Government Accountability Institute
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The Government Accountability Institute (GAI) is "a new conservative investigative research organization," according to the Washington Post in 2012.[1] The GAI states its mission as being "to investigate and expose crony capitalism, misuse of taxpayer monies, and other governmental corruption or malfeasance."[2]
The GAI has several ties to right-wing groups such as Citizens United, Breitbart.com, the American Conservative Union, the Young America's Foundation, and the Hoover Institution, through its key staff and board members:
- Peter Schweizer, president of the GAI, is a researcher for the Hoover Institution in Stanford, California.[3] Mr. Schweizer is also on the Research Advisory Council of the James Madison Institute,[4] a member of the State Policy Network, which itself is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council.
- Executive Chairman and co-founder of the GAI, Stephen Bannon, is the Executive Chairman of Breitbart News LLC, the parent company of Breitbart.com, a conservative news and opinion website, founded by conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart[5][6].
- Board member, Ron Robinson, is a director of both Citizens United[7] and the American Conservative Union.[8][6] Mr. Robinson has also acted as the president of the Young America's Foundation for over thirty years.[9]
Contents
Personnel
Executive Officers
- Peter Schweizer, President (Research Fellow, Hoover Institution)
- Rick White, Executive Vice President
- Stuart Christmas, General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Investigation
Board of Directors
- Stephen K. Bannon, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder (Executive Chairman, Breitbart News LLC, parent company of Breitbart.com)
- Owen T. Smith, Esq. (Chairman, Institute of World Politics)
- Ron Robinson (President, Young America's Foundation)
- Rebekah Mercer
- Hunter Lewis
Core Financials
2016[10]
- Total Revenue: $2,601,382
- Total Expenses: $2,247,050
- Net Assests: $271,248
2015[10]
- Total Revenue: $2,590,394
- Total Expenses: $2,853,295
- Net Assests: $-83,082
Contact Details
Sandy Schulz, Senior Publicist
Government Accountability Institute
202.244.1460
Sandy.schulz@g-a-i.org
References
- ↑ Marc Thiessen, "Why is Obama skipping more than half of his daily intelligence meetings?, The Washington Post, September 10, 2012.
- ↑ Government Accountability Institute, g-a-i Mission, organizational website, accessed October 2012.
- ↑ "Fellows", Hoover Institution website, accessed October 2012
- ↑ "James Madison Institute: Research Advisory Council", organizational website, accessed October 2012
- ↑ "Andrew Breitbart, Conservative Blogger, Dies at 43",The New York Times; March 1, 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "g-a-i team", organizational website, accessed October 2012
- ↑ "Citizens United: Who We Are", organizational website, accessed October 2012,
- ↑ "American Conservative Union: Board of Directors", organization website, accessed October 2012
- ↑ "Ron Robinson, President", Young America's Foundation website, accessed October 2012
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Government Accountability Office [paper copy on file with CMD, 2016 990 Tax Return] organizational tax filling, Nov 11, 2017
