Georgia Public Policy Foundation
| Georgia Public Policy Foundation | |
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| Location: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Top official: | Kyle Wingfield, president and CEO |
| Website: | Official website |
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation (GPPF) is a free market think tank located in the state of Georgia. Established in 1991, it conducts scholarly research and analysis of state public policy issues and works to educate citizens, policymakers and the media.
Background
Founded in 1991, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation said its mission is "to improve the lives of Georgians by promoting public policies that enhance economic opportunity and freedom."[1]
GPPF is a member of the State Policy Network, whose website describes itself as working "to catalyze thriving, durable freedom movements in every state, anchored with high-performing independent think tanks."[2][3]
Leadership
As of November 2025, Kyle Wingfield was the president and CEO of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and Mitch Rushing was the group's executive vice president.[4]
The following individuals were on the group's board of trustees, as of November 2025:[4]
- David B. Allman
- Gordon Beckham
- Roy Fickling
- Robert F. Hatcher Jr.
- Kelly McCutchen
- John J. "Jay" Neely III
- Clyde Shepherd
- Jeb Stewart
- Kyle B. Wingfield
Work and activities
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation's website says it advocates for a state "where innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity thrive, and individuals flourish based upon strong property rights, free markets and equal opportunity for all. The commonsense ideas and policies we propose can take root to demonstrate how our free-enterprise system succeeds and provides economic opportunity and freedom for all Georgians."[1] The GPPF conducts and publishes policy research, advocates for policy positions via online petitions and two lobbyists in the Georgia Legislature, and holds events related to its mission.[5][6][7]
As of November 2025, the group's research focuses on the following areas: education, government accountability, health care, housing, regulation reform, taxes and spending, tech, tort reform, and transportation.[8] Recent publications as of November 2025 focused on Georgia's education funding formula, housing construction, and doctor shortages in the state.[9][10][11]
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Finances
The following is a breakdown of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation's revenues and expenses for the 2017 to 2022 tax years, according to documents filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Public Policy Foundation, "Our Story," accessed November 10, 2025
- ↑ State Policy Network, "The Network," accessed November 10, 2025
- ↑ State Policy Network, "About," accessed November 10, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Georgia Public Policy Foundation, "Our Team," accessed November 10, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Public Policy Foundation, "The Latest," accessed November 10, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Public Policy Foundation, "Take Action," accessed November 10, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, "Lobbyist Search," accessed November 10, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Public Policy Foundation, "Home," accessed November 10, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Public Policy Foundation, "Four Decades of QBE," August 14, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Public Policy Foundation, "How Many More Houses Does Georgia Need?" July 29, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Public Policy Foundation, "Georgia’s growing doctor shortage demands new solutions," accessed November 10, 2025
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Internal Revenue Service , "GPPF 2022 990 Form," accessed November 10, 2025
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Internal Revenue Service , "GPPF 2020 990 Form," accessed November 10, 2025
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Internal Revenue Service, "GPPF 2018 990 Form," accessed November 10, 2025
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