1,502
Entities in 2+ investigations
13
Highest accountability score
3.6
Average score
13
Investigation sources

Entities by investigation category

663
Where did the money go?
IDA subsidies, opioid settlements, opioid vendors
417
Who's protecting patients?
Nursing homes, faith hospitals, HRSA 340B
510
Pollution & Enforcement
EPA water violations, environmental justice
660
Governing Pays
OGE trades, Capitol Trades, FARA registrants

Highest-scoring entities

Entities scored by investigation breadth, category diversity, and public money exposure. See scoring methodology.

Accountability Index entities ranked by score
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Scoring methodology

The accountability score measures cross-investigation visibility, not wrongdoing. A high score means the entity appears across multiple public record datasets spanning different accountability domains.

+1
Base score Per investigation appearance
+2
Category breadth For each category beyond the first
+3
Cross-domain bonus If entity spans all 4 categories
+1
Public money weight Per money-category investigation appearance

The Accountability Index identifies entities that surface in two or more Public Ledger investigations. An organization receiving IDA subsidies that also appears in Capitol Trades, EPA enforcement records, and FARA registrations has a broader public accountability footprint than one appearing in a single dataset.

This index draws from 13 investigation sources spanning four categories: public money, patient safety, environmental enforcement, and governing. The scoring methodology rewards cross-category breadth — entities touching subsidies, healthcare, environmental regulation, and political trading simultaneously receive higher scores than those concentrated in a single domain.

All data is derived from public records. The index is rebuilt each time the entity hub is refreshed. Download the full dataset as CSV.