Government Accountability Project Inc

Analysis

Government Accountability Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Government Accountability Project Inc reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $3.2m (-7.6%), an average of -2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Government Accountability Project Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durham County Community Living Programs Inc ($3.2m), Mental Health Association in Essex County ($3.2m) and CSJ Rocky River Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. It paid $36k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $921k against liabilities of $356k, net assets of $565k. It reported 23 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.