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| Charity Name | Public Citizen Foundation | Common Cause Education Fund | Project On Government Oversight | Government Accountability Project | Medicare Rights Center |
| Location | Washington, DC | Washington, DC | Washington, DC | Washington, DC | New York, NY |
| Overall Rating |
(92.39) |
(91.31) |
(96.19) |
(89.71) |
(90.16) |
| Financial Rating | (90.01) |
(94.54) |
(96.41) |
(86.01) |
(91.48) |
| A&T Rating | (96.00) |
(89.00) |
(96.00) |
(96.00) |
(89.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 77.3% | 83.4% | 81.2% | 79.8% | 85.1% |
| Admin Expenses | 8.8% | 9.9% | 7.2% | 12.2% | 7.8% |
| Fund Expenses | 13.7% | 6.6% | 11.4% | 7.9% | 7.0% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.11 | $0.05 | $0.09 | $0.07 | $0.08 |
| Program Growth | 9.7% | 13.1% | 26.1% | -1.4% | 4.0% |
| Working Capital | 2.14 | 0.95 | 1.42 | 0.56 | 0.82 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 12.6% | 11.7% | 5.3% | 9.1% | 5.9% |
| Total Revenue | $12,939,405 | $8,678,642 | $5,952,921 | $2,834,911 | $4,026,857 |
| Total Expenses | $12,986,875 | $8,260,298 | $5,866,032 | $2,808,081 | $3,696,132 |
| Excess/Deficit | $-47,470 | $418,344 | $86,889 | $26,830 | $330,725 |
| Net Assets | $25,567,926 | $7,067,982 | $7,313,201 | $1,413,926 | $3,044,748 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$154,180 1.18% |
$149,082 1.80% |
$163,629 2.78% |
$119,584 4.25% |
$100,648 2.72% |
| 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 | | | | | |
