Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, or MTF, is a Boston public policy organization that studies state and local fiscal, tax and economic issues. It aims to give public and private decision makers accurate, timely and unbiased research along with constructive recommendations that strengthen the state’s finances and position Massachusetts for long-term growth. Its vision is economic opportunity for everyone in the Commonwealth, and its non-partisan analysis has earned broad credibility on Beacon Hill.

Over nine decades MTF has played a role in major reforms, with work touching health care, business costs, transportation funding, tax competitiveness, capital investment and state and local finances. As an independent watchdog of state and local finances, it produces annual in-depth analyses of the state budget and local government finances, periodic interstate comparisons of taxes and business costs, and reports on topics such as transportation finance and the state’s landmark health reform law. Shorter bulletins follow the budget at each step.

What to Know

• MTF was founded in 1932.
• The Governmental Research Association recognized MTF for outstanding policy achievement in early education and care in 2023 and 2025.
• A legislative directory is published for each two-year session.
• Membership is available, and MTF provides facts and figures to its members, public officials and the media.