics.harvard.edu. 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  6. ↑ Fang, Lee (2013-07-09). "Think Tank Releasing Rival Bangladesh Safety Accord Receives Funds From Walmart and Its Lobbyists". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  7. ↑ "About Us". BPC Action. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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