Sunlight Foundation

Sunlight Foundation
FoundedApril 2006 (2006-04)
FounderMichael R. Klein, Ellen S. Miller
DissolvedSeptember 2020 (2020-09)
Type501(c)(3)
20-3903427
Registration no.253724
FocusGovernment transparency, campaign finance reform
Location
Executive Director
John Wonderlich[1]
Revenue
$495,097 (2017)[2]
Expenses$1,451,359 (2017)[2]
Websitesunlightfoundation.com

The Sunlight Foundation was an American 501(c)(3) nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advocated for open government.[3] 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.[4] The foundation's primary focus was the role of money in politics. The organization sought to increase campaign finance regulations and disclosure requirements.[5] The Sunlight Foundation ceased operations in September 2020.[6]

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  2. ^ a b "IRS Form 990 2017" (PDF). Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Marohn, Kirsti (April 9, 2015). "Website offers peek at politicians' deleted tweets". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. ^ Lichterman, Joseph (March 6, 2014). "Q&A: Ellen Miller on the Sunlight Foundation's role in increasing the availability of open data". Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
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  6. ^ McCambridge, Ruth (30 September 2020). "Becoming an Ancestor: Sunlight Foundation Closes Its Own Shutters". Nonprofit Quarterly. Retrieved 18 November 2020.