About Policy Matters

Mission

Policy Matters Ohio is a non-profit policy research organization founded in January 2000 to broaden the debate about economic policy in Ohio. In 2008, the Nation magazine named Policy Matters the most valuable state or regional organization in the country.

Our mission is to create a more fair, prosperous, sustainable and inclusive Ohio, through research, media work and policy advocacy. Ohio faces enormous challenges from the global recession, three decades of deindustrialization, rising inequality, and global warming. We also see tremendous opportunity to reinvest in Ohio's workers, children, cities and infrastructure, to forge an economy that works better for all.

Policy Matters focuses on issues that matter to Ohio's working families. We welcome you to join us in promoting a better Ohio.

We are grateful for funding to the Joyce Foundation, the Energy Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation, the George Gund Foundation, the Cleveland Foundation, the Sisters of Charity Foundation, the New World Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, KnowledgeWorks, the Public Welfare Foundation and Greater Cleveland Community Shares.

Read Policy Matters Ohio's 2007 annual report

Read Policy Matters Ohio's 2006 annual report

Read Policy Matters Ohio's 2005 annual report

Read Policy Matters Ohio's 2004 annual report