Caesar Rodney Institute

“Form 990 Part III Line 1- Exempt Purpose - The mission of Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI) is to influence public policy in Delaware by helping every Delawarean understand and put into practice the fundamentals of a free society: individual initiative, personal responsibility, private property, rights, informed choice, the rule of law and strong local communities.”

“Form 990 Part III Line 4a - Center for Economic Policy & Analysis - obtains economic data and statistics from multiple databases established and maintained primarily by the State of Delaware. The information is analyzed to determine its economic impact on the state's economy and then published with findings and conclusions in a "white paper." The white papers are presented in open forums and used to advocate for change in public policy and are also provided to elected officials as legislative reference materials. Some of the raw data is reformatted to make it more user friendly and posted on the CRI website for open access to interested parties. The white papers are also distributed via e-mail to approximately 11,000 CRI e-mail subscribers.”

“Form 990 Part III Line 4b - Center for Energy Competitiveness - evaluates state mandated "alternative energy" electrical power supply policy and produces cost analysis for policy implementation. The cost analysis are evaluated further to determine their impact on the state's economy. Findings and conclusions are set forth in "white papers" that are presented in open forums ans used to advocate for change in public energy policy. They are for use by the Delaware Public Service Commission and the Office of the Public Advocate in establishing electrical power rate cases. They are also distributed to elected officials as legislative reference materials and distributed via e-mail to approximately 11,000 individual CRI e-mail subscribers.”

“Form 990 Part III Line 4c - Center for Education Excellence - obtains student (K-12) academic performance and achievement data primarily from state of Delaware databases. Also obtains education system operating cost and salary information from available state databases. CEE does extensive research on comparable performance and operating cost informatio from other states across the United States for comparative analysis. Findings and conclusions are set forth in "white papers" that are presented in open forums and used to advocate for change in public education policy. They are also distributed to elected officials as legislative reference and distributed via e-mail to approximately 11,000 individual CRI e-mail subscribers.”

“A copy of the tax return is provided to the members of the governing body before the return is signed for and filed.”

“The governing body reviews any decision for compensation for the organization's CEO, Executive Director or top managment official.”

“The governing body reviews any decision for compensation for the organization's officers and key employees.”

“The organization makes it's governing documents, tax returns and financial statements available upon request. Also, the organizations tax returns and financial statemetns can be found on the Guidestar website.”

“Line 8 Prior Period Adjustment - Rounding Adjustment”

“Professional Fees 4378. 0. 4378. 0.”

“Supplies 1891. 0. 1891. 0.”

“Taxes and Licenses 2327. 0. 2327. 0.”

“Speaker Fees 56. 0. 56. 0.”

“Meals and Entertainment 2512. 0. 2512. 0.”

“Research Costs 56988. 2000. 54988. 0.”