OUR MISSION

It's your money, and you deserve to see where every dime is spent! We believe taxpayers have a constitutional right to government oversight. We believe hard data is a game changer. Once citizens are able to see how the government spends their money, it will influence how they vote and how they view their government. At OpenTheBooks.com, we work hard to capture and post all disclosed spending at every level of government – federal, state, and local. We are rapidly growing our data in all 50 states down to the municipal level. We won't stop until we capture every dime taxed and spent by our government. As a government watchdog organization, we accept no government funding.

 

Question & Answers We follow the national news cycle closely and apply our unique data to breaking news stories. Our data adds to the national narrative and provide a new angle for the country's most-covered stories.

Oversight Reports We publish in-depth oversight reports on the federal, state, and local government entities. Our reports are unique, providing detailed insight to the intricate ways tax dollars are spent.

Unique Database Our goal is to put every government expense online in real time. The data is accessible online to everyone including public citizens, investigative reporters, academics, think tanks, politicians, etc.