Virginia Institute for Public Policy

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Virginia Institute for Public Policy
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Basic facts
Location:Lexington, Va.
Type:501(c)(3)
Top official:Lynn Taylor, president and CEO
Founder(s):John and Lynn Taylor
Website:Official website

The Virginia Institute for Public Policy (VIPP) is a 501(c)(3) think tank that focuses on public policy issues facing Virginia, such as individual liberty, education and the devolution of power to the states.[1]

Background

As of July 2025, the institute's website said it was founded as "an independent, nonpartisan, education and research organization committed to the goals of individual opportunity and economic growth." [1]

Leadership

As of July 2025, the following are leaders of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy.[2]

  • Lynn Taylor, president, CEO and co-founder
  • Jonathan Haines, executive vice president

Work and activites

Through a variety of research projects, policy recommendations, events and publications, the institute "works ahead of the political process to lay the intellectual foundation for a society dedicated to individual liberty, dynamic entrepreneurial capitalism, private property, the rule of law, and constitutionally-limited government." [1]

Recent publications as of July 2025 have focused on private, charter and microschools in Virginia and expanding the elimination of regulatory requirements in government. [3] [4]

The institute also supports other organizations, such as Virginia Fair Elections, which works to ensure " the integrity and trustworthiness of elections at all levels throughout Virginia," according to the project's website. [5]

Notable endorsements

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Finances

The following is a breakdown of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy's revenues and expenses for the 2020 to 2023 fiscal years, according to documents submitted to the Internal Revenue Service and compiled by ProPublica:

Annual revenue and expenses for the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, 2020–2023
Tax Year Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023[6] $1,178,491 $1,016,078
2022[6] $506,466 $576,299
2021[6] $303,434 $241,520
2020[6] $248,625 $159,038

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