Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a nonprofit government watchdog organization founded in 2003 that focuses on promoting ethics, transparency, and accountability in government. The organization uses litigation, investigations, and public advocacy to expose misconduct by public officials and to enforce ethics and campaign finance laws.
Government ethics enforcement, anti-corruption measures, transparency in public office, campaign finance reform, and strengthening oversight and accountability mechanisms within federal and state government.
Primarily funded through foundation grants and individual charitable contributions.
CREW is affiliated with CREW Foundation and has collaborated with other government accountability and transparency organizations; it has been led by prominent legal and ethics advocates including its founder Melanie Sloan and former executive director Noah Bookbinder.
Non-profit organization
