Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,036,734
- Total expenses
- $4,498,584
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,464,473
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $501,793
- Investment income
- $70,468
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,890,676
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $301,007
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,589,669
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,576,950
- Management and general expenses
- $421,285
- Fundraising expenses
- $500,349
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,576,950
Program services were 79.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,464,473
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2a · Program service revenue: Research
total $490,816 · related or exempt $490,816
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2b · Program service revenue: Library
total $10,977 · related or exempt $10,977
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3 · Investment income
total $70,468 · excluded $70,468
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $206,428 · program services $173,836 · management and general $10,978 · fundraising $21,614
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,552,543 · program services $2,149,536 · management and general $135,750 · fundraising $267,257
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $39,437 · program services $33,211 · management and general $2,097 · fundraising $4,129
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $363,020 · program services $305,705 · management and general $19,306 · fundraising $38,009
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $238,654 · program services $200,974 · management and general $12,692 · fundraising $24,988
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11b · Fees: legal
total $10,676 · management and general $10,676
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $101,600 · management and general $101,600
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $9,791 · management and general $9,791
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11g · Fees: other
total $203,510 · program services $126,410 · management and general $77,100
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13 · Office expenses
total $38,613 · program services $30,497 · management and general $5,647 · fundraising $2,469
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14 · Information technology
total $423,984 · program services $357,043 · management and general $22,549 · fundraising $44,392
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16 · Occupancy
total $26,342 · program services $22,183 · management and general $1,401 · fundraising $2,758
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17 · Travel
total $6,359 · program services $4,947 · management and general $797 · fundraising $615
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $181,826 · program services $153,118 · management and general $9,670 · fundraising $19,038
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $11,758 · program services $9,902 · management and general $625 · fundraising $1,231
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23 · Insurance
total $11,386 · program services $9,588 · management and general $606 · fundraising $1,192
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24a · Other expenses: Other Expenses
total $72,657 · fundraising $72,657
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $239,397 · end of year $181,305
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,648,614 · end of year $756,948
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $793,175 · end of year $450,440
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $18,680 · end of year $37,667
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $82,606 · end of year $70,573
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$354,732
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$313,684
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $37,455 · end of year $41,048
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,363,017 · end of year $1,352,695
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $173,497 · end of year $244,520
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $37,827 · end of year $56,487
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,709,121 · end of year $1,958,418
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,262,499 · end of year $631,251
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
See Schedule O.
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DATA, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: OPENSECRETS REPORTING STAFF AND RESEARCHERS WORK HAND-IN-HAND TO COMB THE DATA FOR PATTERNS AND ANOMALIES, PUT THE DATA IN CONTEXT, IDENTIFY TRENDS AND PROVIDE THE MONEY-IN-POLITICS ANGLE TO TIMELY NEWS STORIES, TOPICS OF POPULAR INTEREST AND POLICY DEBATES. OPENSECRETS CONTINUALLY UPDATES AND IMPROVES ITS DATA TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE, CONSISTENT AND COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR THE PRESS, SCHOLARS, ADVOCATES AND PUBLIC. OPENSECRETS 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 DECISION-MAKING. ORIGINAL REPORTING, MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS AND TRAINING OPENSECRETS NEWS TEAM FOLLOWS THE MONEY TO PROVIDE ORIGINAL AND TIMELY REPORTING USING ITS DATA ON TOPICS OF INTEREST AT THE NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. THIS WORK AND THESE INSIGHTS ARE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR NEWSLETTER, OPENSECRETS NEWS, REPORTS AND DATA TOOLS. EVERY YEAR, OPENSECRETS STAFF ASSIST HUNDREDS OF NEWS ORGANIZATIONS, LARGE AND SMALL, WITH THEIR MONEY IN POLITICS INVESTIGATIONS. THESE COLLABORATIONS RESULT IN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CITATIONS OF OPENSECRETS DATA IN THE NATIONS MOST PROMINENT PRINT, BROADCAST AND ONLINE NEWS OUTLETS. OUR TEAM ROUTINELY HOLDS TRAININGS FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS AND BEAT REPORTERS ON HOW TO USE OS DATA RESOURCES AND DEVELOPS MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS AND REPORTING COLLABORATIONS. OS STAFF WORK WITH JOURNALISTS ON A DAILY BASIS, PROVIDING CUSTOM DATA AND ANALYSIS, EXPERTISE AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON MONEY IN POLITICS, AND COMMENTARY FOR NEWS STORIES.
Expenses $2,199,762 · Revenue $496,276
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CIVIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: A FOUR-TIME WEBBY WINNER FOR BEING THE BEST POLITICS RESOURCE ONLINE, OPENSECRETS WEBSITE, OPENSECRETS.ORG, ALLOWS ITS MILLIONS OF USERS TO EXPLORE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MONEY AND POLITICS, AND HOLD ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. FREELY AVAILABLE, EASY-TO-USE DATABASES TRACK STATE AND FEDERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS, LOBBYING, THE REVOLVING DOOR AND POLITICIANS PERSONAL FINANCES IN A VARIETY OF ILLUMINATING WAYS, SUCH AS BY INDUSTRY AND INTEREST GROUP. OPENSECRETS REACHES OUT TO ENGAGE WITH NEW AUDIENCES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, PARTNERSHIPS, PRESENTATIONS AND TRAININGS, OUR ONLINE NEWSLETTER AND INTERACTIVE TOOLS ON OUR SITE. OPENSECRETS RESEARCH IS CITED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TIMES EACH YEAR IN THE NATIONS MOST PROMINENT PRINT, BROADCAST AND ONLINE NEWS OUTLETS.
Expenses $1,377,188
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Hilary Braseth
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $218,001
- From this org
- $206,428
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,573
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $206,428
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $4,129
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,444
- Filer's total
- $218,001
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Jacob Hileman
IT Director
- Total calculated
- $184,774
- From this org
- $174,389
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,385
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $152,348
- Bonus
- $22,041
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $3,488
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,897
- Filer's total
- $184,774
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Sarah Bryner
Director of Research & Strat
- Total calculated
- $169,693
- From this org
- $148,740
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,953
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $131,382
- Bonus
- $17,358
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $2,449
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,504
- Filer's total
- $169,693
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Victoria Sorg
Director of Revenue & Ext
- Total calculated
- $156,728
- From this org
- $126,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,728
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $126,000
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $2,520
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,208
- Filer's total
- $156,728
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Brendan Glavin
Director of Insights
- Total calculated
- $129,566
- From this org
- $114,339
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,227
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Anna Massoglia
Editoral & Investigations
- Total calculated
- $124,010
- From this org
- $115,762
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,248
- Hours/week
- 40
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Maurice BP-Weeks
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nekole Brandis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Keri Dogan
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher Gates
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rosalind Gold
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark Hansen
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sonia Jarvis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael Malbin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jodeen Olgun-Tayler
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Geri Palast
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nick Penniman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ann Ravel
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jennifer Victor
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Daniel Doktori
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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John Jenkins
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeff Malachowsky
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
Answered no
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Related organization compensation method (Part I, line 3)
- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION WHEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION INFORMATION FROM NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES IS ALSO APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON PREPARING OPENSECRETS ANNUAL BUDGET. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND MISSION TO OPENSECRETS. THE COMPENSATION FOR HIGHLY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
- Listed persons compensation information (Part I, line 4)
- Sarah received a severance upon leaving the organization in November 2024.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503219349305675
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