Galen Institute
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The Galen Institute purports to be 'a non-profit research organization devoted exclusively to health policy... [working] to promote a more informed public debate over ideas that advance individual freedom, consumer choice, and competition in the health sector' [1]. It is based in the US but has some UK contacts including its president Grace-Marie Turner (previously, Grace-Marie Arnett) who is an adviser to the Atlantic Bridge [2].
Personnel
Founder, President and Trustee, Galen Institute, Inc.
- Sewell Hinton Dixon, M.D.
Treasurer and Trustee, Galen Institute, Inc.
President, The Dixon Group, Ltd.
- Thomas Campbell Jackson, MPH
Secretary and Trustee, Galen Institute, Inc.
Independent Consultant
Funding
According to Media Transparency[3], the Institute was recipient of the following grants between 1998 and 2005:
| Date | Amount | Declared purpose | Funder |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-31-2005 | $35,000 | General operating support | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 12-31-2005 | $7000 | General operating fund | Roe Foundation |
| 12-31-2004 | $7,000 | General operating fund | Roe Foundation |
| 12-31-2004 | $7,000 | General operating fund | Roe Foundation |
| 12-31-2004 | $35,000 | General operating support | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 9-10-2004 | $25,000 | To support the Center for Consumer Driven Health Care | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 1-15-2004 | $20,000 | To support The Center for Consumer-Driven Health Care | John M. Olin Foundation Inc. |
| 12-31-2003 | $7,000 | General operating fund | Roe Foundation |
| 12-31-2003 | $35,000 | General operating support | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 3-11-2003 | $50,000 | To support the Institute's work on health care reform | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 5-3-2002 | $15,000 | No purpose given | JM Foundation |
| 12-1-2002 | $20,000 | The "Health Policy Concenus (sic) Group" project | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 1-1-2002 | $5,000 | General operating fund | Roe Foundation |
| 1-1-2002 | $30,000 | Support for the Health Policy Consensus Group | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation |
| 12-31-2001 | $1,500 | General support | Gilder Foundation |
| 12-13-2001 | $25,000 | To support the Health Policy Consensus Group project | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 1-1-2001 | $35,000 | No purpose given | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 1-1-2001 | $20,000 | The "Health Policy Consenus (sic) Group" project | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 1-1-2001 | $5,000 | General operating fund | Roe Foundation |
| 1-1-2001 | $30,000 | Operating support | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation |
| 12-31-2000 | $2,500 | General support | Gilder Foundation |
| 12-14-2000 | $25,000 | To support the Health Policy Consensus Group Project | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 2-11-2000 | $25,000 | To support educational activities re. free-market health-care reform | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 1-1-2000 | $50,000 | No purpose given | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 1-1-2000 | $1,000 | No purpose given | Roe Foundation |
| 1-1-2000 | $30,000 | Health Policy Consensus Group Project | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation |
| 12-31-1999 | $2,500 | General support | Gilder Foundation |
| 1-1-1999 | $1,000 | No purpose given | Roe Foundation |
| 1-1-1998 | $50,000 | no description given | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 1-1-1998 | $10,000 | For health care research and education | JM Foundation |
| 1-1-1998 | $20,000 | Operating support | Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation |
Affiliates
External Links
References
- ^ The Galen Institute 'The Galen Insitute - Our Mission', Accessed 18 July 2007.
- ^ The Galen Institure 'The Galen Institute - Officers and Trustees', Accessed 18 July 2007.
- ^ Media Transparency 'Funders - The Galen Institute', Accessed 18 July 2007.
