To thrive, states must make budget and tax decisions that are responsive to the needs of their citizens. The State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI) is a collaborative funding effort to strengthen the capacity of state-level nonprofit organizations so they can undertake credible, timely and understandable analysis of critical budget and tax issues and inform the public on these matters. The Ford Foundation provided nearly half of the national foundation support for this initiative, which began in 1993 and concluded in 2002. The Annie E. Casey and C.S. Mott foundations have been key funding partners of this initiative from the start. The grants supported research, policy analysis, public education and coalition building.
Initially, grants averaged $100,000 annually for each state budget analysis project. The selected nonprofit affiliates were a diverse group, but all were committed to beginning or expanding budget and fiscal policy analysis with a focus on how budget issues were affecting low-income and disadvantaged groups in their states. SFAI has grown from 11 groups in 1993 to having affiliated policy groups in 29 states and the District of Columbia with potential affiliates in seven additional states. The growth of the network became an important indicator of the initiative's impact.
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