EIN 20-0972582

Public Accountability Initiative

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
9
Year formed
2008
Most recent tax filings
2022-03-01
Description
The Public Accountability Initiative conducts research and educational activities that bring transparency to influential public sector and private sector institutions and their key relationships. PAI also develops a free, open source tool for documenting these relationships, LittleSis.org. Pai conducts research and educational activities that bring transparency to influential Public sector and private sector institutions and their key relationships.
Total revenues
$771,096
2022
Total expenses
$621,630
2022
Total assets
$698,226
2022
Num. employees
9
2022

Program areas at Public Accountability Initiative

Tech: pai maintains littlesis.org, an open, Public database and research platform that brings transparency to influential networks in the Public and private sectors. The database aggregates Public information on over 407,000 influential individuals and institutions, ranging from Public officials to large corporations, and nearly 1,700,000 relationships among them, ranging from employment relationships to campaign contributions. Volunteer editors contribute well-course data to littlesis and build maps of power networks using our data visualization tools. In 2021-2022, littlesis' user base grew by 17,000 new users who mapped out over 47,000 new relationships between entities on the site. Littlesis tech is cited regularly by activists, researchers, journalists, and Public interest organizations. This tech supports groundbreaking investigations and high-impact grassroots campaigns.
Training: pai trains journalists, astivists, and reseachers in how to conduct power research using littlesis.org and other tools and methodologies. The goal of this work is to cultivate more movement capacity to research and challenge influtial networks in the Public and private sector. We conduct trainings in person and online via webinar, and offer them independently and in partnership with other Public interested organizations. In 2021-2022, we condcuted a number of trainings on littlesis tech tools including how to edit the research database, how to research publicly-held corporations, research techniques for private companies and non-for-profit organizations, and how to research political contributions.
Research: pai's research program investigates issues of corporate and government accountanility and brings transparency to the role of powerful Public sector and private sector institutions in shaping Public policy. Pai releases research in the form of reports, articles, infographics, and datasets. Pai's research has garnered significant media coverage, prompted Accountability measures and Public and private institutions,and informed groundbreaking campaigns. Pai's primary focus areas include the finance industry and the fossil fuel industry, and corporate power on the regional and state level. In 2021-2022, our research touched on issues including investor-owned utilities, fossil fuel finance, wall street speculation, corporate funding for police, the revolving door between business and government, corporate subsidies, and money in politics. Our research earns major media coverage and helps drive compaign strategy.

Who funds Public Accountability Initiative

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Ford FoundationGeneral Support and Core Support for Institutional Strengthening$250,000
Rowboat Family FoundationEducational$190,000
The Arca FoundationGeneral Support$75,000
...and 7 more grants received

Personnel at Public Accountability Initiative

NameTitleCompensation
Kevin ConnorExecutive Director$64,436
Munira LokhandwalaProgram Manager
Faisal ChaudhryPresident / Secretary$0
Aaron BartleyTreasurer$0
Roona RaySecretary / Vice President$0

Financials for Public Accountability Initiative

RevenuesFYE 03/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$679,949
Program services$27,556
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$63,591
Total revenues$771,096

Form 990s for Public Accountability Initiative

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-032022-02-11990View PDF
2020-032021-04-12990View PDF
2019-032020-09-03990View PDF
2018-032019-05-14990View PDF
2017-032018-03-14990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 8, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 7, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $35,000 from Boston Children's Chorus (BCC)
September 24, 2021
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from The Ford Foundation
August 21, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
July 21, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Public policy
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedTax deductible donations
General information
Address
266 Elmwood Ave 191
Buffalo, NY 14222
Metro area
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Website URL
public-accountability.org/ 
Phone
(716) 239-8305
IRS details
EIN
20-0972582
Fiscal year end
March
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2008
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
W20: Government and Public Administration
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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