Judicial Watch Inc
425 3rd St SW Ste 800, Washington, DC · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $102,272,691 | $57,429,395 | $580,008,835 |
| FY2024 | $127,656,836 | $55,292,045 | $490,254,514 |
| FY2023 | $104,336,382 | $53,230,384 | $401,312,533 |
| FY2022 | $102,787,643 | $57,385,244 | $313,631,449 |
| FY2021 | $124,212,420 | $57,474,581 | $312,110,219 |
| FY2020 | $109,973,904 | $60,400,307 | $238,600,573 |
| FY2019 | $91,200,569 | $49,144,797 | $166,392,924 |
| FY2018 | $71,740,368 | $40,431,062 | $110,041,633 |
| FY2017 | $53,061,725 | $32,128,134 | $89,507,455 |
| FY2016 | $45,391,916 | $30,901,051 | $63,634,313 |
| FY2015 | $37,863,937 | $24,486,270 | $47,131,962 |
| FY2014 | $30,811,460 | $21,638,212 | $36,135,037 |
| FY2013 | $20,622,935 | $17,657,173 | $27,453,495 |
| FY2012 | $20,210,502 | $15,902,133 | $23,039,263 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Judicial Watch Inc (EIN 52-1885088), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $82,279,727 | 80% |
| Program service revenue | $56,267 | <1% |
| Other revenue | $19,936,697 | 19% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $36,930,038 | 64% |
| Management & general | $6,885,742 | 12% |
| Fundraising | $13,613,615 | 24% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 80% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 64% of functional expenses, management & general 12%, and fundraising 24%.
- 64% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 13.6% of 22 Public & Societal Benefit organizations in DC.
- Net assets covered about 121.2 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 95th percentile among 228 Public & Societal Benefit organizations in DC.
- Total revenue was higher than 98.7% of 230 Public & Societal Benefit organizations in DC.
- Total revenue rose from $20,210,502 in FY2012 to $102,272,691 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 11 and decreased in 2 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Revenue covered expenses in each of the 14 reported years, FY2012 to FY2025.
- The highest revenue on record here is $127,656,836 in FY2024.
- Net assets grew from $23,039,263 to $580,008,835 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 91% of revenue in FY2012 and 81% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
TO PROMOTE INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT AND FIDELITY TO THE RULE OF LAW THROUGH PUBLIC ADVOCACY, LITIGATION, AND MONITORING AND INVESTIGATING FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND OFFICIALS, AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1995 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | W00M — Public & Societal Benefit |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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