The Center for Political Accountability

The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that was created to bring transparency and accountability to corporate political spending and to give companies a framework for handling political spending and the risks posed by it. Founded in 2003, CPA has become the recognized national leader that has made corporate political disclosure and accountability the norm. To circumvent a dysfunctional political system, CPA uses corporate governance to directly engage companies to improve disclosure and oversight of their political spending and look broadly at the impact of their spending. This includes soft money contributions and payments to 527 committees, super PACs and trade associations and other tax-exempt organizations, such as non-profit social welfare 501(c)(4) organizations, that are used for political purposes. It also issues groundbreaking reports on corporate political spending, its impact and risks. CPAs goals are to encourage resp...