Mission
Educating the public and journalists about crime and criminal justice, primarily through the publication of a daily news digest, Crime and Justice News.
Small Public Charity
CRIMINAL JUSTICE JOURNALISTS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE JOURNALISTS is a Small Public Charity headquartered in Washington, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $108K revenue, $109K expenses, $47K total assets. 3 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $75K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 522118828
Washington, DC
Professional Societies & Associations
NTEE: I03
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$108K
Total Expenses$109K
Total Assets$47K
Grant Records3
Funding Total$75K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Criminal Justice Journalists
How Criminal Justice Journalists divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $100 for programs
$100
Criminal Justice Journalists published a daily newsletter and distributed it online on every business day in 2024
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
JOURNALISM & PUBLICATION
$25,000
JOURNALISM & PUBLICATION
$25,000
JOURNALISM & PUBLICATION
$25,000
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Executive Board member
Jon Schuppe
Executive Board member
Mark Obbie
Executive Board member
Sadie Gurman
President
Ted Gest
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $108K | $109K | $47K |
| 2024 | $56K | $45K | $48K |
| 2023 | $21K | $32K | $51K |
| 2022 | $23K | $10K | $62K |
| 2021 | $50K | $17K | $49K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $50K to $108K (+116%), with total assets most recently reported at $47K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.