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*Joan Carter, UM Holdings, Ltd.
*Jim Caruso, Flying Dog Brewery
*[[Derwood Chase|Derwood S. Chase, Jr.]], [[Chase Foundation of Virginia]], former board member, [[State Policy Network]]
*Peter P. Copses
*James R. Curley, Financial Consortium International, LLC
*Carol Sanders
*Peter Boghossian, Visiting Fellow
*Aaron Garth Smith, Director of Education Reform
*Adrian Moore, Vice President of Policy
*Julian Morris, Senior Fellow
*Vittorio Nastasi, Policy Analyst
*Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Policy
*Spence Purnell, Policy Analyst
*J.J. Rich, Policy Analyst
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==News and Controversies==
===Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant===
In late 2022, it was announced that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had awarded a grant of $900,117 to the Reason Foundation. The award's purpose is "to ensure that State funding adequately and equitably supports the pursuit of improved educational outcomes for low income, Black and Latinx Students.”
In an article done by Forbes on the grant, they stated, "It is not clear what the actual project behind this grant might be. Search the Reason website for 'low-income students,' and it turns up many articles about how school choice and voucher programs would improve the school for these students. The same goes for a search for 'Black students.' ('Latinx students' does not appear on the website at all.)" <ref> Peter Greene, [https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2022/11/22/the-gates-foundation-just-gave-the-reason-foundation-almost-a-million-dollars-for-education/?sh=7816f63a35b4 The Gates Foundation Just Gave The Reason Foundation Almost A Million Dollars For Education.], Forbes, November 22, 2023 </ref>
===Anti-ESG Legislation===
In November 2022, Reason Foundation and its Senior Policy Analyst Steven Gassenberger sent [https://reason.org/esg/model-legislation/ anti-ESG legislation] to the Louisiana treasurer's office. Gassenberger had hoped to work with state Rep. Phillip DeVillier (R) "to have some of these policies included in the few policy bills being introduced during the upcoming fiscal session," <ref> Anti-ESG Leg Email,[https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23691794-reason-foundations-anti-esg-recommendations-for-louisiana-treasurer-111822], Reason Foundation, obtained by CMD, November 18, 2022 </ref>
===Webinar Opposing ESG===
In September 2022, Reason hosted a webinar outlining the dangers of ESG that featured Paul Atkins, "a former SEC commissioner and current CEO of Patomak Global Partners, and Andy Puzder, the retired CEO of Carl's Jr./Hardees who is also a member of SFOF's national advisory committee." <ref> Reason Foundation, [https://sfofexposed.org/reason-foundation/ SFOF Exposed], Accessed September 20, 2023 </ref>
===Reason Foundation Called Out for Blocking Action on Climate Change===
In July of 2016, nineteen U.S. Senators delivered a series of speeches denouncing climate change denial from 32 organizations with links to fossil-fuel interests, including the Reason Foundation.<ref name="sw"> Sheldon Whitehouse, "[https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/senators-call-out-web-of-denial-blocking-action-on-climate-change Senators Call Out Web of Denial Blocking Action On Climate Change]," Office of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, July 15, 2016.</ref> Sen. Whitehouse (D-RI), who led the effort to expose "the web of denial" said in his remarks on the floor that the purpose was to<blockquote>"shine a little light on the web of climate denial and spotlight the bad actors in the web, who are polluting our American discourse with phony climate denial. This web of denial, formed over decades, has been built and provisioned by the deep-pocketed [[Koch brothers]], by [[ExxonMobil]], by [[Peabody coal]], and by other fossil fuel interests. It is a grim shadow over our democracy in that it includes an electioneering effort that spends hundreds of millions of dollars in a single election cycle and threatens any Republican who steps up to address the global threat of climate change... [I]t is long past time we shed some light on the perpetrators of this web of denial and expose their filthy grip on our political process. It is a disgrace, and our grandchildren will look back at this as a dirty time in America’s America's political history because of their work."<ref name="sw"/></blockquote>
==Reason.com==
The Reason Foundation publishes [https://reason.com/ Reason Magazine], a monthly print magazine with a libertarian point of view. [https://reason.com/reasontv Reason TV] is another media project of the Reason Foundation.
==Bill of Financial Responsibilities Project==
In March 2020, The Reason Foundation launched the Bill of Financial Responsibilities project, a nationwide initiative to amend the US Constitution. The Amendment's goal is to "establish urgently required financial management of our money...America gets better because of the true stories of free and caring people dedicating their resources, talents, and energies around efforts great and small that create a legacy of better lives for those who come later."
For their Amendment to be ratified, John H. Ramsey and the rest of Reason Foundation need 34 states to request a convention and 38 states to sign on to it. <ref> BOFRP, [https://bofrusa.com/], Reason Foundation, accessed September 20, 2023 </ref>
==Ties to the Koch Brothers==
'''Grants Distributed'''
*Equable: $80,000
'''<big>2020</big>'''<ref> Reason Foundation, [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23980474-reason-foundation-2020-990 2020 IRS Form 990], Internal Revenue Service, February 10, 2020, accessed September 19, 2023.</ref>
*Total Revenue: $15,534,857
*Total Expenses: $13,413,869
*Net Assets: $16,651,262
'''<big>2019</big>'''<ref> Reason Foundation, [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23980475-reason-foundation-2019-990 2019 IRS Form 990], Internal Revenue Service, February 10, 2019, accessed September 19, 2023.</ref>
*Total Revenue: $16,170,727
*Total Expenses: $13,074,096
*Net Assets: $13,077,081
'''<big>2018</big>'''<ref> Reason Foundation, [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23980476-reason-foundation-2018-990 2018 IRS Form 990], Internal Revenue Service, February 10, 2018, accessed September 19, 2023.</ref>
*Total Revenue: $13,905,315
*Total Expenses: $13,467,708
*Net Assets: $9,372,200
'''<big>2017</big>'''<ref> Reason Foundation, [https://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/953/953298239/953298239_201809_990.pdf 2017 IRS Form 990], Internal Revenue Service, February 10, 2017, accessed December 3, 2019.</ref>
*Total Expenses: $12,690,715
*Net Assets: $8,920,845
'''<big>2016</big>'''<ref> Reason Foundation, [https://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/953/953298239/953298239_201709_990.pdf 2016 IRS Form 990], Internal Revenue Service, February 10, 2016.</ref>
*Total Revenue: $12,708,165
==Personnel==
===Trustees===
As of September 1019, 20192023<ref name="officers"> Reason Foundation, [http://reason.org/trustees_and_officers/ Trustees and Officers], organizational website, accessed September 1019, 20192023.</ref>
*[[Thomas E. Beach]], Beach Investment Counsel Inc
*Ted Barnett
*Baron Bond, Foundation Group, Timonium, MD
*Drew Carey
*Rebecca Dunn, The Dunn Foundation
*Linda Edwards
*Dr. Peter Farrell, ResMed
*[[David Thomas W. Fleming]], Senior Advisor, California State SenateHazlett*Hon. [[C. Boyden Gray]]Brian Hooks, Stand Together
*James D. Jameson
*Manuel S. Klausner, Law Offices of Manuel S. Klausner, PC
*[[Robert W. Poole, Jr.]], advisor, [[Consumer Alert]] and [[Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow]]; former board member, [[State Policy Network]]
*Chris J. Rufer, The Morning Star Company
*[[Dick Wallace|Richard A. Wallace]], vice president of [[Freedom Communications]]
*Kerry Welsh (retired), WelCom Products Inc.
====Trustees Emeriti====
*Frank BondDerwood S. Chase, The FoundationJr., Chase Investment Counsel Corporation
*Richard J. Dennis, C&D Commodities, Inc.
*[[William A. Dunn]], Chairman Emeritus, DUNN Capital Management
*David Fleming, Sr Advisor, State Sen. Robert Hertzberg*Vernon L. Smith , Chapman University
*Harry E. Teasley, Jr., Chairman Emeritus
====Former Trustees Not listed====
*Joan Carter, UM Holdings, Ltd.
*Jim Caruso, Flying Dog Brewery
*[[Derwood Chase|Derwood S. Chase, Jr.]], [[Chase Foundation of Virginia]], former board member, [[State Policy Network]]
*Peter P. Copses
*James R. Curley, Financial Consortium International, LLC
*[[David W. Fleming]], Senior Advisor, California State Senate
*Hon. [[C. Boyden Gray]]
*Carol Sanders
*Frank Bond, The Foundation
*[[Walter E. Williams]], George Mason University
===Officers===
As of September 1019, 20192023<ref> Reason Foundation, [https://reason.org/experts/ Experts Index], organization website, accessed September 1019, 20192023.</ref>*[[Stephen Modzelewski]]Gerry Ohrstrom, Chairman of the Board
*Robert W. Poole, Jr., Founder
*David Nott, President
*[[Adrian Moore]], Vice President, Policy
*Katherine Mangu-Ward, Vice President, Journalism
====Former Officers====
*[[Stephen Modzelewski]], Chairman of the Board
===Staff===
Full staff directory available on the Reason Foundation website [http://reason.org/staff/ here].
*Kyle Abbott, Policy Analyst
*Mike Alissi, Publisher and Vice President, Operations
*Joanna Andreasson, Art Director
*Christian Barnard, Senior Policy Analyst
*Guy Bentley, Director of Consumer Freedom
*Billy Binion, Assistant Editor
*Eric Boehm, Reporter
*Meredith Bragg, Director of Special Projects
*Austin Bragg, Senior Producer
*Christian Britschgi, Associate Editor
*Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Senior Editor
*Truong Bui, Managing Director
*Alex Caldwell, Web Developer
*Emma Camp, Assistant Editor
*Jordan Campbell, Quantitative Analyst
*John Carter, Producer
*Zachary Christensen, Managing Director, Pension Integrity Project
*C.J. Ciaramella, Criminal Justice Reporter
*Adam Czarnecki, Assistant Video Editor
*Jay Derr, Transportation Policy Associate
*Brian Doherty, Senior Editor
*Natalie Dowzicky, Deputy Managing Editor
*Jim Epstein, Executive Editor
*Baruch Feigenbaum, Senior Managing Director, Transportation Policy
*Ryan Frost, Senior Policy Analyst
*Steven Gassenberger, Policy Analyst
*Nick Gillespie, Editor at Large
*Leonard Gilroy, Vice President, Government Reform
*Jon Graff, Chief Financial Officer; Treasurer
*Max Gulker, Senior Policy Analyst
*Hilary Hackleman, Director of Operations
*Paige Halper, Director of Grants
*Fiona Harrigan, Assistant Editor
*Jennifer Kambara, Director of Supporter Relations
*Ian Keyser, Audio Engineer
*Joe Lancaster, Assistant Editor
*Chris Littleton, Advertising Director
*Katherine Mangu-Ward, Editor in Chief and Vice President, Journalism
*Melissa Mann, Director of Donor Communications
*Justin Maurer, Director, Web Technology
*Patrick McMahon, Digital Communications Manager
*Maria McRaven, Salesforce Administrator
*Michelle Minton, Senior Analyst
*Chris Mitchell, Director of Communications
*Adrian Moore, Vice President of Policy
*David L. Morgan, Government Affairs Associate
*Vittorio Nastasi, Director of Criminal Justice Policy
*Ray Ng, IT Manager
*Thuy Nguyen, Data Scientist
*David Nott, President & CEO
*Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Policy
*Spence Purnell, Director of Technology Policy
*Jacqueline Pyke, Director of Development
*Isaac Reese, Video Art Director
*Jacob James Rich, Policy Analyst
*Mike Riggs, Deputy Managing Editor
*Jason Russell, Managing Editor
*Jude Schwalbach, Policy Analyst
*Marc Scribner, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst
*Scott Shackford, Associate Editor
*Jen Sidorova, Policy Analyst
*Stephanie Slade, Senior Editor
*Aaron Garth Smith, Director of Education Reform
*Robby Soave, Senior Editor
*Aaron Steinberg, Marketing Director
*Peter Suderman, Features Editor
*Adam Sullivan, Digital Marketing Specialist
*Jacob Sullum, Senior Editor
*Regan Taylor, Video Editor
*Danielle M. Thompson, Video Editor
*Mary Toledo, Administrative Assistant
*Mariana F. Trujillo, Policy Analyst
*Kelvey Vander Hart, Communications Specialist
*Alyssa Varas, Assistant Editor
*Steve Vu, Quantitative Analyst
*Jesse Walker, Books Editor
*Zach Weissmueller, Senior Producer
*Matt Welch, Editor at Large
*Liz Wolfe, Associate Editor
====Experts====
As of September 1019, 20192023:<ref name="officers"/> *Andrew Kyle Abbott, Quantitative Policy Analyst
*Christian Barnard, Policy Analyst
*Guy Bentley, Director of Consumer Freedom
*Truong Bui, Policy Analyst
*Jordan Campbell, Quantitative Analyst
*Zachary Christensen, Policy Analyst
*Shikha DalmiaRod Crane, Senior AnalystFellow
*Corey A. DeAngelis, Director of School Choice
*Jay Derr, Transportation Policy Associate
*Baruch Feigenbaum, Assistant Director, Transportation Policy
*Ryan Frost, Policy Analyst
*Steven Gassenberger, Policy Analyst
*Leonard Gilroy, Vice President, Government Reform
*Max Gulker, Senior Policy Analyst
*Richard Hiller, Senior Fellow
*Geoffrey Lawrence, Senior Policy Fellow
*Michelle Minton, Senior Analyst
*Adrian Moore, Vice President of Policy
*Julian Morris, Senior Fellow
*Vittorio Nastasi, Policy Analyst
*Thuy Nguyen, Data Scientist
*Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Policy
*Spence Purnell, Policy Analyst
*J.J. Rich, Policy Analyst
*Jude Schwalbach, Policy Analyst
*Marc Scribner, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst
*Evgenia Sidorova, Policy Analyst
*Aaron Garth Smith, Director of Education Reform
*Mariana F. Trujillo Policy Analyst
*Steve Vu, Quantitative Analyst
====Former Experts====
*Andrew Abbott, Quantitative Analyst
*Peter Boghossian, Visiting Fellow
*Shikha Dalmia, Senior Analyst
*Baruch Feigenbaum, Assistant Director, Transportation Policy
*Ryan Frost, Policy Analyst
*Aaron Garth Smith, Director of Education Reform
*Matt Harrison, Senior Fellow
*Marc Joffe, Senior Policy Analyst
*Geoffrey Lawrence, Senior Policy Fellow
*Teri Moore, Policy Analyst, Editor
*Anil Niraula, Policy Analyst
*Alix Ollivier, Policy Analyst
*Anthony Randazzo, Senior Fellow
*Evgenia Sidorova, Policy Analyst
*Austill Stuart, Policy Analyst
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