Public Benefit : Advocacy and Civil Rights

Judicial Watch

Because no one is above the law

Rating

Overall Rating     0 Stars
      (23.76)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 35.6%    
Administrative Expenses 16.3%    
Fundraising Expenses 48.0%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.63    
Efficiency Rating     0 Stars
      (12.54)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth -2.5%    
Program Expenses Growth -11.6%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 1.28    
Capacity Rating    
      (11.21)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $7,773,763
Other Revenue $1,044,732
Total Revenue $8,818,495
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $3,202,734
Administrative Expenses $1,471,001
Fundraising Expenses $4,316,571
Total Functional Expenses $8,990,306
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-171,811
   
Net Assets $11,763,658

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Contact Information

Judicial Watch
501 School Street, SW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20024
tel: (888) 593-8442
fax: (202) 646-5199
EIN: 52-1885088

Contact Email
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Leadership      (FYE 12/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Thomas Fitton President (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $170,282 1.89%
Other Salaries of Note
Paul Ofanedes Treasurer/Secretary (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $211,112 2.34%

Donor Privacy Policy

NO, this charity does not have a written donor privacy policy.

Mission

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.

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