Public Charity

THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $8.4M in revenue, $6.9M in expenses, $22.1M in total assets. 112 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $10.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 520972043 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8.4M
Total Expenses$6.9M
Total Assets$22.1M
Grant Records112
Funding Total$10.2M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO GATHER AND DISTRIBUTE NEWS; TO KEEP GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE BY ENSURING ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS, MEETINGS AND COURTROOMS; AND TO PRESERVE THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE SPEECH AND UNFETTERED PRESS, AS GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.

Officers & Directors

STEERING COMMITTEE Adam Symson
STEERING COMMITTEE Alexander Gibney
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bruce Brown
STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY Bruce Sanford
STEERING COMMITTEE Charles Savage
STEERING COMMITTEE Colleen Mccain Nelson

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,810,381 9 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,389,668 11 grants
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$1,266,666 7 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,185,627 21 grants
Civil Participation
$837,850 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $8.4M $6.9M $22.1M
2023 $3.7M $6.3M $20.4M
2022 $7.2M $5.7M $20.8M
2021 $9.6M $5.3M $19.1M
2020 $4.8M $4.4M $18.2M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.8M to $8.4M (+74%), with total assets most recently reported at $22.1M.

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