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The Concord Coalition a 501(c)(3) non-profit that describes itself as "a non-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to educating the public about the causes and consequences of federal budget deficits, the long-term challenges facing America’s unsustainable entitlement programs, and how to build a sound foundation for economic growth. The Concord Coalition began in the early 1990’s as the unified voice of concerned citizens who were motivated to take a stand for future generations of Americans. These founders believed, like the Minutemen at Concord, that we have a moral obligation to leave the country better off for our children and grandchildren. The Concord Coalition’s national field staff and loyal group of volunteers cover the country holding lectures, leading interactive exercises, conducting classes, giving media interviews, and briefing elected officials and their staff.”[1] "The Concord Coalition was founded in 1992 by the late former Senator Paul Tsongas (D-MA), former Senator Warren Bruce Rudman (R-NH), and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson. Former Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE) was named a co-chair of the Concord Coalition in January 2002."[1]

Ties to Peter G. Peterson

Peter G. Peterson is a co-founder of the Concord Coalition.[2]According to the Huffington Post, the Concord Coaliton is Peter Peterson's "original vehicle for deficit reduction activities."[3]


Funding

Fiscal Year 2012[4]

  • $57,5000 to support the 2012 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program
  • $750,000 in general operating support
    • plus $500,000 matching

Fiscal Year 2011[4]

  • $47,000 to support the 2011 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program
  • $1,000,000 in general operating support
    • plus $500,000 matching
  • $75,000 to support the Fiscal Solutions Tour
  • $60,000 to support the creation of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program

Fiscal Year 2010[4]

  • $1,000,000 general operating support
    • plus $500,000 matching
  • $46,560 to support the Youth Action Conference

Fiscal Year 2009[4]

  • $,500,000 to support the Fiscal Wake Up Tour

Personell Ties

Paul Volcker, Robert Rubin, Timothy Penny, William H. Gray, John P. White,Chalres Walter, Donald Marron, Charles Bowsher, Paul Allaire, Maya MacGuineas, Sam Nunn, Bob Kerrey, Warren Rudman, TImothy C. Collins, Charles Robb, James E. Burke, Daniel Yankelovich, Ed Lorenzen, Eugene Freedman, John G. Turner, and Paul Tsongas all have known ties to Peter Peterson.[5]

Fix the Debt

The Concord Coalition is a partner organization in the Fix the Debt Campaign.[6]

Activities

"Solving the Debt Crisis" Tour

In January of 2013, the Concord Coalition announced that it is partnering with Fix the Debt on a series of public forums. According to the Concord Coalition's website, "This joint project will focus its efforts on ten programs in six states: Colorado, New Hampshire, Iowa, Wisconsin, Florida and Tennessee."[7] All of the states the programs are featured in, with the exception of Tennessee, were swing states in the 2012 presidential election.[8] The first forum on January 29, 2013 featured Timothy Pagliara, founder of Enact the Plan, a group created explicitly to promote support for the Simpson-Bowles Commission.[9]

"Fiscal Solutions" Tour

The Fiscal Solutions tour, according to the Concord Coalition, "is designed to help Americans think constructively about how to build a stronger economic future by meeting the challenges of unsustainable budget policies, spiraling debt, low savings rates, dangerous reliance on foreign lenders, and the growing needs of an aging population."[10] The tour was conducted with support from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, and included the following primary speakers: Robert Brixby, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, William Novelli, Isabel Sawhill, and David M. Walker.

"Fiscal Wake-Up" Tour

The Fiscal Wake-Up tour began in 2005 and was a joint initiative by the Concord Coalition, the Budgeting for National Priorities Project, the Brookings Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and David M. Walker, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.[11] Much like the Fiscal Solutions tour, the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour was intended to educate its audience with a fiscally conservative point of view, emphasizing that reducing the debt is not only an economic issue, but a moral one.[11]

Personnel

Board of Directors:

Vice Chairs:

Contact details

1011 Arlington Blvd., Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-894-6222
Fax: 703-894-6231
Email: concordcoalition AT concordcoalition.org
Web: http://concordcoalition.org

Resources & articles

Concord Coalition, Corp: 990 Form, 2010

References

  1. ↑ "Mission Statement"The Concord Coalition, Accessed January 16, 2013
  2. ↑ "About the Concord Coalition", Concord Coalition, Accessed January 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ Paul Blumenthal, Christina Wilkie"Fix The Debt Campaign's Bipartisan Veneer Masks Conservative Backing", Huffington Post, December 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Concord Coalition Corporation", Peter G. Peterson Foundation, August 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Peter G Peterson Interlocks: People in Common Orgs" LittleSis, Accessed January 17, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Partners", Fix the Debt, Accessed January 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ Concord Coalition, Concord Is Partnering With Fix the Debt on Public Forums, organizational website, January 28, 2013.
  8. ↑ 2012 Swing States, Politico, updated December 24, 2012, accessed January 2013.
  9. ↑ Enact the Plan, Citizens for Enacting The Simpson-Bowles Plan Executive Summary, organizational website, accessed January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Fiscal Solutions Tour", Concord Coalition, Accessed January 18, 2012.
  11. ↑ Jump up to: 11.0 11.1 "About the Tour", The Concord Coalition, Accessed January 18, 2013.

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