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Public Knowledge

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Research & Policy · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 52-2336690

About

Public knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy on behalf of the public interest.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Research & Policy
Employees
23
Volunteers
11

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-12-31
Revenue
$4.0M
Expenses
$3.2M
Assets
$7.2M
Liabilities
$1.6M

Financial history

$5.6M$2.8M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $4.0M · Peak FY2017: $5.6M · Avg: $3.4M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
$105K
Grants Given
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Address

1818 N Street NW
Washington, DC, 20036-240

Governance

Voting board members11
Independent members10
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Public records
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer ↗
Full 990 PDFs going back to 2001, plus parsed financial extracts. The easiest place to read actual filings.
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search ↗
IRS-side authoritative source. Confirms current exempt status and pulls the latest determination letter.
These open in a new tab. AllCiv doesn't host filings directly — these are the authoritative public-record sources.