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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2026 Expires: August 2028

Accountability Lab, Inc.

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
14 16 17 18
(202) 557-4963
1100 13th Street NW, Suite 800
Washington DC, DC, 20005
https://accountabilitylab.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Accountability Lab, Inc. does not meet the following 4 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

AL does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2025 budget information, it indicated that the budget:

  • Did not identify total projected program service expenses by each major program category (USA and All other countries).
  • Did not identify total projected fundraising expenses.
  • Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.

Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

AL does not meet this Standard because the 2024 annual report did not include:

  • Total expenses for each program in the same categories that appear in the organization’s financial statements (Accountablity Lab- USA and Accountablity Lab- All other countries).
  • A roster of the board of directors.
  • Total fundraising expenses.
  • Total administrative expenses.
  • Total end of year net assets.

Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.

AL does not meet this Standard because the organization’s website, https://accounntabilitylab.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:

  • Electronic access to the organization’s 2023 IRS Form 990.

Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.

AL does not meet this Standard because:

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 11, 13

Accountability Lab, Inc. meets the remaining 14 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to work with young people to develop new ideas for accountability, transparency and open government."

Year, State Incorporated:
2012, DE

Accountability Lab (AL) reports that it seeks to address the causes of poverty, exclusion, and insecurity in developing countries through the research and development of innovative, transparent, and locally driven accountability practices. AL also supports the development of accountability tools. fosters accountability practices at the local level and drawing on lessons from around the world to map effective approaches on the ground. The organization also develops, and pilots alternative approaches to accountability, taking into consideration unique political economic and social environments. AL has teams in Nigeria, Liberia, Mali, South Africa, Pakistan, Mexico, Zimbabwe and Nepal, with networks across all of these countries. The organization runs a variety of campaigns including Integrity Idol and “Voice2Rep,” a campaign to use music to support integrity and participation among young people. Through Accountability Incubator, AL provides training, mentorship, communications support and networks to young people with new ideas for accountability, transparency and open government. The organization also supports a variety of collective processes around open government, accountability and civic participation such as the Open Government Partnership and work related to Global Goals' Sustainable Development Goal16.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, Accountability Lab, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Accountablity Lab- USA $3,695,334
Accountability Lab- All other countries $787,353
Total Program Expenses $4,482,687

Chief Executive
Blair Glencorse, Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$140,587

Chair of the Board
Christopher Dunn

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
General Counsel, Evidence Action

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
11

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. The organization also has two other Co-Chief Execuitve Officers, Cheri-Leigh Erasmus and Jean Scrimgeour, both of whom received compensaiton of $115,313 in 2023.

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet

Fundraising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,367,520, 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 Accountability Lab, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
U.S. Government grants $4,378,795
Corporate and foundation grants $870,687
Dutch Government grants $110,936
Individual contributions $7,102
Investment income, net $6,519
Total Income $5,374,039

Programs: 86% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $5,374,039
Total expenses: $5,232,798
  Program expenses $4,482,687
  Fundraising expenses $54,029
  Administrative expenses $696,082
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $141,241
Beginning Net Assets $1,037,176
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,178,417
Total Liabilities $83,871
Total Assets $1,262,288

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance