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Freedom Of The Press Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Human Service Organizations - Multipurpose (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$16.8M (2023)

Expenses
$5.78M (2023)

Total Assets
$23.2M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$891k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,800,523
Expenses
$5,776,388
Net Income
$11,024,135
Net Assets
$22,330,104
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,431,562
97.8%
Program Services $170,629
1.0%
Investment Income $189,363
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $7,732
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,237
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $406,246
7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,867,781
49.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $23,221,014
Total Liabilities $890,910
Net Assets $22,330,104
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Trevor Timm (Ed/Board Member) $246,090 $0 $41,247
Erik Moeller (Vice President Of Engineering) $173,290 $0 $17,177
Louise Black (Vice President Of Dev. & Ops.) $166,346 $0 $44,148
Harlo Holmes (Chief Information Security Officer) $162,110 $0 $28,682
Kirstin Mccudden (Vice President Of Editorial) $162,110 $0 $17,015
Seth Stern (Director Of Advocacy) $140,500 $0 $29,493
Sophie Hagen (Board Secretary/Research Reporter) $92,500 $0 $26,409
Rainey Reitman (President) $0 $0 $0
Edward Snowden (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Cusack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Ellsberg (Board Member (Until 5/2023)) $0 $0 $0
Wesley Lowery (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Poitras (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Azmat Khan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Katie Drummond (Board Member (As Of 12/2023)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,871,410
Expenses
$4,896,292
Net Income
-$24,882
Net Assets
$10,822,326
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,749,958
97.5%
Program Services $119,372
2.5%
Investment Income $12,853
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$10,773
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $371,064
7.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,484,628
50.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,712,615
Total Liabilities $890,289
Net Assets $10,822,326
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Trevor Timm (Ed/Board Member) $239,250 $0 $29,882
Louise Black (Vice President Of Development & Operations) $165,750 $0 $21,447
Erik Moeller (Vice President Of Engineering) $165,750 $0 $12,062
Harlo Holmes (Chief Information Security Officer) $155,250 $0 $21,045
Kirstin Mccudden (Vice President Of Editorial) $155,250 $0 $12,134
Harris Lapiroff (Engineering Manager (Web)) $129,000 $0 $10,807
Sophie Hagen (Secretary/Research Reporter) $82,000 $0 $19,932
Rainey Reitman (President/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Edward Snowden (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Cusack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Ellsberg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Wesley Lowery (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Poitras (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,573,560
Expenses
$3,799,281
Net Income
$7,774,279
Net Assets
$11,930,993
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,396,919
89.8%
Program Services $121,134
1.0%
Investment Income $6,581
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$810,952
Sales of Assets $1,859,878
16.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $213,833
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,935,222
50.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,319,058
Total Liabilities $388,065
Net Assets $11,930,993
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Trevor Timm (Ed/Board Member) $194,333 $0 $19,500
Conor Schaefer (Cto) $182,000 $0 $19,500
Louise Black (Vp Of Development & Operations) $153,167 $0 $8,620
Harlo Holmes (Chief Information Security Officer) $138,000 $0 $0
Erik Moeller (Vice President Of Engineering) $138,000 $0 $6,450
Kirstin Mccudden (Vice President Of Editorial) $138,000 $0 $6,450
Edward Snowden (President) $0 $0 $0
Micah Lee (Secretary (Until 12/13/21)) $0 $0 $0
Rainey Reitman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
John Cusack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Ellsburg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Wesley Lowery (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Poitras (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Greenwald (Board Member (Until 12/13/21) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,756,840
Expenses
$3,535,817
Net Income
$1,221,023
Net Assets
$4,156,714
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,545,524
95.6%
Program Services $211,316
4.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $167,119
4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,803,200
51.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,838,557
Total Liabilities $681,843
Net Assets $4,156,714
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Conor Schaefer (Cto) $150,042 $0 $17,458
Trevor Timm (Ed/Board Member) $147,619 $0 $19,500
Louise Balsmeyer (Director Of Development) $126,556 $0 $8,563
Jennifer Helsby (Lead Developer) $111,500 $0 $19,500
Erik Moeller (Princ. Project Manager) $110,200 $0 $5,800
Kirstin Mccudden (Managing Editor) $109,618 $0 $5,769
Edward Snowden (President) $0 $0 $0
Micah Lee (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rainey Reitman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
John Cusack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Ellsburg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Wesley Lowery (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Poitras (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Greenwald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,705,458
Expenses
$4,158,131
Net Income
-$1,452,673
Net Assets
$2,732,114
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,202,676
81.4%
Program Services $502,782
18.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $166,367
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,646,122
39.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,929,473
Total Liabilities $197,359
Net Assets $2,732,114
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Trevor Timm (Ed/Board Member) $160,500 $0 $5,867
Conor Schaefer (Cto) $156,750 $0 $13,662
Jennifer Helsby (Lead Developer) $130,500 $0 $12,242
Louise Balsmeyer (Director Of Development) $126,750 $0 $11,545
Erik Moeller (Principal Project Manager) $113,625 $0 $12,395
Kirstin Mccudden (Managing Editor) $109,375 $0 $4,045
Edward Snowden (President/Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Micah Lee (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rainey Reitman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
John Cusack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Ellsburg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Greenwald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Poitras (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,006,613
Expenses
$3,213,184
Net Income
-$206,571
Net Assets
$4,506,696
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,849,299
94.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $157,314
5.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $156,546
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,130,910
35.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,622,452
Total Liabilities $115,756
Net Assets $4,506,696
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Trevor Timm (Ed/Board Member) $150,500 $0 $6,046
Schaefer Conor (Cto) $150,500 $0 $12,696
Helsby Jennifer (Lead Developer) $115,500 $0 $11,012
Sheinberg Michael (Developer Of Operations Infrastructure) $103,167 $0 $7,636
Micah Lee (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rainey Reitman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Edward Snowden (President/Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Perry Barlow (Vice Chairman (Deceased 2/7/2018)) $0 $0 $0
John Cusack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Ellsburg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Glen Greenwald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Poitras (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,949,008
Expenses
$2,960,503
Net Income
$2,988,505
Net Assets
$4,713,267
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,797,673
97.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $151,335
2.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $141,519
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $792,657
26.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,932,876
Total Liabilities $219,609
Net Assets $4,713,267
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Schaefer Conor (Cto) $142,400 $0 $4,336
Trevor Timm (Ed/Board Member) $135,726 $0 $5,793
Micah Lee (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rainey Reitman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Edward Snowden (President/Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Perry Barlow (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Cusack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Ellsburg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Glen Greenwald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Poitras (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,030,753
Expenses
$2,156,899
Net Income
-$126,146
Net Assets
$1,724,762
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,030,753
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $120,793
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $522,516
24.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,883,453
Total Liabilities $158,691
Net Assets $1,724,762
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Conor Schaefer (Staff Developer Operations Engineer) $140,000 $0 $3,738
Garrett Robinson (Staff Developer) $120,000 $0 $0
Trevor Timm (Ed/Board Member) $115,000 $0 $5,793
Micah Lee (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rainey Reitman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Edward Snowden (President/Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Perry Barlow (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Cusack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Ellsburg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Glen Greenwald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Poitras (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,535,636
Expenses
$1,211,073
Net Income
$1,324,563
Net Assets
$1,850,908
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,535,636
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $96,667
8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $350,953
29.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,913,548
Total Liabilities $62,640
Net Assets $1,850,908
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Trevor Timm (Ed/Board Member) $96,667 $0 $0
Micah Lee (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rainey Reitman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Edward Snowden (President/Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Perry Barlow (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Cusack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Ellsburg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Glen Greenwald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Xeni Jarden (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Poitras (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$874,855
Expenses
$559,298
Net Income
$315,557
Net Assets
$526,345
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $874,855
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $78,434
14.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $97,483
17.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $552,135
Total Liabilities $25,790
Net Assets $526,345
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Trevor Timm (Ed/President) $73,750 $0 $434
Micah Lee (Board Member) $4,250 $0 $0
Rainey Reitman (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Greenwald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Ellsberg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Perry Barlow (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Xeni Jardin (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Poitras (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Cusack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Edward Snowden (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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