CENTER OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
8421 Wayzata Blvd No 110, Golden Valley, MN 55426 www.americanexperiment.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Center of the American Experiment's mission is to build a culture of prosperity for Minnesota and the nation. Our daily pursuit is a free and thriving Minnesota whose cultural and intellectual center of gravity is grounded in the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, and time-tested American virtues.Through research, a stream of publications, op-eds and other media, public forums and legislative engagement, we work to create a new climate in which free market and cooperative ideas - once know as classically liberal ideas - are better understood, appreciated and applied.We offer leaders the intellectual ammunition they need to bring meaningful change; our efforts continue to make a tangible difference in the lives of Minnesotans.Center of the American Experiment is a non partisan 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, education organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Center of the American Experiment is a nonpartisan public policy and educational institution that brings conservative and free market ideas to bear on the hardest problems facing Minnesota and the nation. Through research, op-eds, public forums, legislative testimony, public messaging in a variety of media, and a stream of publications, we are working to build a Culture of Prosperity in Minnesota and the nation.

Minnesota Economy Project:The Minnesota Economy Project was launched in 2016. Its goal is to educate Minnesotans to the fact that the state's economic performance in recent years has not been good, in order to build public and legislative support for lower taxes and less onerous regulation.Since 2016, the Center has published an annual analysis of Minnesota's economic performance in the 21st Century. We have publicized the findings of each paper with press conferences, radio and television appearances, op-eds in dozens of newspapers, radio ads on dozens of radio stations, three internet videos that have now exceeded 2 million views within the State of Minnesota, town meetings and other public appearances, and posts on the Center's web site and Facebook page.In 2018 we published a study of Minnesota's estate tax, which showed that Minnesota could abolish its estate tax without losing any significant amount of net tax revenue, and might actually gain tax revenue.In 2019 we published an important study on Minnesota's workforce. Though Minnesota has a high labor participation rate and, therefore, relatively high GDP per capita, concerns on the horizon include below average labor productivity, higher minimum wages, and a rise in occupational licensing hurdles.Our policy goals include abolition of the estate tax; spending restraint to allow tax cuts; personal and corporate income tax rate cuts; regulatory reform; and promoting pension transparency and reform. Other Center projects will also contribute to a stronger Minnesota economy.

Thinking Minnesota Magazine: Thinking Minnesota is an important communications vehicle for the Center, with a base circulation of more than 70,000. The Center's goal is to continue to build circulation while using the magazine to spread conservative ideas and promote the Center.Sharp content and compelling graphics have driven the popularity of Thinking Minnesota. In order to reduce the net cost of the magazine we sell ads in the magazine, and also solicit contributions to help keep Thinking Minnesota free.In 2018 we added a top-notch, professional poll to our magazine conducted by Meeting Street Research. For each issue we survey issues that are covered in our magazine so legislators and opinion leaders will know what Minnesotans think on key issues.Thinking Minnesota broadly advances the policy goals on which the Center is working. It also promotes the Center and exposes new potential donors to our work.

Quarterly Lunch Forums: The Center continues its tradition of addressing important and timely topics through public forums. Quarterly lunch forums allow supporters of the Center to participate in person, and feel that they are part of the Center. They provide a unique opportunity to disseminate conservative ideas in an intensive, personal way.We select speakers based on availability and topic interest and we conducted the 2019 forums with the same format we have used in recent years. Often we distribute transcripts of forums to supporters and opinion leaders, and we feature forum speakers and programs in Thinking Minnesota.

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