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| Charity Name | Public Citizen Foundation | Common Cause Education Fund | Project On Government Oversight | Medicare Rights Center | The Sunlight Foundation |
| Location | Washington, DC | Washington, DC | Washington, DC | New York, NY | Washington, DC |
| Overall Rating |
(89.76) |
(93.96) |
(96.14) |
(90.86) |
(81.08) |
| Financial Rating | (86.09) |
(92.46) |
(96.30) |
(93.22) |
(77.85) |
| A&T Rating | (96.00) |
(96.00) |
(96.00) |
(89.00) |
(85.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 76.9% | 83.8% | 80.8% | 85.5% | 77.5% |
| Admin Expenses | 9.1% | 8.7% | 6.4% | 7.9% | 14.3% |
| Fund Expenses | 13.8% | 7.3% | 12.6% | 6.4% | 8.0% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.10 | $0.06 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.13 |
| Program Growth | 5.9% | 6.8% | 25.9% | 5.7% | -42.6% |
| Working Capital | 2.31 | 0.91 | 1.71 | 0.72 | 0.24 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 13.0% | 14.1% | 6.3% | 5.0% | 5.3% |
| Total Revenue | $24,315,169 | $9,328,893 | $6,425,287 | $3,519,300 | $507,104 |
| Total Expenses | $12,040,828 | $7,223,861 | $5,730,667 | $3,696,496 | $1,451,359 |
| Excess/Deficit | $12,274,341 | $2,105,032 | $694,620 | $-177,196 | $-944,255 |
| Net Assets | $25,323,398 | $6,522,298 | $7,161,777 | $2,701,709 | $799,582 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$155,665 1.29% |
$132,078 1.82% |
$162,143 2.82% |
$277,092 7.49% |
$176,750 12.17% |
| 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 | | | | | |
