Taxpayer associations

National

Nationwide organizations serving taxpayers in every state.

• Americans for Tax Reform

  United States

  national

• Citizens Against Government Waste

  United States

  national

• National Taxpayers Union

  United States

  National taxpayer advocacy organization.

  national

• National Taxpayers Union Foundation

  United States

  national

• OpenTheBooks

  United States

  Nonprofit database of government spending; captures federal, state, and local expenditures.

  national

• Tax Foundation

  United States

  Washington, D.C. tax-policy research organization.

  national

• Taxpayers Protection Alliance

  United States

  national

• Taxpayers United of America

  United States (Chicago-based)

  national

• Alaska Policy Forum

  Alaska

  state

• Arkansas Policy Foundation

  Arkansas

  state

• Arizona Tax Research Association

  Arizona

  Since 1940.

  state

• Alameda County Taxpayers Association

  Alameda County

  county

• California Taxpayers Association (CalTax)

  California (statewide)

  Founded 1926; research and advocacy on state tax and spending.

  state

• Central Valley Taxpayers Association

  Central Valley

  region

• Chico Taxpayers Association

  Chico (Butte County)

  city

• Contra Costa Taxpayers Association

  Contra Costa County

  county

• Gold Country Taxpayers Association

  Gold Country

  region

• Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

  California (statewide)

  Sponsors of Proposition 13; maintains a roster of local associations.

  state

• Humboldt Taxpayers' League

  Humboldt County

  county

• Kern County Taxpayers Association

  Kern County

  county

• Los Angeles County Taxpayers Association

  Los Angeles County

  county

• Napa County Taxpayers Association

  Napa County

  Facebook page (no standalone site listed).

  county

• Orange County Taxpayers Association

  Orange County

  county

• Silicon Valley Taxpayers' Association

  Santa Clara County / Silicon Valley

  region

• Solano County Taxpayers' Association

  Solano County

  county

• Stanislaus County Taxpayers Association

  Stanislaus County (Modesto)

  No standalone site found; listed in the ForCalifornians directory.

  county

• Taxpayers Association of El Dorado County

  El Dorado County

  county

• Ventura County Taxpayers Association

  Ventura County

  county

• Yolo County Taxpayers Association

  Yolo County

  county

• Colorado Union of Taxpayers

  Colorado

  Since 1976.

  state

• Yankee Institute for Public Policy

  Connecticut

  state

• Caesar Rodney Institute

  Delaware

  state

• Florida TaxWatch

  Florida

  Statewide taxpayer research (est. 1979).

  state

• Cobb Taxpayers Association

  Cobb County, GA

  county

• Georgia Public Policy Foundation

  Georgia

  state

• Grassroot Institute of Hawaii

  Hawaii

  state

• Tax Foundation of Hawaii

  Hawaii

  state

• Iowa Taxpayers Association

  Iowa

  state

• Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa

  Greater Des Moines

  Property-tax and local-government watchdog (founded 1921).

  region

• Associated Taxpayers of Idaho

  Idaho

  Tax research and education (since 1946).

  state

• Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois

  Illinois

  state

• The Civic Federation

  Illinois / Chicago / Cook County

  Government-finance research (est. 1894).

  region

• Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute

  Indiana

  state

• Kansas Policy Institute

  Kansas

  Runs the KansasOpenGov transparency site.

  state

• Bureau of Governmental Research

  New Orleans metro

  region

• Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana

  Louisiana

  state

• Boston Municipal Research Bureau

  Boston

  Founded 1932.

  city

• Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

  Massachusetts

  Founded 1932.

  state

• Maryland Public Policy Institute

  Maryland

  state

• Montgomery County Taxpayers League

  Montgomery County, MD

  county

• Maine Policy Institute

  Maine

  state

• Citizens Research Council of Michigan

  Michigan

  state

• Mackinac Center for Public Policy

  Michigan

  state

• Show-Me Institute

  Missouri

  state

• Mississippi Center for Public Policy

  Mississippi

  state

• Montana Taxpayers Association

  Montana

  state

• John Locke Foundation

  North Carolina

  state

• Wake County Taxpayers Association

  Wake County, NC

  county

• Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom

  Nebraska

  Founded 1978.

  state

• Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy

  New Hampshire

  state

• New Jersey Policy Perspective

  New Jersey

  state

• Taxpayers' Association of Seaside Park

  Seaside Park Borough, NJ

  city

• Nevada Taxpayers Association

  Nevada

  Serving Nevada since 1922.

  state

• Empire Center for Public Policy

  New York

  Runs the SeeThroughNY transparency database.

  state

• Upstate United

  Upstate New York

  region

• Policy Matters Ohio

  Ohio

  state

• The Buckeye Institute

  Ohio

  state

• Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs

  Oklahoma

  state

• Taxpayers Association of Oregon

  Oregon

  Publishes as OregonWatchdog.com.

  state

• Pennsylvania Economy League

  Pennsylvania

  State/local fiscal research (est. 1936).

  region

• Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council

  Rhode Island

  Public-finance research (founded 1932).

  state

• South Carolina Association of Taxpayers

  South Carolina

  Since 1982.

  state

• Beacon Center of Tennessee

  Tennessee

  state

• Bexar County Taxpayers Association

  Bexar County (San Antonio)

  county

• Texans for Fiscal Responsibility

  Texas

  state

• Texas Taxpayers and Research Association

  Texas

  state

• Utah Taxpayers Association

  Utah

  state

• Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance

  Fairfax County, VA

  Founded 1956.

  county

• Ethan Allen Institute

  Vermont

  state

• Washington Policy Center

  Washington

  state

• Washington Research Council

  Washington

  state

• Wisconsin Policy Forum

  Wisconsin

  Successor to the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.

  state

• Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy

  West Virginia

  state

• Wyoming Taxpayers Association

  Wyoming

  Since 1937.

  state