CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

W20

Classification

1000

Street

1331 F ST NW STE 900

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• LEGAL: CREW HAS ENGAGED IN LARGE-SCALE LITIGATION TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH KEY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY LAWS INCLUDING THE CONSTITUTION'S DISQUALIFICATION CLAUSE, THE FEDERAL RECORDS ACT, AND THE PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS ACT. CREW HAS FILED NUMEROUS ETHICS COMPLAINTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, STATE PROSECUTORS, THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, AND OTHER AGENCIES AGAINST EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; CREW HAS ALSO FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, AND OTHER AGENCIES CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND TAX LAWS BY GOVERNMENTOFFICIALS AND THOSE WHO SEEK TO INFLUENCE THEM, AS WELL AS BY CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE AND POLITICAL OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS LITIGATED AGAINST GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ADEQUATELY ENFORCE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS AND RELATED LAWS.CREW HAS INITIATED FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS AND OTHER OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING POTENTIAL ETHICS VIOLATIONS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THE INFLUENCE OF MONEYED INTERESTS ON POLICY-MAKING, SECRET DECISION-MAKING, AND ACTIONS THAT INFRINGE ON DEMOCRATIC CHECKS AND BALANCES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED NUMEROUS LAWSUITS IN FEDERAL COURT OVER THE GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THOSE REQUESTS. CREW HAS WORKED TO DEVELOP LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS TO IMPROVE ETHICS, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT AND IN CAMPAIGNS AND TO STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRATIC PROTECTIONS, AND HAS WORKED TO INFORM LEGISLATORS AND OTHERS OF THESE DESIRED REFORMS. CREW HAS ALSO WORKED TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT.

  Expenses $3,362,557 · Revenue $42,528

• EDUCATION: CREW HAS WORKED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT UNETHICAL, ILLEGAL, AND ANTI-DEMOCRATIC CONDUCT ON THE PART OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND THOSE WHO SEEK TO INFLUENCE THEM, THE THREAT THIS CONDUCT POSES TO OUR DEMOCRACY, THE LEGAL PROVISIONS AVAILABLE AND THE LEGAL REFORMSNECESSARY TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, AS WELL AS THE CORRUPTING INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN POLITICS. IT HAS PUBLICIZED INSTANCES OF THESE KINDS OF ABUSES AND BROADER PATTERNS OF UNETHICAL OR ANTI-DEMOCRATIC CONDUCT AND IMPROPER OR EXCESSIVE INFLUENCE. THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN PRINT, BROADCAST, AND ONLINE NEWS SOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. IT ALSO MAINTAINS WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS THAT PUBLICIZE ITS ACTIVITIES. CREW HAS ALSO PUBLISHED IN DEPTH REPORTS ON GOVERNMENT ETHICS, DEMOCRACY, AND CORRUPTION ISSUES AND ON THE INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN POLITICS BASED ON ITS OWN RESEARCH, OBTAINED DOCUMENTS, AND LEGAL ANALYSIS. CREW'S PRESIDENT & CEO, BOARD MEMBERS, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES REGULARLY APPEAR IN PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA DISCUSSING GOVERNMENT ETHICS, MONEY IN POLITICS, AND THE PRESERVATION OF DEMOCRACY.

  Expenses $2,313,573

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $11,150,757

  Expenses

  $8,439,186

  Contributions

  $10,766,342

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $6,685,736

  Expenses

  $8,017,420

  Contributions

  $6,142,605

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $6,399,662

  Expenses

  $6,681,324

  Contributions

  $6,061,647

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,612,311

  Expenses

  $5,215,048

  Assets (EOY)

  $10,777,037

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,064,794

  Expenses

  $5,928,736

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,350,032

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $6,033,707

  Expenses

  $6,085,062

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,739,494

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,425,826

  Expenses

  $4,689,142

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,307,855

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,777,858

  Expenses

  $4,689,183

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,053,473

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,928,131

  Expenses

  $1,995,677

  Assets (EOY)

  $735,315

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,360,040

  Expenses

  $2,386,040

  Assets (EOY)

  $823,380

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,167,229

  Expenses

  $2,834,943

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,120,909

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,657,927

  Expenses

  $2,650,369

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,593,123

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $2,734,018

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,659,512

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $604,571

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $540,557

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $422,944

  2024 · PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT

• FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS

  $400,000

  2024 · CHARITABLE GIFT

• NEW VENTURE FUND

  $350,000

  2023 · CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $315,785

  2023 · PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $315,708

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST

  $257,000

  2024 · General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes

• SHARED ASCENT FUND

  $250,000

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• SHARED ASCENT FUND

  $250,000

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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