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Fund for Independence in Journalism

EIN 20-0215183 • 501(c)3 • Washington, DC

Profile

To foster independent, high quality public service journalism in the united states and around the world as a supporting organization for the center for public integrity.

910 17th Street NW 1030Washington, DC 20006

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Siviq Scores

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Liabilities / Assets

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Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

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Source year 2022

Net Margin

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Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

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A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

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Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
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Assets

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$0

Flat from 2021

Liabilities

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$0

Flat from 2021

Net Assets

Flat

$0

Flat from 2021

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

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$0

Flat from 2021

Expenses

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$0

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Net Income

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$0

Flat from 2021

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$2.0K$1.5K$1.0K$500$0Assets 2011: $525Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $1,896Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $1,612Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $1,318Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $1,318Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $1,066Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $1,0662016Assets 2017: $1,066Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $1,0662017Assets 2018: $1,066Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $1,0662018Assets 2019: $692Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $6922019Assets 2020: $0Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $0Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $0Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $02022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$6.0K$4.0K$2.0K$0-$2.0KRevenue 2011: $5,500Expenses 2011: $1,784Net Income 2011: $3,7162011Revenue 2012: $4,000Expenses 2012: $2,629Net Income 2012: $1,3712012Revenue 2013: $0Expenses 2013: $284Net Income 2013: -$2842013Revenue 2014: $0Expenses 2014: $294Net Income 2014: -$2942014Revenue 2015: $0Expenses 2015: $0Net Income 2015: $02015Revenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $252Net Income 2016: -$2522016Revenue 2017: $0Expenses 2017: $0Net Income 2017: $02017Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $0Net Income 2018: $02018Revenue 2019: $0Expenses 2019: $374Net Income 2019: -$3742019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $692Net Income 2020: -$6922020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $0Net Income 2021: $02021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $0Net Income 2022: $02022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$0
Expenses$0
Net Income$0
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
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Liabilities
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Net assets
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Revenue
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Expenses
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Net income
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Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0$0$0$0$0$0
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0$0$0$0$0$0
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0$0$0$0$692$692
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$692$0$692$0$374$374
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1,066$0$1,066$0$0$0
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1,066$0$1,066$0$0$0
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1,066$0$1,066$0$252$252
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1,318$0$0$0$0
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1,318$0$0$294$294
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1,612$0$0$284$284
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1,896$0$4,000$2,629$1,371
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$525$0$5,500$1,784$3,716
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Nov 13, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To foster independent, high quality public service journalism in the united states and around the world as a supporting organization for the center for public integrity.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO FOSTER INDEPENDENT, HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JAMES KIERNANDirector-$0--
MAN CHEUNGDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Fund for Independence in Journalism
EIN
20-0215183
Phone
2024661300
Address
910 17TH STREET NW 1030, WASHINGTON, DC 20006

Signing Officer

Name
Man Cheung
Title
CEO
Phone
2024661300
Signed
2023-11-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Matthews Carter & Boyce
Address
12500 FAIR LAKES CIRCLE SUITE 260, FAIRFAX, VA 22033
Preparer
Kathleen M Flaherty
Phone
7032183600
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