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Competitive Enterprise Institute

Tracked receipts exceed tracked giving by

$7,500,000

Organization identified through public comments on regulations.gov

think tanksderegulationenergy fossil fuels

Tracked direct giving

$0

Tracked donations to candidate

$7,500,000

Connections

9

Votes

0

The Money Trail

How money flowed to Competitive Enterprise Institute

$9.5M
across 5 trails
  1. Koch Industries gave $2.0M to Competitive Enterprise Institute. Koch Industries opposes EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule.

    Jan 2005individualEPA Power Plant Emissions Rule no recorded vote
  2. DonorsTrust gave $3.0M to Competitive Enterprise Institute.

    Jan 2010individual
$9.5M on this page·3 policy outcomes
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Donations Received

DonorAmountDateCycle
DonorsTrust$3,000,000Jan 1, 2010
Koch Industries$2,000,000Jan 1, 2005
ExxonMobil$1,500,000Jan 1, 2000
Mercer Family Foundation$1,000,000Jan 1, 2014

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
shaped_policyLoper Bright v. Raimondo (Chevron overturned)CEI's multi-year legal campaign culminated in Supreme Court overturning Chevron deference in 2024.Editorial
Published research forInflation Reduction Act (IRA)Published opposition research on IRA energy subsidies as market-distortingEditorial
commented_onFinancial Crimes Enforcement NetworkPublic comment on FINCEN-2020-0020: Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital AssetsSource
commented_onCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesPublic comment on CMS-2025-1889: Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing ModelSource
commented_onFederal Trade CommissionPublic comment on FTC-2022-0053: Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data SecuritySource
Hosts research funded byMercer Family FoundationMercer Family Foundation donated ~$1.0M to Competitive Enterprise Institute (2014-2020)Editorial
Hosts research funded byDonorsTrustDonorsTrust donated ~$3.0M to Competitive Enterprise Institute (2010-2023)Editorial
Hosts research funded byKoch IndustriesKoch Industries donated ~$2.0M to Competitive Enterprise Institute (2005-2023)Editorial
Hosts research funded byExxonMobilFunded CEI regulatory policy researchEditorial