Based in ST PETERSBURG, FL, THE TRAVELING PRESS FUND INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.4M in revenue, $4.4M in expenses, $1.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 12 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $12.4M.
THE TRAVELING PRESS FUND INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT PROVIDES GRANTS TO NEWSROOMS AND FREELANCE JOURNALISTS TO PRODUCE INVESTIGATIVE AND ON-LOCATION JOURNALISM, WHICH SEEKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ADVANCE THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION IS NON-PARTISAN AND, IN THE BEST TRADITIONS OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM, SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE JOURNALISTS TO BE THE EYES AND EARS FOR THEIR READERS AND HOLD THE POWERFUL ACCOUNTABLE.
How The Traveling Press Fund Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
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.
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Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.4M | $4.4M | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $8.1M | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $3.9M | $3.0M | $5.7M |
| 2020 | $5.4M | $1.4M | $4.1M |
| 2019 | $418K | $427K | $4K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $418K to $4.4M (+946%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in FL, MD, NY, PA, TX.
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.
