Public Charity

JUDICIAL WATCH INC

JUDICIAL WATCH INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WASHINGTON, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $102.3M, expenses of $57.4M, total assets of $592.9M. Imperigo tracks 381 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $41.5M.

EIN: 521885088 WASHINGTON, DC Public & Societal Benefit NTEE: W Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$102.3M
Total Expenses$57.4M
Total Assets$592.9M
Grant Records381
Funding Total$41.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PROMOTE INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT AND FIDELITY TO THE RULE OF LAW THROUGH PUBLIC ADVOCACY, LITIGATION AND MONITORING AND INVESTIGATING FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND OFFICIALS, AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES.

Where $100 goes at Judicial Watch Inc

How Judicial Watch Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$63 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$26 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $63 for programs

$46
Public education
72% of program spending
$12
Legal
20% of program spending
$5
Investigations/research
8% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS Christopher J Farrell
ATTORNEY Michael Bekesha
TREASURER, SECRETARY, DIRE Paul J Orfanedes
SENIOR ATTORNEY Robert Patrick Sticht
SENIOR ATTORNEY Robert Popper
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Steven Andersen

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$35,246,925 270 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$2,974,376 16 grants
Human & Social Services
$937,941 9 grants
Economic Development
$551,575 8 grants
Education
$358,629 13 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $102.3M $57.4M $592.9M
2024 $127.7M $55.3M $502.9M
2023 $104.3M $53.2M $412.6M
2022 $102.8M $57.4M $325.5M
2021 $124.2M $57.5M $318.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $124.2M to $102.3M (-18%), with total assets most recently reported at $592.9M.

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