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The Sunlight Foundation

EIN 20-3903427Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Making government transparent and accountable

The Sunlight Foundation is a nonpartisan organization that uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency, and provides new tools and resources for media and citizens, alike. We are committed to improving access to government information by making it available online, indeed redefining "public" information as meaning "online," and by creating new tools and websites to enable individuals and communities to better access that information and put it to use.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.08Overall score
out of 100

77.85Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$507,104

Total expenses · USD$1,451,359

Program expenses

$1,124,803.23 recorded amount

77.5%

Fundraising expenses

$116,108.72 recorded amount

8.0%

Administrative expenses

$207,544.34 recorded amount

14.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: John Wonderlich
Recorded compensation: $176,750.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 12.17%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Sunlight Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The Sunlight Foundation is a nonpartisan organization that uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency, and provides new tools and resources for media and citizens, alike. We are committed to improving access to government information by making it available online, indeed redefining "public" information as meaning "online," and by creating new tools and websites to enable individuals and communities to better access that information and put it to use.
`ein` EIN	20-3903427
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1451359.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14300000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.775
`fscore` Financial score	77.85
`leader` Recorded leader	John Wonderlich
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	176750.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1217
`motto` Tagline	Making government transparent and accountable
`name` Charity name	The Sunlight Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	507104.0
`score` Overall score	81.08
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1124803.225
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	116108.72
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	207544.33700000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 20-3903427
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.