Palmetto Promise Institute

The Palmetto Promise Institute (PPI) is a conservative think tank in South Carolina.[2] The organization was formerly named the Palmetto Fort Foundation and the Palmetto Policy Forum.[3]

Palmetto Promise Institute
Founder(s)Jim DeMint
Established2009
President and CEOEllen Weaver
BudgetRevenue: $551,452
Expenses: $460,257
(FYE December 2016)[1]
Formerly calledPalmetto Fort Foundation, Palmetto Policy Forum
AddressP.O. Box 12676 Columbia SC 29205
Coordinates34.0000°N 81.0388°W / 34.0000; -81.0388
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

The organization was founded as the Palmetto Fort Foundation in 2009 in honor of the Battle of Fort Moultrie.[4] It was relaunched by Jim DeMint in 2013 with $300,000 of his leftover campaign money. Its president and chief executive officer is Ellen Weaver.[5]

The organization's board of directors includes Rick Timmons, Jim DeMint, Dan Adams, Mike Brenan, Stu Rodman, Van Hipp Jr., Phil Hughes, Wendy Damron, and Barry Wynn.[6]

The think tank was named as a co-defendant, along with Governor Henry McMaster and others, in the South Carolina Supreme Court case Adams v McMaster. The lawsuit stemmed from McMaster's plan to spend $32 million in federal coronavirus aid to help families pay for K-12 private school tuition. In the case, the court ruled that McMaster's SAFE Grants, which were promoted publicly by the Palmetto Promise Institute, were a violation of the state constitution's prohibition against state funds being used to fund private schools.[7]

Palmetto Promise Institute is part of the conservative and libertarian State Policy Network.[8]

References
  1. "Palmetto Promise Institute" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  2. Kropf, Schuyler (January 25, 2015). "U.S. Sen. Tim Scott going to Selma for "Bloody Sunday" 50th anniversary". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. Bouknight, Deena (July 2014). "Freedom of Education". Columbia Metropolitan Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. "Our History". Palmetto Policy Institute. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  5. Self, Jamie (November 22, 2013). "DeMint-backed policy forum touts U.S. Sen. Tim Scott's story". The State. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. "Board of Directors". Palmetto Policy Institute. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. Lovegrove, Jamie. "SC Supreme Court strikes down McMaster's grants for private school tuition". Post and Courier. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. "Palmetto Promise Institute". State Policy Network. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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