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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: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Media, Communications Organizations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$4.31M (2023)

Expenses
$5.62M (2023)

Total Assets
$4.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$209k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2020 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
$4,306,050
Expenses
$5,622,602
Net Income
-$1,316,552
Net Assets
$3,895,098
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,273,676
99.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $32,374
0.8%
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 $1,390,922
24.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,423,086
43.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,104,173
Total Liabilities $209,075
Net Assets $3,895,098
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nabiha Syed (Ceo) $318,874 $0 $50,846
Sisi Wei (Editor In Chief) $300,054 $0 $38,105
Julia Angwin (Editor At Large (Thru Feb 2023)) $215,309 $0 $8,875
Lauren Spirig (Development Director (Thru Dec 2023)) $174,243 $0 $78,489
Ramsey Isler (Director Of Product) $173,460 $0 $32,668
Jon Keegan (Investigative Data Journal) $153,138 $0 $84,298
Ryan Tate (Editor) $143,569 $0 $83,827
Ko Bragg (Editor) $143,527 $0 $30,715
Michael Reilly (Managing Editor) $135,415 $0 $64,669
Joel Eastwood (Visualizations Engineer) $132,648 $0 $84,723
David Boardman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Harris Perry (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stuart Karle (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Paul Ohm (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dele Olojede (Director (Thru Dec 2023)) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anil Dash (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,285,481
Expenses
$5,921,216
Net Income
-$1,635,735
Net Assets
$5,211,650
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,274,548
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $10,933
0.3%
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 $1,570,511
26.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $36,667
0.6%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,225,383
37.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,503,972
Total Liabilities $292,322
Net Assets $5,211,650
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Julia Angwin (Editor At Large And Founder) $296,688 $0 $83,735
Nabiha Syed (Ceo) $290,234 $0 $4,723
Evelyn Larrubia Thru 1122 (Managing Editor, Investigations) $201,864 $0 $24,568
Ramsey Isler (Director Of Product) $169,910 $0 $30,600
Lauren Spirig (Development Director) $166,104 $0 $81,176
Korey Te Hira (Vice President, Strategy & Operations) $164,048 $0 $56,860
Jon Keegan (Investigative Data Journalist) $150,238 $0 $81,903
Leon Yin (Investigative Data Journalist) $140,698 $0 $58,109
Daniel Phiffer (Full Stack Engineer) $135,810 $0 $81,275
Simon Fondrie Teitler (Infrastructure Engineer) $118,044 $0 $30,026
Malena Carollo (Investigative Reporter) $115,098 $0 $57,077
David Boardman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Paul Ohm (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Stuart Karle (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Harris Perry (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dele Olojede (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anil Dash (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,862,028
Expenses
$5,719,713
Net Income
$1,142,315
Net Assets
$6,998,720
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,857,120
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,908
0.1%
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 $1,251,250
21.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $80,000
1.4%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,328,442
40.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,207,134
Total Liabilities $208,414
Net Assets $6,998,720
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Julia Angwin (Editor In Chief) $296,788 $0 $43,666
Nabiha Syed (President) $296,554 $0 $33,362
Evelyn Larrubia (Managing Editor, Investiga) $211,788 $0 $16,054
Ramsey Isler (Director Of Product) $150,805 $0 $13,863
Rina Palta (News Editor) $149,460 $0 $27,611
Jon Keegan (Investigative Data Journalist) $148,690 $0 $41,777
Korey Te Hira (Chief Of Staff) $139,148 $0 $27,036
Daniel Phiffer (Full Stack Engineer) $134,460 $0 $31,545
Leon Yin (Investigative Data Journalist) $124,436 $0 $28,110
David Boardman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Harris Perry (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stuart Karle (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Paul Ohm (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dele Olojede (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anil Dash (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jason Yurasek (Director (Thru Jan 2021)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,420,954
Expenses
$4,564,549
Net Income
$5,856,405
Net Assets
$5,856,405
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,419,995
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $959
0.0%
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 $448,409
9.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $57,500
1.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,210,463
48.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,014,280
Total Liabilities $157,875
Net Assets $5,856,405
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Julia Angwin (Editor In Chief) $200,092 $0 $15,065
Nabiha Syed (President) $200,036 $0 $33,216
Evelyn Larrubia (Managing Editor, Investigations) $143,425 $0 $15,397
David Boardman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Harris Perry (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stuart Karle (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Ohm (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dele Olojede (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jason Yurasek (Director) $0 $0 $0

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