THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS (EIN 520972043) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1970

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

BRUCE BROWN

Phone

2027959300

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, founded in 1970, is a community nonprofit that reported $8.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 127% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $1.5M, a strong 17% operating margin.

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.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,635,162

Program Service Revenue $158,080

Investment Income $830,147

Other Revenue $-271,266

TOTAL REVENUE $8,352,123

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $5,707,810

Fundraising Expenses $712,449

Program Expenses $5,346,800

Other Expenses $1,192,137

TOTAL EXPENSES $6,899,947

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$8,352,123	$3,683,642	+1.3%
Expenses	$6,899,947	$6,318,619	+0.1%
Net Income	$1,452,176	$-2,634,977	-1.6%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$517,558

Total Directors

Key Employees

$266,551

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
BRUCE BROWN	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$279,855	$33,581	$313,436
KATIELYNN TOWNSEND	DEPUTY EXECUTIVE AND LEGAL DIRECTOR	40.00	Key Emp	$241,671	$24,880	$266,551
DANIEL YU	DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS	40.00	Officer	$190,186	$13,936	$204,122
GABRIEL ROTTMAN POLICY	PRESS FREEDOM PROJECT DIRECTOR	40.00	Highest	$178,577	$21,187	$199,764
MICHAEL ZWIRN	DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT	40.00	Highest	$171,364	$21,426	$192,790
LISA ZYCHERMAN DEPUTY	LEGAL DIRECTOR & POLICY COUNSEL	40.00	Highest	$176,010	$12,186	$188,196
JENNIFER TOPPER	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	40.00	Highest	$169,828	$11,841	$181,669
JENNIFER ANNE NELSON	SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY	40.00	Highest	$150,780	$11,517	$162,297
STEPHEN ADLER	CHAIRMAN	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MARGARET LOW	VICE CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MASSIMO CALABRESI	SECRETARY/TREASURER	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
NIK DEOGUN	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
WOLF BLITZER	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID BOARDMAN	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
THEODORE BOUTROUS	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
LYNETTE CLEMETSON	FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MANUEL GARCIA	STEERING COMMITTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
EMILIO GARCIA-RUIZ	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSH GERSTEIN	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALEXANDER GIBNEY	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
GAIL GOVE	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
JAMES GRIMALDI	AUDIT COMMITTEE	0.75	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAURA HANDMAN	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DIEGO IBARGUEN	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KAREN KAISER	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID LAUTER	AUDIT COMMITTEE	0.75	Director	$0	$0	$0
KIMBRIELL KELLY	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
JAMES NEFF	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
NORMAN PEARLSTINE	EXECUTIVE & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	1.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS RUBIN	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES SAVAGE	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER SONDAG	FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE	1.25	Director	$0	$0	$0
NABIHA SYED	FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ADAM SYMSON	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW THOMPSON	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
VICKIE WALTON-JAMES	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
SEWELL CHAN	STEERING COMMITTEE	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
JASON CONTI POLICY PROGRAM	& DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AS OF MAY	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN GOLDBERG	STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
JEREMY JOJOLA	STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
BRUCE SANFORD	STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN ZIRINSKY	STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$8,352,123	$6,899,947	$22,087,216	$1,452,176
2023	$3,683,642	$6,318,619	$20,400,053	$-2,634,977
2022	$7,204,901	$5,741,599	$20,801,567	$1,463,302
2021	$9,631,208	$5,259,115	$19,114,486	$4,372,093
2020	$4,791,698	$4,417,737	$18,248,470	$373,961
2019	$5,045,409	$4,056,264	$16,470,279	$989,145
2018	$4,141,185	$2,811,058	$14,343,855	$1,330,127

THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS