2023-08-31T08:53:09-05:00 2022-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2022-01-01 520972043 THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS REPO 2027959300 1156 15TH STREET NW 1020 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BRUCE BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027959300 2023-08-30 1 BRUCE BROWN XXX-XX-XXXX 0 TINA PEACHER P01608826 4108840220 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z BRUCE BROWN 1156 15TH STREET NW 1020 WASHINGTON DC 20005 13159544 0 X WWW.RCFP.ORG X 1970 DC 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. 35 35 50 36 0 0 5236129 7255312 73413 356884 4321027 -151590 639 -255705 9631208 7204901 0 0 0 0 3843018 4591003 195000 0 671067 1221097 1150596 5259115 5741599 4372093 1463302 19114486 20801567 858217 3010778 18256269 17790789 X 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. 0 0 3772005 356884 LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCHTHE COMMITTEE PROVIDES AROUND-THE-CLOCK, PRO BONO SERVICES TO ALL NEWS MEDIA. IT OFFERS FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND RESEARCH TO JOURNALISTS AND ATTORNEYS, FILES AMICUS BRIEFS, PUBLISHES NUMEROUS GUIDES AND MATERIALS, AND SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THREATS TO THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. THE COMMITTEE UNDERTAKES LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCH PROJECTS IN ALL AREAS OF MEDIA LAW, AND ASSISTS JOURNALISTS AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND ACCESS-TO-COURT CASES. AS SUCH, THE LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCH PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:PRE-PUBLICATION LEGAL SERVICES - THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES THESE SERVICES TO FREELANCE AND INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS INCLUDING DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS.PUBLICATIONS - THE COMMITTEE PUBLISHES AND MAINTAINS A BLOG, VARIOUS ONLINE LEGAL GUIDES AND OTHER MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) WIKI, FOR GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING THE NEWS. THE COMMITTEE'S INTERNET WEBSITE PROVIDES CONTENT ON MEDIA LAW AND JOURNALISM, WHICH IS UPDATED ON A DAILY BASIS.FELLOWSHIP/INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS - THE COMMITTEE OFFERS LAW FELLOWSHIPS FOR RECENT LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES AND AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISM AND LAW STUDENTS EACH SUMMER AND DURING AN ACADEMIC SEMESTER.LITIGATION - THE COMMITTEE'S LITIGATION PRACTICE, WHICH INCLUDES ITS STAFF ATTORNEYS, COMPLEMENTS ITS TRADITIONAL AMICUS BRIEF WORK AT A TIME OF INCREASED NEED IN THE NEWS MEDIA FOR IMPACT LITIGATION AND PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES. THE COMMITTEE HAS A NETWORK OF LAWYERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO, FROM TIME TO TIME, SERVE AS LOCAL COUNSEL ON AMICUS BRIEFS OR PARTNER WITH THE COMMITTEE IN OTHER WAYS.STARTING IN 2020, THE COMMITTEE EXPANDED ITS PROGRAM WITH LOCAL LEGAL INITIATIVE ATTORNEYS BASED IN FIVE STATES - COLORADO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA AND TENNESSEE - TO HELP LOCAL JOURNALISTS AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS TO GATHER AND REPORT THE NEWS, GAIN ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND COURT PROCEEDINGS, AND HOLD STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. THE STATES WERE SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 45 SUBMISSIONS THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED FROM OVER 30 STATES, REGIONS AND TERRITORIES NATIONWIDE AS PART OF A PROPOSAL PROCESS CONDUCTED IN 2019. 3772005 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AL AZ AR CA DE ID FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MS NE NH NJ NM NY NC LA MN MT OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV TX VT WY DC SD IN IA MO X X KIRSTEN POOLE 2027959300 1156 15TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 STEPHEN ADLER CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET LOW VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MASSIMO CALABRESI SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NIK DEOGUN STEERING COMMITTEE AS OF 12/2022 0.50 X 0 0 0 WOLF BLITZER STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID BOARDMAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE BOUTROUS STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 LYNETTE CLEMETSON FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANUEL GARCIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILIO GARCIA-RUIZ STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSH GERSTEIN STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER GIBNEY STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN GOLDBERG STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 GAIL GOVE STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES GRIMALDI AUDIT COMMITTEE 0.75 X 0 0 0 LAURA HANDMAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIEGO IBARGUEN FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY JOJOLA STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN KAISER STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID LAUTER AUDIT COMMITTEE 0.75 X 0 0 0 KIMBRIELL KELLY STEERING COMMITTEE AS OF 02/2022 0.50 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MAGGIE MULVIHILL STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES NEFF STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 NORMAN PEARLSTINE EXECUTIVE & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS RUBIN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE SANFORD STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLES SAVAGE STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SONDAG FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE 1.25 X 0 0 0 NABIHA SYED FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM SYMSON STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 PIERRE THOMAS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW THOMPSON STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 VICKIE WALTON-JAMES STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN ZIRINSKY STEERING COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JUDY WOODRUFF STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL 05/2022 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 244926 0 20197 KATIELYNN TOWNSEND LITIGATION DIRECTOR 40.00 X 219272 0 18022 GABRIEL ROTTMAN TECHNOLOGY PRESS FREEDOM PROJECT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 161427 0 15055 KIRSTEN POOLE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 150935 0 8392 LISA ZYCHERMAN DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR & POLICY COUNSEL 40.00 X 153757 0 8743 JENNIFER TOPPER COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 140141 0 8315 FLAVIE FUENTES PROJOURN DIRECTOR 40.00 X 136540 0 7603 1206998 0 86327 15 0 1 0 0 1607564 5647748 7255312 PROGRAM SERVICES 900099 356884 356884 356884 379938 379938 5052480 5584008 -531528 -531528 -531528 110985 1607564 370635 -259650 -259650 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 3945 3945 3945 7204901 356884 0 -407295 1330794 941007 228338 161449 2539795 1795894 435779 308122 153002 108188 26252 18562 259192 184320 43249 31623 308220 218250 54828 35142 66059 66059 21000 21000 58835 58835 130849 50311 69173 11365 91555 23780 66965 810 63631 23080 24821 15730 48000 48000 308739 182651 74103 51985 71097 49098 12557 9442 83129 83129 17416 12839 2532 2045 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 148591 85772 48776 14043 COMPUTER RESEARCH 30756 30756 TAXES AND LICENSES 10939 190 10749 5741599 3772005 1298527 671067 481649 688496 925367 4035855 2498500 1082397 108580 72004 757818 360727 465856 397091 16014042 10863754 36595 2245867 19114486 20801567 200809 219435 40000 0 617408 2791343 858217 3010778 X 9427080 7690079 8829189 10100710 18256269 17790789 19114486 20801567 1463302 -1928782 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3661589 4190998 4509489 5236129 6995662 24593867 3661589 4190998 4509489 5236129 6995662 24593867 3655205 20938662 226149 276131 222885 386406 379938 1491509 39562 6931 639 3945 51077 26136453 820552 0.80110 0.86280 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 4,168. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 639. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 3,945. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,763. ADJUSTMENTS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 39,562. 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THE BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT A LEGAL FELLOWSHIP. PART X, LINE 2: THE COMMITTEE BELIEVES IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 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SUBJECT TO ANY LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTIONS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ALL OF THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE EXCEPT TO AMEND OR REPEAL THE GOVERNING PRINCIPLES, FILL VACANCIES ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE OR ANY OF ITS COMMITTEES (INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) OR DISSOLVE OR TERMINATE THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY BOTH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CIRCULATED AMONG THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THEY ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN IT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE TAX YEAR.