Public Charity

THE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INC

THE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WASHINGTON, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $9.5M, expenses of $8.9M, total assets of $11.2M. Imperigo tracks 82 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $6.8M.

EIN: 274011343 WASHINGTON, DC Student Services NTEE: B80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.5M
Total Expenses$8.9M
Total Assets$11.2M
Grant Records82
Funding Total$6.8M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT, A NONPARTISAN EDUCATION NONPROFIT, IS BUILDING A NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF NEWS LITERACY THROUGHOUT AMERICAN SOCIETY, CREATING BETTER INFORMED, MORE ENGAGED AND MORE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS - AND ULTIMATELY A STRONGER DEMOCRACY.

Where $100 goes at The News Literacy Project Inc

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

$68 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$13 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$68
The real-life impact of news literacy skills on teens:a recent teen vogue article highlights how news literacy skills have made a tangible difference in students' daily lives and…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 574,418 students; 473,004 students; 95,000 schools
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Abby Phillip
BOARD MEMBER / FOUNDER (RETIRED 6/30/24) Alan Miller
BOARD MEMBER Catherine Woodard
PRESIDENT AND CEO Charles Salter
SVP, STRATEGY AND IMPACT Claudia Borgelt
SVP, CREATIVE STRATEGY Darragh Worland

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,308,225 46 grants
Education
$2,422,290 34 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$80,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.5M $8.9M $11.2M
2024 $13.3M $8.2M $10.6M
2023 $6.0M $7.6M $5.5M
2021 $4.6M $4.4M $7.7M
2020 $2.5M $3.9M $7.4M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.5M to $9.5M (+282%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.2M.

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