Mission
See Schedule O.
Public Charity
OPENSECRETS
Based in Washington, DC, OPENSECRETS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.3M in revenue, $3.4M in expenses, $3.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 69 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.5M.
EIN: 521275227
Washington, DC
Government & Public Administration
NTEE: W20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.3M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$3.8M
Grant Records69
Funding Total$2.5M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Opensecrets
How Opensecrets divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$10
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$47
Data, Research and Analysis
$33
Civic Education and Outreach
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$21,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$263,937
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$210,000
$100,000
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$46,676
Showing up to 5 of 69 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Ann Ravel
Director of Insights
Brendan Glavin
Chair
Daniel Doktori
Director of Editorial & Strategy
David Meyers
Director
Geri Palast
Executive Director
Hilary Braseth
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.3M | $3.4M | $3.8M |
| 2024 | $3.0M | $4.5M | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $4.3M | $4.2M |
| 2022 | $5.0M | $4.0M | $6.3M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $2.2M | $3.0M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $4.3M (+186%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.