"[3] CBPP was founded in 1981 by Robert Greenstein, a former political appointee in the Jimmy Carter administration.

Greenstein founded the organization, which is based in Washington, D.C., to provide an alternative perspective on the social policy initiatives of the Ronald Reagan administration.

[6] In 1993, the Center was involved in the founding of the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI), a network of nonprofit, state-level policy organizations that examine state budget and tax policies and their effect on low- and moderate-income households.

"[9] The Center is opposed to modern day efforts to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution.

[10] The Center describes itself as "a nonpartisan research and policy institute" with a focus on reducing poverty and inequality.