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 30 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $19.5M.

EIN: 842726336 ST PETERSBURG, FL Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$1.3M
Grant Records30
Funding Total$19.5M
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.

Officers & Directors

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

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Top Grant Purposes

PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$7,649,500 5 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$3,460,000 1 grant
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$2,157,266 3 grants
HEALTH
$1,985,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,450,000 7 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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