COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC (EIN 13-3081500)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-30
IRS object ID
202513039349300211
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-10-30T02:12:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN812950760PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS-16TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133081500EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2124651004PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1509 WEST 38TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJODIE GINSBERGPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2124651004PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMIKE SCHALLPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02024184PTIN
Phone2122682804PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-29PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJODIE GINSBERGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1509 WEST 38TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,823,869GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://CPJ.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1981FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE PRESS FREEDOM WORLDWIDE AND DEFEND THE RIGHT OF JOURNALISTS TO REPORT THE NEWS SAFELY AND WITHOUT FEAR FROM REPRISAL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent35VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee49TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers35TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$10,450,248PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$777,718PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$771,492CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,737PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$46,483CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,232,703PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,270,000CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$716,283PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,291,904CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,431,612PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$618,128PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,484,638CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$38,332,938TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$38,360,847TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,268,554TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,472,852TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$33,064,384NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$32,887,995NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS PROMOTES PRESS FREEDOM WORLDWIDE AND DEFENDS THE RIGHT OF JOURNALISTS TO REPORT THE NEWS SAFELY AND WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL. CPJ ENSURES THE FREE FLOW OF NEWS AND COMMENTARY BY TAKING ACTION WHEREVER JOURNALISTS ARE ATTACKED, IMPRISONED, KILLED, KIDNAPPED, THREATENED, CENSORED, OR HARASSED. HUNDREDS OF JOURNALISTS ARE KILLED, HARASSED, OR IMPRISONED EVERY YEAR. FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, CPJ HAS ADVOCATED FOR THEIR RELEASE, FOR JUSTICE AND FOR FREEDOM.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,896,019ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,291,904GrantAmt
DescSINCE 1981, CPJ HAS DEFENDED THE RIGHT OF JOURNALISTS TO REPORT THE NEWS SAFELY AND FREELY WORLDWIDE. OUR ORGANIZATION COMPRISES JOURNALISTS AND ADVOCATES WHO USE JOURNALISM TO EXPOSE AND ADVOCATE ON A BROAD RANGE OF VIOLATIONS. WE FOCUS ON REDUCING THE NUMBER OF JOURNALISTS IN PRISON, FIGHTING AGAINST INJUSTICE, AND BATTLING CENSORSHIP AND REPRESSIVE LEGISLATION THAT GOVERNS OUR WORLD'S INCREASINGLY COMPLEX INFORMATION LANDSCAPE. WE DOCUMENT VIOLATIONS AND MEET WITH GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO PUSH FOR CHANGE, SECURE CONVICTIONS IN MURDERS, AND FREE JAILED JOURNALISTS. OUR REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION INFORM AND EMPOWER OUR ADVOCACY. IN DOING SO, WE ENSURE ACCESS TO INDEPENDENT INFORMATION THAT ENABLES ALL PEOPLE TO MAKE DECISIONS AND HOLD THE POWERFUL TO ACCOUNT. (CONT. ON SCH O)Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$9,896,019TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document26IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member35IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1HILDA ROMEROBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2124651004PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (50 entries)

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JACOB WEISBERG
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYDIA POLGREEN
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE BRAYTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN CHIRA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEILA CORONEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESTER HOLT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN KLEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ISAAC LEE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATI MARTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MASSING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALDINE FABRIKANT METZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AHMED RASHID
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN WALKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER WIDMANN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID REMNICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA TERESA RONDEROS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NIKA SOON-SHIONG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY BUZBEE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALESSANDRA GALLONI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROULA KHALAF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER LATTMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN MURRAY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE PACE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA RESSA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUELINE SIMMONS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORMAN PEARLSTINE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT MURRAY
DIRECTOR (THRU EARLY '24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE KRAMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN RUSBRIDGER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLARENCE PAGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE ADLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAOILFHIONN GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRACIELA MOCHKOFSKY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE OWONO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JODIE GINSBERG
CEO40.00Yes (X)$324,571$0$46,949
JOHN D WEIS
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00Yes (X)$232,321$0$40,682
HILDA ROMERO
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$230,925$0$50,119
CARLOS MARTINEZ DE LA SERNA
PROGRAM DIRECTOR40.00$198,093$0$47,624Yes (X)
THERESA VARGAS
HR DIRECTOR40.00$183,436$0$37,102Yes (X)
ARLENE GETZ
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR40.00$187,358$0$26,775Yes (X)
GYPSY GULLEN KAISER
DIR. OF COMM. AND ADVOCACY40.00$195,403$0$37,910Yes (X)
LUCY WESTCOTT
EMERGENCIES DIRECTOR40.00$168,409$0$11,670Yes (X)
MOHAMED ELSAFANI
DEPUTY DIR. OF COMMUNICATIONS40.00$157,271$0$39,354Yes (X)
AMELIA EVANS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY40.00$153,151$0$43,619Yes (X)
MARGARET ABAM-DEPASS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00$149,552$0$41,236Yes (X)
ERIC HELMS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$147,505$0$22,625Yes (X)
KATHLEEN JONES
DEPUTY EDITORIAL DIRECTOR40.00$145,109$0$10,040Yes (X)
ANGELA QUINTAL
AFRICA PROGRAM COORDINATOR40.00$135,520$0$23,081Yes (X)
CASEY BAUER
MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER, INDIVIDUAL GIVING40.00$118,813$0$21,874Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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HP RISK MANAGEMENT
58 VICTORIA ROADWOODBRIDGE IP ELUKRISK MANAGEMENT$361,808
ALLEY INTERACTIVE
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TAMCLAYPOOL LLC
REVAMPING OF THE CPJ DATABASE$179,4005969 FLAMBEAU ROADRANCHO PALOS VERDESCA90275
FAIRDINKUM
TECH SUPPORT$155,93315 EAST 32ND STREET 9TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10016
EIGEN X LLC
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Contributions$11,452,025TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$991,222SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$991,652SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$430SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$46,483OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,291,904TotalAmt
Program Services$1,291,904ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$549,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,743,733ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$634,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$596,440FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$118,047ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,804FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$350,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,204ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,354FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$251,108ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$61,878FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,364TotalAmt
Program Services$25,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,999ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,000TotalAmt
Management And General$44,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$82,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,895TotalAmt
Management And General$63,895ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,462,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,903ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$100,005FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,607ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,407ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,440FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$369,456TotalAmt
Program Services$233,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,540ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,067FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,286TotalAmt
Program Services$79,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,212ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,821FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$251,319TotalAmt
Program Services$161,789ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,962ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,568FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$341,886TotalAmt
Program Services$276,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,973FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,361TotalAmt
Management And General$134,361ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$383,006TotalAmt
Program Services$232,150ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,972FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,035TotalAmt
Program Services$77,346ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,346ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,343FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BAD DEBT$200,000$200,000
OTHER$93,239$24,930$52,938$15,371

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,754,638TotalAmt
Program Services$9,896,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,312,852ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,545,767FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$324,568BOYAmt
EOY$100,142EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,362,707BOYAmt
EOY$5,395,434EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,776,379BOYAmt
EOY$2,813,260EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,353BOYAmt
EOY$94,048EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,482BOYAmt
EOY$189,872EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,616,589LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,295,878LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,641,083BOYAmt
EOY$12,320,711EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,329,365BOYAmt
EOY$13,452,082EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,686,001BOYAmt
EOY$3,995,298EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,332,938BOYAmt
EOY$38,360,847EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$539,623BOYAmt
EOY$896,969EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,728,931BOYAmt
EOY$4,575,883EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,268,554BOYAmt
EOY$5,472,852EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,484,860BOYAmt
EOY$14,363,795EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,579,524BOYAmt
EOY$18,524,200EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,064,384BOYAmt
EOY$32,887,995EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,332,938BOYAmt
EOY$38,360,847EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,484,638ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,308,249NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,192,207CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,381,967CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,654,602CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,450,248CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,452,025CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,131,049TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,192,207CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,381,967CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,654,602CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,450,248CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,452,025CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,131,049TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$9,631,967SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$50,499,082PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$615,382CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$788,559CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$661,762CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$777,718CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$771,922CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,615,343TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36,655CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,950CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$388,852CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,737CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$46,483CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$493,677TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$64,240,069TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.78610PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80400PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$0TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation15.5 HOURS OF TIME WAS ALLOCATED TO SENDING EMAILS AND HOSTING A VIRTUAL MEETING IN OPPOSITION OF A CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE ISSUE WHICH COULD IMPACT THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,067,359BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,782,003InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$927,327OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,922,035EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,936,504BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$34,357ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,893,555InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$797,057OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,067,359EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,343,197BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,415,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,988,194InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$833,499OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,936,504EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,389,921BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,585,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,850,634InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$482,358OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,343,197EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,788,119BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,492,736InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$890,934OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$14,389,921EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.99000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,503,026OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,421,100DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,081,926BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,113,563OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$874,778DepreciationAmt
Book Value$238,785BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,320,711TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescHEDGE FUNDDesc
Book Value$3,995,298BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$3,995,298TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,361,496TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,308,249NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$847,142DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,155,391RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,206,105RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$63,895InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$63,895RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,270,000TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,537,885TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$847,142DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$847,142ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,690,743ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$63,895InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$63,895ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,754,638TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCPJ DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX FILINGS FOR THE PERIODS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
AFRICA8MONITOR PRESS FREEDOMVIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE$111,858
ASIA5MONITOR PRESS FREEDOMVIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE$262,726
CENTRAL & S. AMERICA7MONITOR PRESS FREEDOMVIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE$74,325
EUROPE5MONITOR PRESS FREEDOMVIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE$253,631
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA9MONITOR PRESS FREEDOMVIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE$511,614
NORTH AMERICA1MONITOR PRESS FREEDOMVIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE$27,750
RORY PECKMONITOR PRESS FREEDOMVIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE$50,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees35SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee35TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,291,904SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,291,904TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
AFRICAMONITOR PRESS FREEDOM$111,858WIRE$0
ASIAMONITOR PRESS FREEDOM$262,726WIRE$0
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICAMONITOR PRESS FREEDOM$74,325WIRE$0
EUROPEMONITOR PRESS FREEDOM$253,631WIRE$0
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICAMONITOR PRESS FREEDOM$511,614WIRE$0
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATESMONITOR PRESS FREEDOM$27,750WIRE$0
EUROPEMONITOR PRESS FREEDOM$50,000WIRE$0

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (7 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
JOURNALIST DISTRESS GRANTAFRICA$111,858WIRE
JOURNALIST DISTRESS GRANTASIA$262,726WIRE
JOURNALIST DISTRESS GRANTCENTRAL & S. AMERICA$74,325WIRE
JOURNALIST DISTRESS GRANTEUROPE$253,631WIRE
JOURNALIST DISTRESS GRANTMIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA$511,614WIRE
JOURNALIST DISTRESS GRANTNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, US$27,750WIRE
JOURNALIST DISTRESS GRANTEUROPE$50,000WIRE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationJOURNALIST ASSISTANCE GRANTS FROM CPJ ARE DISTRIBUTED TO JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA WORKERS FOLLOWING THOROUGH VETTING AND RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY OUR REGIONAL PROGRAM TEAMS. ONCE A GRANT IS APPROVED, WE SEND A COMMUNICATION TO THE JOURNALIST OUTLINING THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT AND PROVIDING CLEAR GUIDANCE ON HOW THE FUNDS SHOULD BE USED. THIS COMMUNICATION ALSO SPECIFIES THE PROHIBITED USES OF THE FUNDS. GIVEN THE HUNDREDS OF FINANCIAL GRANTS WE DISTRIBUTE EVERY YEAR, THE CPJ EMERGENCIES TEAM CANNOT MONITOR THE USE OF EVERY SINGLE GRANT, BUT WE TRUST THAT EVERY GRANT IS USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE BY THE JOURNALIST. LAST YEAR, THE CPJ EMERGENCIES TEAM STARTED A PROCESS OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF A SELECT NUMBER OF GRANTEES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE EFFICACY OF OUR GRANTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BUCKLEY HALLBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 KATONAH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityKATONAHCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10536ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGALAActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$2,397,116GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$82,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$2,315,116NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$2,397,116TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$82,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$2,315,116TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$2,397,116GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,834,899CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$562,217GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$562,217OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$2,397,116GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,834,899CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$562,217GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$562,217OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$562,217DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JODIE GINSBERG
CEO$324,571$0$0$0$0$0$13,344$0$33,605$0$371,520$0$0$0
HILDA ROMERO
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$230,925$0$0$0$0$0$16,513$0$33,606$0$281,044$0$0$0
JOHN D WEIS
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$232,321$0$0$0$0$0$16,485$0$24,197$0$273,003$0$0$0
CARLOS MARTINEZ DE LA SERNA
PROGRAM DIRECTOR$198,093$0$0$0$0$0$14,018$0$33,606$0$245,717$0$0$0
GYPSY GULLEN KAISER
DIR. OF COMM. AND ADVOCACY$195,403$0$0$0$0$0$13,713$0$24,197$0$233,313$0$0$0
THERESA VARGAS
HR DIRECTOR$183,436$0$0$0$0$0$13,072$0$24,030$0$220,538$0$0$0
ARLENE GETZ
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR$187,358$0$0$0$0$0$13,072$0$13,703$0$214,133$0$0$0
AMELIA EVANS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY$153,151$0$0$0$0$0$10,013$0$33,606$0$196,770$0$0$0
MOHAMED ELSAFANI
DEPUTY DIR. OF COMMUNICATIONS$157,271$0$0$0$0$0$5,902$0$33,452$0$196,625$0$0$0
MARGARET ABAM-DEPASS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$149,552$0$0$0$0$0$10,445$0$30,791$0$190,788$0$0$0
LUCY WESTCOTT
EMERGENCIES DIRECTOR$168,409$0$0$0$0$0$11,598$0$72$0$180,079$0$0$0
ERIC HELMS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$147,505$0$0$0$0$0$10,035$0$12,590$0$170,130$0$0$0
ANGELA QUINTAL
AFRICA PROGRAM COORDINATOR$135,520$0$0$0$0$0$9,309$0$13,772$0$158,601$0$0$0
KATHLEEN JONES
DEPUTY EDITORIAL DIRECTOR$145,109$0$0$0$0$0$9,968$0$72$0$155,149$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Bond Issued2021-03-04BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$5,500,000IssuePriceAmt
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Retired$608,829RetiredAmt
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Issuance Costs From Proceeds$372,387IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$5,127,613CapitalExpendituresAmt
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Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

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Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
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Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
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Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

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Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
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Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

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FORM 990, PT III, LINE 4ACPJ'S REGIONAL PROGRAMS COVER AFRICA, THE AMERICAS, ASIA, EUROPE, CENTRAL ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND NORTH AFRICA. THEY ARE LED BY EXPERTS WORLDWIDE WHO REPORT DAILY ON PRESS FREEDOM ABUSES IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH OUR NETWORK OF CORRESPONDENTS, WHO HAVE DEEP TIES WITH LOCAL JOURNALISTS AND ADVOCATES. WE ARE UNIQUE IN OUR ABILITY TO ENGAGE GOVERNMENT LEADERS LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, AS WELL AS MOBILIZE THE MEDIA TO SUPPORT THE PRESS. OUR ADVOCACY TEAM LEADS OR COORDINATES STRATEGIC EFFORTS AND IMPACTFUL CAMPAIGNS THAT WEAVE CASES INTO THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES. THE TEAM ENGAGES WITH POLICYMAKERS AND LEADERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND THE UNITED NATIONS, AMONG OTHER ENTITIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEAMS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, THEY INJECT OUR REPORTING INTO MULTILATERAL SYSTEMS AND MECHANISMS THAT CHAMPION PRESS FREEDOM, PROTECT JOURNALISTS, AND HELP DELIVER JUSTICE. OUR EMERGENCIES TEAM PROVIDES PRE-EMPTIVE, TAILORED TOOLS AND RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT TO JOURNALISTS UNDER THREAT ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE TEAM IS A PILLAR OF ASSISTANCE FOR JOURNALISTS FORCED TO FLEE FOR THEIR SAFETY AND PROVIDES TRAINING, CONSULTATIONS, AND GUIDANCE TO PREVENT DEATHS, DETENTIONS, KIDNAPPINGS, AND OTHER DANGERS. CPJ'S VAST INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS AND COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS ALLOW FOR JOINT ADVOCACY AND STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS WITH GROUPS LIKE HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, ARTICLE 19, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, FREE PRESS UNLIMITED, AND REPORTERS SANS FRONTIRES. CPJ IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF IFEX, AN ORGANIZATION OF 100 GLOBAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION GROUPS. CPJ IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CONSULTATIVE NETWORK FOR THE MEDIA FREEDOM COALITION (MFC), A GROUP OF 52 COUNTRIES COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS. AS SUCH, CPJ WORKS WITH THE MFC TO DEFEND SPECIFIC JOURNALISTS AND PARTICIPATES IN DIPLOMATIC NETWORKS TO PROTECT THE MEDIA. CPJ IS ALSO A FOUNDING MEMBER AND CONTINUES TO BE ACTIVE IN THE GLOBAL NETWORK INITIATIVE (GNI), AN ALLIANCE OF ACADEMICS, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMPANIES, AND INVESTORS THAT PROMOTE AND ADVANCE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PRIVACY RIGHTS ACROSS THE TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM. CPJ'S TECH ADVOCACY WORK INCLUDES MEETING WITH GOVERNMENTS AS PART OF AN INFORMAL NETWORK WORKING TO STOP THE USE OF SPYWARE TO TARGET JOURNALISTS. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE PART OF ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS TO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS TO ENSURE THE PERSPECTIVE AND VOICE OF THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES ARE ALWAYS IN OUR WORK. IN RECENT YEARS, CPJ HAS RECORDED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF JAILED JOURNALISTS SINCE THE EARLY 1990S. ON DECEMBER 1, 2024, CPJ RESEARCH DETERMINED A TOTAL OF 361 JOURNALISTS WERE BEHIND BARS WORLDWIDE, THE SECOND-HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE THE GLOBAL RECORD SET IN 2022, WHEN CPJ DOCUMENTED AT LEAST 370 IMPRISONED IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR WORK. BUT THIS IS WHY CPJ'S WORK IS SO IMPORTANT. WE DOCUMENT EACH IMPRISONMENT AND ADVOCATE AROUND IT. WE CARRY OUT CAMPAIGNS AND RAISE INDIVIDUAL CASES IN MEETINGS WITH RELEVANT LEADERS. AND OUR IMPACT IS GLOBAL: IN 2024, CPJ RECORDED AT LEAST 90 RELEASES OF DETAINED JOURNALISTS AND WAS INVOLVED VIA OUR REPORTING, JOURNALIST ASSISTANCE, AND/OR ADVOCACY IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE CASES. IN 2024, CPJ ALSO CONTINUED PUBLIC CAMPAIGNING AND ADVOCACY TO DEMAND THE RELEASE OF JOURNALIST JOS RUBN ZAMORA, A FORMER CPJ AWARDEE IMPRISONED IN GUATEMALA ON POLITICALLY MOTIVATED CHARGES. IN ANOTHER CRITICAL CASE, CPJ ALSO MOBILIZED SUPPORT FOR IMPRISONED PUBLISHER AND FORMER AWARDEE JIMMY LAI, WHO FACES A POTENTIAL LIFE SENTENCE IN HONG KONG. CPJ ORGANIZED MEETINGS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND BRUSSELS, COMPLEMENTED BY SUSTAINED MEDIA COVERAGE TO EXERT PUBLIC PRESSURE. CPJ HAS CARRIED OUT A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE IN JOURNALIST MURDERS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE. WE REPORT ON EACH CASE, MEET WITH LEADERS, AND CAMPAIGN FOR CONVICTIONS. WE PUBLISH AN ANNUAL GLOBAL IMPUNITY INDEX, WHICH SPOTLIGHTS COUNTRIES WHERE JOURNALISTS ARE MURDERED AND THEIR KILLERS GO FREE. CPJ'S 2024 IMPUNITY INDEX FOUND THAT OVER THE 10-YEAR REPORTING PERIOD COVERED, WHERE 241 KILLINGS OCCURRED AND THERE WAS CLEAR EVIDENCE THE MURDERS WERE DIRECTLY LINKED TO A PERSON'S WORK, LESS THAN 4% OF THOSE MURDERED ACHIEVED FULL JUSTICE. CPJ'S DATA SHOWS THAT FACTORS LIKE INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE, UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION, AND CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT CAN PLAY INSTRUMENTAL ROLES IN SECURING THAT PUNISHMENT. IN 2024, CPJ DOCUMENTED THE DEADLIEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA WORKERS IN ITS HISTORYAT LEAST 124 JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA WORKERS WERE KILLED ACROSS 18 COUNTRIES, REFLECTING SURGING LEVELS OF INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT, POLITICAL UNREST, AND CRIMINALITY WORLDWIDE. CPJ'S EMERGENCIES TEAM, FORMED IN 2016, HELPS TO KEEP JOURNALISTS SAFER ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE TEAM DISSEMINATES PRACTICAL ADVICE TO JOURNALISTS AND, DURING HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS, WORKS WITH SECURITY EXPERTS TO PROVIDE TACTICAL INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO JOURNALISTS. THE TEAM ALSO OFFERS FINANCIAL GRANTS TO JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA WORKERS FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT RELATED TO THEIR JOURNALISTIC WORK, INCLUDING FOR RELOCATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, MEDICAL COSTS, PRISON SUPPORT, AND LEGAL FEES. IN 2024, 850 JOURNALISTS RECEIVED A COMBINED $1 MILLION IN FINANCIAL GRANTS FROM CPJ'S GENE ROBERTS EMERGENCY FUND. OVERALL, CPJ DRASTICALLY STEPPED UP ITS ASSISTANCE WORK LAST YEAR, HELPING AN UNPRECEDENTED 3,877 JOURNALISTS IN AT LEAST 66 COUNTRIES WITH FINANCIAL GRANTS, SAFETY TRAINING, ASSISTANCE PROJECTS, AND OTHER KINDS OF SUPPORT AMID RISING THREATS TO THE MEDIA AND DECLINING PRESS FREEDOM. LAST YEAR, CPJ HELPED TO HOST THREE ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS ATTENDED BY 160 UKRAINIAN JOURNALISTS, WHO LEARNED HOW TO PREVENT BURNOUT WHEN WORKING IN A WAR ZONE, HOW TO REMAIN CALM WHILE REPORTING DURING AIR RAIDS AND EXPLOSIONS, AND HOW TO WORK EFFECTIVELY UNDER SHELLING. AHEAD OF THE 2024 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, CPJ TRAINED MORE THAN 740 JOURNALISTS REPORTING ON THE U.S. ON PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL SAFETY AND PROVIDED U.S.-BASED JOURNALISTS WITH RESILIENCY AND KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS ADVICE THROUGH A SUMMER WEBINAR SERIES WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. TO ENSURE THAT JOURNALISTS WERE AS PREPARED AS POSSIBLE, CPJ REISSUED ITS LEGAL RIGHTS GUIDE FOR U.S.-BASED JOURNALISTS AND DISTRIBUTED AN UPDATED ELECTION SAFETY KIT. LAST YEAR, CPJ PROVIDED A RECORD 53 JOURNALISTS WITH PRISON SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF A FINANCIAL GRANT TO HELP THEM ACCESS BASIC NECESSITIES BEHIND BARS, LIKE FOOD, WATER, AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS. RECIPIENTS INCLUDED JOURNALISTS JAILED IN MYANMAR, IRAN, AZERBAIJAN, AND CAMEROON. FOR THE FIRST TIME, CPJ WAS ALSO ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ALMOST EVERY IMPRISONED JOURNALIST IN BELARUS. WHEN CPJ WAS FOUNDED BY A GROUP OF U.S. JOURNALISTS MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO, IT WAS TO DEFEND THEIR INTERNATIONAL COLLEAGUES WHO WERE AT RISK. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE USED EVERY TOOL OF JOURNALISM TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION, FROM NEWS ALERTS TO SPECIAL REPORTS, TO DOCUMENTARIES, TO SOCIAL MEDIA. WE HAVE DEVELOPED AN UNPARALLELED REPUTATION FOR THE ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS OF OUR REPORTING, THE QUALITY OF OUR DATA, AND OUR ABILITY TO OFFER INFORMED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONDUCT IMPACTFUL ADVOCACY. OUR REPORTING INFLUENCES POLITICAL, NEWS, AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERS, DRIVES COVERAGE IN THE MEDIA, AND SHAPES PUBLIC DISCOURSE THAT LEADS TO CHANGE. BY ENSURING JOURNALISTS CAN REPORT THE NEWS FREELY, CPJ DEFENDS THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE GLOBALLY TO ACCESS THE CRITICAL INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS IN ALL AREAS OF THEIR LIVES AND TO HOLD DECISION-MAKERS ACCOUNTABLE. WHEN A COUNTRY'S JOURNALISTS ARE SILENCED, ITS PEOPLE ARE SILENCED. BY PROTECTING JOURNALISTS, CPJ PROTECTS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND DEMOCRACY.
FORM 990, PT III, LINE 4AA RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE GLOBAL FIGHT TO PROTECT PRESS FREEDOM, CPJ HAS BEEN HONORED WITH VARIOUS AWARDS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF UKRAINE'S CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION, IN RECOGNITION OF CPJ'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO EMBATTLED UKRAINIAN JOURNALISTS. SIMILARLY, CPJ AND LAW FIRM ALLEN & OVERY WON THE TRUSTLAW IMPACT AWARD FOR DEVELOPING A "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" GUIDE FOR JOURNALISTS COVERING PROTESTS IN THE US. THE GUIDE FILLED A GAP IN THE SAFETY INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO JOURNALISTS IN THE U.S. AND HAS BEEN SHARED BY CPJ WITH JOURNALISTS AND NEWSROOMS AHEAD OF SEVERAL PLANNED PROTESTS FOLLOWING THE SUMMER OF 2020. CPJ CONTINUED ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING AS A MEMBER OF THE MEDIA FREEDOM COALITION (MFC) CONSULTATIVE NETWORK, FILING SEVERAL CASES OF CONCERN, AMONGST OTHER ACTIVITIES. CPJ ALSO REMAINED AN ACCREDITED CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPANT IN THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, WHERE OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDED LEADING SUBMISSIONS ON UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW IN RESPECT OF ANGOLA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ETHIOPIA, GUINEA-BISSAU, KYRGYZSTAN, AND LIBYA, AS WELL AS JOINTLY SUBMITTING NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BMANAGEMENT REVIEWS A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE BOARD CHAIR AND FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND PROVIDES ANY EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS IS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD-APPROVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EVERY OTHER YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARIES BASED ON A RECOGNIZED STUDY AND REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISTING SALARY FALLS WITHIN THESE RANGES. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFLECT THE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING THEM ON ITS WEBSITE AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,462,192. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 71,903. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 100,005. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,634,100.

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