The Yankee Institute for Public Policy (YIPP) is a right-wing think tank in Hartford, Connecticut founded in 1984. YIPP is a member of the Koch-Brother-funded State Policy Network (SPN), a network of state-based conservative organizations that work closely with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to develop model legislation.

State Policy Network affiliates, like the Yankee Institute, aggressively lobby state and local elected officials to push policies benefiting the ultra wealthy and corporations.

Yankee Institute has Shadowy Anonymous Donors with Deep Pockets. The Yankee Institute reported over $2.3M in total revenues in 2018 (the latest tax forms available). Yankee Institue’s multimillion dollar budget has grown by a staggering 360% in a seven year period.