Government Accountability Project meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
The Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a whistleblower protection and advocacy organization that accepts clients who raise concerns that affect the public interest. The organization's program areas include: corporate and financial accountability, environment, the safety and integrity of food, government employees, national security, international issues, and public health. GAP aims to help with the effective implementation of banking and financial institution reforms, defends whistleblowers in U.S. and multinational corporations who expose wrongdoing and threats to the public welfare, and strives to strengthen whistleblower policies and legal protections. The organization monitors the use of climate science data, conducts education campaigns for workers in the fossil-fuel industry, and investigates environmental contamination including high-level radiation dangers. GAP also works to strengthen the American food production system and ensure the safety and integrity of its food supply and drugs. The organization reports that it represents federal employees, DC government employees, and employees of international financial institutions, and monitors government actions regarding accountability, surveillance, secrecy and transparency, and torture.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, Government Accountability Project's program expenses were:
Public health and corporate/government accountability |
$2,201,034 |
Environmental and energy (includes nuclear) |
$248,674 |
International |
$150,307 |
National security |
$105,479 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$2,705,494 |
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Chief Executive
Louis Clark, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
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Compensation*
$159,767
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Chair of the Board
Richard Salzman
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Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Partner, Heller, Huron, Chertkof, & Salzman, PLLC
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Board Size
8
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Paid Staff Size
20
*2019 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Invitations to fund raising events, Membership appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Telephone appeals
GAP incurred joint costs of $190,721 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $95,195 was allocated to fund raising expenses, $81,141 was allocated to program expenses, and $14,385 was allocated to administrative expenses.
Fundraising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,319,759, 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, 2019.
Source of Funds |
Grants |
$2,817,793 |
Contributions |
$501,966 |
Fees recognized |
$115,842 |
Investment return, net |
$106,827 |
Other income |
$50,890 |
Interest and dividend income |
$30,591 |
Total Income |
$3,623,909 |
- Programs: 81%
- Administrative: 11%
- Fundraising: 8%
Total Income |
$3,623,909 |
Program expenses |
$2,705,494 |
Fundraising expenses |
$286,962 |
Administrative expenses |
$364,989 |
Other expenses |
$0 |
Total expenses: |
$3,357,445 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$266,464 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$1,413,926 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$-4,347 |
Ending Net Assets |
$1,676,043 |
Total Liabilities |
$183,943 |
Total Assets |
$1,859,986 |
Note: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to interest expense.