The interactive tools below were developed by the Sunlight Foundation, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency. For more information on the Sunlight Foundation, you can visit their website at http://sunlightfoundation.com
 | Follow the Unlimited Money, a product of the Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group, is a searchable database tracking organizations that are paying for ads and other forms of political communication. > Visit site | |
 | Checking Influence shows you how companies you do business with every day are wielding political influence. By securely analyzing your online bank or credit card statement, Checking Influence shows your spending alongside corporate spending on lobbying activities and campaign contributions, helping you to be a more informed consumer and citizen. > Visit site | |
 | Transparency Data is a central source for all federal and state campaign contributions made in the last twenty years. Here you can begin your search, find the information you need and then download records of what a candidate has received, what an individual has given, and how much companies and their employees have given. > Visit site | |
 | Influence Explorer connects the dots of political contributions on the federal and state level allowing you to track influence by lawmaker, company or prominent individual. > Visit site | |
 | Poligraft is a website and utility that allows anyone to uncover levels of influence in federal and state-level politics and the news coverage of it. Using data from Sunlight’s TransparencyData.com and Influence Explorer, Poligraft allows you to connect the dots between money and politics in Congress. Simply paste the URL or text of a news article, blog post or press release and Poligraft will create an enhanced view of the people, organizations and relationships described within it. > Visit site | |
 | Party Time documents the Congressional Fundraising Circuit. From the early morning hours until late at night, there are opportunities for members of Congress and congressional candidates to meet with supporters behind closed doors, press them for money, and party. Breakfasts, luncheons, barbecues, golfing outings, receptions, concerts, basketball, baseball, football—the social whirl is endless. > Visit site | |
 | Inbox Influence is a new tool from the Sunlight Foundation that allows you to see the political contributions of the people and organizations that are mentioned in emails you receive. This easy-to-use tool can be used for researching influence background on corporate correspondence, adding context to emailed articles or discovering who is behind political fundraising solicitations. > Visit site | |
 | Sunlight Campaign Ad Monitor allows anyone to report information on the political advertising they see on TV, hear on the radio or view online. > Visit site |
