2021-08-24T14:38:30-05:00 2020-12-31 521853933 JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2020-01-01 520972043 THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS REPO 2027959300 1156 15TH STREET NW NO 1020 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BRUCE BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027959300 2021-08-23 1 BRUCE BROWN XXX-XX-XXXX TINA PEACHER P01608826 4108840220 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BRUCE BROWN 1156 15TH STREET NW NO 1020 WASHINGTON DC 20005 5072609 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. 31 31 48 32 0 0 4190998 4509489 278026 50073 536823 225205 39562 6931 5045409 4791698 0 0 0 0 2589207 3340966 0 0 818859 1467057 1076771 4056264 4417737 989145 373961 16470279 18248470 809655 1606601 15660624 16641869 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. 1 1 2645964 50073 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. 2645964 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV X X KIRSTEN POOLE 2027959300 1156 15TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 STEPHEN ADLER CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET LOW VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MASSIMO CALABRESI SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTTY APPLEWHITE STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WOLF BLITZER STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BOARDMAN STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE BOUTROUS STEERING COMMITTEE AS OF MAY 2020 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANUEL GARCIA STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILIO GARCIA-RUIZ STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH GERSTEIN STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER GIBNEY STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN GOLDBERG STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES GRIMALDI STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA HANDMAN STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIEGO IBARGUEN STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN SMITH STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY 2020 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN KAISER STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LAUTER STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE MAYER STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAGGIE MULVIHILL STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES NEFF STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORMAN PEARLSTINE STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS RUBIN STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES SAVAGE STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SONDAG STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NABIHA SYED STEERING COMMITTEE AS OF MAY 2020 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM SYMSON STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PIERRE THOMAS STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAUNDRA TORRY STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICKIE WALTON-JAMES STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY WOODRUFF STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 226566 0 17014 KATIELYNN TOWNSEND LITIGATION DIRECTOR 40.00 X 185898 0 14635 GABRIEL ROTTMAN DIR. OF PRESS FREEDOM & TECH. PROJECT 40.00 X 147614 0 13267 KIRSTEN POOLE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 133287 0 10695 JENNIFER PELTON DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 132117 0 12969 JENNIFER TOPPER COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 131816 0 12523 957298 0 81103 7 0 1 0 0 4509489 4509489 PROGRAM SERVICES 900099 50073 50073 50073 222885 222885 283231 280911 2320 2320 2320 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 4168 4168 CREDIT CARD REWARDS 900099 2763 2763 6931 4791698 50073 0 232136 243579 162818 44317 36444 2571231 1717939 467913 385379 118759 79858 21546 17355 189259 127265 34336 27658 218138 146590 42159 29389 34651 34651 18550 18550 46839 46839 369515 43879 88426 237210 9274 3723 5401 150 90717 25296 39681 25740 31745 2177 29568 241213 162202 43761 35250 27915 17764 5740 4411 89550 60217 16246 13087 15466 7727 7739 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 65669 29390 29493 6786 COMPUTER RESEARCH 24468 24468 TAXES AND LICENSES 11199 11199 4417737 2645964 952914 818859 441863 298942 998217 2247115 1407500 1623231 123162 113573 730977 198905 615986 532072 12846956 13396942 36595 36595 16470279 18248470 77964 179158 318337 464400 731691 644706 809655 1606601 X 8771647 9036955 6888977 7604914 15660624 16641869 16470279 18248470 373961 607284 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1634891 4252096 3661589 4190998 4509489 18249063 10000 87317 62156 278026 50073 487572 1644891 4339413 3723745 4469024 4559562 18736635 692750 1379315 753250 1205125 992819 5023259 0 692750 1379315 753250 1205125 992819 5023259 13713376 173513 188817 226149 276131 222885 1087495 173513 188817 226149 276131 222885 1087495 5505 125 39562 6931 52123 1823909 4528355 3949894 4784717 4789378 19876253 0.68990 0.55900 0.05470 0.07160 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 10. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 118. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 4,168. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY FEES - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 1,400. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 4,095. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 7. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,763. ADJUSTMENTS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 39,562. 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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. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRUCE BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 211566 0 15000 0 0 0 11189 0 5825 0 243580 0 0 0 KATIELYNN TOWNSEND LITIGATION DIRECTOR 175898 0 10000 0 0 0 8771 0 5864 0 200533 0 0 0 GABRIEL ROTTMAN DIR. OF PRESS FREEDOM & TECH. PROJEC 137614 0 10000 0 0 0 7403 0 5864 0 160881 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 THE PRE-PUBLICATION LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY LISTED ON THE FORM 990. IN ADDITION, STARTING IN 2020 THE COMMITTEE EXPANDED ITS PROGRAM WITH LOCAL LEGAL INITIATIVE. SEE DESCRIPTONS PROVIDED ON FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A AND BELOW. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION NO LONGER CONDUCTS THE NEWS MEDIA FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT (FORMERLY, SUNSHINE IN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE) - THE COMMITTEE PARTICIPATED IN A COALITION OF NON-PROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE CONSISTED OF EIGHT DIRECTORS IN 2020. 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 B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, FOLLOWED BY THE ENTIRE STEERING COMMITTEE, APPROVES ALL SALARY INCREASES. A COMPENSATION SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER 2018 OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE LAST SALARY REVIEW FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN 2019. 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.