Citizens Against Government Waste
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| Abbreviation | CAGW |
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| Formation | 1984 |
| Type | Advocacy group |
| Headquarters | 1100 Connecticut Avenue NW |
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United States |
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President
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Thomas A. Schatz |
| Website | http://www.cagw.org |
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States. It functions as a think-tank, "government watchdog" and advocacy group for fiscally conservative causes. The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) is the lobbying arm of CAGW, organized as a section 501(c)(4) organization and therefore is permitted to engage in direct lobbying activities. According to its web site, "CAGW is a private, non-partisan, non-profit organization representing more than one million members and supporters nationwide. CAGW's stated mission is to eliminate waste, mismanagement, and inefficiency in the federal government."
Located in Washington, DC, CAGW was founded in 1984 by industrialist J. Peter Grace and syndicated columnist Jack Anderson, former members of President Reagan's Grace Commission or President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control. Thomas A. Schatz has been president since 1992.
In 2010, CAGW received a US$2 million grant from the Donors Capital Fund, a donor-advised fund.
CAGW produces a number of publications critical of what it calls "pork-barrel" projects. The Congressional Pig Book Summary (Pig Book) is an annual list of such projects and their sponsors.
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