| Description: | The National Institute on Money in State Politics is the only nonpartisan, nonprofit organization revealing the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states. Our comprehensive and verifiable campaign-finance database and relevant issue analyses are available for free through our website FollowTheMoney.org. We encourage transparency and promote independent investigation of state-level campaign contributions by journalists, academic researchers, students and the public at large. |
| Begun: | 1999 |
| Website: | http://followthemoney.org/ |
| Office Location: | 833 N. Last Chance Helena, MT |
| Structure: | 501 (c)(3) organization |
| Founder: | Edwin Bender, Jeff Malachowsky, and Samantha Sanchez |
| Executive Director: | Edwin Bender |
| Approximate number of full-time staff: | 20 |
| Number with prior professional journalism experience: | 2 |
| Annual operating budget: | $1,500,000 |
| Annual salaries posted, or accessible via 990 form: | Yes |
| Editorial/ethics policy statement: | No |
| Diversity statement: | No |
| IRS 990 form posted on website: | Yes |
| Major donors disclosed: | Yes |
| INN Member: | Yes |
| Awards: | None |
| Contact: | www.followthemoney.org/Contact/index.phtml (406) 449-2480 |
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