The '''National Center for Policy Analysis''' (NCPA) is a free market [[think tanks|think tank]] primarily funded by private foundations established by wealthy conservative business families and billionaires, including [[The Koch brothers|Charles and David Koch]]. It is a "communications and research foundation dedicated to providing free market solutions to today's public policy problems ... [and] prides itself on aggressively marketing its products for maximum impact by 'targeting key political leaders and special interest groups, establishing on-going ties with members of the print and electronic media, and testifying before Congress, federal agencies, state lawmakers, and national organizations.'" -- NCRP, ''The Strategic Philanthropy of Conservative Foundations''http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=246
It develops and promotes private, free-market alternatives to government regulation and control, and encourages reliance on the