Team Rubicon was founded in 2010 by a team of military veterans who, after the earthquake in Haiti, gathered supplies and volunteers to provide assistance.  Today, Team Rubicon deploys teams of trained veterans and civilian volunteers to help with natural disaster relief, recovery and mitigation of operations, and medical care.  Team Rubicon has grown to more than 160,000 volunteers across the United States and has launched over 1,100 operations, both domestically and internationally.

The Adolph Coors Foundation is a proud funder of Team Rubicon and their good works.  To find out more about their operation, visit their website at https://teamrubiconusa.org.

Founded in 2014, Cardinal Institute researches, develops, and communicates free-market policies in West Virginia. Cardinal focuses on four policy areas: education, labor, economic opportunity, and a commitment to the state motto, “mountaineers are always free.”

In March 2021, after Cardinal Institute’s tireless work,  the Hope Scholarship was passed and signed into law. Hope Scholarship is one of the most comprehensive ESAs in the country with 93% of students eligible to receive 100% of their state per-pupil funding. The Hope Scholarship program will expand to 100% eligibility in 2026. Several states across the country are following West Virginia’s lead on school choice and Education Savings Accounts.

Durning the 2023 legislative session, the West Virginia Governor followed Cardinal’s policy advice and signed the largest tax cut in state history. West Virginia went from the state with the highest income tax rate in the mid-Atlantic at 6.5% to 5.75%, a 20% cut. The bill also includes other tax changes to small business and property tax, returning almost $750 million to taxpayers.

Please visit the following link to learn more about Cardinal Institute and its policy work: https://cardinalinstitute.com/