Category:Judicial Watch

Judicial Watch, Inc.

Formation	July 29, 1994 (1994-07-29)
Jurisdiction	us-dc
Tax ID no.	52-1885088
Registration no.	EXTUID_2834848
Location	425 Third Street, SW, Suite 800, Washington, District of Columbia, 20024, USA
Website	www.judicialwatch.org

Judicial Watch (JW) is an American conservative activist group^[1] and self-styled watchdog group^[2][3] that files Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits to investigate alleged misconduct by government officials.

Founded in 1994, JW has primarily targeted Democrats, in particular the Clinton administration, the Obama administration, and Hillary Clinton, although it has sued Republicans as well including the administration of George W. Bush. It has also filed lawsuits against government climate scientists; Judicial Watch has described climate science as "fraud science". The group has made numerous false and unsubstantiated claims, which have been picked up by right-wing news outlets. Most of its lawsuits have been dismissed.^[1]

Funding

Judicial Watch has an annual budget of about $35 million.^[1] Between 1997 and 2002 Judicial Watch received $7,069,500 in 19 grants from a handful of foundations. The bulk of this funding came from three foundations: the Sarah Scaife Foundation, a funder of politically conservative causes;^[4] The Carthage Foundation, which merged into the Sarah Scaife Foundation in 2014;^[5] and the John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.,^{[citation needed]} another conservative foundation which folded in 2005.^[6] As of 2010, the Sarah Scaife Foundation was the group's largest contributor.^[7]

Tax information

Updated	April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)
Registration
Name	Judicial Watch Inc
EIN	52-1885088
Subsection	03 - Charitable Organizations
Deductibility	1 - Contributions are deductible.
Ruling date	08/1995
Form 990s
2018	file 990, $113,273,603.00, 08/30/19
2017	file 990, $92,365,593.00, 09/12/18
2016	file 990, $66,658,790.00, 10/17/17
2015	file 990, $49,452,511.00, 12/22/16
2014	file 990, $38,432,915.00, 07/09/15
2013	file 990, $29,494,983.00, 10/21/14
2012	file 990, $25,044,926.00, 06/26/13
2011	file 990, $20,318,600.00, 07/18/12
2010	file 990, $18,219,800.00, 08/05/11
2009	file 990, $13,000,659.00, 07/16/10
2008	file 990, $9,899,322.00, 10/02/09
2007	file 990, $12,802,698.00, 07/17/08

See also

• Groundswell
• Freedom Watch
• Tom Fitton article from Wikipedia
• Judicial Watch article from Wikipedia
• Groundswell group article from Wikipedia

Notes

External links

• Judicial Watch, Right Wing Watch.