Mission
TO AID, ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS WHO INTEND TO ENTER OR ARE ALREADY IN THE FIELD OF JOURNALISM.
Public Charity
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS FOUNDATION INC
Based in INDIANAPOLIS, IN, SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS FOUNDATION INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $749K in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $16.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 9 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $339K.
EIN: 366106287
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Media & Communications
NTEE: A30
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$749K
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$16.6M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$339K
Filing Years2018–2024
Where $100 goes at Society of Professional Journalists Foundation Inc
How Society of Professional Journalists Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$63
Programs
the work itself
$26
Management
running the organization
$11
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $63 for programs
$49
To achieve the primary exempt purpose, grant requests are accepted, reviewed and awarded to those applicants who best meet the foundation's mission statement
$7
Eugene s
$7
Quill, spj's magazine, is supported by the quill endowment fund which was established in 1923 for the purpose of assisting in covering expenses incurred for the production of…
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.
Sample Grants Received
SPONSORSHIP, MEDIAFEST25 10/15-10/18/25
$10,000
UNRESTRICTED
$20,410
UNRESTRICTED
$8,181
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$185,200
GENERAL SUPPORT
$40,000
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Alex Jones
BOARD MEMBER
Andy Schotz
BOARD MEMBER
April Bethea
BOARD MEMBER
Bill Ketter
BOARD MEMBER
Bill Mccloskey
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Caroline Hendrie
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $749K | $1.2M | $16.6M |
| 2023 | $757K | $966K | $15.6M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $943K | $14.6M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $15.3M |
| 2018 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $14.4M |
Between 2018 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.7M to $749K (-55%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.