Fix The Debt

What Fix The Debt does

Fix The Debt (legally Fix the Debt Coalition, Inc.) is a nonpartisan nonprofit advocacy campaign headquartered in Washington, DC that educates U.S. citizens about the rising national debt and mobilizes them to urge federal policymakers toward bipartisan fiscal solutions encompassing tax and spending reform. Founded in 2010 as a project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) — a nonpartisan fiscal policy research organization with multi-decade institutional credibility — the campaign is led by Maya MacGuineas, who serves as president of CRFB and head of Fix The Debt.

Its core offerings are a suite of free, web-based interactive tools that translate federal budget mechanics into citizen-facing experiences. The flagship “Debt Fixer” tool lets users construct their own debt-reduction plan by making trade-offs across healthcare, defense, Social Security, taxes, and domestic spending, while “Is It Worth It?” compares policy-proposal costs against current federal programs. Complementary tools include the “Budgeting for the Future” suite (with budget IQ tests and personality assessments), the “COVID Money Tracker” (visualizing trillions in pandemic-era federal spending), and the “Social Security Reformer.” The technical stack is standard web infrastructure — GoDaddy-hosted assets via the Webspark platform and Constant Contact for email — with no proprietary AI/ML components or mobile applications.

The business model is nonprofit advocacy: there are no products for purchase, no pricing tiers, and no disclosed revenue or funding rounds. Go-to-market is entirely digital, centered on fixthedebt.org as the hub, with email signup, social-media engagement, earned media through press releases, and grassroots organizing tools that route citizen engagement into direct constituent-to-Congress outreach via Congress.gov integration. The organization also runs the “Fiscal Heroes” recognition program honoring bipartisan Members of Congress for fiscal responsibility leadership, with the most recent cohort recognizing 19 Senators and 31 House Members.

Name

Fix The Debt

Legal name

Fix the Debt Coalition, Inc.

Website

https://fixthedebt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fix The Debt is a nonpartisan nonprofit advocacy campaign, housed at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, that educates U.S. citizens about the national debt and mobilizes them to press Congress for bipartisan tax and spending reforms via interactive budget tools and grassroots outreach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fiscal Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (921130)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Debt Management (BPAIAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Literacy, Debt Counseling & Default Prevention (EDALAJAK)

Keywords

• Fiscal policy advocacy
• National debt education
• Nonpartisan budget campaign
• Civic engagement tools
• Government spending awareness

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fix The Debt is a nonpartisan national campaign that educates Americans about the national debt and mobilizes citizens to contact policymakers in support of responsible fiscal policy. Operating as a project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), it provides free interactive tools, educational content, and direct engagement mechanisms to encourage constituents to urge elected officials to address the federal debt.

Product overview

Fix The Debt is a nonpartisan advocacy campaign focused on educating Americans about rising national debt and mobilizing them to urge policymakers to address fiscal challenges. The organization offers a suite of interactive digital tools centered around its core Debt Fixer platform, complemented by tools like Is It Worth It?, Budgeting for the Future, COVID Money Tracker, and Social Security Reformer. These tools allow citizens to explore federal budget trade-offs, compare policy costs, and understand the national debt. The campaign also features a Fiscal Heroes recognition program and distributes educational content including videos and press releases. All offerings are free public resources developed by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fiscal Heroes: Award program recognizing Members of Congress who demonstrate leadership on fiscal responsibility issues.
• Debt Fixer

Products and services

• Debt Fixer An interactive tool that allows Americans to create their own federal budget and explore how different fiscal policy choices affect the national debt, targeted at individual citizens seeking to understand budget trade-offs.
• Is It Worth It? An interactive calculator that helps citizens translate tax expenditures and federal spending into tangible items or services to better understand the cost and value of government programs.
• Budgeting for the Future An interactive budgeting tool that allows Americans to construct a sample federal budget and visualize long-term fiscal trade-offs, aimed at individual learners exploring federal budget priorities.
• COVID Money Tracker An interactive tool that tracked COVID-19 federal spending and helped Americans understand pandemic-related fiscal outlays and their impact on the national debt.
• Social Security Reformer An interactive tool that lets users explore Social Security reform options and understand trade-offs, targeted at individual citizens and retirees concerned about the program's solvency.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2022 Fiscal Heroes: 19 Senators and 31 House Members recognized for fiscal leadership
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFix the Debt is a project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan organization led by budget experts that has provided objective research and analysis of budget issues for over 35 years. CRFB developed the interactive tools used by Fix the Debt including the Debt Fixer, Is It Worth It?, and COVID Money Tracker. Maya MacGuineas serves as president of CRFB and head of Fix the Debt.
• Townhallproject.comminorOthersReferenced as a resource for finding information about events involving members of Congress and candidates for office. Used by Fix the Debt supporters to locate town hall events and public meetings with elected officials.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget: The parent organization of Fix the Debt and developer of its core interactive tools (Debt Fixer, Is It Worth It?, COVID Money Tracker). Operates in the same fiscal-policy research and education space, targeting policymakers, media, and the public on national debt issues.
• Concord Coalition: Nonpartisan, nonprofit advocacy organization focused on generational equity and federal fiscal responsibility. Shares Fix the Debt's mission of educating the public and mobilizing bipartisan action on the national debt.
• Peter G. Peterson Foundation: Major foundation dedicated exclusively to fiscal sustainability and public education on the federal debt. Comparable in mission, public-education tools, and policy advocacy targeting U.S. fiscal challenges.
• Tax Foundation: Nonpartisan tax policy research and education organization that produces public-facing tools and analysis on federal revenue, deficits, and fiscal policy—comparable educational and policy-advocacy posture.
• Citizens Against Government Waste: Nonpartisan taxpayer advocacy organization focused on federal spending, earmarks, and fiscal discipline—comparable grassroots and Congressional engagement model on federal fiscal issues.
• National Taxpayers Union: Grassroots taxpayer advocacy organization that educates the public and lobbies Congress on federal spending, taxation, and the national debt—analogous civic-engagement and policy-advocacy mission.

Broad incumbents

• Bipartisan Policy Center: Large, well-funded think tank that promotes bipartisan policy solutions, including substantial work on federal debt, entitlement reform, and fiscal sustainability—overlapping with Fix the Debt's issue space at greater institutional scale.
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Major nonpartisan policy institute that analyzes federal and state budget and fiscal issues; engages the public on debt and deficit trade-offs, though with a more progressive-leaning policy orientation than Fix the Debt.
• U.S. PIRG: Federation of state Public Interest Research Groups that mobilizes citizens on public-interest policy issues including federal budgeting—similar grassroots civic-advocacy infrastructure and target audience.
• Brookings Institution: Major nonpartisan think tank producing influential research on federal budget, tax policy, and entitlement reform; serves a comparable elite policymaker and educated-public audience, though with an academic rather than advocacy orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fixthedebt
• Facebookfacebook.com/FixTheDebt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fix-the-debt-campaign

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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