Public Citizen Foundation Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$26.8m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$17.9m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$45m
$4.3m liabilities
Net assets
$40.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
7.7y av
Staff
174
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Mark Chavez
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Public Citizen Foundation Inc's network
10 people5 organisationsi10 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Chavez Chair | Director, Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Annie Leonard | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cynthia Renfro | Director (Thru 1/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Halperin | Director, Secretary/Treasu | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Emily Chatterjee | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Gerson Smoger | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jim Bildner | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Maya Berry | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert Fellmeth | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steve Skrovan | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Zieve | General Counsel | since 2018 |
| David Arkush | Director, Energy Group | since 2021 |
| Derrick Robinson | Director, Communications | 2022 |
| Joseph Stoshak | Chief Financial Officer (Thru 4/23) | since 2018 |
| Lisa Gilbert | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Lori M Wallach | Global Trade Director | since 2018 |
| Margrete S Rangnes | Executive Vice President | since 2018 |
| Michael Carome | Health Research Group Director | since 2018 |
| Michael Kirkpatrick | Deputy, Litigation Group | 2020 |
| Nandan Joshi | Litigation Attorney | 2024 |
| Noyan Eyigor | Chief Financial Officer (As of 4/23) | since 2023 |
| Peter Maybarduk | Director, Access to Medicines | since 2023 |
| Robert Weissman | President/Ex-Officio | since 2019 |
| Sid Wolfe | Founder, Senior Fellow | since 2021 |
| Sidney Wolfe | Founder and Senior Advisor | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Weissman | Co-President | 31 | $228k | $71k | $54k |
| David Arkush | Director, Energy | 40 | $184k | $49k | |
| Peter Maybarduk | Director, Access to Medicine | 39.66 | $162k | $1k | $33k |
| Amanda Fleming | Director, Development | 35 | $159k | $21k | $48k |
| Allison Zieve | General Counsel | 33 | $158k | $35k | $34k |
| Lisa Gilbert | Co-President | 20 | $112k | $112k | $36k |
| Tyson Slocum | Director, Energy | 25 | $103k | $63k | $33k |
| Noyan Eyigor | Chief Financial Officer | 20 | $72k | $72k | $32k |
| Mark Chavez | Director, Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Fellmeth | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Bildner | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gerson Smoger | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maya Berry | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Skrovan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Halperin | Director, Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Annie Leonard | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Emily Chatterjee | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
13 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263024923). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| David Halperin | Board Member |
| Lisa Gilbert | Co President |
| Noyan Eyigor | Chief Finanicial Officer |
| Gerson Smoger | Board Member |
| Robert Weissman | Ex-Official and President of Organization |
| Robert C. Fellmeth | Board Member |
| Steve Skrovan | Board Member |
| Emily Chatterjee | Board Member |
| Mark Chavez | Chair |
| Annie Leonard | Member, Bod |
| Maya Berry | Board Member |
| Eyigor Noyan | |
| Jim Bildner | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Public Citizen Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 521263996
- Address
- 1600 20th St Nw, Washington, DC, 20009-1001
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Work for consumer rights. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W70Z Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1982
- Principal officer
- Robert Weissman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1992
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMark Chavez
≥8years on the filingsAnnie Leonard
≥8years on the filingsCynthia Renfro
≥8years on the filingsDavid Halperin
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $45m
- Total liabilities
- $4.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $40.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $23.2m
- Program service revenue
- $989k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $987k
- Employees
- 174
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $14.8m | $17.9m | Deficit $3m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
15 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund | To support recipeint organization's mission | $232k |
| Healthy Gulf | To support recipeint organization's mission | $107k |
| Constitutional Accountability Center | To support recipeint organization's mission | $53k |
| Moveonorg Civic Action | To support recipeint organization's mission | $53k |
| Stand Up America | To support recipeint organization's mission | $53k |
| Air Alliance Houston | To support recipeint organization's mission | $38k |
| Achieving Community Tasks Successfully | To support recipeint organization's mission | $33k |
| Bayou City Waterkeeper | To support recipeint organization's mission | $33k |
| Coalition of Community Organizations | To support recipeint organization's mission | $33k |
| East Harris County Empowerment Council | To support recipeint organization's mission | $33k |
| Environmental Community Advocates of Galena Park | To support recipeint organization's mission | $33k |
| Texas Health and Environment Alliance | To support recipeint organization's mission | $33k |
| Coalition for Sensible Safeguards | To support recipeint organization's mission | $33k |
| Fort Bend County Houston Environmental Organization | To support recipeint organization's mission | $20k |
| Transformative Justice Coalition | To support recipeint organization's mission | $6k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Public Citizen Foundation, Inc likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 28 May 1982
- Registered agent
- Robert Weissman (city and state not held)