Sunlight Foundation
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| Motto | Making government & politics more accountable & transparent |
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| Founded | April 2006 |
| Founder | Michael R. Klein, Ellen S. Miller |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
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| Focus | Government transparency, money in politics |
| Location | |
| Products | Influence Explorer, OpenCongress.org |
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Interim executive director
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John Wonderlich |
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Revenue
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$8,942,875 (2013) |
| Expenses | $6,971,567 (2013) |
| Website | www |
The Sunlight Foundation is an American 501(c)(3) nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advocates for open government. The organization was founded in April 2006 with the goal of increasing transparency and accountability in the United States Congress, the executive branch, and in state and local governments. The foundation's primary focus is the role of money in politics. The organization seeks to increase campaign finance regulations and disclosure requirements.
The Sunlight Foundation was founded by Ellen S. Miller and Michael R. Klein because of their concern about the influence of money in politics. The Sunlight Foundation was launched in April 2006 with a $3.5 million contribution from co-founder Klein, a securities lawyer who started the firm CoStar Group Inc. in the 1980s. The first national director of the Sunlight Foundation was law professor Zephyr Teachout.
Miller, the organization's co-founder, served as the Sunlight Foundation's executive director until announcing her retirement in 2014. In September 2014, Christopher T. Gates was selected as the organization's new president. Gates was formerly the chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party and executive director of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement and the National Civic League. The organization's board of directors includes Mike Klein, Niko Klein, Andrew McLaughlin, Esther Dyson, Allison Fine, Sue Gardner, Mark Horvit, Craig Newmark and Daniel X. O'Neil.
In January 2015, the Sunlight Foundation restructured, combining its reporting staff with its communications team. As a result of the restructuring, three staffers left the organization, including managing editor Kathy Kiely, who was laid off. In June 2015, four more staffers left the organization.
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