Braun requires 'full transparency' for state-affiliated nonprofits in new executive order
- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed three executive orders to reshape economic development on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
- These orders followed concerns about the IEDC's lack of transparency, which created public distrust.
- The orders direct state foundations to file financial disclosures and remap economic regions based on local strengths.
- Braun stated the goal is for "more jobs, and higher pay," and state-affiliated foundations must file reports by year's end.
- These changes shift focus to job creation and wages, requiring this data in economic project proposals and reports.
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Gov. Mike Braun demands disclosure by state-affiliated nonprofits
A secretive state-affiliated nonprofit aiding economic development efforts would have to disclose its funders – retroactively and into the future – under an executive order Tuesday signed by Gov. Mike Braun.
Braun demands details from economic development group
A secretive state-affiliated nonprofit aiding economic development efforts would have to disclose its funders — retroactively and into the future — under an executive order signed by Gov. Mike Braun Tuesday.


Braun demands disclosure by state-affiliated nonprofits
By: Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic INDIANAPOLIS — A secretive state-affiliated nonprofit aiding economic development efforts would have to disclose its funders — retroactively and into the future — under an executive order signed by Gov. Mike Braun Tuesday. “If organizations like the Indiana Economic Development Foundation were created to assist state agencies with public business, then Hoosiers need full transparency into…
Gov. Mike Braun demands disclosure by state-affiliated nonprofits • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Former Gov. Eric Holcomb on a trade mission to Germany and Switzerland funded by the Indiana Economic Development Foundation in 2022. (Photo from IEDF)A secretive state-affiliated nonprofit aiding economic development efforts would have to disclose its funders — retroactively and into the future — under an executive order signed by Gov. Mike Braun Tuesday. “If organizations like the Indiana Economic Development Foundation were created to assist …
Where Indiana Governor is Requiring "Full Transparency" Now
STATEHOUSE–Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed three executive orders aimed at enhancing transparency and reshaping Indiana’s economic development strategy on Tuesday. The orders require state-affiliated non-profits to be more transparent, prioritize wage growth and job creation in economic development initiatives, and reassess the state’s economic development regions. Governor Braun emphasized the need for transparency in the operations and fund…
Braun signs three executive orders aimed at transparency and economic growth
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed three executive orders today which aim to enhance transparency and reshape Indiana’s economic development strategy. The executive orders make state-affiliated non-profits more transparent, prioritize wage growth and job creation, and reassess the state’s economic development regions. “If organizations like the Indiana Economic Development Foundation were created to assist state agencies with p…
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