Bipartisan Policy Center

Bipartisan Policy Center
AbbreviationBPC
Formation2007 (2007)
TypePublic policy think tank, 501(c)(3)
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
Location
  • 1225 I St. NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.
CEO
Margaret Spellings
Key people
Roy Blunt, Val Demings, Olympia Snowe
AffiliationsBPC Action, 501(c)(4)
Revenue$31,165,990[1] (2023)
Expenses$36,412,895[2] (2023)
Websitebipartisanpolicy.org

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank that promotes bipartisanship in United States politics.[3] Founded in 2007, the organization conducts research and convenes discussions on issues including health, energy, national security, and the economy. The organization also aims to combine ideas from both the Republican and Democratic parties to address U.S. policy challenges.[4] In the 2023 fiscal year, BPC reported revenue of US$31.2 million and expenses of US$36.4 million (according to its Form 990 filing as summarised by ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer).[5]

History

BPC was founded as a non-profit organization in 2007[3][6] by former Senate majority leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, and George J. Mitchell.[4] BPC formally launched in March 2007, though the organization's roots trace back to 2002, when the National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP), predecessor to BPC's current Energy Project, was founded.[7][8]

In November 2010, BPC's "Debt Reduction Task Force" released its report, Restoring America's Future, in an effort to influence the debate over the national debt.[9]

In April 2023, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Henry Cisneros, was named chair of the BPC's board of directors.[10][11]

In June 2023, the center announced that former U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings (2005 to 2009), would succeed Jason Grumet as the center's CEO.[12][13]

In 2024, former U.S. Senator Roy Blunt and former Representative Val Demings were noted as serving as Executive Fellows with the Bipartisan Policy Center.[14][15]

Funding

In 2013, the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University reported that the Bipartisan Policy Center advanced the interests of its funders, including corporations and industry associations who provide operational support and philanthropies that fund much of the center's programmatic work.[16][17]

On March 19, 2024, the Bipartisan Policy Center announced the launch of a project[18] "with financial backing from Google"[19] that would educate legislators on the basics of artificial intelligence.

In April 2025, in testimony before a House subcommittee, Nvidia was cited as a funder of a Bipartisan Policy Center energy report[20]: "A February 2025 report commissioned by Nvidia for the Bipartisan Policy Center urges policymakers to pump the brakes on the panic over future data center demand."[21]

Political action committee

BPC partners with a political action committee called BPC Action. BPC Action is "committed to seeing bipartisan policy solutions enacted into law", and "[works] closely with [its] 501(c)(3) partner, the Bipartisan Policy Center, to advance smart policies through the legislative process". BPC Action is a separate, 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Return of organization exempt from income tax: Bipartisan Policy Center Inc" (Form 990). Internal Revenue Service. November 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via ProPublica.
  2. ^ "Return of organization exempt from income tax: Bipartisan Policy Center Inc" (Form 990). Internal Revenue Service. November 15, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via ProPublica.
  3. ^ a b "Bipartisan Policy Center". Adaption Clearinghouse. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Bipartisan Policy Center - MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bipartisan Policy Center Inc - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. May 9, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  6. ^ "Cadmus' Kevin Bush Appointed to Bipartisan Policy Center Task Force". Cadmus. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "National Commission on Energy Policy". Bipartisan Policy Center. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  8. ^ "New Bipartisan Policy Center Report Examines Economic Impacts of a Nuclear Iran". CNBC. October 10, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Calmes, Jackie (November 16, 2010). "Obama Deficit Panel Gets Some Competition". Politics. The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  10. ^ "Former Fannie chief Frater named to Bipartisan Policy Center board". National Mortgage News. July 19, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  11. ^ "Homeownership is out of reach for too many. Congress can change that". Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  12. ^ Poff, Jeremiah (June 5, 2023). "Bipartisan Policy Center taps former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings as CEO". Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Spellings New CEO At Bipartisan Policy Center". The NonProfit Times. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  14. ^ "Roy Blunt | The Institute of Politics at Harvard University". iop.harvard.edu. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  15. ^ "Val Demings". Institute of Politics and Public Service. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  16. ^ Silverstein, Ken; Arene-Morley, Diego (July 9, 2013). "The Bipartisan Lobbying Center: How a Washington Think Tank Advocates for Political Unity – and its Top Donors". Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  17. ^ Fang, Lee (July 9, 2013). "Think Tank Releasing Rival Bangladesh Safety Accord Receives Funds From Walmart and Its Lobbyists". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Bipartisan Policy Center Launches AI 101 Education Initiative • Bipartisan Policy Center". Bipartisan Policy Center. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  19. ^ Klar, Rebecca (March 19, 2024). "Bipartisan Policy Center to launch Google-backed 'AI 101' for Congress". The Hill. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  20. ^ "https://bipartisanpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Electricity-Demand-Growth-and-Data-Graphic.png". Bipartisan Policy Center. Retrieved March 6, 2026. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  21. ^ "Ensuring Artificial Intelligence & Power Needs Serve the Public Interest" —Testimony of Tyson Slocum, Energy Program Director, Public Citizen, before the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy & Regulatory Affairs of the House Committee on Oversight. Report on Public Citizen: https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/tysontestimony0331.pdf | Report at original location on official government website:https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118078/witnesses/HHRG-119-GO05-Wstate-SlocumT-20250401.pdf
  22. ^ "About Us". BPC Action. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
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