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Thomas Cusmano

Regional Director, Strategic Partnerships

Thomas (Tom) Cusmano is Regional Director, Strategic Partnerships at the Commonwealth Foundation.

Prior to joining the Commonwealth Foundation in early 2022, Tom spent twelve years at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) and its student journalism subsidiary, the Collegiate Network (CN). Both ISI and CN educate, train, and mentor America’s most promising principled student leaders, scholars, and future journalists.

Tom has spent three decades facilitating development support for national, regional, and statewide charitable organizations. He says, “The greatest blessing of my professional life has been to assist an inspiring group of dedicated, patriotic, and generous Americans with their philanthropy. I now have the opportunity to return that inspiration for my home state of Pennsylvania through the worthy endeavors of the Commonwealth Foundation.”

Tom has been a Pennsylvania resident since 1994 and proudly proclaims another great blessing, living in Amish Country, where he, his wife, and family “found home.”

Six Quick Facts on Education Savings Accounts

  • April 28, 2018

Recently, education savings accounts (ESAs) have come under attacks from opponents of this legislation that would allow qualifying families to access the state education funding to purchase approved education services…

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Six Quick Facts on Education Savings Accounts

  • Marc LeBlond
  • April 28, 2018

Recently, education savings accounts (ESAs) have come under attacks from opponents of this legislation that would allow qualifying families to access the state education funding to purchase approved education services…

Commentary

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Janus v. AFSCME: What’s at Stake

  • April 28, 2018

Mark Janus loves his job. “Serving others is part of who I am. But in order to do this type of work, I am forced to check my First Amendment…

Commentary

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Janus v. AFSCME: What’s at Stake

  • Jessica Barnett
  • April 28, 2018

Mark Janus loves his job. “Serving others is part of who I am. But in order to do this type of work, I am forced to check my First Amendment…

Commentary

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Meet Emily Jae

  • April 28, 2018

Emily Jae is the Commonwealth Foundation’s director of entrepreneur engagement in southeastern Pennsylvania. Recently, Emily sat down with Commonwealth Sense to talk about her journey to CF, love of Philadelphia,…

Commentary

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Meet Emily Jae

  • April 28, 2018

Emily Jae is the Commonwealth Foundation’s director of entrepreneur engagement in southeastern Pennsylvania. Recently, Emily sat down with Commonwealth Sense to talk about her journey to CF, love of Philadelphia,…

Commentary

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Did You Hear?

  • April 28, 2018

“The Commonwealth Foundation … has become a real powerful policy force in Harrisburg to my detriment and the detriment of the things I believe in, but I have to give…

Commentary

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A Budget of Contradictions

  • April 28, 2018

When Gov. Wolf presented his budget proposals for 2018-19 on February 6, his plan was not the one Pennsylvanians needed to hear. Instead, he offered more of the same: a…

Commentary

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Did You Hear?

  • April 28, 2018

“The Commonwealth Foundation … has become a real powerful policy force in Harrisburg to my detriment and the detriment of the things I believe in, but I have to give…

Commentary

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A Budget of Contradictions

  • Bob Dick
  • April 28, 2018

When Gov. Wolf presented his budget proposals for 2018-19 on February 6, his plan was not the one Pennsylvanians needed to hear. Instead, he offered more of the same: a…

Commentary

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Note from the Team

  • April 28, 2018

In February, Commonwealth Foundation Vice President Jennifer Stefano authored an op-ed in the print and online editions of the New York Times. (Find it here: https://nyti.ms/2IWISqI) It is a…

Commentary

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Note from the Team

  • April 28, 2018

In February, Commonwealth Foundation Vice President Jennifer Stefano authored an op-ed in the print and online editions of the New York Times. (Find it here: https://nyti.ms/2IWISqI) It is a…

Commentary

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Taxes & Economy

Migration Update

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • April 28, 2018

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/popest-metro-county.html The ten counties that experienced the greatest growth via domestic migration (“destination states”) had a lower average tax burden than the counties that experienced the greatest declines (“deserted states”). p 10…

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State Budget

The Taxpayer Protection Act: A Legislator’s Guide

  • April 26, 2018

Pennsylvania’s high state and local tax burden is the consequence of a decades-long spending binge. Pennsylvanians currently pay $4,589 per person in state and local taxes, which equals 10.2 percent…

Fact Sheet

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Public Union Democracy

PSU Graduate Students Reject Unionization

  • Jessica Barnett
  • April 25, 2018

According to preliminary results, Penn State graduate assistants have voted to reject joining the Pennsylvania State Education Association. If the Coalition of Graduate Employees convinced a majority of voting graduate…

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State Budget

Pa.’s Economy Continues to Underwhelm

  • April 25, 2018

Just how burdensome have Pennsylvania taxes and regulations become? According to the latest edition of Rich States, Poor States (RSPS), the commonwealth ranks 35th in the nation for economic performance…

Media

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Regulation

Seize Opportunities to Transform Pennsylvania

  • April 24, 2018

Maximizing our state’s potential requires a willingness to break from the status quo and find better ways to govern. Several improvements indicate Pennsylvania is moving in this direction, such…

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