Koch Internship Program (KIP) – Research & Policy Analysis Intern

The National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF) is a non-partisan research and education organization dedicated to showing Americans how taxes, government spending, and regulations affect them. Through data collection, analysis, and commentary, NTUF empowers citizens to engage in critical policy debates and hold elected officials accountable.

NTUF focuses on incisive research and analysis across a wide range of policy issues, with a particular emphasis on tax, technology, interstate commerce, legislative scoring, and trade. The organization also operates a newly launched public interest litigation project, extending its work into the judicial sphere.

The Role

This internship will assist with NTUF’s research, analysis, and outreach efforts, specifically in budget and tax reform. Key responsibilities include:

• Tracking and analyzing policy proposals and budget data.
• Contributing to issue briefs and other content for NTUF’s website.

The role is open to both remote and onsite candidates.

Additional Responsibilities

Candidates may also engage with NTUF’s other projects, including:

• Taxpayers’ Budget Office: Support efforts to improve fiscal transparency, strengthen cost estimates, eliminate budget gimmicks, reduce wasteful spending, and expose costly government perks.
• Free Trade Initiative: Assist in educating Americans about the economic benefits of trade.
• Center for State Competitiveness: Collaborate on efforts to resist the growing trend of states seeking to tax and regulate outside their borders, disrupting interstate commerce.

Ideal Candidate Qualifications

• Basic quantitative skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• An interest in public policy issues, specifically budget, tax, and regulatory matters.
• Strong research, communication, and writing skills.

Note: Qualified candidates must submit a cover letter detailing their interest in the position and NTUF’s mission.