Public Charity

THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC

THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC, of BOSTON, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $16.1M in revenue, $9.7M in expenses, $12.2M in total assets. 137 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $20.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 460908502 BOSTON, MA Job Training NTEE: J22 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$16.1M
Total Expenses$9.7M
Total Assets$12.2M
Grant Records137
Funding Total$20.6M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION), A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, WAS FOUNDED TO RESTORE JOURNALISM FROM THE GROUND UP BY SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS THROUGH FIELD REPORTING THAT SERVES UNDER-COVERED CORNERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON TRAINING AND DEVELOPING THE CRAFT OF JOURNALISM AND THE POWER OF ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING. WHILE MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF COMMUNICATING FAIR, TRUSTED NEWS IN AN AGE WHERE IT SOMETIMES FEELS TRUTH ITSELF IS UNDER ATTACK, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO SUPPORT ON-THE-GROUND JOURNALISM THAT ENLIGHTENS AND INFORMS WITH A SPIRIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE.

Where $100 goes at The Groundtruth Project Inc

How The Groundtruth Project Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$80
The organization's programs build an engaged community around impactful journalism and powerful storytelling by a new generation, while supporting their careers as fellows, corps members and alumni
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alan Khazei
DIRECTOR Amy Guggenheim Shenkan
DIRECTOR Ann Davis Vaughan
DIRECTOR Anya Schiffrin
DIRECTOR Bill Whitaker
DIRECTOR Calvin Sims

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$12,073,857 88 grants
Arts & Culture
$5,443,750 5 grants
Environment & Conservation
$450,982 6 grants
Economic Development
$430,000 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$426,184 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $16.1M $9.7M $12.2M
2023 $7.5M $10.2M $6.0M
2022 $9.1M $12.7M $9.3M
2020 $7.8M $8.5M $11.1M
2019 $8.9M $4.3M $11.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $8.9M to $16.1M (+81%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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