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 2025 filing shows $15.9M in revenue, $7.8M in expenses, $31.2M in total assets. 116 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 520972043 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$15.9M
Total Expenses$7.8M
Total Assets$31.2M
Grant Records116
Funding Total$12.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

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.

Where $100 goes at The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

How The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$71 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $71 for programs

$71
Legal defense and researchthe committee provides around-the-clock, pro bono services to all news media
All program spending
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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

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Adam Symson
POLICY & PROGRAM COMMITTEE Alexander Gibney
STEERING COMMITTEE Alexandra Maccallum
PRESIDENT Bruce Brown
POLICY & PROGRAM COMMITTEE Charles Savage
STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY Colleen Mccain Nelson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$10,101,243 88 grants
Education
$333,500 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$100,675 2 grants
Animal Welfare
$51,000 1 grant
Training & Professional Development
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $15.9M $7.8M $31.2M
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

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.6M to $15.9M (+65%), with total assets most recently reported at $31.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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