Public Charity

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in NEW YORK, NY. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $12.3M, expenses of $13.8M, total assets of $38.4M. Imperigo tracks 161 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $24.4M.

EIN: 133081500 NEW YORK, NY Civil Rights NTEE: R20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$12.3M
Total Expenses$13.8M
Total Assets$38.4M
Grant Records161
Funding Total$24.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS PROMOTES PRESS FREEDOM WORLDWIDE AND DEFENDS THE RIGHT OF JOURNALISTS TO REPORT THE NEWS SAFELY AND WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL. CPJ ENSURES THE FREE FLOW OF NEWS AND COMMENTARY BY TAKING ACTION WHEREVER JOURNALISTS ARE ATTACKED, IMPRISONED, KILLED, KIDNAPPED, THREATENED, CENSORED, OR HARASSED. HUNDREDS OF JOURNALISTS ARE KILLED, HARASSED, OR IMPRISONED EVERY YEAR. FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, CPJ HAS ADVOCATED FOR THEIR RELEASE, FOR JUSTICE AND FOR FREEDOM.

Where $100 goes at Committee to Protect Journalists Inc

How Committee to Protect Journalists Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$72
Since 1981, cpj has defended the right of journalists to report the news safely and freely worldwide
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 Ahmed Rashid
DIRECTOR Alan Murray
DIRECTOR Alan Rusbridger
DIRECTOR Alessandra Galloni
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY Amelia Evans
AFRICA PROGRAM COORDINATOR Angela Quintal

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$16,439,188 131 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,427,625 3 grants
Education
$1,248,750 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,000,000 1 grant
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$114,850 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $12.3M $13.8M $38.4M
2023 $11.2M $11.9M $38.3M
2022 $10.7M $11.6M $37.7M
2020 $17.8M $10.2M $37.0M
2019 $11.1M $9.3M $28.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $11.1M to $12.3M (+11%), with total assets most recently reported at $38.4M.

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

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