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The '''Caesar Rodney Institute''' (CRI) is a conservative [[think tank]] and Delaware and a member of the [[State Policy Network]]. CRI states as its mission "to influence public policy in Delaware by helping every Delawarean understand and put into practice the fundamentals of a free society: individual initiative, personal responsibility, private property, voluntary agreements, informed choice, the rule of law, and strong local communities."<ref>[http://caesarrodney.org/index.cfm?ref=18100 "About Us"], organizational website, accessed October 2012</ref>
 
The '''Caesar Rodney Institute''' (CRI) is a conservative [[think tank]] and Delaware and a member of the [[State Policy Network]]. CRI states as its mission "to influence public policy in Delaware by helping every Delawarean understand and put into practice the fundamentals of a free society: individual initiative, personal responsibility, private property, voluntary agreements, informed choice, the rule of law, and strong local communities."<ref>[http://caesarrodney.org/index.cfm?ref=18100 "About Us"], organizational website, accessed October 2012</ref>
  
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'''<big>2010</big>'''<ref>Caesar Rodney Institute, IRS form 990, 2010. [http://www.guidestar.org/ GuideStar].</ref>:
 
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The Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI) is a conservative think tank and Delaware and a member of the State Policy Network. CRI states as its mission "to influence public policy in Delaware by helping every Delawarean understand and put into practice the fundamentals of a free society: individual initiative, personal responsibility, private property, voluntary agreements, informed choice, the rule of law, and strong local communities."[1]

Ties to the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity

The Caesar Rodney Institute has hosted writers from the ALEC-connected Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, which screens potential reporters on their “free market” views as part of the job application process.[2] The Franklin Center funds reporters in over 40 states.[3] Despite their non-partisan description, many of the websites funded by the Franklin Center have received criticism for their conservative bias.[4][5] On its website, the Franklin Center claims it "provides 10 percent of all daily reporting from state capitals nationwide."[6]

Franklin Center Funding

Franklin Center Director of Communications Michael Moroney told the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) in 2013 that the source of the Franklin Center's funding "is 100 percent anonymous." But 95 percent of its 2011 funding came from DonorsTrust, a spin-off of the Philanthropy Roundtable that functions as a large "donor-advised fund," cloaking the identity of donors to right-wing causes across the country (CPI did a review of Franklin's Internal Revenue Service records).[7] Mother Jones called DonorsTrust "the dark-money ATM of the conservative movement" in a February 2013 article.[8] Franklin received DonorTrust's second-largest donation in 2011.[7]

The Franklin Center also receives funding from the Wisconsin-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation,[9] a conservative grant-making organization.[10]

The Franklin Center was launched by the Chicago-based Sam Adams Alliance (SAM),[11] a 501(c)(3) devoted to pushing free-market ideals. SAM gets funding from the State Policy Network,[12] which is partially funded by The Claude R. Lambe Foundation.[13] Charles Koch, one of the billionaire brothers who co-own Koch Industries, sits on the board of this foundation.[14] SAM also receives funding from the Rodney Fund.

Personnel

Board of Directors

  • Bruce A. Bachman (former vice president, DuPont)
  • Susan Warren Casscells
  • Barrett E. Kidner, Chairman and CEO (president, Barrett Group, Inc.)
  • Robert Prybutok (president and CEO, Polymer Technologies Incorporated)
  • James P. Ursomarso, Secretary (vice president, Union Park Automotive Group)
  • Charles M. Weymouth (Weymouth Architects and Planners)

Staff

  • Dr. Christopher D. Casscells, MD - Director, Center for Healthcare Policy
  • James E. Hosley - Director, Center for Excellence in Education
  • David Stevenson - Director, Center for Energy Competitiveness
  • Samuel D. Friedman - Communications Coordinator
  • Matthew D. Revel - Events & Development Coordinator

Research Fellows

  • James L. Butkiewicz, PhD, Senior Economic Fellow
  • Joanne Butler, Senior Economic Fellow
  • George Nagle, Senior Economic Fellow
  • Francis X. Tannian, PhD, Senior Economic Fellow

Core Financials

2010[15]:

  • Total Revenue: $319,768
  • Total Expenses: $275,875
  • Net Assets: $99,560.00

2009[16]:

  • Total Revenue: $259,138
  • Total Expenses: $206,242
  • Net Assets: $55,667

Contact Information

Caesar Rodney Institute
P.O. Box 795
Dover, DE 19903

Phone: (302) 734-2700
Fax: (302) 734-2702
info@caesarrodney.org

Articles and Resources

Related SourceWatch Articles

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External Resources

References

  1. ↑ "About Us", organizational website, accessed October 2012
  2. ↑ Franklin Center, Franklin Affiliates in Your State, organizational website, accessed October 2012.
  3. ↑ The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, Think tank Journalism: The Future of Investigative Journalism, organizational website, accessed August 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ Rebekah Metzler, "Watchdog" website puts a new spin on politics, The Portland Press Herald, October 2, 2010.
  5. ↑ Allison Kilkenny, The Koch Spider Web, Truthout, accessed August 19, 2011.
  6. ↑ Sara Jerving, Franklin Center: Right-Wing Funds State News Source, PRWatch.org, October 27, 2011.
  7. ↑ Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 Paul Abowd, Center for Public Integrity, Donors use charity to push free-market policies in states, organizational report, February 14, 2013.
  8. ↑ Andy Kroll, Exposed: The Dark-Money ATM of the Conservative Movement, Mother Jones, February 5, 2013.
  9. ↑ Daniel Bice, Franklin Center boss wants apology from Democratic staffer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 8, 2011.
  10. ↑ The Bradley Foundation. The Bradley Foundation. Organizational website. Accessed August 19, 2011.
  11. ↑ Sam Adams Alliance. Sam Adams Alliance Media Kit. Organizational PDF. Accessed August 19, 2011.
  12. ↑ Media Matters Action Network. Sam Adams Alliance. Conservative Transparency. Accessed August 19, 2011.
  13. ↑ Media Matters Action Network. State Policy Network. Conservative Transparency. Accessed August 19, 2011.
  14. ↑ Media Matters Action Network. Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation. Conservative Transparency. Accessed August 19, 2011.
  15. ↑ Caesar Rodney Institute, IRS form 990, 2010. GuideStar.
  16. ↑ Caesar Rodney Institute, IRS form 990, 2009. GuideStar.
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