Friend,   

 

In the early days, when nobody else was watching the books...

 

When politicians laughed and bureaucrats told us, “You’ll never get those records” ... 

 

We kept going.  

 

When we launched OpenTheBooks.com, there was no roadmap. No safety net. Just one unshakable belief: 
 
The American people deserve to know where their money goes. 

 

And thanks to people like you stepping up, they’re finally starting to find out. 

 

We can’t stop now. Not when so much is still hidden. 

 

Will you help fuel the next wave of transparency with a gift of any amount today? 

You’ve probably seen the headlines: Elon Musk calling out the administrative state.  

 

DOGE showing what citizen-led audits can do.  

 

And we’re glad to see it. 

 

But here’s the truth, Friend: 

 

Open the Books has been fighting this battle long before DOGE started trending, we’ve worked alongside them, and when they wind down their work, we’ll still be here, putting every dollar of government spending online, in real time. 

 

Because transparency isn’t a trend. It’s a mission. 

 

Our goal is simple: to open the books on every dime taxed and spent by government at every level. 

 

Federal. State. Local. Down to the last line item. 

 

We built the largest private database of public spending in American history. 

 

We’ve filed over 100,000 FOIA requests. 

 

We’ve sued federal agencies when they tried to hide the truth. 

 

And we’ve published millions of public employee salaries, government grants, and taxpayer-funded contracts — all free, all searchable, all public. 

 

Why? Because in a democracy, We the People have a right to know. 

 

You’re not just part of this movement.  

 

You are the reason it exists. 

It didn’t happen because of politicians. It didn’t happen because of the media. 

 

It happened because people like you stood up and said: “Enough.” 

 

You didn’t wait for permission. 

 

You didn’t need a title. 

 

You became a citizen auditor and made history. 

 

And now? We’ve only just begun. 

 

Before NASA’s DEI spending took off. 

 

Before Dr. Fauci’s net worth quietly doubled behind closed doors. 

We filed the lawsuits.  

 

We cracked open the databases.  

 

We told the American people the truth, and now we need to tell even more.

 

Will you be a hero for transparency and make a generous gift of any amount to Open the Books to help us launch even more investigations into government waste, fraud, and abuse? 

The machine is bigger. Louder. More emboldened. 

 

And the truth? 

 

They’re counting on you to sit this one out. 

 
They think you’ll stop thinking about wasteful spending.  

 

That you’ll lose hope it could ever be reined in. 

 

That you’ll stop fighting for transparency and accountability. 

 

But we know something they don’t: You’ll never stop. 

 

Because this is YOUR country. These are YOUR tax dollars. And it’s YOUR future at stake.  

 

And the truth is worth fighting for. 

 

That’s why your gift of any amount is so critical. 

 

It fuels the oversight that only Open the Books is doing — and only people like you can make possible. 

 

Friend, will you chip in today to power the next chapter of this fight? 

Your gift of $25, $50, or even $10 helps us: 

✅ File tens of thousands of new FOIA requests 
✅ Launch new investigations into hidden government spending 
✅ Hold the line where others have walked away 

This isn’t just about data. It’s about democracy. 

 

Friend, when you give to Open the Books, you’re not donating to a watchdog group. 

 

You’re becoming a watchdog yourself.  

 

You’re becoming the force Washington fears most: an informed, empowered American who won’t be silenced. 

 

We’ve done it before. With your help, we’ll do it again. 

 

But I need to know: are you with us? 

Thank you for standing with Open the Books in this fight. 

 

Thank you for believing in this work. 

 

Thank you for being the hero this country needs. 

 

For Liberty, 
John Hart 
CEO, Open the Books 

 

 

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