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| Charity Name | Public Citizen Foundation | National Taxpayers Union Foundation | Project On Government Oversight | Better Government Association | MapLight |
| Location | Washington, DC | Washington, DC | Washington, DC | Chicago, IL | Berkeley, CA |
| Overall Rating |
(92.39) |
(91.89) |
(96.19) |
(92.07) |
(85.59) |
| Financial Rating | (90.01) |
(96.78) |
(96.41) |
(92.16) |
(80.03) |
| A&T Rating | (96.00) |
(89.00) |
(96.00) |
(92.00) |
(96.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 77.3% | 82.5% | 81.2% | 80.9% | 78.6% |
| Admin Expenses | 8.8% | 11.3% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 9.4% |
| Fund Expenses | 13.7% | 6.1% | 11.4% | 11.5% | 11.9% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.11 | $0.04 | $0.09 | $0.11 | $0.15 |
| Program Growth | 9.7% | 24.1% | 26.1% | 8.3% | 6.9% |
| Working Capital | 2.14 | 3.05 | 1.42 | 1.13 | 0.23 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 12.6% | 11.3% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 25.3% |
| Total Revenue | $12,939,405 | $818,225 | $5,952,921 | $2,974,078 | $1,801,159 |
| Total Expenses | $12,986,875 | $636,941 | $5,866,032 | $3,530,523 | $2,315,883 |
| Excess/Deficit | $-47,470 | $181,284 | $86,889 | $-556,445 | $-514,724 |
| Net Assets | $25,567,926 | $1,447,888 | $7,313,201 | $3,689,807 | $613,529 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$154,180 1.18% |
$34,132 5.35% |
$163,629 2.78% |
$177,404 5.02% |
$208,589 9.00% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | | |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | | | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy |  | | | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
