Program areas at The Sunlight Foundation
The open cities program helps city governments develop community-centered transparency policy and practice through hands-on assistance and public learning resources.
The Sunlight Foundation performs oversight on federal government transparency, ethics, and secrecy issues, to help hold our government accountable.
The Sunlight Foundation works to create more open, accountable governments at The federal and other levels through new reforms, journalism, and public engagement.
Grants made by The Sunlight Foundation
Personnel at The Sunlight Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| John Wonderlich | Executive Director / Policy Director | $128,633 | 2021-11-12 |
| Owen O'Malley | Project Manager | | 2020-10-07 |
| Michael R Klein | Chairmain / Chairmain / Chairmain / Chairmain / Chairman | $0 | 2020-12-31 |
| Chris Gates | President | $299,083 | 2015-12-31 |
| Andrew Mclaughin | Secretary | $0 | 2015-12-31 |
| ...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for The Sunlight Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 12/2020 | FYE 12/2019 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $35,750 | $838,144 | -95.7% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $2,020 | -100% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-7,707 | $540 | -1527.2% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $28,043 | $840,704 | -96.7% |
Organizations like The Sunlight Foundation
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Utah Outdoor Partners | 501(c)(3) | Salt Lake City, UT | $110,000 |
| Commission on the Publics Health System | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $80,877 |
| Center for State-Led National Debt Solutions | 501(c)(3) | Mclean, VA | $95,370 |
| Rocky Mountain Black Conservatives | 501(c)(3) | Colorado Springs, CO | $99,154 |
| Institute for Public Leadership | 501(c)(3) | Omaha, NE | $102,762 |
| Michigan Campaign Finance Network | 501(c)(3) | Lansing, MI | $86,376 |
| The Intelligent Transportation Society of Florida | 501(c)(3) | Saint Petersburg, FL | $118,300 |
| Michigan Trailsgreenways and Greenways Alliance | 501(c)(3) | Lansing, MI | $117,136 |
| Arkansas Policy Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Little Rock, AR | $106,707 |
| Think North Carolina First | 501(c)(3) | Raliegh, NC | $60,000 |
Data update history
July 12, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 22, 2021
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $275,000 from Jewish Communal Fund August 23, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
April 30, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2018
October 8, 2020
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofits
Issues
Public policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingPartially liquidatedNational levelTerminated
General information
- Address
- 1440 G St NW
- Washington, DC 20005
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- County
- District of Columbia, DC
- Website URL
- sunlightfoundation.com/Â
- Phone
- (202) 742-1520
- Facebook page
- sunlightfoundationÂ
- Twitter profile
- @sunfoundationÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 20-3903427
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2005
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- W20: Government and Public Administration
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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