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Arkansas Policy Foundation
| Arkansas Policy Foundation | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Top official: | Greg Kaza, Executive Director |
| Year founded: | 1995 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Arkansas Policy Foundation (APF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Arkansas. The organization describes itself as a think tank focused on tax issues.[1]
Background
The Arkansas Policy Foundation was founded in 1995.[1] As of September 2025, the organization had the following mission statement:[1]
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The Arkansas Policy Foundation is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that analyzes the impact of public policy on Arkansas and makes recommendations. The Foundation emphasizes the importance of tax policy and education reform.[2] |
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Leadership
As of September 2025, Greg Kaza was executive director of the Arkansas Policy Foundation and the following individuals sat on the organization's board of directors:[3]
- Kieth Berry, Ph.D.
- George Dunklin, Jr.
- Gregory Hartz
- Blant Hurt
- Dorothy Morris
- Madison Murphy
- John Nabholz
- Blake Palmer
- Bob Ratchford
- Will Rockefeller
- Greg Kaza
Work and activities
Legislative and policy work
As of September 2025, the Arkansas Policy Foundation published the following list of policy accomplishments on its website:[4]
- Two dozen reports and studies
- More than 350 online research memos and notes
- Citations in all Arkansas daily markets and national economic media (Wall Street Journal, Investors’ Business Daily, Forbes)
Fiscal Policy
- State Government Reorganization, agency reduction from 42 to 15 (2019)
- Reduction in Arkansas Income Tax Rate (2013-2024)
(Source: 1998 Policy Foundation studies, “Improving Productivity by Reducing Taxes” and “Taxes and Savings In Arkansas.”)
- Reduction in Arkansas Capital Gains Tax Rate (1999)
- Reduction in Arkansas Capital Gains Tax Rate (2013)
(50% total reduction)
(Source: 1998 Policy Foundation studies, “Improving Productivity by Reducing Taxes” and “Taxes and Savings In Arkansas.”
- Reduction (98%) in Arkansas Sales Tax on Groceries (2007, 2009, 2011, 2019)
(Source: 2002 Policy Foundation research memo, “Free Market Economists and the State Sales Tax on Food;” 2006 Policy Foundation study, “Roadmap for Arkansas Prosperity”)
- Performance-Based Budgeting
- State Pilot Program (1999)
- Expanded (2001), later discontinued
(Source: 1998 Policy Foundation study, “Making Arkansas’ State Government Performance Driven and Accountable: Four Reforms State Government Can Implement Now to Save Taxpayers Millions”)
- Arkansas State Police Retirement System merger with Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (2009)
(Source: 1998 Policy Foundation study, “The Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System)
Education Policy
- Private School Choice voucher program (2015)
- Charter School Expansion (1999, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013)
(Source: 1996 Policy Foundation study, “Arkansas’ Weak Charter School Law”)
- Expanded School Choice (1999, 2011, 2018)
- District and School Report Cards (1999)
- Teacher Performance Pay
- Little Rock (2004)
- State Pilot Program (2007)
(Source: 1998 Policy Foundation study, “Arkansas’ Public Schools…A 30-Year $20 Billion Taxpayer Investment Yields An Unprecedented Crisis in Academic Performance”)
- Uniform Accounting System (post-2003)
- Administrative Restructuring (post-2004), partial (66 districts)
(Source: 1998 Policy Foundation study, “Streamlining and Cost-Saving Opportunities in Arkansas’ K-12 Public Education System”)
Notable endorsements
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Affiliations
As of September 2025, the Arkansas Policy Foundation was one of two Arkansas-based organizations affiliated with the State Policy Network.[5]
Finances
The following is a breakdown of the Arkansas Policy Foundation's revenues and expenses from 2001 to 2024. The information comes from ProPublica.
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2002 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2003 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2004 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2005 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2006 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2007 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2008 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2009 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2010 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2011 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2012 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2013 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2014 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2015 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2016 | $0.2 million | $0.2 million |
| 2017 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2018 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2019 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2020 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2021 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2022 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2023 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
| 2024 | $0.1 million | $0.1 million |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Arkansas Policy Foundation, "Home page," accessed September 26, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Arkansas Policy Foundation, "Board of Directors," accessed September 26, 2025
- ↑ Arkansas Policy Foundation, "Accomplishments (1995-2024)," accessed September 26, 2025
- ↑ State Policy Network, "Directory," accessed September 26, 2025
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