NonprofitsThe Project On Government Oversight Inc

Public & Societal Benefit

The Project On Government Oversight Inc

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$8.5M

Total expenses

$7.8M

Net assets

$12.9M

Grants received

$25.0M

199 grants

EIN

521739443

Tax year

2024

Mission

The project on government oversight (pogo) is a nonpartisan independent watchdog that investigates and exposes waste, corruption, abuse of power, and when the government fails to serve the public or silences those who report wrongdoing. We champion reforms to achieve a more effective, ethical, and accountable federal government that safeguards constitutional principles.

Programs

3 programs

Pogo's investigations and research expose waste, fraud, injustice, and abuse of power in the federal government. Our journalists and researchers work independently from our policy and advocacy teams.

Expenses: $539K

Pentagon accountability: the pentagon accountability project works with district-level constituents to support results-drive accountability of pentagon spending

Expenses: $474K

Other program services.

Expenses: $2.8MGrants: $255K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$8.2M
Program service revenue
Investment income$258K
Other revenue$16K
Total revenue$8.5M

Expenses

Grants paid$255K
Salaries & benefits$6.1M
Fundraising$850K
Other expenses$1.4M
Total expenses$7.8M
Total assets$13.2M
Net assets$12.9M

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DANIELLE BRIAN

PRESIDENT/EXEC. DIRECTOR

Board

$221K

40 hrs/wk

KEITH RUTTER

SECRETARY/EXEC OPERATING OFFICER

Board

$163K

40 hrs/wk

VIRGINIA CASE SOLOMON

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

WALLACE JEFFERSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDREW COCKBURN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

VIRGINIA SLOAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DEBRA KATZ

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RYAN ALEXANDER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

NITHI VIVATRAT

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ARMANDO GOMEZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

HINA SHAMSI

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEANINE ABRAMS MCLEAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LIA EPPERSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LISA BAUMGARTNER BONDS

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

NORM ORNSTEIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SCOTT AMEY

GENERAL COUNSEL

Staff

$160K

40 hrs/wk

MIAH ULYSSE

VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS

Staff

$152K

40 hrs/wk

BRANDON BROCKMYER

DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH

Staff

$147K

40 hrs/wk

TIM FARNSWORTH

VP OF MARKETING

Staff

$139K

40 hrs/wk

CHRIS PABON

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

$125K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

CANARY RISK CONSULTING

GOVERNMENT PROGRAM INTEGRITY SERVICES

$153K

FREEWILL

ESTATE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT

$149K

Grants received

Showing 199 of 199

FromAmountPurposeYear
$750K
General support
2024
$700K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2024
$600K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$450K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$250K
TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S JOURNALISM DIVISION.
2024
$75K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2024
$50K
Preventing The Weaponization Of Government
2024
$40K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$20K
PEACE & ARMS CONTROL
2024
$19K
FOR ITS CENSUS PROGRAM
2024
$15K
GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC
2024
$10K
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
2024
$6K
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2024
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$4K
GENERAL FUND
2024
$3K
General Support
2024
$250
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$800K
General support
2023
$600K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$500K
Healthy Democracy: Unrestricted operating support for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023
2023
$450K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$175K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$119K
Democracy
2023
$100K
DEMOCRACY - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2023
$92K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$80K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$55K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2023
$50K
Program Grant
2023
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$30K
Building A More Effective Federal Government
2023
$25K
IN SUPPORT OF RAISING AWARENESS ON THE DANGERS OF PROJECT 2025
2023
$25K
THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT POGO'S WORK TO COUNTER DANGEROUS NARRATIVES AROUND THE THREAT OF CHINA'S MILITARY
2023
$25K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$25K
GENERAL FUND
2023
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$20K
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
2023
$20K
Support for Slow the Revolving Door Project
2023
$20K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$19K
FOR ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT OVERSIGHT OF CENSUS OPERATIONS AND SPENDING
2023
$15K
PEACE/ARMS CONTROL
2023
$15K
GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC
2023
$11K
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2023
$10K
DEMOCRACY
2023
$10K
DEMOCRACY
2023
$10K
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
2023
$10K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$3K
GENERAL MISSION
2023
$1K
OPERATING PROGRAMS
2023
$300
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$257
FOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$250
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$200
UNRESTRICTED USE IN CHARITABLE ENDEAVOR
2023
$950K
General support
2022
$629K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$600K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$500K
DEMOCRACY, RIGHTS & GOVERNANCE
2022
$500K
Healthy Democracy: Unrestricted operating support for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023
2022
$450K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$403K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$343K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2022
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$185K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND TRANSFER OF PROJECT
2022
$185K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND TRANSFER OF PROJECT
2022
$175K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$125K
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
2022
$120K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2022
$106K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$100K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2022
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$95K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$75K
Program Grant
2022
$51K
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND NONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2022
$40K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$40K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2022
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$31K
GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC
2022
$30K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$29K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$25K
Accountability and Oversight Reforms to Protect Democracy
2022
$21K
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2022
$15K
PEACE/ARMS CONTROL
2022
$10K
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
2022
$10K
NONPARTISAN INDEPENDENT WATCHDOG
2022
$6K
Fund the implementation of the merger between POGO and OTG
2022
$5K
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$4K
GENERAL FUND
2022
$3K
General Support
2022
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$300
FOR ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$250
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$250
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$200
OPERATING PROGRAMS
2022
$200
UNRESTRICTED USE IN CHARITABLE ENDEAVOR
2022
$500K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$110K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$110K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$100K
For a project to identify potential reforms to Customs and Border Protection to ensure greater accountability and respect for constitutional rights
2021
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$30K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$29K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$25K
Ensuring Government Accountability Through Oversight Training and Reform
2021
$25K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$3K
GENERAL FUND
2021
$3K
General Support
2021
$1K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2021
$250
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$200
OPERATING PROGRAMS
2021
$200
UNRESTRICTED USE IN CHARITABLE ENDEAVOR
2021
$20
CHARITABLE
2021
$2.1M
CHARITABLE; GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND ENDOWMENT/RESERVE FUND TO SUPPORT ANNUAL PROGRAM EXPENSES
2020
$850K
General support
2020
$850K
General support
2020
$700K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$600K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$402K
EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
2020
$320K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2020
$156K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$125K
Government Watchdog General Support
2020
$100K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$100K
to provide general support
2020
$85K
GENERAL SUPPORT, PBC-DISTRICT LEVEL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT, PBC: DISTRICT LEVEL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT
2020
$80K
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
2020
$75K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2020
$58K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$55K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$50K
Education
2020
$50K
COVID-19 emergency grant, general operating support
2020
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$30K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$30K
GENERAL, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC
2020
$25K
ANNUAL SUPPORT
2020
$25K
INCREASED OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE PRISON INDUSTRY
2020
$25K
ADDRESSING CORRUPTION AND ABUSE OF POWER THROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM
2020
$20K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$20K
WhistleblowerProtection&CongressionalOversight
2020
$20K
WhistleblowerProtection&CongressionalOversight
2020
$15K
PEACE/ARMS CONTROL
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$7K
TO ASSIST IN THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES.
2020
$5K
Annual Suuport
2020
$5K
PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
2020
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$1K
GENERAL FUND
2020
$1K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2020
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$750
OPERATING PROGRAMS
2020
$500
WASHINGTON NONPROFIT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG & ASSISTS WHISTLEBLOWERS
2020
$250
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$200
UNRESTRICTED USE IN CHARITABLE ENDEAVOR
2020
$66
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$500K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$142K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2019
$100K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2019
$75K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$50K
PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, INC, GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$33K
Fin Accntable&Corp transparency
2019
$22K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$10K
TO ASSIST IN THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES.
2019
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2019
$250
OPERATING PROGRAMS
2019
$1M
General support
2018
$125K
Program support for The Constitution Project
2018
$47K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$29K
GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTGENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2018
$25K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
2018
$25K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION
2018
$11K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2018
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2018
$10K
GENERAL
2018
$7K
Unrestricted
2018
$600
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$250
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$315K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$50K
SUPPORT OF MISSION
2017
$7K
TO ASSIST IN THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES.
2017
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2017

Funded by

$25.0M from 86 funders · 199 grants · 2017–2024

Democracy Fund Inc

$5.3M · 7 grants · 2018–2024

Bernard And Anne Spitzer

$2.4M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Frederick E And Julia G

$2.1M · 1 grant · 2020

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$2.0M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.5M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

$1.4M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc

$1.3M · 3 grants · 2019–2022

The Klarman Family Foundation

$1M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN521739443
NTEE codeW20Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1991-12
Formed1991
Employees58
Volunteers13