John R. Burgess nominated to receive the American Spirit Medal

$6,000 Donation to the Hispanic Heritage Organization

$50,000 Donation to the Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU

$25,000 Donation to POWER

$3,000 Donation to Local Choir and St. Mary Parish

$10,000 Donation to the Hispanic Heritage Organization

IPA Charities Has Contributed $2,500 to the Chicago Foundation for Women.

Special Olympics

Martin Luther King Dinner

Red Cross

Hispanic Heritage

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center

Columbine Memorial

Operation Hope

Operation HOPE’s Banking On Our Future (BOOF) Program

IPA Managing Director Nominated To Receive American Spirit Medal

IPA Managing Director, John R. Burgess, has been nominated to receive the American Spirit Medal.

The American Spirit Medal is the highest honor the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) can bestow upon an individual.

"This prestigious award is presented to those extraordinary individuals who have shown a lifelong commitment to preserving the conservative principles that are the foundation of the Republican Party and the lifeblood of our country," said Senator John Ensign, NRSC Chairman.

This high honor has been endowed upon the nation’s and the world’s greatest defenders of liberty, economic freedom and military strength including individuals such as former President Ronald Reagan, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and retired General Norman Schwarzkopf.

The NRSC, founded in 1916, provides invaluable support and assistance to current and prospective Republican U.S. Senate candidates in the areas of budget planning, election law compliance, fundraising, communications tools and messaging, research and strategy.

Burgess is the key founder and managing director of IPA. Prior to founding IPA, Burgess was a commodities trader with the Chicago Board of Trade, practiced law and was an executive with a management consulting firm. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Roger Williams College in Providence, Rhode Island and a Juris Doctor from the New England College of Law in Boston.