THE REASON FOUNDATION
THE REASON FOUNDATION
THE REASON FOUNDATION
Programs
Promoting Free Minds and Free Markets
PROMOTING FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS SINCE 1968- 11 ISSUES PUBLISHED ONLINE AND IN PRINT- MORE THAN 1,500 ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES - 52,000 PAID/REQUESTED COPIES - AVERAGE OF 3.6 MILLION USER VISITS PER MONTH AT REASON.COM - SPECIALIZED ONLINE NEWSLETTERS ON GOVERNMENT OVERREACH, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION, EDUCATION FUNDING, MEDIA, AND BREAKING NEWS; AVERAGE OF 9.2 MILLION REASON TV VIDEO VIEWS PER MONTHGeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$6.7MMarket-Based Policy Reform Initiatives
REASON WORKS WITH MOTIVATED POLICYMAKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MARKET-BASED REFORMS THAT ARE A MODEL FOR REFORM-MINDED POLICYMAKERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. OUR PENSION INTEGRITY PROJECT EDUCATES POLICYMAKERS AND TAXPAYERS ON PENSION REFORM. WE PRODUCED FIVE MAJOR TECHNICAL ANALYSES THAT FOCUS ON THE SOLVENCY OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS IN ARIZONA, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, MISSISSIPPI, AND ARKANSAS, AS WELL AS POLICY BRIEFS THAT ADDRESS REDUCED PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGETS, VOLATILE INVESTMENT RETURNS, AND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PUBLIC PENSIONS. WE EDUCATED LEGISLATORS IN THOSE STATES VIA STUDIES, DIRECT OUTREACH, AND MORE THAN 70 TOPICAL COMMENTARIES. DRAWING ON DECADES OF RESEARCH ON THE BENEFITS OF SCHOOL CHOICE, REASON'S EDUCATION TEAM IS A LEADING VOICE IN PROMOTING NEW MODELS SUCH AS MICROSCHOOLS, ONLINE CHARTERS, BACKPACK FUNDING, AND OTHER OPTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ADVANCE THE FREEDOM TO INNOVATE IN EDUCATION. WE ARE ADVISING POLICYMAKERS AND ALLIES IN MORE THAN 20 STATES ON OPEN ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL FINANCE. OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM IS ASSESSING THE CHANGES THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE IN TRANSPORTATION USAGE, CALLING FOR GREATER DECENTRALIZATION AND A REEVALUATION OF HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED TRANSIT PROJECTS. REASON'S DRUG POLICY TEAM IS HELPING STATES BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF REGULATING LEGAL CANNABIS AND PSYCHEDELICS MARKETS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO POLICYMAKERS SEEKING TO FIX THE CHALLENGES OF LEGALIZATION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$6.6MOnline Video Journalism and Podcasts
"PROMOTING FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS THROUGH ONLINE VIDEO JOURNALISM.- 696 VIDEOS PRODUCED- AVERAGE OF 9,188,000 VIDEOS PLAYED EACH MONTHPODCASTSREASON PRODUCES MULTIPLE PODCASTS, INCLUDING THE REASON ROUNDTABLE, A WEEKLY DISCUSSION OF THE WEEK'S BIGGEST STORIES AND THEIR CONNECTION TO THE IDEAS OF FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS; THE REASON INTERVIEW WITH NICK GILLESPIE, A WEEKLY CONVERSATION WITH INNOVATIVE AND INTERESTING THINKERS FROM A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES; JUST ASKING QUESTIONS, WHICH INTERVIEWS NEWSMAKERS ON TIMELY TOPICS; FREE MEDIA, WHICH EXAMINES MEDIA BIAS; AND THE MONTHLY SOHO FORUM DEBATES, FEATURING PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS FACING OFF OVER CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. THE BEST OF REASON MAGAZINE USES AI TO SIMULATE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KATHERINE MANGU-WARD READING A WEEKLY SELECTION FROM REASON. - AVERAGE OF 596,000 DOWNLOADS PER MONTHGeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.3M
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