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Center of the American Experiment
| Center of the American Experiment | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Minnesota |
| Top official: | John Hinderaker |
| Website: | Official website |
The Center of the American Experiment is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group that describes itself as an economic institute.[1]
Mission
As of October 6, 2024, the website for the Center of the American Experiment listed the following mission statement for the organization:
"Center of the American Experiment is more than a think tank. It not only researches and produces papers on Minnesota’s economy, education, health care, the family, employee freedom and state and local governance. It also crafts and proposes creative solutions that emphasize free enterprise, limited government, personal responsibility and government accountability.
American Experiment’s staff advances those solutions by drafting legislation, testifying before legislative committees, placing op-eds in newspapers and magazines across the State of Minnesota and nationally, appearing on radio and television news programs, holding town meetings, and lobbying. Further, American Experiment conducts grass roots advertising campaigns on radio and on the internet, which bring the key findings of American Experiment’s research papers to millions of Minnesotans. And American Experiment carries out investigative reporting, uncovering waste, abuse of power and ineptitude in Minnesota’s state and local governments, schools and unions.
For more than 30 years, Center of the American Experiment has been the most impactful and effective public policy organization in Minnesota. It leads the way in creating and advocating policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state."[2]
For a detailed breakdown of the Center of the American Experiment's policy scope, please click here.
Work
For a detailed breakdown of the Center of the American Experiment's work, please click here.
Leadership
John Hinderaker is the organization's current President.
According to the Center of the American Experiment's website, the following individuals were on the organization's staff as of October 2024.[3]
- John Hinderaker, Chief Executive Officer
- Katherine Kersten, Senior Policy Fellow (Education, Culture)
- Peter Nelson, Senior Policy Fellow (Health Care)
- Tom Steward, Government Accountability Reporter (Governance)
- John Phelan, Economist (Economy, Governance, Spending, and Taxes)
- Catrin Wigfall, Policy Fellow (Education, Unions)
- Martha Njolomole, Economist (Economy, Governance, Spending, and Taxes)
- David Zimmer, Policy Fellow (Public Safety)
- Sarah Montalbano, Policy Fellow (Energy, Environment)
- Charles Nickoloff, Finance Director
- Jennifer Benson, Executive Director, North Dakota
- Kathryn Hinderaker, Development Director
- Jill Sandager, Event Coordinator
- Jenna Stocker, Editor and Publisher, Thinking Minnesota
- Mike Amery, Director of Greater Minnesota Outreach
- Bill Walsh, Marketing and Communications Director
- Grace Keating, Marketing and Communications Specialist
- Isaac Velgersdyk, Digital Media Production Specialist
- Peter Zeller, Director of Operations
- Lydia Luciano, Donor Relations Coordinator
- Bill Glahn, Adjunct Policy Director
- Mitch Pearlstein, Founder Emeritus
See also
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