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Judicial Watch

EIN 52-1885088Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Because no one is above the law

Judicial Watch, a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, promotes transparency, accountability, and integrity in government, politics and the law. Through its educational endeavors, Judicial Watch advocates high standards of ethics and morality in our nation's public life and seeks to ensure that political and judicial officials do not abuse the powers entrusted to them by the American people. Judicial Watch fulfills its educational mission through litigation, investigations, and public outreach. Through its publication "The Verdict" and occasional special reports, Judicial Watch educates the public on abuses and misconduct by political and judicial officials and advocates for the need for an ethical, law abiding and moral civic culture.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

76.96Overall score
out of 100

80.38Financial score
out of 100

74.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$53,061,725

Total expenses · USD$32,128,134

Program expenses

$19,309,008.53 recorded amount

60.1%

Fundraising expenses

$9,285,030.73 recorded amount

28.9%

Administrative expenses

$3,469,838.47 recorded amount

10.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Thomas J. Fitton
Recorded compensation: $304,406.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.94%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Judicial Watch
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	74.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Judicial Watch, a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, promotes transparency, accountability, and integrity in government, politics and the law. Through its educational endeavors, Judicial Watch advocates high standards of ethics and morality in our nation's public life and seeks to ensure that political and judicial officials do not abuse the powers entrusted to them by the American people. Judicial Watch fulfills its educational mission through litigation, investigations, and public outreach. Through its publication "The Verdict" and occasional special reports, Judicial Watch educates the public on abuses and misconduct by political and judicial officials and advocates for the need for an ethical, law abiding and moral civic culture.
`ein` EIN	52-1885088
`tot_exp` Total expenses	32128134.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.289
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.601
`fscore` Financial score	80.38
`leader` Recorded leader	Thomas J. Fitton
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	304406.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.009399999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Because no one is above the law
`name` Charity name	Judicial Watch
`tot_rev` Total revenue	53061725.0
`score` Overall score	76.96
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	19309008.533999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	9285030.726
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3469838.4720000005

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1885088
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.