Committee for a Responsible
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Committee for a Responsible at a glance
- Total assets
- $13,498,045
- +32.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $10,368,338
- +5.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $257,307
- +24.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,703,049
- +12.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Committee for a Responsible funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,498,045 | $10,368,338 | $6,703,049 | — | — | $257,307 |
| 2024 | $10,170,964 | $9,836,628 | $5,974,490 | — | — | $207,403 |
| 2023 | $4,763,745 | $4,137,343 | $4,941,731 | — | — | $161,840 |
| 2022 | $5,725,188 | $7,037,630 | $4,481,795 | — | — | $5,000 |
| 2021 | $2,854,266 | $5,338,402 | $4,432,308 | — | — | $365 |
| 2020 | $1,994,124 | $2,256,835 | $4,186,697 | $20,000 | 1 | $5,217 |
| 2019 | $3,874,884 | $5,863,809 | $3,476,962 | — | — | $11,134 |
About Committee for a Responsible
Based on IRS filings
Committee for a Responsible is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $257K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Committee for a Responsible is led by Maya Macguineas, President on every filing since 2019; 8 of 46 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Maya Macguineas
President
On filings since 2019
39.8 hrs/week
$335K (2019) → $612K (2025)
Barry Anderson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$800 (2019) → $0 (2025)
Christopher R. Rotella
Senior Director of Development
Director of Development → Development Director, 2020
Development Director → Senior Director of Development, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$129K (2019) → $224K (2025)
Marc L. Goldwein
Senior Vice President & Senior Policy Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$178K (2019) → $403K (2025)
Christopher Towner
Policy Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$163K (2024) → $187K (2025)
Adam Shifriss Senior
Director of Legislative Strategy
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$164K (2025)
Alan Simpson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Cox Wait
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Robb
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan L. Crippen
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave McCurdy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Stockman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erskine Bowles
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gene Steuerle
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James T. McIntyre Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane Harman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Jones
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Tanner
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kent Conrad
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marjorie Margolies
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Reischauer
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Tauke
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Hoagland
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Willis Gradison Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Nutter
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Isabel Sawhill
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Esther George
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Franklin Raines
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Heitkamp
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Cooper
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Kasich
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Hall
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reid Ribble
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Kind
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Saxby Chambliss
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Bernasek
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Manchin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitt Romney
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rudolph Penner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael V. Murphy
Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff → Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff, 2022
On filings since 2019
31.3 hrs/week
$151K (2019) → $299K (2025)
Benjamin P. Tomchik
Vice President & Deputy Chief of Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff → Vice President & Deputy Chief of Staff, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$108K (2020) → $183K (2025)
Simone G. Frank Senior
Advisor, Finance & Operations
On filings since 2024
29.7 hrs/week
$231K (2024) → $184K (2025)
Leon Panetta
Co-Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marne Obernauer
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Daniels
Co-Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Penny
Co-Chair & Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: John Spratt (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: June O'Neill (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Lou Kerr (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rudy Penner (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Joshua B. Gordon (2021–2024) — Director & Health Policy
- Former: David Minge (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Simone G. Frank (2019–2023) — Senior Advisor & Finance
- Former: Tim Penny (2020–2023) — Co-Chair & Secretary
- Former: Adam Y. Shifriss (2021–2023) — Senior Director Legislative Strategy
- Former: Charles Bowsher (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Charlie Stenholm (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Jim Kolbe (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Vic Fazio (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Marne Obernauer Director (2022) — December & Then Treasurer · Filing note: Until
- Former: Janet Yellin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kurt Couchman (2019–2020) — Co-Director & Legislative Strategy
- Former: Paul O'Neill (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Alice Rivlin (2019) — Director
- Former: Bob Packwood (2019) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Lummis (2019) — Director
- Former: James Patrick Newton (2019) — Press Secretary
- Former: Joseph Wright (2019) — Director
- Former: Paul Volcker (2019) — Director
- Former: Tim Penny Co-Chair And (2019) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $612K, to Maya Macguineas (President). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Committee for a Responsible
How large is Committee for a Responsible?
Committee for a Responsible reported $13.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.4M.
What is Committee for a Responsible?
Committee for a Responsible is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Washington, DC. It holds $13.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Committee for a Responsible operate?
Committee for a Responsible has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is Committee for a Responsible's EIN?
Committee for a Responsible's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1231278. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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