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Accomplishments

• The Commonwealth Foundation’s ongoing work to expand school choice has greatly strengthened the charter school movement and grown tax credit scholarship programs. Most recently, the Foundation has achieved a $275-million increase in the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Scholarship over the last two years, providing options for an estimated 65,000 students and families.
• Commonwealth Foundation has led the fight to protect Pennsylvanians from government overreach and excessive taxation. In recent years, the foundation has successfully blocked $33 billion in tax increases, allowing Pennsylvania to rebuild its rainy day fund and reduce business taxes; and successfully implemented a constitutional amendment – the first of its kind in any state - limiting a governor’s emergency powers.
• Commonwealth Foundation educated lawmakers to help advance a monumental pension reform bill that was the largest-ever shift of taxpayer liability in Pennsylvania history. The Foundation further added to its record of accomplishment in leading the charge on enacting bipartisan criminal justice reform.
• The Commonwealth Foundation has become the go-to source of free-market ideas and policy solutions in Pennsylvania and is a trusted source of information for lawmakers. The Foundation has been recognized as a national leader with awards from organizations such as the Heritage Foundation, State Policy Network, and Atlas Network. Its policy innovation has provided the blueprint for other states to follow.