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990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 86-1518589

Jan 01, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 • Filed on Oct 10, 2023

Organization Profilepresswatchers.org
3552 Brandywine St NWWashington, DC 20008

(202) 841-6678

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

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

Net Margin

70th percentile

20%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2022

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

$25,238

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Net Assets

$25,238

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Liabilities

$0

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue58th percentileNet Margin70th percentile

Revenue

$127,773

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Expenses

$102,535

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Net Income

$25,238

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Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2022: $25,238Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $25,2382022Assets 2023: $4,619Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $4,6192023Assets 2024: $1,569Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $1,5692024

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2022

Assets$25,238
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$25,238
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2022: $127,773Expenses 2022: $102,535Net Income 2022: $25,2382022Revenue 2023: $19,381Expenses 2023: $40,000Net Income 2023: -$20,6192023Revenue 2024: $16,950Expenses 2024: $20,000Net Income 2024: -$3,0502024

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2022

Revenue$127,773
Expenses$102,535
Net Income$25,238
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Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Oct 10, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$127,773
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To educate journalists and the public, and foster public debate, about improving political journalism to reflect public needs and hold the powerful accountable.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Published 83 individual columns of media criticism in support of pursuing accountability in political journalism, encouraging more aggressive debunking of misinformation and disinformation, supporting democracy against the encroachment of authoritarianism.$0$102,535
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Daniel FroomkinCEOPT$0--
David Cay JohnstonDirector-$0--
Mark StencelDirector-$0--
Dean BakerDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Press Watch
EIN
86-1518589
Phone
2028416678
Address
3552 Brandywine St NW, Washington, DC 20008

Signing Officer

Name
Daniel Froomkin
Title
CEO
Phone
2028416678
Signed
2023-10-10
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Subscriptions, books, office furniture, office equipment”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$25,238
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$25,238
Revenue
$127,773
Expenses
$102,535
Net income
$25,238
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.17$0.20$0.03
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.19$0.40$0.21
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.25$1.28$1.03$0.25