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{{#badges:SPN|AEX}}The '''Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives''' is a right-wing pressure group based in Pennsylvania that calls itself a "[[think tank]]." Commonwealth says that it "crafts free-market policies, convinces Pennsylvanians of their benefits, and counters attacks on liberty."<ref>Commonwealth Foundation, [http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/about/ Mission & Values], organizational website, accessed December 2012.</ref> The Commonwealth Foundation is a member of the [[State Policy Network]] (SPN). An August 2013 ALEC board document obtained by ''The Guardian'' lists Commonwealth as a "former SPN member,"<ref name="ALECboard">American Legislative Exchange Council, [https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/841593/alec-docs.pdf ALEC 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting Board Meeting packet], organizational documents, August 6, 2013, released by ''The Guardian'' December 3, 2013.</ref> but the SPN website still lists Commonwealth as a full member as of July 2014August 2016,<ref>State Policy Network, [http://www.spn.org/directory/stid.46/organizations.asp Directory: Pennsylvania], organizational website, accessed July 2014.</ref> and a July 2013 Commonwealth fundraising proposal to [[Searle Freedom Trust]] was included in a packet of SPN proposals in August 2013.<ref>State Policy Network, [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/842271-spn-budget-proposals-state-by-state.html Searle Tax and Budget Grant Proposals], organizational fundraising proposal packet, July 29, 2013, obtained and released by ''The Guardian'' December 5, 2013.</ref> On its website, the Commonwealth Foundation lists its issue areas as taxes and spending, jobs and the economy, education, energy and the environment, unions and labor policy, accountable government, and privatization.<ref>Commonwealth Foundation, [http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/issues/ Issues], ''Commonwealth Foundation'', 2016.</ref>

According to Keystone Progress and the Center for Media and Democracy, CF received the following contributions from [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/DonorsTrust_and_Donors_Capital_Fund_Grant_Recipients DonorsTrust and Donors Capital funds ] between 2008 and 20112014:<br> In 2011*2014:*Donors Capital Fund -$352,000.00617, "for news bureau match"800<br>*Donors Capital Fund -2013:$25632,000.00, "for direct mail program"500<br>*Donors Capital Fund -2012:$50131,000.00, "for direct mail efforts"<br>*Donors Capital Fund -2011:$25340,000.00, "for participation at ALEC meeting"*DonorsTrust -$40,000.00, "for general operations"*DonorsTrust -$40,000.00, "for general operations"500<br>*DonorsTrust -$500.00, "for general operations" In 2010:*Donors Capital Fund -$25,000.00, "for a matching grant"*Donors Capital Fund -$40,000.00, "for direct mail efforts"*Donors Capital Fund -$15,000.00, "for direct mail efforts"*Donors Capital Fund -$125,000.00, "for the organization's transparency project"*Donors Capital Fund -$25,000.00, "for the organization's transparency project"*Donors Capital Fund -$110345,000.00, "for capacity building"<br>*Donors Capital Fund -$30,000.00, "for the organization's communications initiative" In 2009:*Donors Capital Fund -$30,000.00, "for direct mail activities"*Donors Capital Fund -$100,000.00, "for journalism project"*Donors Capital Fund -$60,000.00, "for news bureau project"*Donors Capital Fund -$10374,000.00, "for transparency project"<br>*Donors Capital Fund -$130,000.00, "for transparency project"*Donors Capital Fund -$10,000.00, "for health care project"*DonorsTrust -$34,000.00 "in support of John Lott's projects" In 2008: *DonorsTrust -$40,000.00, "in support of John Lott's projects"*Donors Capital Fund -$97,000.0, "for transparency project"*Donors Capital Fund -$100237,000.00, "for TABOR [Taxpayer Bill of Rights]Organization"<br>

 ===Senior Fellows===As of August 2016:<ref name="staff"/>*Priya Abraham, Senior Fellow*Emily Kuebler Cox, Senior Fellow*Richard C. Dreyfuss, Senior Fellow *Hon. Robert W. O'Donnell, Senior Fellow*Jennifer Stefano, Senior Fellow*Gordon Tomb, Senior Fellow '''Former Fellows'''

*Dr. Victoria C. G. Coates, Senior Fellowa<ref>Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Althernatives, [http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/about/page/staff-2 Staff], Official Website, accessed November 15, 2003.</ref>Fellow

 *Michael WAs of August 2016:<ref>Commonwealth Foundation, [http://www.commonwealthfoundation. Glebaorg/about/page/board-of-directors Board of Directors], ''Commonwealth Foundation'', Chairman*Matthew J2016. Brouillette, President and CEO</ref>*Jane Leader Janeczek, TreasurerChairman*David [[Thomas E. BarensfeldBeach]]*George G.H. Coates Jr.*Robert L. Ecklin, SecretaryJr.*TMichael W. William BoxxGleba

Phone: 717.-671.-1901<br>Fax: 717-671-1905<br>Website: http://www.671commonwealthfoundation.1905org/<br>Email: Info(at)info@CommonwealthFoundation.org<br>Twitter:https://twitter.com/liberty4PA<br>Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/CommonwealthFoundation<br>