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*Colorado Watchdog
*[[Illinois Watchdog]]
*Louisiana Watchdog
*[[Minnesota Watchdog]]
*Nevada Watchdog
*Chris Krug, President
'''Watchdog.org'''<ref>Watchdog.org, [http://watchdog.org/staff/ Staff], ''Watchdog.org'', June 2017.</ref>
'''Development'''*Kathleen HamptonMary Ellen Beatty, National Director Chief of Donor RelationsStaff*John CourtsCarter DeWitt, Vice President of Development Operations and Research Manager '''Operations/Administration'''*Becky WesselsSteve Mullins, Director of Operations '''Former Staff'''Chief Financial Officer
107 190 S. West LaSalle St., Suite 718Ste. 1500<br>AlexandriaChicago, VA 22314IL 60603<br>Phone: 571847-384497-20905230<br>
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==="Watchdog Bureaus"===
As of June 2017May 2019:<ref>Watchdog.org, [http://watchdog.org/ Watchdog.org], ''Watchdog.org'', 20172019.</ref><br>*ArizonaColorado
*Florida
*Illinois
*Louisiana
*Michigan
*Minnesota
*Mississippi
*Nevada
*New Hampshire
*Ohio
*Pennsylvania
*VermontVirginia
*Wisconsin
'''Former Bureaus'''
*Alabama Watchdog
*Arizona
*California Watchdog
*[[Hawaii Reporter]], Hawaii, hawaiireporter.com
*Idaho Watchdog
*[[Iowa Watchdog]]
*[[Kansas Watchdog]]
*[[Missouri Watchdog]]
*[[Montana Watchdog]]
*[[Nebraska Watchdog]]
*[[New Jersey Watchdog]]
*New Mexico Watchdog
*[[Tennessee Watchdog]]
*[[Texas Watchdog]]
*Virginia WatchdogVermont
*Washington Watchdog
==="Watchdog Partners"===
As of May 2013 (In 20172019, Watchdog does not list its partners):<ref name="2013_list"/>
*[[Goldwater Institute]], Arizona, [http://goldwaterinstitute.org/ goldwaterinstitute.org]
==Core Financials==
'''<big>2017</big>'''<ref name="2017_990">Franklin Center, [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5983321-Franklin-Center-2017-990.html 2017 Form 990], organizational annual IRS filing, November 15, 2018.</ref>
* Total Revenue: $1,377,091
* Total Expenses: $1,668,152
* Net Assets: $484,806
'''<big>2016</big>'''<ref name="2016_990">Franklin Center, [paper copy 2015 https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5983317-Franklin-Center-2016-990.html 2016 Form 990], organizational annual IRS filing, November 15, 2017</ref>
* Total Revenue: $3,190,004
* Net Assets: $783,385
'''<big>2015</big>'''<ref name="2015_990">Franklin Center, [paper copy https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5983316-FranklinCenter-2015-990.html 2015 Form 990], organizational annual IRS filing, August 3, 2016.</ref>
* Total Revenue: $8,816,029
* Net Assets: $1,782,385
'''<big>2014</big>'''<ref name="2014_990">Franklin Center, [httphttps://pdfswww.citizenauditdocumentcloud.org/2015_10_EOdocuments/265983315-4066298_990_201412Franklin-Center-2014-990.pdf html 2014 Form 990], organizational annual IRS filing, September 18, 2015.</ref>
* Total Revenue: $10,049,984
==Personnel==
===Staff===
As of June 2017May 2019: '''Watchdog.org'''<ref>Watchdog.org, [https://www.watchdog.org/site/about/staff.html Staff], ''Watchdog.org'', May 2019.</ref>*Chris Krug, Publisher*Dan McCaleb, Editor*Derek Draplin, Colorado News Editor*Dave Lemery, Pennsylvania & Ohio News Editor*Brett Rowland, Illinois News Editor*Tyler Arnold, Staff Writer*Greg Bishop, Staff Writer*David Jacobs, Staff Writer*Cole Lauterbach, Staff Writer
'''Franklin CenterFormer Staff'''<ref name="mjs">Daniel Bice and Mary Spicuzza, [http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2017/04/14/lights-out-wisconsin-watchdog/100463852/ Is it lights out for Wisconsin Watchdog?], ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', April 14, 2017.</ref>
*[[John Tillman]], Chairman
*Will Swaim, Senior Advisor and Contributing Editor
*John Bicknell, Executive Editor of Watchdog
*Lou Varricchio, Vermont Watchdog – Bureau Chief and Reporter
*Emma Lamberton, Vermont Watchdog – Reporter
*Michael Bielawski, Vermont Watchdog – Reporter *Tyler ArnoldBecky Wessels, Journalism Fellow '''As Director of June 2017, the Franklin Center staff website is down, so it is unclear if the following are still employed:''' '''Leadership Team'''Operations*Mary Ellen BeattyKathleen Hampton, Chief National Director of StaffDonor Relations*Carter DeWittJohn Courts, Vice President of Development*Steve Mullins, Chief Financial Officer '''Communications, Marketing & Outreach'''Operations and Research Manager
*Laurel Patrick, Director of Communications and Media Outreach
*Kevin Glass, Director of Outreach and Policy
*Joseph Camardo, Social Media and Graphic Design Manager
*Kristen Hawley, Digital Marketing Manager
*Nicole Neily, President
*Erik Telford, President
===Board of Directors===
As of January 2017November 2018:<ref>Franklin Center, [http://franklincenterhq.org/invest/board-of-directors/ Board of Directors], organizational website, accessed January 2017.<name="2017_990"/ref>
*John J. Miller
*John Fowler
*Ed McFadden
*Mary Beth Weiss
*Kristina Rasmussen
*[[Erik Telford]]
*Jack FowlerChris Krug*Ed McFadden[[John Tillman]], Chairman and Treasurer
'''Former Directors'''
===Advisory Board===
As of September 2013 (No advisory board posted as of June 2017May 2019):<ref>Franklin Center, [http://franklincenterhq.org/invest/advisory-committee/ Advisory Committee], organizational website, accessed September 2013.</ref>
* [[Tucker Carlson]], Editor-in-Chief, ''[[The Daily Caller]]''
==Contact Information==
Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity'<br>
Website: http://franklincenterhq.org<br>
Email: mediainfo@franklincenterhqFranklinCenterHQ.org<br>
Twitter:https://twitter.com/franklincenter<br>
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCenterHQ<br>
==Articles and Resources==
===IRS Form 990 Filings===
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