Public Charity

AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC

AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $38.1M in revenue, $30.3M in expenses, $66.4M in total assets. 66 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $46.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 831772542 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$38.1M
Total Expenses$30.3M
Total Assets$66.4M
Grant Records66
Funding Total$46.9M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT, INC. IS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND VENTURE PHILANTHROPY DEDICATED TO BUILDING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL NEWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT MAKES GRANTS TO NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATIONS, PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES TO LAUNCH NEW ORGANIZATIONS, AND COACHES LEADERS AS THEY GROW AND SUSTAIN THEIR NEWSROOMS. AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT PAIR FINANCIAL INVESTMENT WITH CAPACITY-BUILDING VENTURE SUPPORT, MAKING TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS IN THE BUSINESS AND OPERATIONAL CAPACITY OF LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS TO GROW AND SCALE SUSTAINABLY.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Amar Rajwani
HEAD OF GROWTH INVESTMENTS Darrin Kerr
CEO, FREE PRESS INDIANA Frederick Krift
DIRECTOR Hillary Schneider
VICE CHAIRPERSON Irving Washington
DIRECTOR Jeff Cohen

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Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$21,135,050 5 grants
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
$8,150,000 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,034,100 6 grants
To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion
$2,035,000 2 grants
LAUNCHING A LOCAL NEWSROOM TO SERVE CLEVELAND
$1,716,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $38.1M $30.3M $66.4M
2023 $24.4M $20.4M $57.3M
2022 $42.4M $20.6M $55.0M
2021 $25.1M $12.8M $31.0M
2020 $11.4M $8.0M $18.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $11.4M to $38.1M (+235%), with total assets most recently reported at $66.4M.

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