INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVEST… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2016

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

GERARD RYLE

Phone

2028083310

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC, founded in 2016, is a community nonprofit in the International Affairs sector that reported $6.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024.

Mission

INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS, INC.'S (ICIJ) MISSION IS TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW THE WORLD REALLY WORKS THROUGH STORIES THAT ROCK THE WORLD; FORCING POSITIVE CHANGE.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $3,617,062 Revenue: $1,149,321

EDITORIAL: WITH NEARLY 300 MEMBERS IN 107 COUNTRIES, OUR NETWORK BRINGS UNIQUE TALENTS, EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES TO THE WORK. IN 2024, WE EXPOSED CORPORATE INFLUENCE IN KAZAKHSTAN'S OIL INDUSTRY, UNCOVERED FINANCIAL NETWORKS FUELING CORRUPTION IN ESWATINI AND EXPOSED SYSTEMIC WEAKNESSES IN THE IRS THAT ENABLE TAX AVOIDANCE. OUR REPORTING INFLUENCED COURT RULINGS, POLICY SHIFTS AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WORLDWIDE.OUR JOURNALISTS EARNED 13 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARDS IN 2024, INCLUDING HONORS FROM THE TRACE FOUNDATION, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND THE OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB.

Program 2

Expenses: $1,553,927

TECHNOLOGY: OUR AMBITIOUS INVESTIGATIONS RELY ON DATASHARE, THE OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORM WE BUILT. TODAY, IT IS USED NOT JUST BY ICIJ BUT BY ACADEMICS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NGOS AND NEWSROOMS WORLDWIDE. IN 2024, WE EXPANDED ITS CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT MORE LANGUAGES, ADDED AN API THAT ALLOWS OTHERS TO ANALYZE THEIR OWN DATA, AND PARTNERED WITH OSLOMET UNIVERSITY AND NRK TO DEVELOP A TOOL THAT IDENTIFIES PASSPORT DATA, STREAMLINING VERIFICATION WORK FOR JOURNALISTS.RESEARCH AND DATA: ICIJ MAINTAINS A SECURE RESEARCH HUB OF 40 MILLION DOCUMENTS FOR USE BY OUR PARTNERS. WE ALSO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO ABOUT ONE MILLION RECORDS IN OUR OFFSHORE LEAKS AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL DEVICES DATABASES. IN 2024 ALONE, MORE THAN 2.9 MILLION UNIQUE USERS VIEWED 14 MILLION PAGES IN OUR OFFSHORE LEAKS DATABASE.

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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 $4,850,974

Program Service Revenue $1,149,321

Investment Income $339,443

Other Revenue $1,591

TOTAL REVENUE $6,341,329

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $2,887,766

Fundraising Expenses $718,677

Program Expenses $5,170,989

Other Expenses $3,514,287

TOTAL EXPENSES $6,402,053

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$6,341,329	$6,602,612	0.0%
Expenses	$6,402,053	$5,587,310	+0.1%
Net Income	$-60,724	$1,015,302	-1.1%

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

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

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

$513,229

Total Directors

Key Employees

$233,483

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
RHONA MURPHY	CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ALEXANDER PAPACHRISTOU	SECRETARY	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BIRGIT RIECK	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
TOM STEINBERG	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RITU SARIN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAPO OLORUNYOMI	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TONY NORMAN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GERARD RYLE	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$302,127	$0	$302,127
MARYSE SULIMMA	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00	Officer	$180,000	$31,102	$211,102
FERGUS SHIEL	MANAGING EDITOR	40.00	Key Emp	$195,400	$38,083	$233,483
AGUSTIN ARMENDARIZ	DATA ANALYST	40.00	Highest	$117,305	$5,542	$122,847
SYDNEY FREEDBERG	CHIEF JOURNALIST	40.00	Highest	$146,370	$27,231	$173,601
BENJAMIN DOOLEY	JOURNALIST	40.00	Highest	$134,167	$23,575	$157,742
DAVID KENNER	JOURNALIST	40.00	Highest	$106,090	$14,218	$120,308
DAVID ROWELL	EDITOR	40.00	Highest	$137,280	$38,083	$175,363
ANNYS SHIN	DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR	40.00	Highest	$108,917	$15,242	$124,159

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
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$6,341,329	$6,402,053	$10,374,124	$-60,724
2023	$6,602,612	$5,587,310	$10,619,319	$1,015,302
2022	$6,325,328	$5,305,824	$9,607,905	$1,019,504
2021	$5,930,505	$5,459,058	$7,641,348	$471,447
2020	$3,022,355	$4,716,831	$7,479,893	$-1,694,476
2019	$6,091,462	$4,566,978	$9,042,532	$1,524,484
2018	$6,801,653	$3,742,472	$7,364,713	$3,059,181

INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC