Goldwater Institute
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The Goldwater Institute is a Phoenix, Arizona-based think tank established in 1988. It is "an independent, nonpartisan research and educational organization dedicated to the study of public policy in Arizona." Goldwater scholars advance public policies based on the principles championed by the late Senator Barry Goldwater such as "individual rights, economic freedom, and a government of strictly limited powers." The Goldwater Institute works on behalf of Arizonans to keep watch on government and to expand school choice, restore economic liberty, protect private property, and affirm Arizona’s independence against unconstitutional federal encroachments. It has 13 employees, 20 senior fellows, and interns. Prominent senior fellows include Randy Barnett, Alan Charles Kors, and Gordon Tullock.
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[edit] Financial support
The Goldwater Institute is supported by hundreds of members in Arizona and more than a dozen states across the country. To ensure its independence, the Institute neither seeks nor accepts government funds, and no single contributor provides more than 10 percent of the Institute’s revenue. The Institute is a tax-exempt educational foundation under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Its 2004 revenues were just over $1 million.
[edit] Issues
On education reform, the Goldwater Institute has published articles critical of the AIMS standards-based test, citing widely varying passing scores between years.
