Judicial Watch Inc

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1885088 Website

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.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$502.9M

+21.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$57K

-6.6% YoY

Grant Count

3

-25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$19K

+24.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$35M$70M$105M$140M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$502,896,231$412,582,707$325,494,421
Revenue$127,656,836$104,336,382$102,787,643
Expenses$55,292,045$53,230,384$57,385,244
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$28,782,554$8,290,198$402,092
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$51K$102K$152K$203K4 grants20203 grants20213 grants20224 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UN…$35KCOUNCIL FOR NATIONAL POL…$17KCOALITIONS FOR AMERICA$5K

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

THOMAS J FITTONPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR$1.0MPAUL J ORFANEDESTREASURER, SECRETARY, DIRECTOR$841KCHRISTOPHER J FARRELLDIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS$792KROBERT PATRICK STICHTSENIOR ATTORNEY$422KSTEVEN ANDERSENDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$417KJOHN ALBERTELLADIRECTOR OF DIRECT MARKETING$346KROBERT POPPERSENIOR ATTORNEY$344KMICHAEL BEKESHAATTORNEY$298KTHORNTON NOBILESENIOR ATTORNEY$276K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
THOMAS J FITTONPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR40$1,028,398
PAUL J ORFANEDESTREASURER, SECRETARY, DIRECTOR50$840,861
CHRISTOPHER J FARRELLDIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS40$791,940
STEVEN ANDERSENDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40$416,775
ROBERT PATRICK STICHTSENIOR ATTORNEY40$422,055
ROBERT POPPERSENIOR ATTORNEY40$343,978
JOHN ALBERTELLADIRECTOR OF DIRECT MARKETING40$346,411
THORNTON NOBILESENIOR ATTORNEY40$275,618
MICHAEL BEKESHAATTORNEY40$297,739

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

AlexandriaPhoenixRivertonWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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