OpenSecrets: sources & evidence

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Country (Wikidata; date unspecified)

Stated by a public source

United States

Wikidata Q127231756 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status.

Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence.

Rule checked 2026-10-17 · Review due 2027-01-15 · Version 1

Inception (Wikidata)

Stated by a public source

2021

Wikidata Q127231756 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation.

Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence.

Rule checked 2026-10-17 · Review due 2027-01-15 · Version 1

Learning and data resources

Published by the business

Learning and data resources: Campaign-finance learning resources, training and bulk data.

Published description of OpenSecrets on the cited official website; observation dates are recorded with each source.

Reviewed against captured first-party source passages by an assistant. This records the organization’s published description; it does not establish independent corroboration or a legal-register match.

Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Review due 2027-01-17 · Version 1

Legal form (Wikidata; date unspecified)

Stated by a public source

501(c)(3) organization

Wikidata Q127231756 property P1454. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status.

Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence.

Rule checked 2026-10-17 · Review due 2027-01-15 · Version 1

Official website (Wikidata; date unspecified)

Stated by a public source

https://www.opensecrets.org/

Wikidata Q127231756 property P856. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status.

Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence.

Rule checked 2026-10-17 · Review due 2027-01-15 · Version 1

Political finance research tools

Published by the business

Political finance research tools: Search tools for donors, lobbying, candidates and officeholders.

Published tool categories; completeness, reporting delays and individual financial assertions are not independently verified.

Reviewed against captured first-party source passages by an assistant. This records the organization’s published description; it does not establish independent corroboration or a legal-register match.

Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Review due 2027-01-17 · Version 1

Published overview

Published by the business

OpenSecrets researches money in U.S. politics and publishes data, analysis and reporting on elections and public policy. Its tools include political-contribution searches, state and federal lobbying data, and profiles of candidates and officeholders. It also offers educational resources and bulk data.

Published description of OpenSecrets on the cited official website; observation dates are recorded with each source.

Reviewed against captured first-party source passages by an assistant. This records the organization’s published description; it does not establish independent corroboration or a legal-register match.

Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Review due 2027-01-17 · Version 1

Research topics

Published by the business

Political contributions, lobbying and election finance in the United States

Published description of OpenSecrets on the cited official website; observation dates are recorded with each source.

Reviewed against captured first-party source passages by an assistant. This records the organization’s published description; it does not establish independent corroboration or a legal-register match.

Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Review due 2027-01-17 · Version 1

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