2020-09-25T14:59:34-05:00 2019-12-31 521853933 JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2019-01-01 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 2020-09-24 1 DAVID JONES P01361002 4108840220 64.88.174.3 2020-09-24 12:42:57 ED P 991F6C6DED7B46517071F43E4BED8E068BDFAF7E 248F122C1CD98455D1EAD54961AB2A11B00DE755 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z BRUCE BROWN 1156 15TH STREET NW NO 1020 WASHINGTON DC 20005 14005019 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. 36 36 28 37 0 0 3661589 4190998 62156 278026 417440 536823 0 39562 4141185 5045409 0 0 0 0 1837960 2589207 0 0 297136 973098 1467057 2811058 4056264 1330127 989145 14343855 16470279 724498 809655 13619357 15660624 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 3100644 317588 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:PUBLICATIONS - THE COMMITTEE PUBLISHES AND MAINTAINS A BLOG, VARIOUS ONLINE LEGAL GUIDES AND OTHER MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE 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.NEWS MEDIA FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT (FORMERLY, SUNSHINE IN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE) - THE COMMITTEE PARTICIPATES IN A COALITION OF NON-PROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS.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. 3100644 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 THE ORGANIZATION 2027959300 1156 15TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 STEPHEN ADLER VICE CHAIR UNTIL MAY, THEN CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BOARDMAN CHAIR UNTIL MAY THEN STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET LOW VICE CHAIR AS OF MAY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY MAURO SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN GOLDBERG STEERING COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MASSIMO CALABRESI STEERING COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT APPLEWHITE STEERING COMMITTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 WOLF BLITZER STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR BOK STEERING COMMITTEE 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 JOHN HENRY STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL APRIL 0.50 X 0 0 0 DIEGO IBARGUEN STEERING COMMITTEE 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 DAHLIA LITHWICK 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 ANDREA MITCHELL 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 CAROL ROSENBERG 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 BENJAMIN SMITH STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SONDAG STEERING COMMITTEE 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 212379 0 21359 KATIELYNN TOWNSEND LEGAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 184285 0 14504 GABRIEL ROTTMAN TECH AND PRESS FREEDOM PROJECT DIR. 40.00 X 143952 0 13731 JENNIFER TOPPER COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 136700 0 12351 JENNIFER PELTON DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 128159 0 14688 805475 0 76633 5 0 1 0 SUNSHINE SACHS 136 MADISON AVENUE 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 CREATIVE AND PRODUCTION 357153 1 786887 3404111 4190998 PROGRAM SERVICES 900099 278026 278026 278026 276131 276131 8866761 8606069 260692 260692 260692 353541 786887 353541 0 ADJUSTMENT 900099 39562 39562 39562 5045409 317588 0 536823 X 233738 179977 35862 17899 1976581 1521968 257701 196912 91682 70595 11919 9168 117548 90512 15281 11755 169658 130637 22055 16966 31972 31972 17500 17500 32880 32880 639228 489511 149717 16491 16491 101730 67053 26267 8410 260750 200778 41719 18253 123614 107544 16070 75181 57138 10525 7518 24867 19148 3232 2487 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 97381 74983 15581 6817 COMPUTER RESEARCH 17832 17832 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 14039 14039 TAXES AND LICENSES 13592 10466 2175 951 4056264 3100644 658484 297136 308791 441863 4902706 998217 1188391 1407500 61173 123162 725341 109355 659787 615986 7186412 12846956 36595 36595 14343855 16470279 36224 77964 688274 731691 724498 809655 X 8089514 8771647 5529843 6888977 13619357 15660624 14343855 16470279 989145 1052122 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1031301 1634891 4252096 3661589 4190998 14770875 71312 10000 87317 62156 278026 508811 1102613 1644891 4339413 3723745 4469024 15279686 560000 692750 1379315 753250 2594745 5980060 57087 57087 617087 692750 1379315 753250 2594745 6037147 9242539 318976 173513 188817 226149 276131 1183586 318976 173513 188817 226149 276131 1183586 24303 5505 125 39562 69495 1445892 1823909 4528355 3949894 4784717 16532767 0.55900 0.61620 0.07160 0.08720 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 933. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 10. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 118. RELOCATION ALLOWANCE - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 13,005. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY FEES - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 2,390. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 1,400. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 7,975. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 4,095. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 7. ADJUSTMENTS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 39,562. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1805 1805 3757323 3759128 337956 84489 0 0 198381 237883 276924 337956 1051144 1576716 10269 2695 2856 1805 17625 49595 59471 69231 84489 262786 394179 6076534 1167724 292996 2398 6948864 4368589 2076354 -162187 205026 1196 6076534 4432147 146270 179058 30770 4368589 4475676 150163 193692 4432147 4506162 246664 277150 4475676 0.14070 0.85930 0 0 530162 57626 472536 88478 33825 54653 106701 17904 88797 615986 DEFERRED RENT 731691 731691 X 6064651 1052122 1052122 5012529 32880 32880 5045409 4023384 0 4023384 32880 32880 4056264 PART V, LINE 4: THE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO CARRY OUT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROMOTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT OF A FREE PRESS THROUGH RESEARCH, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE PRESS. 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. GALA 1140428 786887 353541 205548 147993 1140428 786887 353541 205548 147993 353541 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRUCE BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 212379 0 0 0 0 0 10913 0 10446 0 233738 0 0 0 KATIELYNN TOWNSEND LEGAL DIRECTOR 159285 0 25000 0 0 0 7655 0 6849 0 198789 0 0 0 GABRIEL ROTTMAN TECH AND PRESS FREEDOM PROJECT DIR. 141452 0 2500 0 0 0 7117 0 6614 0 157683 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE CONSISTED OF SEVEN DIRECTORS IN 2018. 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 15A 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 WAS DECEMBER 2018. 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 IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 489,511. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 146,217. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 635,728. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,500. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,500. 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.