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The '''Empire Center for Public Policy''' (formerly the Empire Center for New York State Policy) is a conservative state-based [[think tank]] "dedicated to promoting freedom, opportunity and enterprise" in New York, according to the organization's website.<ref name="about">Empire Center for New York State Policy, [http://www.empirecenter.org/AboutUs/EmpireCenter/ "About Us"], organizational website, accessed November 2012</ref> The Empire Center is a project of the [[Manhattan Institute for Policy Research]] and a member of the [[State Policy Network]].<ref name="about"/>
==Funding==
The Empire Center for Public Policy is not required to disclose its funders but major foundation supporters can be found through their IRS filings. Here are some known contributors:
The Empire Center received $127,532 from *[[DonorsTrust]] and [[Donors Capital Fund]] between 2012 and 2013, "two funds that have been closely tied to the [[Koch Brothers|Kochs]] but which obscure the percentage of their grants coming from Koch money." A full list of DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund grant recipients is available : [[DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund Grant Recipients|here$127,532]].(2012-2013)*[[Snider Foundation]]: $130,000 (2017-2018)Contributions by the *[[State Policy Network]]:*2013: $51,500(2013)
==Core Financials==
'''Staff'''<br>
As of September 20172018:<ref> Empire Center, [http://www.empirecenter.org/staff/ Staff], organizational website, accessed August 29, 2016.</ref>
*Tim Hoefer, Executive Director
*E.J. McMahon, Research Director
*Ann Hughes, Director of Development
*Dan Russo, Director of Operations
*Abigail Salvatore, Communications Director
*Mark Walsh, Data Analyst
*Benjamin Sano, Research Analyst
'''Board of Directors'''<br>
===Related SourceWatch Articles===
* [[Manhattan Institute for Policy Research]]
* [[Snider Foundation]]
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