Mission
TO INVESTIGATE AND EXPOSE CRONY CAPITALISM, MISUSE OF TAXPAYER MONIES, AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL CORRUPTION OR MALFEASANCE THROUGH JOURNALISTIC EFFORTS AND WITH ALL FORMS OF MEDIA.
Public Charity
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INSTITUTE
Based in TALLAHASSEE, FL, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INSTITUTE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.1M in revenue, $3.9M in expenses, $1.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 22 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.8M.
EIN: 454681912
TALLAHASSEE, FL
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy N.E.C.
NTEE: R99
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.1M
Total Expenses$3.9M
Total Assets$1.3M
Grant Records22
Funding Total$4.8M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Government Accountability Institute
How Government Accountability Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$83
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $83 for programs
$83
Government Accountability Institute is an independent non-profit media and research organization whose investigative journalism exposes cronyism and government corruption in order to educate the public about the often-hidden…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
for general operations
$500,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$34,100
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$31,700
GENERAL OPERATIONS
$15,000
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 22 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH
James Bruner
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Peter Boyer
PRESIDENT, SECRETARY/TREAS
Peter Schweizer
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTO
Rebekah Mercer
BOARD DIRECTOR
Ron Robinson
EXECUTIVE VP & GENERAL COU
Stuart Christmas
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.1M | $3.9M | $1.3M |
| 2024 | $3.5M | $3.9M | $975K |
| 2023 | $3.9M | $3.3M | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $3.2M | $813K |
| 2020 | $3.7M | $3.3M | $398K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.7M to $4.1M (+12%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.