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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget reported $10.4 million in revenue and $6.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.10 went to program services, $8.21 to management and general costs and $4.69 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $672,231 (PRESIDENT). 14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 77% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $6.7MFor context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.1% | 84.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.2% | 10.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.7% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.5% | 83.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $672,231 | $357,133 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 10.03% | 1.52% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 14 | 12 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 21.4 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 35 of 36 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePolicy - the policy program conducts and publishes original research on timely fiscal issues, summarizes and analyzes current and proposed budget-related legislation, and develops resources to help policymakers, the media, and the public gain a better understanding of the federal budget situation and the nation's fiscal outlook
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
Initiatives - the organization develops key initiatives to address pressing policy issues. During 2025, 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
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 39.80 hrs/week | $612,079 | $0 | $60,152 | $672,231 |
| SVP AND SENIOR POLICY DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $402,775 | $0 | $57,370 | $460,145 |
| SVP AND CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee, 31.30 hrs/week | $298,960 | $0 | $43,912 | $342,872 |
| SR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $223,730 | $0 | $33,976 | $257,706 |
| ADVISOR, FINANCE & OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 29.70 hrs/week | $183,842 | $0 | $53,334 | $237,176 |
| VP AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $182,850 | $0 | $35,350 | $218,200 |
| POLICY DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $186,632 | $0 | $29,212 | $215,844 |
| DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $164,156 | $0 | $36,592 | $200,748 |
14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b36 · 35 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 547
- Volunteers Part I, line 638
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget totaling $4.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget spent in 2025, $87.10 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget reported that 87.1% of its $6.7 million in expenses went to program services, 8.2% to management and general and 4.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $672,231, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget get its money?
Of $10.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 97.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1231278 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202611949349301721 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202541699349301659 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412149349301636 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332979349301653 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242169349301334 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102459349300800 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202031909349301623 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1231278: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.