Mission
THE NEWSEUM EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE VALUE OF A FREE PRESS IN A FREE SOCIETY AND TELLS THE STORIES OF THE WORLD'S IMPORTANT EVENTS IN UNIQUE AND ENGAGING WAYS.
Public Charity
NEWSEUM INC
NEWSEUM INC, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2022 filing shows $717K in revenue, $717K in expenses. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 203985447
WASHINGTON, DC
Latest filing: 2022
Total Revenue$717K
Total Expenses$717K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2018–2022
Where $100 goes at Newseum Inc
How Newseum Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$60
Programs
the work itself
$33
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $60 for programs
$44
The collections and visual recources department acquires and maintains artifacts and collections and oversees the management of temporary and traveling exhibits
$16
The exhibit development department provides research and development of exhibit content for the Newseum, maintains digitized electronic databases, and produces books and other publications
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2022. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$30,850
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,000
GENERAL PURPOSE
$10,000
DONOR ADVISED-FOR THE FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE
$7,811
DONOR ADVISED-$1,000 CHIPS QUINN SCHOLARS PROGRAM AND $4,000 FRIENDS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT SOCIETY
$5,000
Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CHIEF HR OFFICER/VP
Cindy Keith
CEO & TRUSTEE
Jan Neuharth
TRUSTEE
John M Seigenthaler
SECRETARY
Malcolm R Kirschenbaum
CHAIR
Peter S Prichard
TRUSTEE
Shelby Coffey Iii
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $717K | $717K | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $9.6M | $4.5M |
| 2019 | $26.6M | $55.0M | $85.6M |
| 2018 | $54.6M | $58.6M | $91.6M |
Between 2018 and 2022, reported annual revenue declined from $54.6M to $717K (-99%).
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.