BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $4.5M · expenses $4.7M · assets $5.4M

EIN
36-0802950
Address
223 W JACKSON BLVD STE 300, CHICAGO, IL 60606-6915
Website
WWW.BETTERGOV.ORG
NTEE code
W20Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 1950 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

THE BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") WORKS TO FIGHT WASTE, CORRUPTION, AND INEFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT, IN ILLINOIS BY USING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TECHNIQUES, LITIGATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES TO EXPOSE PROBLEMS, INFORM CITIZENS ABOUT THE OPERATIONS OF THEIR GOVERNMENT AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR SUBSTANTIVE LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

22 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
David Greising PRESIDENT & CEO2018-2024 $401,754$1,599,859 1
Bryan Zarou VP OF POLICY2022-2024 $194,097$487,391 1
Christopher Shoup VP OF OPERATIONS2023-2024 $228,880$393,781 1
Steve Warmbir INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR2023-2024 $184,343$361,238 1
Amber Bel Cher VP, DEVELOPMENT2023-2024 $194,251$312,880 1
Ruby Bailey EDITOR IN CHIEF2024 $226,943$226,943 1
Madison Hopkins SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER2024 $137,556$137,556 1
Peter Nickeas INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER2024 $133,080$133,080 1
Andrew Shaw (former) PAST PRESIDENT AND CEO2011-2018 $106,653$1,703,645 1
Robert Reed (former) DIR. OF PROGRAMMING2011-2016 $130,925$839,261 1
Mary Frances O'Connor (former) DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT2012-2017 $128,980$829,818 1
Robert Herguth (former) EDITOR OF INVESTIGATION2011-2016 $180,179$826,414 1
David Kidwell (former) INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR - UNTIL 09/222018-2022 $148,845$429,603 1
Reinaldo Ramos (former) EDITOR IN CHIEF - UNTIL 09/20232022-2023 $178,215$397,126 1
John Chase (former) DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS2017-2019 $112,285$387,744 1
Solomon Leiberman (former) VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY2017-2018 $139,753$288,812 1
Robert Secter (former) SENIOR EDITOR2017-2018 $142,741$284,219 1
Brett Chase (former) SENIOR INVESTIGATOR2017-2019 $137,940$248,053 1
Sally Gonzalez (former) VP OF OPERATIONS - UNTIL 01/20232020-2023 $25,713$202,859 1
Rita Mclennon (former) FORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER2011-2012 $32,417$183,343 1
Madeleine Doubek (former) DIRECTOR OF POLICY2018 $128,383$128,383 3
Lora Nichols (former) VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT2019 $123,723$123,723 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

97 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert Levin TREASURER - UNTIL 12/242012-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Wade Thomson DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 3
Kevin Cook DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/242020-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Anne Dooley DIR. UNTIL 11/24, THEN VICE CHAIR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
D Carroll Joynes DIR. UNTIL 11/24, THEN VICE CHAIR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Miller VICE CHAIR - UNTIL 12/242011-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Heather Steans VICE CHAIR UNTIL 11/24, THEN CHAIR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Nykia Wright SECRETARY2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jorge Cabrera DIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/242023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Phil Calian DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Felicia Davis-Blakely DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Paulette Dodson CHAIR UNTIL 11/24, THEN DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Tim Franklin DIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/242019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Alicia Garcia-Abner DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Hill Hammock DIRECTOR2011-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Geeta Malhotra DIRECTOR2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jack Modzelewski DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/242011-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jessica Nolan DIRECTOR2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Rooney DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Mark Rust DIRECTOR2013-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Brian Sher DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Solomon DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 2
John Svoboda DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Maryann Waryjas DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jill Wine-Banks DIRECTOR2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Marta Carreira-Slabe (former) VICE CHAIR2014-2022 1 $0 reported 2
Heidi Rudolph (former) SECRETARY2011-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Lynch (former) DIRECTOR2016-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Ryan Murphy (former) DIRECTOR2016-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Lisabeth Weiner (former) DIRECTOR2015-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Hill Mammock (former) DIRECTOR2021 1 $0 reported 1
G Scott Solomon (former) DIRECTOR2012-2020 1 $0 reported 2
D Caroll Joynes (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Steven N Miller (former) VICE CHAIR2016-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Jonathan C Bunge (former) DIRECTOR2014-2019 1 $0 reported 2
Barack Echols (former) DIRECTOR2015-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Samuel Fifer (former) DIRECTOR2011-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Greenspon (former) DIRECTOR2016-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Carroll Joynes (former) DIRECTOR2013-2019 1 $0 reported 1
David Kohn (former) DIRECTOR2013-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Segal (former) DIRECTOR2015-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Hon Julia Nowicki (former) DIRECTOR2017-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Ryan Cudney (former) DIRECTOR2017-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Anna Weaver (former) DIRECTOR2019 1 $0 reported 1
Clark Bell (former) DIRECTOR2015-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Eric Berlin (former) DIRECTOR2011-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Cindy Davis (former) DIRECTOR2015-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Ludwig Kolman (former) DIRECTOR2011-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Thom Serafin (former) DIRECTOR2015-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Nicole Nocera (former) SECRETARY2015-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Merri Jo Gillette (former) DIRECTOR2014-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Fran Grossman (former) DIRECTOR2012-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Gary Kleinrichert (former) DIRECTOR2011-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Christina Martini (former) DIRECTOR2012-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Rosemary Matzl (former) DIRECTOR2013-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Lawrence Oliver Ii (former) DIRECTOR2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Chuck Peruchini (former) DIRECTOR2015-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Susan Benton (former) DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
Frank Campise (former) DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
Hamilton H Hill (former) DIRECTOR2013-2016 1 $0 reported 1
David Hoffman (former) DIRECtor2011-2015 1 $0 reported 2
Paul Baker (former) Director2015 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa Leiter (former) Director2015 1 $0 reported 1
Margaret Daley (former) Director2011-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Ted Hawkins (former) Director2011-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Hodes (former) Director2011-2015 1 $0 reported 3
Kristofer Swanson (former) Director2011-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Lawrence Oliver (former) DIRECtor2012-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Jose Padilla (former) SECretary2011-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Juliet Sorensen (former) DIRECtor2011-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Miles Ripley (former) DIRECTOR2013-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Daniel L Goodwin (former) Vice Chair2014-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Lori E Lightfoot (former) DIRECTOR2013-2014 1 $0 reported 2
Pedro Dejesus (former) DIRECTOR2011-2014 1 $0 reported 2
Francis Beidler Iii (former) DIRECTOR2011-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Carson (former) DIRECTOR2011-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Patrick Collins (former) DIRECTOR2011-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Jan Grayson (former) DIRECTOR2011-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Jenny Johnson (former) DIRECTOR2012-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Rachel Niewoehner (former) DIRECTOR2011-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Pearson-Mcneil (former) DIRECTOR2013-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Graham C Grady (former) DIRECTOR2011-2013 1 $0 reported 8
Dennis B Black (former) DIRECTOR2012-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Ram Padmanabhan (former) DIRECTOR2012-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Tamara Askew (former) FORMER DIRECTOR2011-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Joseph Hasson (former) DIRECTOR2011-2012 1 $0 reported 1
David Lundy (former) IMMD. PAST CHAIR2011 1 $0 reported 2
Phil Clement (former) VICE CHAIR2011 1 $0 reported 1
Patrick Coffey (former) DIRECTOR2011 1 $0 reported 1
H Roderic Heard (former) CHAIR2011 1 $0 reported 1
Craig Mccrohon (former) SECRETARY2011 1 $0 reported 1
James Newcomb (former) DIRECTOR2011 1 $0 reported 1
Lois Scott (former) DIRECTOR2011 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa C Snow (former) DIRECTOR2011 1 $0 reported 1
Lori Yokoyama (former) DIRECTOR2011 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Lee Cullen Leahy (former) DIRECTOR2011 1 $0 reported 1
Robin Steans (former) DIRECTOR2011 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 33 people listed · 8 paid, $1.7M · 34 employees · 27 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID GREISING PRESIDENT & CEO40 $387,058$0$14,696 $401,7541
CHRISTOPHER SHOUP VP OF OPERATIONS40 $222,500$0$6,380 $228,8801
RUBY BAILEY EDITOR IN CHIEF40 $211,108$0$15,835 $226,9431
AMBER BEL CHER VP, DEVELOPMENT40 $185,000$0$9,251 $194,2511
BRYAN ZAROU VP OF POLICY40 $185,000$0$9,097 $194,0971
STEVE WARMBIR INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR40 $151,688$0$32,655 $184,3431
MADISON HOPKINS SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER40 $135,400$0$2,156 $137,5561
PETER NICKEAS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER40 $113,922$0$19,158 $133,0801
ANNE DOOLEY DIR. UNTIL 11/24, THEN VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
D CARROLL JOYNES DIR. UNTIL 11/24, THEN VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE MILLER VICE CHAIR - UNTIL 12/241 $0$0$0 $02
HEATHER STEANS VICE CHAIR UNTIL 11/24, THEN CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LEVIN TREASURER - UNTIL 12/241 $0$0$0 $02
NYKIA WRIGHT SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JORGE CABRERA DIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/241 $0$0$0 $01
PHIL CALIAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KEVIN COOK DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/241 $0$0$0 $02
FELICIA DAVIS-BLAKELY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAULETTE DODSON CHAIR UNTIL 11/24, THEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
TIM FRANKLIN DIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/241 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA GARCIA-ABNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GEETA MALHOTRA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/241 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA NOLAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS ROONEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARK RUST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN SHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT SOLOMON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JOHN SVOBODA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
WADE THOMSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
MARYANN WARYJAS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JILL WINE-BANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 32 people listed · 7 paid, $1.2M · 34 employees · 27 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID GREISING PRESIDENT & CEO40 $372,074$0$14,328 $386,4021
REINALDO RAMOS EDITOR IN CHIEF - UNTIL 09/202340 $169,798$0$8,417 $178,2151
STEVE WARMBIR INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR40 $159,410$0$17,485 $176,8951
CHRISTOPHER SHOUP VP OF OPERATIONS40 $160,173$0$4,728 $164,9011
BRYAN ZAROU DIRECTOR OF POLICY40 $153,250$0$7,766 $161,0161
AMBER BEL CHER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40 $115,692$0$2,937 $118,6291
SALLY GONZALEZ VP OF OPERATIONS - UNTIL 01/202340 $25,713$0$0 $25,7131
PAULETTE DODSON CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
STEVE MILLER VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
HEATHER STEANS VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
NYKIA WRIGHT SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LEVIN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
JORGE CABRERA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PHIL CALIAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KEVIN COOK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
FELICIA DAVIS-BLAKELY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE DOOLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM FRANKLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA GARCIA-ABNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
D CARROLL JOYNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GEETA MALHOTRA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA NOLAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS ROONEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARK RUST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN SHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT SOLOMON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JOHN SVOBODA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
WADE THOMSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
MARYANN WARYJAS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JILL WINE-BANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 31 people listed · 5 paid, $1.0M · 32 employees · 27 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID GREISING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $357,492$0$8,744 $366,2361
REINALDO RAMOS EDITOR IN CHIEF40 $209,599$0$9,312 $218,9111
SALLY GONZALEZ VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS40 $167,834$0$9,312 $177,1461
DAVID KIDWELL INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR - UNTIL 09/2240 $135,950$0$12,895 $148,8451
BRYAN ZAROU DIRECTOR OF POLICY40 $128,583$0$3,695 $132,2781
PAULETTE DODSON CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
STEVE MILLER VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
MARTA CARREIRA-SLABE VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
HEIDI RUDOLPH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LEVIN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
HEATHER STEANS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KEVIN COOK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
ANNE DOOLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM FRANKLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA GARCIA-ABNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
D CARROLL JOYNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS LYNCH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GEETA MALHOTRA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN MURPHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA NOLAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS ROONEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARK RUST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN SHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT SOLOMON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
JOHN SVOBODA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
WADE THOMSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
MARYANN WARYJAS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JILL WINE-BANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LISABETH WEINER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 28 people listed · none paid · 16 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAULETTE DODSON CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
STEVE N MILLER VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
ROBERT LEVIN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
HEIDI RUDOLPH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
KEVIN COOK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
ANNE DOOLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM FRANKLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA GARCIA-ABNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL MAMMOCK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
D CARROLL JOYNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS LYNCH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GEETA MALHOTRA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN MURPHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA NOLAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS ROONEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARK E RUST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN SHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER STEANS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SVOBODA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
WADE A THOMSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
MARYANN WARYJAS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JILL WINE-BANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARTA CARREIRA-SLABE VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
SCOTT SOLOMON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
LISABETH WEINER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID GREISING PRESIDENT/CEO40 $0$0$0 $01
SALLY GONZALEZ VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATION40 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 24 people listed · none paid · 22 employees · 40 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAULETTE DODSON CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
STEVE N MILLER VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
ROBERT LEVIN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
HEIDI RUDOLPH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
KEVIN COOK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
TIM FRANKLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
D CAROLL JOYNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS LYNCH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GEETA MALHOTRA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN MURPHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA NOLAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS ROONEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARK E RUST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN SHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
G SCOTT SOLOMON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
HEATHER STEANS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN SVOBODA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
MARYANN WARYJAS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LISABETH WEINER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JILL WINE-BANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID GREISING PRESIDENT/CEO40 $0$0$0 $01
SALLY GONZALEZ VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATION40 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 33 people listed · 5 paid, $780K · 27 employees · 40 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID GREISING PRESIDENT AND CEO40 $261,000$0$7,063 $268,0631
DAVID KIDWELL SENIOR EDITOR40 $115,851$0$22,411 $138,2621
BRETT CHASE SENIOR INVESTIGATOR40 $115,888$0$22,052 $137,9401
LORA NICHOLS VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT40 $122,667$0$1,056 $123,7231
JOHN CHASE DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS40 $107,724$0$4,561 $112,2851
MARK E RUST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN N MILLER VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
HEIDI RUDOLPH VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
G SCOTT SOLOMON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
JONATHAN C BUNGE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
MARTA CARREIRA-SLABE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
BARACK ECHOLS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SAMUEL FIFER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE GREENSPON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CARROLL JOYNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID KOHN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LEVIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
CHRIS LYNCH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GEETA MALHOTRA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN MURPHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA NOLAN SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS SEGAL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LISABETH WEINER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JILL WINE-BANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HON JULIA NOWICKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN CUDNEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAULETTE DODSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
TIM FRANKLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS ROONEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN SHER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNA WEAVER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 35 people listed · 7 paid, $976K · 27 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID GREISING PRESIDENT AND CEO40 $177,404$0$0 $177,4041
ROBERT SECTER SENIOR EDITOR40 $115,085$0$27,656 $142,7411
DAVID KIDWELL SENIOR EDITOR40 $115,851$0$26,645 $142,4961
SOLOMON LEIBERMAN VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY40 $123,238$0$16,515 $139,7531
JOHN CHASE DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS40 $113,008$0$25,149 $138,1571
MADELEINE DOUBEK DIRECTOR OF POLICY40 $105,868$0$22,515 $128,3833
ANDREW SHAW PAST PRESIDENT AND CEO40 $100,000$0$6,653 $106,6531
MARK E RUST CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN N MILLER VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
HEIDI RUDOLPH VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
G SCOTT SOLOMON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
CLARK BELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC BERLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN C BUNGE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
MARTA CARREIRA-SLABE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
CINDY DAVIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BARACK ECHOLS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SAMUEL FIFER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE GREENSPON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CARROLL JOYNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID KOHN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LUDWIG KOLMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LEVIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
CHRIS LYNCH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GEETA MALHOTRA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN MURPHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA NOLAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS SEGAL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
THOM SERAFIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LISABETH WEINER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JILL WINE-BANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HON JULIA NOWICKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN CUDNEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 44 people listed · 6 paid, $920K · 32 employees · 85 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANDREW SHAW PRESIDENT/CEO40 $235,000$0$18,474 $253,4741
SOLOMON LEIBERMAN VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY40 $125,000$0$24,059 $149,0591
ROBERT SECTER SENIOR EDITOR40 $118,583$0$22,895 $141,4781
JOHN CHASE DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS40 $111,083$0$26,219 $137,3021
MARY FRANCES O'CONNOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40 $108,308$0$20,672 $128,9801
BRETT CHASE SENIOR INVESTIGATOR40 $106,864$0$3,249 $110,1131
MARK E RUST CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN N MILLER VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
HEIDI RUDOLPH VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
NICOLE NOCERA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
G SCOTT SOLOMON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
CLARK BELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC BERLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN C BUNGE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
MARTA CARREIRA-SLABE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
CINDY DAVIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BARACK ECHOLS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SAMUEL FIFER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MERRI JO GILLETTE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE GREENSPON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRAN GROSSMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CARROLL JOYNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GARY KLEINRICHERT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID KOHN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LUDWIG KOLMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LEVIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
CHRIS LYNCH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GEETA MALHOTRA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTINA MARTINI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSEMARY MATZL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN MURPHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA NOLAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE OLIVER II DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHUCK PERUCHINI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS SEGAL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
THOM SERAFIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LISABETH WEINER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JILL WINE-BANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HON JULIA NOWICKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN BENTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK CAMPISE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN CUDNEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 38 people listed · 4 paid, $759K · 30 employees · 85 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANDREW SHAW PRESIDENT/CEO40 $250,000$0$13,859 $263,8591
MARY FRANCES O'CONNOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL40 $148,571$0$35,194 $183,7651
ROBERT HERGUTH EDITOR OF INVESTIGATION40 $131,615$0$48,564 $180,1791
ROBERT REED DIR. OF PROGRAMMING40 $107,167$0$23,758 $130,9251
MARK E RUST CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN N MILLER VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
HEIDI RUDOLPH VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
NICOLE NOCERA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
G SCOTT SOLOMON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
CLARK BELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC BERLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN C BUNGE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
MARTA CARREIRA-SLABE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
CINDY DAVIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BARACK ECHOLS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SAMUEL FIFER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MERRI JO GILLETTE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE GREENSPON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRAN GROSSMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HAMILTON H HILL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CARROLL JOYNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GARY KLEINRICHERT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID KOHN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LUDWIG KOLMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LEVIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
CHRIS LYNCH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GEETA MALHOTRA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTINA MARTINI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSEMARY MATZL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN MURPHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA NOLAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE OLIVER II DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHUCK PERUCHINI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS SEGAL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
THOM SERAFIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LISABETH WEINER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 44 people listed · 4 paid, $685K · 24 employees · 85 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Andrew Shaw PRESIDENT/CEO40 $235,000$0$12,722 $247,7221
Robert Reed Dir. of Programming40 $126,083$0$25,514 $151,5971
Mary Frances O'Connor Director of External40 $126,083$0$18,189 $144,2721
ROBERT HERGUTH Editor of Investigat40 $116,082$0$24,829 $140,9111
Hamilton H Hill DIRECtor1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Baker Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Berlin Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Clark Bell Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jonathan C Bunge DIRECTor1 $0$0$0 $02
FRAN GROSSMAN Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Cindy Davis Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Leiter Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Carroll Joynes Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Margaret Daley Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Samuel Fifer Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Nicole Nocera Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ted Hawkins Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Chuck Peruchini Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Scott Hodes Director1 $0$0$0 $03
Merri Jo Gillette DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
Gary Kleinrichert Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ludwig Kolman Director1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Steve Miller Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $02
Heidi Rudolph Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Lisabeth Weiner Director1 $0$0$0 $01
G SCOTT SOLOMON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
ROBERT LEVIN Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Kristofer Swanson Director1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTINA MARTINI Director1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID HOFFMAN DIRECtor1 $0$0$0 $02
LAWRENCE OLIVER DIRECtor1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI DIRECtor1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSE PADILLA SECretary1 $0$0$0 $01
JULIET SORENSEN DIRECtor1 $0$0$0 $01
Marta Carreira-Slabe DIRECtor1 $0$0$0 $02
David Kohn DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSEMARY MATZL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MILES RIPLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARK E RUST chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Daniel L Goodwin Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Barack Echols Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Thom Serafin Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Chris Segal Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 43 people listed · 4 paid, $620K · 16 employees · 85 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANDREW SHAW PRESIDENT/CEO40 $200,000$0$17,691 $217,6911
ROBERT REED DIR. OF PROGRAMMING & INVE40 $116,083$0$24,544 $140,6271
MARY FRANCES O'CONNOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELAT40 $116,083$0$17,053 $133,1361
ROBERT HERGUTH EDITOR OF INVESTIGATIONS40 $106,082$0$22,168 $128,2501
HAMILTON H HILL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANCIS BEIDLER III DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC BERLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT CARSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN C BUNGE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
FRAN GROSSMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PEDRO DEJESUS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
PATRICK COLLINS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CARROLL JOYNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGARET DALEY CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
SAMUEL FIFER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAN GRAYSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TED HAWKINS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNY JOHNSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT HODES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
MERRI JO GILLETTE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GARY KLEINRICHERT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LUDWIG KOLMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE MILLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
HEIDI RUDOLPH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RACHEL NIEWOEHNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
G SCOTT SOLOMON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
ROBERT LEVIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
KRISTOFER SWANSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTINA MARTINI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID HOFFMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
LAWRENCE OLIVER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSE PADILLA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JULIET SORENSEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARTA CARREIRA-SLABE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
DAVID KOHN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LORI E LIGHTFOOT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
ROSEMARY MATZL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL PEARSON-MCNEIL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MILES RIPLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARK E RUST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DANIEL L GOODWIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2013 · 43 people listed · 4 paid, $607K · 16 employees · 85 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANDREW SHAW PRESIDENT/CEO40 $193,750$0$18,840 $212,5901
ROBERT REED DIR. OF PROGRAMMING & INVE40 $115,000$0$25,270 $140,2701
MARY FRANCES O'CONNOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELAT40 $114,584$0$13,105 $127,6891
ROBERT HERGUTH EDITOR OF INVESTIGATIONS40 $105,000$0$21,796 $126,7961
HAMILTON H HILL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANCIS BEIDLER III DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC BERLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT CARSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS B BLACK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRAN GROSSMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PEDRO DEJESUS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
PATRICK COLLINS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CARROLL JOYNES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGARET DALEY CO-CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
SAMUEL FIFER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAN GRAYSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TED HAWKINS TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNY JOHNSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT HODES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
GRAHAM GRADY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $08
GARY KLEINRICHERT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LUDWIG KOLMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK CO-CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE MILLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
HEIDI RUDOLPH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RACHEL NIEWOEHNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
G SCOTT SOLOMON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
ROBERT LEVIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
KRISTOFER SWANSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTINA MARTINI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID HOFFMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
LAWRENCE OLIVER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSE PADILLA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JULIET SORENSEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RAM PADMANABHAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID KOHN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LORI E LIGHTFOOT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
ROSEMARY MATZL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL PEARSON-MCNEIL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MILES RIPLEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARK E RUST DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TAMARA ASKEW FORMER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2012 · 37 people listed · 5 paid, $619K · 19 employees · 85 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANDREW SHAW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $188,640$0$19,653 $208,2931
ROBERT REED DIR. OF PROGRAMMING & INVE40 $115,000$0$24,824 $139,8241
ROBERT HERGUTH EDITOR OF INVESTIGATIONS40 $105,000$0$21,524 $126,5241
MARY FRANCES O'CONNOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS40 $101,667$0$10,309 $111,9761
RITA MCLENNON FORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40 $30,109$0$2,308 $32,4171
TAMARA ASKEW DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANCIS BEIDLER III DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC BERLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT CARSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS B BLACK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRAN GROSSMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PEDRO DEJESUS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
PATRICK COLLINS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH HASSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGARET DALEY CO-CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
SAMUEL FIFER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAN GRAYSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TED HAWKINS TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNY JOHNSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT HODES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
GRAHAM GRADY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $08
GARY KLEINRICHERT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LUDWIG KOLMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK CO-CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE MILLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
HEIDI RUDOLPH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RACHEL NIEWOEHNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
G SCOTT SOLOMON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
ROBERT LEVIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
KRISTOFER SWANSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTINA MARTINI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID HOFFMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
LAWRENCE OLIVER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSE PADILLA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JULIET SORENSEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RAM PADMANABHAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2011 · 39 people listed · 4 paid, $604K · 16 employees · 85 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANDREW SHAW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $174,175$0$19,188 $193,3631
RITA MCLENNON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40 $140,475$0$10,451 $150,9261
ROBERT REED DIR. OF PROGRAMMING & INVESTIGATIONS40 $111,060$0$24,958 $136,0181
ROBERT HERGUTH EDITOR OF INVESTIGATIONS40 $102,650$0$21,104 $123,7541
TAMARA ASKEW DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANCIS BEIDLER III DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC BERLIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT CARSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PHIL CLEMENT VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK COFFEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PEDRO DEJESUS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
PATRICK COLLINS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH HASSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGARET DALEY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SAMUEL FIFER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAN GRAYSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TED HAWKINS TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
H RODERIC HEARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT HODES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $03
GRAHAM GRADY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $08
GARY KLEINRICHERT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LUDWIG KOLMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HILL HAMMOCK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID LUNDY IMMD. PAST CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
CRAIG MCCROHON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE MILLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
HEIDI RUDOLPH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES NEWCOMB DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RACHEL NIEWOEHNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LOIS SCOTT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LISA C SNOW DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KRISTOFER SWANSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LORI YOKOYAMA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID HOFFMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $02
MARY LEE CULLEN LEAHY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACK MODZELEWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSE PADILLA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JULIET SORENSEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBIN STEANS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,548,547$4,716,036 $5,353,536$3,691,838 $4,311,332$0 $1,245,9243427
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,347,030$4,415,988 $3,981,316$3,804,672 $4,535,633$0 $916,2473427
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,237,511$3,978,600 $3,893,947$3,501,863 $4,189,628$0 $762,2933227
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,042,344$2,881,625 $3,907,227$3,760,917 $3,119,760$0 $01625
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,792,855$2,722,959 $4,071,643$3,466,755 $2,946,728$0 $02240
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,240,121$2,984,355 $3,316,642$3,257,023 $2,392,904$0 $261,0002740
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,974,078$3,530,523 $3,866,610$3,689,807 $3,067,081$0 $277,4042780
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,036,311$3,161,129 $4,577,164$4,466,019 $3,176,237$0 $235,0003285
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,487,026$3,079,240 $4,589,613$4,354,350 $3,641,509$0 $250,0003085
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,376,597$2,745,952 $4,022,116$3,896,306 $4,496,428$0 $247,7212485
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,194,068$2,274,199 $2,529,762$2,423,282 $2,359,612$0 $217,6911685
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,776,569$2,025,529 $2,491,902$2,430,359 $2,973,090$0 $212,5901685
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,383,909$1,815,557 $1,748,710$1,678,584 $2,554,743$0 $240,7101985
2011 · Form 990 period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,130,831$1,684,390 $1,145,419$1,085,232 $2,258,067$23,075 $352,6251685

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

86 grantors reported grants to this organization, $10,159,679 in all, tax years 2010 to 2025; the 25 largest shown (all 86). Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021, 2023-2024 4$1,975,500 2024$1,173,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2024 9$1,055,135 2024$88,150
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MANSUETO FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION” 2020-2024 5$1,000,000 2024$200,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2014-2024 11$621,800 2024$26,050
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2014-2017, 2019-2024 10$591,925 2024$287,450
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THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2024 7$583,809 2024$104,059
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO DAF sponsor Exact 2012-2014, 2021-2022, 2024 6$570,400 2024$101,300
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EDWARDSON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION” 2014, 2017-2022, 2024-2025 9$550,000 2025$100,000
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CANNING FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION” 2020-2023 5$400,000 2023$100,000
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THE JOSEPH AND BESSIE FEINBERG FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION” 2020-2025 6$375,000 2025$25,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2010-2013 5$205,567 2013$6,974
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PATRICK G AND SHIRLEY W RYAN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION” 2016-2020, 2023-2024 7$200,000 2024$25,000
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ELIZABETH MORSE GENIUS CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION INC” 2022-2023 2$200,000 2023$100,000
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DR SCHOLL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Better Government Association”, “BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION” 2017-2018, 2020-2023 6$105,000 2023$20,000
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J S FRANK FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION” 2019-2020 2$100,000 2020$50,000
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DRW FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION” 2013-2014 2$100,000 2014$50,000
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THE RAUNER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION” 2011 1$100,000 2011$100,000
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THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2021, 2025 5$98,025 2025$10,025
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THE JOHN R HOULSBY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION” 2012-2014, 2017 4$75,000 2017$25,000
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT INCDCW20 $4,425,035$3,458,567 Executive Director &CEO$182,437 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
STATE GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONDCW20 $3,525,750$4,777,114 PRESIDENT$695,811 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
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SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTNMW20 $2,512,828$2,470,628 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$104,387 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
WINTER PARK RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATIONCOW20 $6,489,875$6,131,508 SECRETARY$53,872 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
GOLF BREVARD INCFLW20 $4,598,693$4,054,599 GENERAL MANAGER$172,966 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
A PUBLIC VOICE INCVAW20 $3,922,093$3,455,664 President$0 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
CITY OF PIKEVILLE EXPOSITION CENTER CORPORATIONKYW20 $4,959,417$5,124,866 GENERAL MANA$111,339 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
PORTLAND MALL MANAGEMENT INCORW20 $2,761,290$3,017,710 Director$0 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
NEW BEDFORD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INCMAW20 $2,686,841$2,446,944 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$219,988 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
FIRST CONCORD CORPORATIONNCW20 $3,843,762$2,698,890 SECRETARY - TREASURER$425,839 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTSMEW20 $5,372,158$5,267,123 Director$0 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
CAMPAIGN FOR ACCOUNTABILITY INCDCW20 $2,818,328$2,932,914 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$241,186 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
NATIONAL FORUM FOR BLACK PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS INCDCW20 $3,445,118$3,426,218 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$208,370 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
FCNL EDUCATION FUNDDCW20 $5,548,890$7,132,540 GENERAL SECRETARY$243,063 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
OKALOOSA-WALTON JOBS AND EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP INCFLW20 $2,856,446$3,099,512 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$125,499 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
STATE DEMOCRACY ACTION FUNDDCW20 $2,619,118$2,049,391 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$224,586 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
DEVOU PROPERTIES INCKYW20 $3,009,280$2,589,882 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$111,201 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS INCDCW20 $3,959,885$3,354,726 CEO$366,000 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
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VOLCKER ALLIANCE INCNYW20 $4,554,035$6,334,965 PRESIDENT$454,279 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x
CAPITAL REGION USA INCVAW20 $2,589,209$2,515,634 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$117,210 Same NTEE code W20, revenue within 2x

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WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$31,994,700122 122010–2024 CALIFORNIA FORWARD; NATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT FUND; THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT INC; CONGRESSIONAL MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION and 8 more
DONORS TRUST INC DAF sponsor$30,207,85057 62020–2024 FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC; CENTER FOR COMMON SENSE IN SCIENCE; POLITICAL ECONOMY RESEARCH CENTER INC; HEARTLAND INSTITUTE and 2 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$28,036,504158 302016–2024 CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC; CAMPAIGN FOR ACCOUNTABILITY INC; FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC; THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT INC and 26 more
JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATION Private foundation$18,362,50032 32010–2024 CALIFORNIA FORWARD; INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT; CATALYST CALIFORNIA
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM funds this one DAF sponsor$16,075,96765 172020–2024 FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC; CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC; INSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH; HEARTLAND INSTITUTE and 13 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$9,533,97051 132010–2024 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT INC; NATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT FUND; CALIFORNIA FORWARD; LAWFARE INSTITUTE and 9 more
DEMOCRACY FUND INC Private foundation$9,470,00032 82018–2024 THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT INC; CONGRESSIONAL MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION; FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS INC; OPENSECRETS and 4 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR funds this one DAF sponsor$9,371,73858 162014–2024 CATALYST CALIFORNIA; CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC; AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL; CAMPAIGN FOR ACCOUNTABILITY INC and 12 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$7,531,260132 272014–2024 CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC; FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC; FCNL EDUCATION FUND; INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT and 23 more
SARAH SCAIFE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$7,305,00022 62020–2024 FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC; INSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH; HEARTLAND INSTITUTE; POLITICAL ECONOMY RESEARCH CENTER INC and 2 more
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation$7,080,82929 32009–2024 CATALYST CALIFORNIA; INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT; CALIFORNIA FORWARD
LYNDE AND HARRY BRADLEY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$6,120,00019 32020–2024 AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL; FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC; INSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH
DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,980,00025 62010–2024 CALIFORNIA FORWARD; THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT INC; NATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT FUND; FCNL EDUCATION FUND and 2 more
SEARLE FREEDOM TRUST Private foundation$5,843,50017 42020–2024 FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC; AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL; HEARTLAND INSTITUTE; INSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH
FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,310,98836 72009–2023 NATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT FUND; THE PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT INC; NETWORK EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT INC and 3 more

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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $4,716,036 spent · pay $3,684,574 · grants $0 · events $295,262
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,881,579$1,507,333$137,400$236,846 39.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $1,245,924$816,707$108,839$320,378 26.4%
Other employee benefits $297,609$240,916$17,003$39,690 6.3%
Payroll taxes $219,138$163,090$17,206$38,842 4.6%
Occupancy $157,345$117,720$15,982$23,643 3.3%
Other (as described) EventEVENTS $135,377$136,474--$1,097 2.9%
Other (as described)PRODUCITIVTY AIDS $126,803$62,473$7,103$57,227 2.7%
Insurance $101,423$49,790$29,850$21,783 2.2%
Fees: accounting $99,635-$99,635- 2.1%
Other (as described)CONTENT $93,086$93,035$51$0 2.0%
Travel $55,695$51,744$1,387$2,564 1.2%
Depreciation and depletion $45,082$13,951$27,621$3,510 1.0%
Office expenses $44,959$8,209$11,625$25,125 1.0%
Pension plan contributions $40,324$33,758$2,862$3,704 0.9%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV AFFAIRS $36,307$36,307-- 0.8%
Fees: other services $33,948$10,259-$23,689 0.7%
Information technology $30,247$22,847$2,819$4,581 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $26,741$9,312$12,523$4,906 0.6%
Fees: legal $26,208-$26,208- 0.6%
Fees: investment management $9,702-$9,702- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $8,904$8,904-- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $14,760$133,144reported apart
Total$4,716,036100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $4,415,988 spent · pay $3,322,030 · grants $0 · events $153,884
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,900,472$1,366,294$151,674$382,504 43.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $916,247$766,077$61,558$88,612 20.7%
Other employee benefits $289,741$255,285$188$34,268 6.6%
Occupancy $202,909$160,626$16,269$26,014 4.6%
Payroll taxes $187,702$140,190$14,441$33,071 4.3%
Fees: accounting $114,586-$114,586- 2.6%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $111,453$111,453-- 2.5%
Insurance $100,268$71,751$7,961$20,556 2.3%
Other (as described)AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT $88,808$88,808-- 2.0%
Fees: other services $81,080--$81,080 1.8%
Information technology $59,281$59,240$41- 1.3%
Fees: legal $51,848$41,161$4,021$6,666 1.2%
Depreciation and depletion $48,602$38,584$3,769$6,249 1.1%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV AFFAIRS $43,460$43,460-- 1.0%
Travel $41,843$38,850$1,062$1,931 0.9%
Office expenses $40,048$2,197$18,642$19,209 0.9%
Other (as described)BOOKS, DUES, SUBSCRIPTI $38,438$18,406$6,155$13,877 0.9%
Pension plan contributions $27,868$22,176$3,357$2,335 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $27,453$27,453-- 0.6%
All other expenses $21,150$4,685$1,795$14,670 0.5%
Fees: investment management $11,443-$11,443- 0.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $11,288$939$10,297$52 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $16,320$142,596reported apart
Total$4,415,988100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $3,978,600 spent · pay $2,887,745 · grants $0 · events $133,748
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,835,806$1,213,115$358,430$264,261 46.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $762,293$691,773$25,039$45,481 19.2%
Other employee benefits $260,886$187,247$46,446$27,193 6.6%
Occupancy $151,572$115,194$22,736$13,642 3.8%
Fees: accounting $120,650$91,695$18,096$10,859 3.0%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $117,235$117,235-- 2.9%
All other expenses $109,162$96,274$7,054$5,834 2.7%
Other (as described)AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT $98,276$98,276-- 2.5%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING $86,548$153,823--$67,275 2.2%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV AFFAIRS $83,024$0-$83,024 2.1%
Insurance $79,097$56,228$8,626$14,243 2.0%
Fees: legal $64,297$48,866$9,644$5,787 1.6%
Office expenses $51,152$36,083$10,796$4,273 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $48,683$28,673$16,628$3,382 1.2%
Information technology $40,460$31,412$9,048- 1.0%
Pension plan contributions $28,760$28,760-- 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $22,696$17,249$3,404$2,043 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $18,003$4,952$12,562$489 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $19,345$115,745reported apart
Total$3,978,600100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $2,881,625 spent · pay $2,179,983 · grants $0 · events $202,361
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,844,610$1,374,714$182,239$287,657 64.0%
Other employee benefits $192,298$163,440$25,895$2,963 6.7%
Occupancy $146,429$122,226$257$23,946 5.1%
Payroll taxes $112,362$83,739$11,101$17,522 3.9%
Fees: accounting $95,149$67,792$21,608$5,749 3.3%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $90,199$90,199-- 3.1%
Insurance $74,998$62,185$584$12,229 2.6%
All other expenses $67,937$51,133$831$15,973 2.4%
Office expenses $48,311$37,491$5,627$5,193 1.7%
Advertising and promotion $47,138$47,138-- 1.6%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV. AFFAIRS $46,524$46,524-- 1.6%
Fees: legal $35,567$35,030$281$256 1.2%
Pension plan contributions $30,713$26,103$4,137$473 1.1%
Depreciation and depletion $23,117$19,626$1,827$1,664 0.8%
Fees: investment management $13,340-$13,340- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $11,602$10,502$436$664 0.4%
Information technology $1,331$1,289$23$19 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $500$190,759reported apart
Total$2,881,625100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $2,722,959 spent · pay $2,011,851 · grants $0 · events $205,215
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,715,434$1,302,722$138,762$273,950 63.0%
Occupancy $149,582$126,995$11,817$10,770 5.5%
Other employee benefits $147,697$128,311$17,858$1,528 5.4%
Payroll taxes $107,696$81,785$8,712$17,199 4.0%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $95,386$95,386-- 3.5%
Fees: accounting $83,880$58,224$20,718$4,938 3.1%
Advertising and promotion $75,629$75,878--$249 2.8%
All other expenses $74,550$60,089$4,326$10,135 2.7%
Insurance $66,321$56,306$5,240$4,775 2.4%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV. AFFAIRS $47,841$47,841-- 1.8%
Fees: legal $43,320$36,779$3,422$3,119 1.6%
Pension plan contributions $41,024$35,641$4,960$423 1.5%
Depreciation and depletion $38,064$32,316$3,007$2,741 1.4%
Office expenses $21,365$17,277$1,501$2,587 0.8%
Fees: investment management $9,817-$9,817- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,353$3,838$270$1,245 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $3,000$199,862reported apart
Total$2,722,959100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $2,984,355 spent · pay $2,209,904 · grants $0 · events $269,701
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,678,850$1,287,184$123,180$268,486 56.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $261,000$182,003$26,000$52,997 8.7%
Occupancy $149,017$112,861$11,460$24,696 5.0%
Payroll taxes $130,166$99,342$10,809$20,015 4.4%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $122,608$122,608-- 4.1%
Other employee benefits $93,325$60,913$20,044$12,368 3.1%
All other expenses $84,010$50,683$4,622$28,705 2.8%
Fees: accounting $81,447$50,098$20,387$10,962 2.7%
Fees: legal $73,287$63,079$6,405$3,803 2.5%
Insurance $69,654$52,754$5,357$11,543 2.3%
Other (as described)MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS $69,637$69,637-- 2.3%
Pension plan contributions $46,563$32,135$12,053$2,375 1.6%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV'T AFFAIRS $45,630$45,630-- 1.5%
Depreciation and depletion $44,726$33,874$3,440$7,412 1.5%
Office expenses $24,374$18,317$1,722$4,335 0.8%
Other (as described)WATCHDOG TRAINING UNIT $4,927$4,927-- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,802$2,581$83$2,138 0.2%
Information technology $332$332-- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $69,252$264,899reported apart
Total$2,984,355100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $3,530,523 spent · pay $2,618,925 · grants $0 · events $262,444
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,895,338$1,398,401$126,151$370,786 53.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $277,404$194,183$27,740$55,481 7.9%
Other employee benefits $243,788$212,671$14,560$16,557 6.9%
Payroll taxes $150,075$122,049$10,400$17,626 4.3%
Occupancy $142,730$116,325$9,277$17,128 4.0%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $109,618$109,618-- 3.1%
All other expenses $102,637$63,069$4,398$35,170 2.9%
Fees: legal $92,862$75,683$6,036$11,143 2.6%
Other (as described)MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS $91,368$91,368-- 2.6%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV'T AFFAIRS $89,607$89,607-- 2.5%
Insurance $77,176$62,899$5,016$9,261 2.2%
Fees: accounting $76,655$50,004$19,288$7,363 2.2%
Pension plan contributions $52,320$37,374$14,271$675 1.5%
Depreciation and depletion $44,908$36,831$2,100$5,977 1.3%
Other (as described)WATCHDOG TRAINING UNIT $32,249$32,249-- 0.9%
Office expenses $25,188$19,093$1,413$4,682 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $24,812$21,125$1,168$2,519 0.7%
Information technology $1,788$1,476$47$265 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $62,285$237,632reported apart
Total$3,530,523100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $3,161,129 spent · pay $2,281,832 · grants $0 · events $244,419
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,749,457$1,500,462$61,490$187,505 55.3%
Other employee benefits $297,375$208,985$67,605$20,785 9.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $235,000$164,500$47,000$23,500 7.4%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $182,321$182,321-- 5.8%
Other (as described)MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS $120,531$120,531-- 3.8%
Fees: legal $98,593$84,796$5,629$8,168 3.1%
Insurance $81,286$69,911$4,641$6,734 2.6%
Fees: accounting $75,852$52,079$18,757$5,016 2.4%
All other expenses $66,409$45,975$2,944$17,490 2.1%
Other (as described)WATCHDOG TRAINING UNIT $50,719$50,719-- 1.6%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV'T AFFAIRS $48,967$48,967-- 1.5%
Depreciation and depletion $48,749$41,550$1,978$5,221 1.5%
Occupancy $37,624$32,359$2,148$3,117 1.2%
Office expenses $36,137$31,262$1,924$2,951 1.1%
Information technology $29,049$24,518$663$3,868 0.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,060$1,044$14$2,002 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $0$241,359reported apart
Total$3,161,129100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $3,079,240 spent · pay $2,035,579 · grants $0 · events $249,636
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,387,861$1,074,776$135,306$177,779 45.1%
Other employee benefits $279,293$195,013$62,935$21,345 9.1%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $255,456$255,283-$173 8.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $250,000$250,000-- 8.1%
Payroll taxes $118,425$95,788$9,783$12,854 3.8%
Advertising and promotion $116,130$114,530$29$1,571 3.8%
Fees: legal $112,346$89,421$11,020$11,905 3.6%
Occupancy $85,487$68,043$8,385$9,059 2.8%
Information technology $73,365$59,713$3,245$10,407 2.4%
Fees: accounting $71,539$44,401$21,034$6,104 2.3%
Insurance $66,472$52,908$6,520$7,044 2.2%
Other (as described)WATCHDOG TRAINING UNIT $63,355$63,355-- 2.1%
Depreciation and depletion $49,671$40,106$3,375$6,190 1.6%
All other expenses $46,802$26,040$2,635$18,127 1.5%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV'T AFFAIRS $46,634$46,634-- 1.5%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $26,221$19,027$2,073$5,121 0.9%
Office expenses $22,544$17,945$2,211$2,388 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $7,639$6,820-$819 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $0$241,997reported apart
Total$3,079,240100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $2,745,952 spent · pay $1,804,558 · grants $0 · events $243,060
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,205,569$1,015,039$110,691$79,839 43.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $247,721$173,405$24,772$49,544 9.0%
Other employee benefits $240,359$160,125$65,606$14,628 8.8%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $227,222$227,222-- 8.3%
Advertising and promotion $138,965$138,965-- 5.1%
Payroll taxes $110,909$90,813$10,331$9,765 4.0%
Fees: accounting $77,125-$77,125- 2.8%
Office expenses $75,581$58,229$6,580$10,772 2.8%
Fees: legal $71,400-$64,981$6,419 2.6%
Information technology $58,719$48,011$2,826$7,882 2.1%
Insurance $58,419$47,058$6,361$5,000 2.1%
Other (as described)Watchdog training unit $56,347$56,347-- 2.1%
Other (as described)Policy & gov't affairs $49,703$49,703-- 1.8%
Occupancy $48,989$39,461$5,336$4,192 1.8%
Depreciation and depletion $31,298$25,382$2,738$3,178 1.1%
Fees: other services $16,625-$16,625- 0.6%
All other expenses $12,975$5,160$54$7,761 0.5%
Other (as described)Dues and Subscriptions $12,131$10,924$385$822 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,895$4,036$545$1,314 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $21,540$237,165reported apart
Total$2,745,952100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $2,274,199 spent · pay $1,514,667 · grants $0 · events $231,156
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $988,759$795,320$137,295$56,144 43.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $217,691$152,384$21,769$43,538 9.6%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $216,215$216,215-- 9.5%
Other employee benefits $208,948$134,125$64,222$10,601 9.2%
Payroll taxes $99,269$77,681$12,597$8,991 4.4%
Office expenses $66,811$52,372$8,766$5,673 2.9%
Insurance $61,310$47,837$9,056$4,417 2.7%
Other (as described)WATCHDOG TRAINING UNIT $59,843$59,843-- 2.6%
Fees: accounting $59,095-$59,095- 2.6%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV'T AFFAIRS $52,354$52,354-- 2.3%
Occupancy $48,824$38,095$7,211$3,518 2.1%
Fees: legal $47,249-$47,249- 2.1%
Fees: other services $37,610-$37,610- 1.7%
Advertising and promotion $33,472$23,695-$9,777 1.5%
Information technology $25,686$20,703$1,674$3,309 1.1%
Depreciation and depletion $19,223$15,189$2,308$1,726 0.8%
All other expenses $18,044$8,414$26$9,604 0.8%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $9,889$9,123$262$504 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,033$2,366$448$219 0.1%
Travel $874$271$540$63 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $7,120$228,123reported apart
Total$2,274,199100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $2,025,529 spent · pay $1,369,782 · grants $0 · events $230,147
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $878,456$696,205$129,056$53,195 43.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $212,590$148,813$21,259$42,518 10.5%
Other employee benefits $184,730$131,798$43,920$9,012 9.1%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $151,382$151,382$0- 7.5%
Payroll taxes $94,006$66,952$21,153$5,901 4.6%
Insurance $77,013$60,840$12,425$3,748 3.8%
Occupancy $74,231$58,642$11,976$3,613 3.7%
Office expenses $72,796$58,504$10,646$3,646 3.6%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV'T AFFAIRS $70,458$70,458-- 3.5%
Fees: accounting $56,858-$56,858- 2.8%
Advertising and promotion $54,080$54,080-- 2.7%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING $27,711--$27,711 1.4%
Information technology $24,876$19,955$1,684$3,237 1.2%
Depreciation and depletion $18,042$14,409$2,330$1,303 0.9%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $11,608$10,087$605$916 0.6%
All other expenses $11,023$7,664$106$3,253 0.5%
Travel $3,182$1,290$1,093$799 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,487$1,965$401$121 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $8,988$227,660reported apart
Total$2,025,529100%

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2012 · Form 990 · $1,815,557 spent · pay $1,345,637 · grants $0 · events $190,886
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $829,001$682,781$111,343$34,877 45.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $240,710$149,047$35,417$56,246 13.3%
Other employee benefits $194,615$154,621$28,915$11,079 10.7%
Payroll taxes $81,311$63,302$11,984$6,025 4.5%
Office expenses $74,877$56,073$10,073$8,731 4.1%
Occupancy $73,091$56,041$11,030$6,020 4.0%
Other (as described)INVESTIGATIVE $58,426$58,426-- 3.2%
Depreciation and depletion $57,293$48,946$5,400$2,947 3.2%
Fees: accounting $53,505-$53,505- 2.9%
Insurance $31,793$24,376$4,798$2,619 1.8%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV'T AFFAIRS $28,708$28,708-- 1.6%
Information technology $25,842$21,163$2,004$2,675 1.4%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING $18,862--$18,862 1.0%
Travel $12,351$2,937$4,403$5,011 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $10,954$10,243$460$251 0.6%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $9,729$5,541$393$3,795 0.5%
Fees: legal $7,500-$7,500- 0.4%
All other expenses $5,973$5,927$30$16 0.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,016$779$153$84 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$189,870reported apart
Total$1,815,557100%

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2011 · Form 990 · $1,684,390 spent · pay $1,284,813 · grants $0 · events $163,714
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $718,641$586,650$104,064$27,927 42.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $352,625$154,220$89,290$109,115 20.9%
Other employee benefits $131,918$100,564$21,708$9,646 7.8%
Payroll taxes $81,629$57,087$14,590$9,952 4.8%
Office expenses $80,484$52,078$17,833$10,573 4.8%
Other (as described)RESEARCH $60,579$60,579-- 3.6%
Depreciation and depletion $51,128$37,834$8,692$4,602 3.0%
Fees: accounting $34,970-$34,970- 2.1%
Occupancy $34,779$25,737$5,912$3,130 2.1%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING $29,778-$620$29,158 1.8%
Information technology $27,272$2,439$23,565$1,268 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $17,126$2,050$4,150$10,926 1.0%
Other (as described)POLICY & GOV'T AFFAIRS $16,658$16,658-- 1.0%
Insurance $14,175$10,489$2,410$1,276 0.8%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $11,978$6,069$1,769$4,140 0.7%
All other expenses $8,197$7,997$200- 0.5%
Travel $7,456$3,445$2,426$1,585 0.4%
Fees: legal $2,500-$2,500- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,497$64$2,108$325 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$161,217reported apart
Total$1,684,390100%

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