Public Charity

THE TRAVELING PRESS FUND INC

Based in ST PETERSBURG, FL, THE TRAVELING PRESS FUND INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.4M in revenue, $4.4M in expenses, $1.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 12 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $12.4M.

EIN: 842726336 ST PETERSBURG, FL Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C. NTEE: T99 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$1.3M
Grants Given12
Grant Total$12.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE TRAVELING PRESS FUND INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT PROVIDES GRANTS TO NEWSROOMS AND FREELANCE JOURNALISTS TO PRODUCE INVESTIGATIVE AND ON-LOCATION JOURNALISM, WHICH SEEKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ADVANCE THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION IS NON-PARTISAN AND, IN THE BEST TRADITIONS OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM, SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE JOURNALISTS TO BE THE EYES AND EARS FOR THEIR READERS AND HOLD THE POWERFUL ACCOUNTABLE.

Sample Grants Given

LEVEL THREE LABS LLC
NEW YORK, NY · 2024
JOURNALIST AND FREELANCE WRITER EXPENSES
$4,074,231
BORROWED SPOTLIGHT PRODUCTIONS
ST PETERSBURG, FL · 2024
JOURNALIST AND FREELANCE WRITER EXPENSES
$10,000
LEVEL THREE LABS LLC
NEW YORK, NY · 2023
JOURNALIST AND FREELANCE WRITER EXPENSES
$2,618,500
NEW YORK, NY · 2023
JOURNALIST AND FREELANCE WRITER EXPENSES
$1,219,125
FINCHLEY ROAD MEDIA LLC
ST PETERSBURG, FL · 2023
JOURNALIST AND FREELANCE WRITER EXPENSES
$107,000

Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Alexander R Berger
DIRECTOR/TREASURER Gary L Ginsberg
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Jesse M Fried

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Top Grant Purposes

JOURNALIST AND FREELANCE WRITER EXPENSES
$12,380,306 12 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.4M $4.4M $1.3M
2023 $3.7M $8.1M $1.3M
2022 $3.9M $3.0M $5.7M
2020 $5.4M $1.4M $4.1M
2019 $418K $427K $4K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $418K to $4.4M (+946%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in FL, MD, NY, PA, TX.

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