Public Charity

THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC

THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC, of BOSTON, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $16.1M in revenue, $9.7M in expenses, $12.2M in total assets. 130 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $20.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 460908502 BOSTON, MA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$16.1M
Total Expenses$9.7M
Total Assets$12.2M
Grant Records130
Funding Total$20.2M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION), A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, WAS FOUNDED TO RESTORE JOURNALISM FROM THE GROUND UP BY SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS THROUGH FIELD REPORTING THAT SERVES UNDER-COVERED CORNERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON TRAINING AND DEVELOPING THE CRAFT OF JOURNALISM AND THE POWER OF ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING. WHILE MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF COMMUNICATING FAIR, TRUSTED NEWS IN AN AGE WHERE IT SOMETIMES FEELS TRUTH ITSELF IS UNDER ATTACK, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO SUPPORT ON-THE-GROUND JOURNALISM THAT ENLIGHTENS AND INFORMS WITH A SPIRIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alan Khazei
DIRECTOR Amy Guggenheim Shenkan
DIRECTOR Ann Davis Vaughan
DIRECTOR Anya Schiffrin
DIRECTOR Bill Whitaker
DIRECTOR Calvin Sims

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,868,062 9 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$5,333,750 2 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,257,250 3 grants
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$904,000 6 grants
RPRG
$564,074 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $16.1M $9.7M $12.2M
2023 $7.5M $10.2M $6.0M
2022 $9.1M $12.7M $9.3M
2020 $7.8M $8.5M $11.1M
2019 $8.9M $4.3M $11.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $8.9M to $16.1M (+81%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.2M.

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