The Sunlight Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan nonprofit organization that was founded in April 2006 with a goal of increasing transparency and accountability in the United States Congress, the executive branch, and in state and local governments. The foundation's primary focus is the role of money in politics, and advocates for policy changes to build a more open government, builds technological tools to increase the participation of citizens in government, and conducts original reporting on accountability and other open government issues.
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Sunlight Foundation's Party Time is a central clearinghouse of information for journalists, citizen journalists, activists and voters who are interested in following the money -- and the influence it carries. On this site, you can search and sort parties according to who gets the money, who is throwing the fundraiser, where the party was held, what kind of party it was, and what other VIPs attended.