CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS
1300 L ST NW NO 200, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 www.opensecrets.org

Total Revenue
$3,100,295
Total Expenses
$2,040,645
Net Assets
$2,872,820

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS EDUCATES THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ABOUT MONEY'S INFLUENCE ON POLITICS AND POLICY AND ADVOCATES FOR A MORE TRANSPARENT AND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT. THE CENTER CONDUCTS NON-PARTISAN RESEARCH ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE 'O') ON FEDERAL ELECTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE CENTER'S WORK IS AIMED AT CREATING A MORE EDUCATED VOTER, AN INVOLVED CITIZENRY AND A MORE RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT.

THE CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS IS THE LEADING RESEARCH (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE 'O') ORGANIZATION TRACKING MONIES AND ITS EFFECTS ON FEDERAL ELECTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE CENTER'S NON PARTISAN WORK IS AIMED AT CREATING A MORE EDUCATED VOTER, AN INVOLVED CITIZENRY AND A MORE RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: A FOUR TIME WEBBY WINNER FOR BEING THE BEST POLITICS RESOURCE ONLINE, THE CENTER'S WEBSITE, OPENSECRETS.ORG, ALLOWS USERS TO EXPLORE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MONEY AND POLITICS. FREELY AVAILABLE, EASY-TO-USE DATABASES TRACK FEDERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS, LOBBYING, THE REVOLVING DOOR AND POLITICIANS' PERSONAL FINANCES IN A VARIETY OF ILLUMINATING WAYS, SUCH AS BY INDUSTRY AND INTEREST GROUP. AND CRP REACHES OUT TO ENGAGE WITH NEW AUDIENCES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND INTERACTIVE TOOLS ON OUR SITE. THE CENTER'S STAFF ASSIST NEWS ORGANIZATIONS LARGE AND SMALL WITH THEIR MONEY IN POLITICS INVESTIGATIONS. THESE COLLABORATIONS RESULT IN FREQUENT CITATIONS OF THE CENTER'S DATA IN THE NATION'S MOST PROMINENT PRINT, BROADCAST AND ONLINE NEWS OUTLETS.

RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: THE CENTER'S REPORTING STAFF AND RESEARCHERS WORK HAND-IN-HAND TO COMB THE DATA FOR PATTERNS AND ANOMALIES, WHICH ARE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE CENTER'S ONLINE E-NEWSLETTER, "OPENSECRETS" BLOG, REPORTS AND DATA TOOLS. STAFF PUT THE CENTER'S DATA IN CONTEXT, IDENTIFYING TRENDS AND PROVIDING THE MONEY-IN-POLITICS ANGLE TO ONGOING NEWS STORIES AND POLICY DEBATES. THE CENTER CONTINUALLY IMPROVES ITS DATA IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE, CONSISTENT AND COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE, FREE OF CHARGE, FOR THE PRESS AND PUBLIC. CRP FREQUENTLY WORKS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO COMBINE ITS UNIQUE VALUE-ADDED DATA WITH OTHER DATA SETS, AND TO CREATE FEATURES ILLUSTRATING THE ROLE MONEY PLAYS IN POLITICS AND POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIONAL NEW TOOLS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Sheila KrumholzEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$158,068
Jacob L HilemanDIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TE40$137,078
Jennifer BarretDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40$118,422
Sarah BrynerDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND STRATEGY40$101,955
John PurcellMEMBER0.3$0
Jennifer VictorMEMBER0.3$0
Nick PennimanMEMBER0.3$0
Charles LewisMEMBER0.3$0
Mark HansenMEMBER0.3$0
Keri DoganMEMBER0.3$0
Sonia JarvisMEMBER0.3$0
John SpeicherSECRETARY0.3$0
John JenkinsTREASURER1$0
Daniel DoktoriVICE CHAIR1$0
Grace HongCHAIR2$0

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