Public Charity

Government Accountability Project

Government Accountability Project is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Washington, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $4.4M, expenses of $3.5M, total assets of $1.9M. Imperigo tracks 88 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $10.4M.

EIN: 521343924 Washington, DC Government & Public Administration NTEE: W20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$3.5M
Total Assets$1.9M
Grant Records88
Funding Total$10.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a 48-year-old non-profit public interest organization that promotes government and corporate accountability by advancing occupational free speech, defending whistleblowers, and empowering citizen activists. GAP is the worlds leading whistleblower protection organization.

Where $100 goes at Government Accountability Project

How Government Accountability Project divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$69
FOOD INTEGRITY & CORPORATE/GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), we represent two contract farmers who have raised concerns about the unfair practices of Purdue Farms…
84% of program spending
$7
INTERNATIONAL In 2024 the first Spanish-language whistleblower website launched in Chile, where whistleblower rights are a novelty among the legal community
8% of program spending
$6
ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE In April 2024, we released the fourth installment of the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Report that reveals terrifying consequences of cleanup with the…
8% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Getulio P Carvalho
Chief Financial Officer James Harden
General Counsel Karen Gray
Board Member Kirke Kickingbird
Executive Director &CEO Louis Clark
Board Member Mark Cohen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,218,067 57 grants
Animal Welfare
$1,500,000 4 grants
Environment & Conservation
$1,110,000 4 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$503,610 6 grants
Education
$198,020 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.4M $3.5M $1.9M
2023 $3.2M $3.3M $921K
2022 $2.9M $3.6M $1.1M
2020 $3.8M $3.6M $2.5M
2019 $3.5M $3.4M $1.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.5M to $4.4M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9M.

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