Public Charity

AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC

AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $38.1M in revenue, $30.3M in expenses, $66.4M in total assets. 74 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $47.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 831772542 WASHINGTON, DC Media & Communications NTEE: A30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$38.1M
Total Expenses$30.3M
Total Assets$66.4M
Grant Records74
Funding Total$47.1M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT, INC. IS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND VENTURE PHILANTHROPY DEDICATED TO BUILDING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL NEWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT MAKES GRANTS TO NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATIONS, PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES TO LAUNCH NEW ORGANIZATIONS, AND COACHES LEADERS AS THEY GROW AND SUSTAIN THEIR NEWSROOMS. AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT PAIR FINANCIAL INVESTMENT WITH CAPACITY-BUILDING VENTURE SUPPORT, MAKING TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS IN THE BUSINESS AND OPERATIONAL CAPACITY OF LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS TO GROW AND SCALE SUSTAINABLY.

Where $100 goes at American Journalism Project Inc

How American Journalism Project Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$41
Grantmaking program
47% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 32 organizations
$29
As part of its work to launch and incubate startup local news organizations, American Journalism Project serves as the early-stage fiscal sponsor to these entities until they receive…
32% of program spending
$13
Grantee support program
14% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Amar Rajwani
HEAD OF GROWTH INVESTMENTS Darrin Kerr
CEO, FREE PRESS INDIANA Frederick Krift
DIRECTOR Hillary Schneider
VICE CHAIRPERSON Irving Washington
DIRECTOR Jeff Cohen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$22,425,000 11 grants
General Support
$19,200,942 47 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$384,955 2 grants
Education
$348,000 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$30,250 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $38.1M $30.3M $66.4M
2023 $24.4M $20.4M $57.3M
2022 $42.4M $20.6M $55.0M
2021 $25.1M $12.8M $31.0M
2020 $11.4M $8.0M $18.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $11.4M to $38.1M (+235%), with total assets most recently reported at $66.4M.

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

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