NonprofitsCommittee For A Responsible Federal Budget

Public & Societal Benefit

Committee For A Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$9.8M

Total expenses

$6.0M

Net assets

$8.3M

Grants received

$22.3M

79 grants

EIN

521231278

Tax year

2024

Mission

A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to educating the public, policymakers, and the media about issues that have significant fiscal policy impact. The committee is made up of some of the nation's leading budget experts including many of the past chairs and directors of the congressional budget committees, the congressional budget office, the office of management and budget and the government accountability office.

Programs

2 programs

Public engagement - the public engagement team works with civic, educational, business, and economic groups and the media to educate and engage the public about the nation's long-term fiscal challenges.

Expenses: $1.3M

Initiatives - the organization develops key initiatives to address pressing policy issues. During 2024, the organization had two active initiatives, fixus and health savers. Fixus convenes diverse stakeholders and advances research with the goal of understanding the root causes of our growing national divisions and how they can be addressed. Health savers is a collaborative research project to develop bold policy solutions to lower health care costs.

Expenses: $259K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$9.6M
Program service revenue
Investment income$207K
Other revenue$4K
Total revenue$9.8M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$4.7M
Fundraising$269K
Other expenses$1.3M
Total expenses$6.0M
Total assets$10.2M
Net assets$8.3M

People

46 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MAYA MACGUINEAS

PRESIDENT

Board

$742K

38.2 hrs/wk

ERSKINE BOWLES

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KENT CONRAD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAN L CRIPPEN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILLIS GRADISON JR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILLIAM HOAGLAND

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JIM JONES

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LOU KERR

DIRECTOR UNTIL MARCH

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAMES T MCINTYRE JR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JUNE O'NEILL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL NUTTER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROBERT REISCHAUER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHARLES ROBB

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALAN SIMPSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN SPRATT

DIRECTOR UNTIL DECEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

GENE STEUERLE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID STOCKMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN TANNER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TOM TAUKE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CAROL COX WAIT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JANE HARMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ISABEL SAWHILL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SAXBY CHAMBLISS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JIM COOPER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ESTHER GEORGE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KEITH HALL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HEIDI HEITKAMP

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN KASICH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RON KIND

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

FRANKLIN RAINES

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

REID RIBBLE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARJORIE MARGOLIES

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MITCH DANIELS

CO-CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LEON PANETTA

CO-CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY PENNY

CO-CHAIR AND SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARNE OBERNAUER

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

BARRY ANDERSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RUDY PENNER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVE MCCURDY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARC L GOLDWEIN

SVP AND SENIOR POLICY DIRECTOR

Staff

$258K

38.2 hrs/wk

SIMONE G FRANK SENIOR

ADVISOR, FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Staff

$231K

31.2 hrs/wk

MICHAEL V MURPHY

SVP AND CHIEF OF STAFF

Staff

$211K

32.2 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER R ROTELLA

SR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$196K

40 hrs/wk

JOSHUA B GORDON

DIRECTOR, HEALTH POLICY

Staff

$182K

40 hrs/wk

BENJAMIN TOMCHIK

VP AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF

Staff

$178K

40 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER TOWNER

POLICY DIRECTOR

Staff

$163K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA

$264K

Grants received

Showing 79 of 79

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.3M
TO SUPPORT FISCAL POLICY WORK RELATED TO TAX AND BUDGET POLICY.
2024
$320K
CREATE AND DISSEMINATE TWO NEW OPTION PAPERS FOR HEALTH CARE POLICIES.
2024
$310K
TO PROVIDE TOOLS THAT PREVENT MEDICARE INSOLVENCY.
2024
$245K
TO PRODUCE NON-PARTISAN POLICY OPTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE INTEGRITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR ALL BENEFICIARIES, INCLUDING DUAL-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
2024
$200K
TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE POLICY OPTIONS TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE SPENDING ALONG WITH ESTIMATES OF THEIR SAVING.
2024
$199K
TO SUPPORT FISCAL POLICY WORK RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY.
2024
$100K
FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS AROUND MODERNIZATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
2024
$100K
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2024
$33K
TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE POLICY OPTIONS TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE SPENDING.
2024
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL PURPOSE FUND
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$2K
GENERAL USE
2024
$2.5M
TO ADVANCE RESPONSIBLE FISCAL POLICY AND BUDGET PROCESS REFORM THROUGH POLICY RESEARCH, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
2023
$1.2M
TO SUPPORT FISCAL POLICY AND HIGHER EDUCATION ANALYSIS WORK.
2023
$121K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$105K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$100K
FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS AROUND MODERNIZATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
2023
$85K
TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE POLICY OPTIONS TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE SPENDING.
2023
$75K
SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD
2023
$61K
TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE MEDICARE'S FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY.
2023
$26K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL FUND RAISING
2023
$9K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$6K
TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
2023
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$2K
GENERAL USE
2023
$2K
GENERAL USE
2023
$1K
TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE IN EDUCATION
2023
$4.1M
TO ADVANCE RESPONSIBLE FISCAL POLICY AND BUDGET PROCESS REFORM THROUGH POLICY RESEARCH, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
2022
$1.2M
TO SUPPORT FISCAL POLICY AND HIGHER EDUCATION ANALYSIS WORK.
2022
$290K
TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE MEDICARE'S FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY.
2022
$281K
TO PROVIDE TOOLS THAT PREVENT MEDICARE INSOLVENCY.
2022
$272K
For the Congressional Fiscal Security Leadership Initiative
2022
$200K
ANALYSIS OF POLICY OPTIONS TO LOWER HEALTH CARE SPENDING IN THE U.S. AS PART OF THE HEALTH SAVERS INITIATIVE.
2022
$200K
TO SUPPORT ISSUE AWARENESS AND POLICY SOLUTIONS TO CLOSE THE TAX GAP.
2022
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$138K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$111K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$107K
TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE POLICY OPTIONS TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE SPENDING.
2022
$100K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$71K
SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2022
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$9K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
2022
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$2K
GENERAL USE
2022
$1K
GENERAL USE.
2022
$2.3M
TO ADVANCE RESPONSIBLE FISCAL POLICY AND BUDGET PROCESS REFORM THROUGH POLICY RESEARCH, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
2021
$79K
SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD
2021
$11K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$8K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
2021
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$2.2M
TO ADVANCE RESPONSIBLE FISCAL POLICY AND BUDGET PROCESS REFORM THROUGH POLICY RESEARCH, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
2020
$800K
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2020
$246K
TO LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS THROUGH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS.
2020
$246K
TO LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS THROUGH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS.
2020
$218K
DEDICATED TO CONDUCT PLANNING-PHASE ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH TO DEVELOP HEALTH CARE SAVINGS OPTIONS.
2020
$200K
Education
2020
$200K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$100K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$100K
To support the COVID Money Tracker project
2020
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$10K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$6K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT IN HONOR OF THE 2020 BUDGET BALL
2020
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
2020
$1K
GENERAL USE
2020
$1K
TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE IN EDUCATION
2020
$250
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE FIXUS PLAN
2019
$50K
Program support for government transparency and fact checking project
2018
$28K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$10K
MCCRERY-POMEROY SSDI SOLUTIONS INITIATIVE
2018
$1K
TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE IN EDUCATION
2018
$782K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$22.3M from 30 funders · 79 grants · 2017–2024

Peter G Peterson Foundation

$11.2M · 8 grants · 2020–2023

Laura And John Arnold Foundation

$6.2M · 16 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$848K · 4 grants · 2017–2023

California Community Foundation

$800K · 1 grant · 2020

Gary And Mary West Health Policy Center

$738K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$400K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

Carnegie Corporation Of New York

$272K · 1 grant · 2022

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$242K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Details

EIN521231278
NTEE codeW22Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1982-05
Formed1981
Employees48
Volunteers38
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