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Pursuing a more open and accountable government that promotes fairness and equity
2009 Annual Report
OMB Watch Resources OMB Watch website: www.ombwatch.org
Our main site serves as our information headquarters, with reports and other resources all in one place.
FedSpending.org: www.fedspending.org
This site provides access to a searchable database of federal government spending and contracts.
Right-to-Know Network: www.rtknet.org
The Right-to-Know Network has been around since 1989 and provides free access to the Toxics Release Inventory and other databases.
NPAction: www.npaction.org
This resource center helps nonprofit organizations engage in advocacy and better understand their speech rights.
Charity and Security Network: www.charityandsecurity.org
The Charity and Security Network is a project of OMB Watch that seeks to protect U.S. and international nonprofit organizations that fight poverty, provide essential services in underserved communities, and promote human rights and peace.
The OMB Watcher
The Watcher is our biweekly newsletter filled with news and analysis on all our issues. The Watcher is available for free by e-mail and on the web. Visit www.ombwatch.org/watcher to subscribe.
Pursuing a more open and accountable government that promotes fairness and equity
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Our Mission OMB Watch exists to increase government transparency and accountability; to ensure sound, equitable regulatory and budgetary processes and policies; and to protect and promote active citizen participation in our democracy.
Our Vision OMB Watch envisions a more just and democratic society, one in which an open, responsive government protects people’s health, safety, and well-being; safeguards the environment; honors the public’s right to information; values an engaged citizenry; and adequately invests in the common good.
About OMB Watch “[OMB Watch] is the offensive guard of the public interest community.”
OMB Watch, a nonprofit government watchdog organization, was formed in 1983 to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB oversees federal regulation, the budget, information collection and dissemination, proposed legislation, testimony by agencies, and much more. While OMB’s actions were having an enormous impact on agency operations and the pursuit of social justice, it remained largely behind the scenes – unaccountable and not well understood by the public and public interest groups. By explaining governmental processes and monitoring OMB, OMB Watch helped bring sunshine to this powerful and secretive agency.
— John Podesta, Center for American Progress
OMB Watch Today As the years progressed, tracking OMB activities led to other concerns about the federal government’s institutional responsiveness to public needs. We now concentrate on four main areas:
search through several years of information on government spending. The site has been so successful that it has already seen millions of visitors and searches and served as the model for the federal government website USAspending.gov. In 2008, we worked collaboratively to develop detailed recommendations for improving government transparency and the regulatory process. In 2009, OMB Watch and Good Jobs First spearheaded a new coalition of more than 30 diverse groups dedicated to ensuring that the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) is open and accountable to the public.
• Federal budget and government performance • The federal regulatory process • Government transparency and access to information • Nonprofit advocacy and speech rights
OMB Watch also works closely with state and community groups across the country. Since our first days, we have conducted workshops and briefings on a range of federal issues in collaboration with grassroots organizations that today regularly help us with our work.
At the national level, OMB Watch is deeply engaged in policy debate and formulation and is well known for convening diverse coalitions comprised of nonprofits that deal with environmental, low-income, health, education, consumer, labor, religious, and other public interest issues. In 2004, we spearheaded the launch of OpenTheGovernment.org, an unprecedented coalition of journalists, environmentalists, labor, and consumer and good government groups seeking a more open and accountable government. In 2006, we re-energized a coalition of environmental and health right-to-know activists, called the Working Group on Community Right-to-Know, and merged that work into OMB Watch. Later that year, working with the support of groups and individuals from across the political spectrum, OMB Watch launched FedSpending.org, a free website that allows users to
OMB Watch recognizes that the policy work on fair taxes and spending, government secrecy, and regulatory responsiveness depends on an engaged citizenry. That is why we have a 26-year track record of actively protecting the advocacy and speech rights of the nonprofit sector. All of OMB Watch’s strategies come into play when protecting speech rights: we monitor and analyze government actions; we take policy positions when needed; and we build strong local, state, and national coalitions to respond to both threats and opportunities.
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In all our work, OMB Watch is committed to creating and promoting long-term, proactive initiatives that will advance progressive causes and will change the lives of all Americans for the better.
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A Letter from the Chairman of the Board As we move into the second decade of the 21st century, many changes are afoot. As technology advances, we find it easier to network and share information. When it comes to public health and safety, a good number of policymakers are beginning to realize that an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure. And for the first time in quite a while, public interest organizations like OMB Watch have had the opportunity to shift from being on the defense to pushing proactive policy solutions that benefit all Americans. In 2009, the political landscape looked far different than it did at the beginning of the new century. A new president and a new Congress, filled with faces that professed to be progressive, offered “hope” and “change.” Bold new initiatives were proposed, and many in the public interest community began to talk about opportunities to make real progress on crucial issues related to food safety, the environment, and social equity. At times, reality and partisanship got in the way of achieving what many had hoped for or promised. Health care reform stalled and drew bitter, angry rhetoric from opponents both before and after final enactment. Climate change legislation was almost completely dropped from the agenda, and the extent of the damage from the 20072008 recession presented a bleak economic picture to America. At other times, however, real advances were made. Congress passed one of the largest and most successful pieces of economic recovery legislation in the history of our nation, and through it and other measures, the new administration began to act on its promise of greater government openness. Additionally, scientific integrity once again became important to those charged with protecting our land, our air, our water, and our health. Not missing a beat, OMB Watch was intimately involved in much of this work. Armed with a collection of recommendations from individuals and organizations across the political spectrum, our tireless staff pushed the Obama administration to reduce secrecy, to instill a culture of transparency in the federal government, and to encourage the use of regulatory policy to protect the public interest. Reflecting on all of the successes, as well as the disappointments, of 2009, one thing is certain: much work remains to be done. Though economic conditions are still challenging, OMB Watch has the resources, the dedication, and the capacity to work with all of you as we seek a more open and accountable government that promotes fairness and equity for all Americans. Yours truly,
Paul Marchand Chairman of the Board
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A Letter from the Executive Director Making government work. No, it’s not as simple as issuing a directive. Rather, it’s about creating the right tools, implementing policies, and fostering cultural changes that allow government to function in the public interest – free from corruption, disproportionate special interest influence, and unnecessary barriers to reform. Making government work is a concept that dominated OMB Watch’s work throughout 2009. As our Board Chair Paul Marchand mentioned (see his letter on the facing page), OMB Watch came into 2009 prepared to do some heavy lifting. We engaged early and often, starting with the Obama administration’s transition team. We let the incoming administration and the leadership of the new Congress know that our recommendations to make government work again were necessary and achievable. Our hard work paid off with many successes in 2009. Agencies such as the EPA, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission took proactive stances on important issues, including greenhouse gas emissions, food safety, and dangerous contaminants in the products that we buy for our children. The White House itself charged ahead on government transparency, pledging the most open and accountable administration in American history. It made a good start on that promise in three ways: first, the administration started to implement the unprecedented transparency provisions of the Recovery Act, crafting a reporting framework and releasing data through Recovery.gov. Second, in late 2009, the White House unveiled its Open Government Directive, a major first step toward changing the culture of secrecy that has plagued the federal government for far too long. Finally, the administration began to take steps to move beyond rhetoric, such as when it decided to release White House visitor logs. Minimizing the effects of the Bush administration’s midnight regulations was also high on our agenda. Though some of these policies were eventually allowed to go into effect, agencies slammed the brakes on several of the previous administration’s most damaging rule changes. There were also significant disappointments throughout the past year, and the Obama administration’s policies are neither perfect nor complete. We stand ready to pressure the administration when needed. However, the progress we’ve seen thus far is impressive, and the administration deserves credit in moving the ball forward. Many challenges lie ahead, and opponents of commonsense reforms have massed at the gates to defeat important policies. However, OMB Watch is undaunted, and we will continue to propose and advocate for policies that promote government accountability, encourage citizen and nonprofit participation in public policy decisions, and advance the use of fiscal and regulatory policy to serve the public interest. Yours truly,
Gary D. Bass Executive Director OMB Watch Annual Report 2009
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Information for Democracy and Community
Information for Democracy OMB Watch believes the public has the right to government information in order to help hold government accountable, protect public health and safety, and safeguard our natural resources. We therefore encourage government to shine a light on its activities and to affirmatively make more timely and accurate information available to the public in useful formats.
view within the Department of Justice (DOJ). While OMB Watch supported the unprecedented move, we also pushed for a more robust policy through legislation, including a clear directive on the scope of judicial review of the privilege. Working toward a Meaningful Open Government Directive
Advocating on Right-to-Know Recommendations
On his first full day in office, President Obama ordered the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop an Open Government Directive within 120 days. According to the president’s Jan. 21, 2009, memo, the intent of the directive was to make the federal government more transparent, collaborative, and participatory. Though issued well past the original deadline, the December 2009 Open Government Directive delivered on all three principles and included specific requirements and deadlines for all federal agencies. OMB Watch was intimately involved in the development of the directive, participating in a three-part online brainstorm-and-comment process and meeting with key officials. We will keep our eye on the directive’s ongoing implementation, highlighting important successes and pushing back against agencies and the White House if efforts fall short of expectations.
In November 2008, OMB Watch presented to thenPresident-elect Barack Obama and Congress a set of recommendations on government openness, access to government information, and other transparency issues. The recommendations stressed the need for the Obama administration and Congress to utilize 21stcentury technologies and update the federal government’s information disclosure and sharing policies accordingly. Both before and after Obama was inaugurated in January 2009, OMB Watch repeatedly advocated on these right-to-know recommendations, urging the White House to fulfill its promise to oversee the most open and accountable administration in American history.
Moving Forward on an Environmental Right-toKnow Agenda OMB Watch believes that access to a wide range of environmental data will allow citizens, cities, states, and industries to make more constructive environmental choices. In 2009, OMB Watch staff began to lay the groundwork for an ambitious environmental right-toknow project. Inspired by the 2009 restoration of the Toxics Release Inventory program, OMB Watch met with key stakeholders in the environmental community and began to develop adequate resources for the project. Throughout 2010, OMB Watch will be conducting a number of activities, including a formal planning retreat and a large fall conference, to create and shape a nationwide environmental right-to-know agenda.
Pushing for a More Robust State Secrets Policy The government openness recommendations suggested changes to the federal government’s use of the state secrets privilege. Created by a 1953 U.S. Supreme Court decision, the state secrets privilege has since been used not only to protect sensitive national security information, but also to hide embarrassing government missteps and abuses of executive power. In late September 2009, the Obama administration released a formal policy on the privilege, limiting its use to certain circumstances and requiring more thorough reOMB Watch Annual Report 2009
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Federal Fiscal Policy and Government Performance
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Federal Fiscal Policy OMB Watch works for equitable tax and budget policies that adequately fund needed public services. To this end, we push for an open, honest, and responsive federal tax and budget process and advocate for accountability and transparency in how federal resources are spent.
tions, which the partnership shared with the Obama administration and others. Making the Case for the Estate Tax The federal estate tax, our most progressive tax, phases out in 2010 for one year. In late 2009, Congress revisited the estate tax debate with the intention of addressing the phase-out. OMB Watch and its coalition partners at Americans for a Fair Estate Tax argued for a continuation of the estate tax, illustrating why it is a necessary and useful part of the federal tax structure. OMB Watch then called on Congress to retain the estate tax, avoid the one-year phaseout, and pass productive estate tax reform. Though Congress was paralyzed with indecision, allowing the 2010 phase-out to move forward, it did defeat several damaging policy proposals that would have further cut federal revenues, increased the national debt, and forced funding cuts to vital national priorities.
Pursuing Bailout and Recovery Act Transparency During the 2009 debates concerning the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the Recovery Act), OMB Watch stressed the importance of building on the principles of the Transparency Act of 2006. Thanks, in part, to our efforts and recommendations, the Recovery Act contains sweeping transparency provisions that hold the potential to usher in a new era of openness in federal spending. After the Recovery Act’s passage, OMB Watch monitored the implementation of the act and its transparency provisions. Throughout 2009, as data from Recovery Act recipients began to flow in, we consulted with the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board to offer our praise, criticisms, and suggestions for improvements. Through these consultations, OMB Watch was able to successfully promote both more useful reporting methods and greater transparency in Recovery Act spending while stressing the need for additional data quality improvements.
Calling for Government Performance Measures that Work In mid-2009, OMB Watch, Accenture, and the Georgetown Public Policy Institute released a report, Building a Better Government Performance System: Recommendations to the Obama Administration, which outlined six key principles that are essential to the reform of government performance systems. These principles, if adopted and implemented, will open up internal compliance-based review processes that typically result in static ratings. They will also create a more dynamic conversation about continued improvements to the performance of federal agencies and programs. The report was the culmination of a year’s worth of consultation and coordination with government performance experts and other stakeholders.
OMB Watch also continued its work with the Bailout Watch partnership in 2009. Among other activities, the partnership launched bailoutwatch.net, which serves as a clearinghouse on the 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); assisted congressional staff in formulating questions and statements for oversight hearings; supported legislation to strengthen the authority of TARP’s inspector general; and developed a memo filled with key data transparency recommendaOMB Watch Annual Report 2009
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Regulatory Policy and Government Accountability
Regulatory Policy OMB Watch seeks to protect, restore, and advance sound public protections of our shared resources. While many organizations advocate for regulatory safeguards in specific contexts (such as workplace health and safety, the environment, and consumer protection), OMB Watch addresses the government-wide policies and processes that facilitate – or constrain – the use of regulatory policy to serve the public interest. This work includes ensuring that the federal rulemaking process is open and fair.
regulations that it hoped would survive scrutiny from the next White House. Many of these rules stripped Americans of vital health, safety, and environmental protections. In early 2009, OMB Watch and the Center for American Progress outlined methods that the Obama administration could utilize to address these midnight regulations. Over the course of the year, OMB Watch tracked agency action on the last-minute rules and published the information online, keeping the press and the public up-to-date on the latest developments.
Recommending Key Regulatory Reforms
Urging a Redefined Role for OIRA
Shortly after the 2008 elections, OMB Watch and other leading voices offered then-President-elect Barack Obama and the incoming congressional leadership a number of recommendations on regulatory reform. The recommendations fell into several categories, including improving the quality of regulations, protecting scientific integrity, and bringing more transparency to the federal regulatory process. Throughout 2009, OMB Watch urged the Obama administration to adopt and implement these varied recommendations and to follow through on several early presidential memos related to the regulatory process.
Coming in to the new year, OMB Watch saw an opportunity to urge the incoming administration to refine the role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), a powerful but often secretive office within the White House. Since the days of Ronald Reagan, OIRA has exerted powerful influence on the federal rulemaking process and the content of regulations. In 2009, OMB Watch encouraged the White House and OIRA Administrator Cass Sunstein to shift the office’s role from gatekeeper and obstructer to coordinator and regulatory process agenda-setter, from spending time on transactional reviews to addressing broad government needs.
Keeping an Eye on Midnight Regulations
Making Agencies Work Again
During the latter half of 2008, the George W. Bush administration finalized a set of last-minute, “midnight”
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During the Bush administration, OMB Watch led the charge against the practice of appointing overly political heads to key regulatory agencies. We also pointed out how drastic funding cuts that occurred during the previous eight years damaged public protections and agencies. In 2009, OMB Watch repeatedly engaged with the new administration and Congress, urging the president to appoint qualified agency leaders and to begin restoring resources to important health and safety agencies. In the FY 2010 budget, the president and Congress provided significant funding increases to some key agencies. These increases will help agencies to once again work in the public interest. 11
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Nonprofit Speech and Advocacy Rights
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Nonprofit Speech Rights OMB Watch defends and promotes the role nonprofit organizations play in the democratic process. We work to protect nonprofit speech rights, encourage nonprofits to participate in public policy debates, and strive for increased citizen engagement in our democracy.
under the Serve America Act. OMB Watch fought back against these attacks, calling Americans to action and repeatedly pointing out that restricting advocacy paid for by non-federal funds is an unconstitutional assault on the First Amendment. OMB Watch and its allies were successful; the Foxx and related amendments were ultimately defeated.
Promoting Nonpartisan Political Activity
Assessing the Impacts of Lobbying and Ethics Reform Efforts
In 2009, as part of its ongoing work to promote nonprofit involvement in civil society, OMB Watch continued to pursue the right of nonprofit organizations to engage in nonpartisan political activity. By highlighting often-obscure news items about voter mobilization rights, studying current vague rules that govern nonprofit involvement in related activities, and continuing the conversation about more useful state and federal policies, OMB Watch showed how important it is for nonprofits to help Americans participate in our democracy. OMB Watch also published a report titled How Nonprofits Helped America Vote: 2008.
On his first full day in office, President Obama issued an executive order on lobbying and ethics reform. He also issued other policies that placed restrictions on certain types of lobbying, including lobbying on the allocation of Recovery Act and Troubled Asset Relief Program funds. OMB Watch and other nonprofit organizations engaged the administration on the issue, commending the White House for taking a proactive stance on special interest influences in Washington, while also noting that some of the policies could have unintended consequences, particularly for the nonprofit sector. These consequences became evident as the year progressed, when highly qualified individuals were blocked from public service and anecdotes surfaced showing that a large portion of lobbying activity was moving “underground” to avoid the disclosure requirements of the Lobbying Disclosure Act.
Pushing Back against Anti-Advocacy Proposals
Tackling Counterproductive Counterterrorism Policies that Impede the Work of Nonprofits
Since the 1980s, Congress and the executive branch have made periodic attempts to squelch the advocacy rights of nonprofit organizations and curtail the free speech rights of those groups’ constituencies. In 2009, several members of Congress, most notably Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), made such an attempt in connection with the Serve America Act, the bill that reauthorized the successful AmeriCorps program and codified some of President Obama’s community service goals. The intent of these anti-democratic proposals was to strip lobbying and other advocacy rights from any nonprofit organization that received federal funds OMB Watch Annual Report 2009
In late 2008, OMB Watch created a new project called the Charity and Security Network (CSN). Throughout 2009, CSN tackled counterproductive counterterrorism policies that impede the crucial humanitarian work of service-oriented nonprofit organizations. Via a series of informational briefings, meetings with policymakers, e-newsletters, a new website, and more, CSN urged Congress and the Obama administration to reshape American counterterrorism policies to allow for both strong national security and a strong and effective nonprofit sector. 13
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A Year of Intensified Online Outreach
Intensified Online Outreach 2009 was a year of intensified online outreach at OMB Watch. Marked by an expansion of our constituent email list, the redesign of two of our major websites, the launch of a new coalition website, and increased engagement in the social networking sphere, our efforts put us right in the middle of the ever-changing online environment of the 21st century.
interested in the transparent, accountable implementation of the Recovery Act. One key component of this effort was to create a one-stop shop for Recovery Act accountability information, documents, news, commentary, and more. Thus was born the coalition’s website, located at www.accountablerecovery.net. Expanding Our Presence in Social Networks
Unveiling a New Look for ombwatch.org and RTK NET
OMB Watch understands that in order to reach new audiences and emerging, younger generations of advocates, nonprofit organizations must engage beyond traditional e-mail lists and flagship websites. That’s why, in addition to all of the online engagement we already do, OMB Watch expanded its presence on two social networking sites in 2009: Facebook and Twitter. Both social networking profiles are updated on a regular basis with related news items and information on OMB Watch publications, events in which OMB Watch staff are participating, action alerts, and more. Our Facebook Fan Page is open to all Facebook users, and everyone on Twitter is welcome to become a follower of our organization.
Our site redesigns introduced web users to new looks on our flagship website, ombwatch.org, and our environmental right-to-know website known as RTK NET (www.rtknet.org). As part of this work, we created new features, reorganized content in a way that made more sense to site visitors, and made it easier for the public to interact with us and comment on our work. Launching a Recovery Act Transparency Website In 2009, OMB Watch and Good Jobs First created and co-chaired the Coalition for an Accountable Recovery, which consists of more than 30 diverse organizations
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Current OMB Watch Board Paul Marchand (Chair) The Arc and UCP Disability Policy Collaboration
Eddie Hailes Advancement Project
Edwin Jayne (Vice-Chair and Secretary) AFSCME
Sylvia E. Johnson United Auto Workers
Robert Lawrence (Treasurer) Consultant
Bill Kamela Microsoft Corporation
Julio C. Abreu Mental Health America
Mary M. Lassen Center for Community Change
Nancy Amidei The Civic Engagement Project
Ellen Miller Sunlight Foundation/Sunlight Network
Gary D. Bass OMB Watch
Mark Rosenman Caring to Change
Ross Eisenbrey Economic Policy Institute
Margaret Seminario AFL-CIO
Pamela Gilbert Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP
James D. Weill Food Research and Action Center
Former Board Members Anna Aurilio Benjamin Todd Jealous David Vladeck
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Current OMB Watch Staff Amanda Adams Nonprofit Speech Rights Policy Analyst
Lateefah Williams Nonprofit Speech Rights Policy Analyst
Gary D. Bass Executive Director
Charity and Security Network Staff
Brian Gumm Communications Director
Kay Guinane Director
Craig Jennings Director, Federal Fiscal Policy
Jaymes Sanford Law Clerk
Sam Kim Staff Associate
Suraj Sazawal Communications and Research Coordinator
Matt Madia Regulatory Policy Analyst
Nathaniel Turner Communications Intern
Lee Mason Director, Nonprofit Speech Rights
OpenTheGovernment.org Staff
Rick Melberth Director, Regulatory Policy
Patrice McDermott Director
Denise Moore Database Administrator/Programmer
Amy Bennett Program Associate
Sean Moulton Director, Federal Information Policy
Former Staff, Fellows, and Interns Dana Chasin Chris George Adam Hughes
Delaney Parrish Development and Communications Associate
Jacqueline Mathis Lynn Sha
Doug Percival Technology Coordinator Rich Puchalsky RTK NET Director and Programmer Sam Rosen-Amy Federal Fiscal Policy Analyst Paula Shoecraft Development Director Roger Strother Federal Information Policy Analyst Gary Therkildsen Federal Fiscal Policy Analyst Brian Turnbaugh Policy Analyst: Environmental Right to Know Barbara Western Director of Operations
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Staff not in photo: Sam Kim, Denise Moore, Sean Moulton, Delaney Parrish, Rich Puchalsky, Jaymes Sanford, Brian Turnbaugh, Nathaniel Turner
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Financial Statements Fiscal Year: July 1-June 30
Revenue FY 2008-2009
Expenses FY 2008-2009
Program Expenses FY 2008-2009
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Financial Statements June 30, 2009 Total Assets
$2,544,048
Total Liabilities
$63,184
Net Assets
$2,480,864
July 2008 – June 2009 Revenue Grants Contributions Professional Fees Reimbursements Publications Investment Income (Loss)
2,860,945 83,871 179,190 131,237 3,801 -104,396
Total Revenue
$3,154,648
Expenses Program Services Federal Fiscal Policy and Government Performance Federal Regulatory Policy Federal Information Policy Nonprofit Speech Rights Total Program Services Support Services Management and General Development Total Support Services
120,425 161,321 281,746
Total Expenses
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494,727 278,754 1,075,401 360,754 2,209,636
$2,491,382
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Donors OMB Watch is grateful to the following donors for their support in 2009. Thank you!
$100,000 and above
Anonymous (2) The Bauman Foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York The Ford Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Open Society Institute Sunlight Foundation
$10,000-99,999
Anonymous (1) American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees C.S. Fund Cordaid The Nathan Cummings Foundation Stewart R. Mott Foundation National Security and Human Rights Pooled Fund, a project of the Proteus Fund Pacific Life Rockefeller Brothers Fund The Scherman Foundation, Inc. Surdna Foundation, Inc.
Up to $9,999
Anonymous (8) Amanda Abramowitz Julio Abreu Paulette and Alan Adams L.J. Adams Steven Aftergood Darryl Alexander Alpaugh Foundation Nancy Amidei Douglas Amy Donald Angell David Arons Nicholas Ashford Pam Baker Gary Bass and Suzanne Feurt Keith Bernhard Leslie Boden Robert Book Elizabeth Boris Tom Bowen Sandra Braman Danielle Brian Francis and Victoria Buckley Lee Capkin Aileen Carr
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Elizabeth Champney Mollie Churchill Mary Cleveland David Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Collier Bill Cundiff Peter Curia and Cheri Van Sant Mary Rose Curtis John Dernbach Masada Disenhouse Aaron Dorfman and Geneen D. Massey Pablo Eisenberg Ross Eisenbrey Susan Elkevizth Clara Else Norm Enfield Arnold Fege Richard Feinbloom Bernard Fine Martha Fleischman Gregg Forte Irene Fortune Leslie Fried Margaret Fung Rits Geoghegan Global Fund for Women Patricia Gnotek Jeff Grimes Brian Gumm Michael Heiman Joanne Hutton Chris and Patty Isensee Ed Jayne Sylvia Johnson Michael Kalutkiewicz Bill Kamela JJ Kang Raymond Keeling Regina Keenan Miho Kim John Klein Marcy Koukhab Lawrence Krantz Mary M. Lassen Robert Lawrence and Elizabeth Engberg Paul Light Richard Liroff Robin Madison
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Donors Paul Marchand Charles and Victoria McClure Cathleen McGarity Althea McLuckie Mrs. Norma McNeill Rick Melberth Daryl D. Mercer David Michaels Michigan League Insurance Project Ellen Miller Denise Moore Stuart Mork Michael Moylan Clayton Northouse Anne Joseph O’Connell and Jamie O’Connell Larry Ottinger and Cinthia Schuman Ottinger Leslie Parrish Drs. Beth and Paul Paskoff Michael Perri Beryl Radin Judith Randal Patricia Read Art and Mary Resnick Mary Robinson Peter Rogers Mark Rosenman and Mary Lee Stein John Rosina Mattie P. Rudinow Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Sanborn Elizabeth Sanders Nicholas Sanders Buzz Sawyer Cynthia Schneider Richard and Sharon Schoech Richard Sclove Margaret Seminario Peter Shane Al Sheahen Daniel C. Shively Paula Shoecraft Peter Sills Jonathan Small Robert and Barbara Smucker Barbara Somson Edwin Stein Danielle Stockton David Straus Peter and Joanna Strauss Carter Tannehill Troyer Thomas Kathy Van Dame David Vladeck
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