Government Accountability Project
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Government Accountability Project meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to promote corporate and government accountability by protecting whistleblowers, advancing occupational free speech, and empowering citizen activists."
Year, State Incorporated:
1984, DC
Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a nonpartisan, public interest group that serves as a whistleblower protection and advocacy organization. GAP represents corporate and government whistleblowers, launches reform efforts to ensure that their verified concerns lead to reform, and develops reforms to ensure whistleblowers are protected. The organization addresses a variety of concerns including food integrity, immigration, energy and environment, and banking and finance. In addition to focusing on these program areas, GAP also leads campaigns to enact whistleblower protections both domestically and internationally.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, Government Accountability Project's program expenses were:
Public health and corporate/government accountability: $2,562,421
Environmental and energy (includes nuclear): $150,579
National security: $10,871
International: $172,143
Total Program Expenses: $2,896,014
Chief Executive
Louis Clark, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*
$168,332
Chair of the Board
Richard Salzman, JD
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Attorney, Heller, Huron, Chertkof, Lerner, Simon & Salzman
Board Size
7
Paid Staff Size
18
*2021 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Telemarketing
GAP incurred joint costs of $123,110 for informational materials and activities that included fundraising materials. Of those costs, $83,935 was allocated to program expenses and $39,175 was allocated to fundraising expenses.
Fundraising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,589,957, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Government Accountability Project's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Source of Funds
| Contributions | $630,011 |
| Grants | $1,959,946 |
| Fees recognized | $329,039 |
| Consulting services income | $6,702 |
| Other income | $3,496 |
| Total Income | $2,929,194 |
Programs: 81% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 12%
| Total Income | $2,929,194 |
| Total expenses: | $3,587,255 |
| Program expenses | $2,896,014 |
| Fundraising expenses | $262,564 |
| Administrative expenses | $428,677 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-658,061 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $1,404,212 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $665,773 |
| Total Liabilities | $472,490 |
| Total Assets | $1,138,263 |
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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance