2025-01-22T07:57:33-05:00 2024-01-31 990 2024-01-01 942434026 The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc % Monika Bauerlein CENT 5108093160 222 Sutter Street 600 San Francisco CA 94108 Madeleine Buckingham Chief Financial Officer 2025-01-22 2024 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X Monika Bauerlein 222 Sutter Street 600 San Francisco CA 94108 730205 false X www.cir.org X 1977 CA The Center for Investigative Reporting CIR engages and empowers the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling that sparks action improves lives and protects our democracy. 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We cover a range of urgent topics: immigration threats to democracy policing and the legal system gender violence and the rights of women climate and the environment and the winner-take-all economy. We equip local news outlets with the resources to carry out deep investigative work increase the distribution of our reporting and empower journalists nationwide to produce localized versions of our major investigations enabling our stores to reach diverse audiences through our REVEAL reporting networks and national coverage collaborations. We produce video documentaries and television to marry our in-depth reporting with cinematic storytelling for broad distributions. Our video products have aired on Netflix Oxygen PBS Newshour Al Jazeera and other video platforms. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 689488 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false true false false false false false 0 0 31 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false 9 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X Madeleine Buckingham 5108093160 222 Sutter Street 600 San Francisco CA 94108 Robert Rosenthal Board Chair 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Sachs Executive Chair 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Hirsch Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert King Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Oman Alam Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Suzette Clarke Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jon Logan Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gina Pell Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ashok Ramani Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gabriel Sticker Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Feldman Chief Operations Officer 40.00 0.00 X 46875 0 1435 Rachel Brown Chief Development Officer 40.00 0.00 X 29477 0 703 Diana Baranetsky General Counsel 40.00 0.00 X 30625 0 1628 Amanda Pike Director of TV and Doc 40.00 0.00 X 32553 0 1061 139530 0 4827 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 393097 197005 393097 Other activity 900099 13511 13511 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13511 302 0 0 302 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56365 0 0 0 56365 0 56365 0 0 56365 197005 0 197005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other activity 900099 69925 69925 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69925 533200 83436 0 56667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76352 0 46875 29477 0 0 0 0 530733 445046 39585 46104 11441 8014 2072 1355 54432 40280 8709 5443 41569 25538 9765 6267 0 0 0 0 11377 9950 1427 0 51158 0 51158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45703 45703 0 0 0 0 0 0 11098 8213 1776 1110 3196 3196 0 0 0 0 0 0 88002 65121 14080 8800 12383 9163 1981 1238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4233 0 4233 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28396 21012 4544 2840 Production and reporting 8252 8252 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 978325 689488 186205 102634 0 0 0 0 849323 0 202134 0 846954 0 19316 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114194 0 0 0 2553 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 323710 0 2358184 0 646560 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44983 0 317013 0 1008556 0 X 749397 0 600231 0 1349628 0 2358184 0 -445125 0 0 0 -16160 -888343 X false false false X 7178326 11867889 9206216 6067517 393097 34713045 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7178326 11867889 9206216 6067517 393097 34713045 7226297 27486748 76293 64656 484880 728285 70178 1424292 0 0 0 0 0 0 160880 11953 377206 202803 69925 822767 36960104 360353 0.7437 0.7921 X Part II - Line 10 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2020, 160880, Miscellaneous| 2021, 11953Miscellaneous| 2022, 377206Miscellaneous| 2023, 202803Miscellaneous| 2024, 69925Miscellaneous| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 7 197005 FMV 0 all assets and liabilities transferred to successor organization 2024-01-31 888343 book value 942282759 Foundation for National Progress 222 Sutter Street Suite 600 San Francisco CA 94108 501(c)(3) true true false false Part I | PartandLinenumber:,Explanation:| Part1Line2,The following directors joined the board of the merged organization effective February 1 2024: Susan Sachs Omar Alam Jon Logan Susan Mayer Hirsch Gina Pell Robert Rosenthal and Gabriel Stricker. The following officers and key employees were hired as employees of the merged organization effective February 1 2024: Robert Rosenthal Diana Barenetsky Maria Feldman Amanda Pike and Rachel Brown.| Part III, line 3 Effective February 1 2024 The Center for Investigative Reporting merged with Mother Jones forming a news outlet that reaches millions of people each month through in-depth reporting across social media websites video radio podcast and print. The integrated newsroom will continue to produce Mother Jones magazine and website the Reveal radio show and podcast and documentary films. Part VI, Line 11b The draft version of the Form 990 is reviewed by the organizations management which includes the executive chair and CEO. The contents of the return are discussed with the preparer. After a full review the final draft 990 is provided to all members of the organizations voting body. A representative of management authorizes the final 990 which is then e-filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Part VI, Line 12c Members of the Board of Directors review all potential conflicts of interest at least annually. All personnel and board members are required to disclose in writing potential conflicts and any related party affiliations. Loans between the organization and members of management and the board are strictly prohibited. The organization seeks full transparency on all relationships. Any potential conflicts in fact or appearance are discussed openly and resolved in accordance with CIRs policies and procedures. Part VI, Line 15 Performance reviews of the organizations CEO are conducted annually by a subcommittee of the board of directors. As part of the review compensation of the CEO is considered. The subcommittee conducts a comparability survey using publicly available salary surveys and by consulting with comparable organizations on their compensation packages. A recommendation for any change in compensation is then made to the full board of directors and requires majority approval. Other executive salaries are set by the CEO based on comparable market rates. Part VI, Line 18 All of CIRs governing documents audited financial statements and other legal filings are maintained in a secure Tax990 - DRAFT - NOT FOR FILING environment and held available for inspection for tax authorities and the general public when necessary. Tax returns are posted annually on the organizations own website and on www.guidestar.org where they are available for viewing. 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