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The Beacon Center of Tennessee, formerly the Tennessee Center for Policy Research (TCPR), is a non-profit free-market think tank based in Nashville, Tennessee.〔Chas Sisk, (Beacon Center claims support for school vouchers ), ''The Tennessean'', June 5, 2012〕〔Michael Cass, (Day 2 of Metro tax increase poll data leads to questions about the questions ), ''The Tennessean'', June 13, 2012〕 The organization's stated mission is to "empower Tennesseans to reclaim control of their lives, so that they can freely pursue their version of the American Dream."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.beacontn.org/about )〕 The Center's research areas include tax and economic policy, education policy, and healthcare policy. The organization is a member of the State Policy Network.〔Jeff Woods, (The Great Gadfly: How a baby-faced kid became the governor's No. 1 nemesis ), ''Nashville Scene'', September 11, 2008〕 TCPR received widespread media attention in 2007 for issuing a report asserting that Al Gore's residence in Belle Meade, Tennessee, used more than 20 times the energy of a typical home in the United States.〔''Washington Post'': (War on Warming Begins at (Al Gore's) Home. ) March 1, 2007.〕〔(Al Gore's Energy Use ), Snopes.com, last updated 28 September 2009〕 It successfully supported the repeal of Tennessee's inheritance tax and has advocated for tort reform and school choice and against civil forfeiture.〔 ==History and overview== TCPR was founded in 2004 by Drew Johnson.〔〔(Drew Johnson - President ), Tennessee Center for Policy Research website, archived at archive.org on August 14, 2007.〕 Johnson left TCPR at the end of 2009.〔(Clint Brewer Now Top Dog At TCPR ), ''Nashville Post'', October 29, 2009〕 Justin Owen became president in August 2010.〔(Justin Owen named TCPR president ), Tennessee Center for Policy Research press release, August 27, 2010〕 TCPR estimated that its 2008 income would total about $400,000 for the year, roughly double its previous year's finances. The increase from 2007 to 2008 was attributed to publicity from its 2007 report on Al Gore's energy use.〔 The organization received $481,000 in donations in 2012, with contributions totaling $1.2 million in 2013. The Beacon Center receives 54 percent of its funding from foundations, 43 percent from individual donors, 1.5 percent from corporate donations and 1.5 percent from other sources.〔 In September 2011, the organization announced that it had changed its name to "Beacon Center of Tennessee." In a message to supporters, president Justin Owen indicated that the new name would represent the organization's new mission, "to light the way for freedom and prosperity" in the state.〔(TCPR becomes the Beacon Center of Tennessee ), Beacon Center of Tennessee website, September 21, 2011〕 The Beacon Center is a member of the State Policy Network (SPN), a U.S. network of state-specific free-market oriented think tanks.〔http://www.spn.org/about/page/background〕 SPN provides funding, training and other support for its member groups.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beacon Center of Tennessee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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