2022-09-12T11:59:51-05:00 2021-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 223142301 990 2021-01-01 814739107 INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC INTE 2028083310 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 GORDON DUNLOP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2028083310 2022-09-09 1 GORDON DUNLOP 999009999 GLENN MILLER CPA P00086726 7035190990 2022-09-09 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X GERARD RYLE 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 5951600 0 X WWW.ICIJ.ORG X 2016 NY THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, UNCOVERING CORRUPTION AND ABUSES OF THE PUBLIC TRUST THROUGH A GLOBAL NETWORK OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS WHO COLLABORATE ON PROJECTS THAT DRIVE SOCIAL CHANGE, EMBOLDENING GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AS A SECTOR BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE WORLD'S LEADING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA OUTLETS AND FOSTERING COLLABORATION ON PROJECTS OF GLOBAL IMPORTANCE. 7 7 23 7 0 0 2994964 5950953 0 0 27391 -20448 0 0 3022355 5930505 0 0 0 0 2418997 2572994 60000 47500 598913 2237834 2838564 4716831 5459058 -1694476 471447 7479893 7641348 410386 101986 7069507 7539362 X INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS, INC.'S (ICIJ) MISSION IS TO UNCOVER AND HIGHLIGHT SYSTEMATIC FAILURES THAT UNDERMINE THE PUBLIC GOOD, USING THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN CROSS-BORDER INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM. 0 0 2490719 EDITORIAL - HISTORICALLY, ICIJ AND ITS PARTNERS WERE AWARDED A PULITZER PRIZE FOR THE PANAMA PAPERS PROJECT, IT SPARKED INVESTIGATIONS AND DEBATE AROUND THE WORLD. IT WAS A SERIES OF INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS SPEARHEADED BY ICIJ THAT HAVE HELPED REDEFINE JOURNALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY. WE ARE NOW ESTABLISHED AS THE HUB OF A POWERFUL GLOBAL NETWORK OF MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS. ICIJ HAS A NETWORK OF 280 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS FROM 100 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. ICIJ ALSO PARTNERS WITH MORE THAN 140 MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE BBC, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE GUARDIAN, ASAHI SHIMBUN AND OTHER SMALLER NOT FOR PROFITS. THEIR JOURNALISTS WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH ICIJ TO EXPOSE ISSUES OF GLOBAL IMPORTANCE AND BRING CHANGE ON A WORLDWIDE SCALE. WE WORK IN THE BELIEF THAT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM PLAYS AN INDISPENSABLE ROLE IN DEMOCRACY. IT HOLDS POWER TO ACCOUNT. IT GIVES VOICE TO THE VOICELESS. IT CHALLENGES THE WAY PEOPLE SEE AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM AND, IN DOING SO, HELPS TO GENERATE BADLY NEEDED REFORM. IN 2021 ICIJ'S LUANDA LEAKS INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE REAL STORY OF ISABEL DOS SANTOS, DAUGHTER OF ANGOLA'S FORMER PRESIDENT, HAD BECOME AFRICA'S RICHEST WOMAN. ICIJ FOUND THAT DOS SANTOS HAD MOVED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PUBLIC MONEY OUT OF ANGOLA AND INTO A LABYRINTH COMPANIES AND SUBSIDIARIES, MANY OF THEM IN OFFSHORE SECRECY JURISDICTIONS. THE FALLOUT OF LUANDA LEAKS WAS IMMEDIATE AND ENORMOUS. A LUANDA COURT ORDERED A FREEZE OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DOS SANTOS' ASSETS. THE COURT DECLARED THAT DOS SANTOS AND HER ASSOCIATES HAD CAUSED ANGOLA TO LOSE MORE THAN $1 BILLION. THE FINCEN FILES REVEALED THE ROLE PLAYED BY GLOBAL BANKS IN INDUSTRIAL SCALE MONEY LAUNDERING. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT BETWEEN 1999 AND 2017, MAJOR BANKS INCLUDING JPMORGAN CHASE, DEUTSCHE BANK, HSBC AND OTHERS - MOVED MORE THAN $2 TRILLION THEY SUSPECTED WAS LINKED TO CORRUPT OFFICILAS, DRUG CARTELS, ARMS TRAFFICKERS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL CRIMINALS, WHILE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FAILED TO STOP IT. THE BANKS REPORTED THESE TRANSACTIONS BUT TOO LATE FOR U.S. AUTHORITIES TO STOP THEM.IN THE PANDORA PAPERS STORY, MILLIONS OF LEAKED DOCUMENTS AND THE BIGGEST JOURNALISM PARTNERSHIP IN HISTORY HAVE UNCOVERED FINANCIAL SECRETS OF 35 CURRENT AND FORMER WORLD LEADERS, MORE THAN 330 POLITICIANS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN 91 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, AND A GLOBAL LINEUP OF FUGITIVES, CON ARTISTS AND MURDERERS.THE SECRET DOCUMENTS EXPOSE OFFSHORE DEALINGS OF THE KING OF JORDAN, THE PRESIDENTS OF UKRAINE, KENYA AND ECUADOR, THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND FORMER BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR. THE FILES ALSO DETAIL FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN'S "UNOFFICIAL MINISTER OF PROPAGANDA AND MORE THAN 130 BILLIONAIRES FROM RUSSIA, THE UNITED STATES, TURKEY AND OTHER NATIONS.AT LEAST $11.3 TRILLION IS HELD "OFFSHORE," ACCORDING TO A 2020 STUDY BY THE PARIS-BASED ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT. 1743792 DIGITAL DATA - REPORTERS IN OUR PROJECTS BELONG TO NEWSROOMS FROM MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES. THEY SPEAK MANY LANGUAGES AND HAVE A VARIED RANGE OF SKILLS. TECHNOLOGY AIDS ICIJ TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGING TASK OF ENCOURAGING THIS DIVERSE GROUP TO WORK TOGETHER AND, WHEN NECESSARY, IT ALLOWS THEM TO SIFT THROUGH MILLIONS OF CLOUD-BASED DOCUMENTS LOOKING FOR STORY LEADS. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, OUR DATA & RESEARCH UNIT HAS DEVELOPED A UNIQUE STACK OF SOFTWARE AND TOOLS THAT ARE PROVIDED AS SERVICES TO OUR MEDIA PARTNERS AND FACILITATE THIS REMOTE WORK. DATASHARE IS FREE, OPEN-SOURCE AND MADE AVAILABLE BY ICIJ INC. 4234511 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X GORDON DUNLOP 2028083310 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 RHONA MURPHY CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER PAPACHRISTOU SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BIRGIT RIECK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM STEINBERG DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEJANDRA XANIC VON BERTRAB DIRECTOR 0.40 X 0 0 0 DAPO OLORUNYOMI DIRECTOR 0.40 X 0 0 0 TONY NORMAN DIRECTOR 0.40 X 0 0 0 GERARD RYLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 257250 0 0 GORDON DUNLOP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 140000 0 0 FERGUS SHIEL MANAGING EDITOR 40.00 X 141798 0 35303 BENJAMIN HALLMAN SENIOR EDITOR 40.00 X 131768 0 34571 SYDNEY FREEDBERG CHIEF REPORTER 40.00 X 140229 0 25538 AGUSTIN ARMENDARIZ SENIOR DATA REPORTER 40.00 X 110061 0 14945 MICHAEL HUDSON SENIOR EDITOR 40.00 X 131774 0 36588 1052880 0 146945 10 0 1 0 0 533163 5417790 5950953 647 647 21095 -21095 -21095 -21095 5930505 0 0 -20448 X 397250 128625 165725 102900 1726411 1358059 89298 279054 61804 48617 3197 9990 246952 194262 12773 39917 140577 110583 7271 22723 55621 55621 95505 95505 47500 47500 30 30 1873746 1706813 133138 33795 10066 10009 57 8667 7348 356 963 314297 304586 3675 6036 183664 153510 18234 11920 74859 63243 4664 6952 28755 21050 4707 2998 71966 52617 11763 7586 EDITORIAL SUPPORT 58788 51078 7710 62600 24111 19677 18812 5459058 4234511 625634 598913 1291365 1300077 1589516 2769990 41433 56222 80997 70696 56761 10301 3813 4479707 3479834 21111 21111 7479893 7641348 81027 98827 329359 3159 410386 101986 X 4301758 3846735 2767749 3692627 7069507 7539362 7479893 7641348 X 471447 -604 -988 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6975907 6801653 6055787 2994964 5950953 28779264 6975907 6801653 6055787 2994964 5950953 28779264 13825742 14953522 35675 27391 647 63713 28842977 0.51840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 75425 67312 8113 5572 3384 2188 10301 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 275980 F MONEY MARKET FUNDS 3203854 F 3479834 PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN 3159 3159 5940071 -604 10200 -30 9566 5930505 0 5930505 5469228 10200 10200 5459028 30 30 5459058 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES INCLUDED ON FORM 990 PART IX LINE 1F -30. EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 1 3 PROGRAM SERVICES REPORTING, EDITORIAL SUPPORT, PROGRAMMING, SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION, RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND EDITING 985295 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 17 PROGRAM SERVICES AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH, EDITORIAL EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND ONLINE EDITORIAL AND PRODUCTION 506050 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH, EDITORIAL SUPPORT 73326 2 21 0 0 2 21 1564671 0 1564671 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES IN THE LISTED REGIONS USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X 1 BRIDGET GALLAGHER 750 COLUMBUS AVE APT 11K NEW YORK NY 100256481 FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT 0 0 47500 0 47500 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GERARD RYLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 257250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 257250 0 0 0 FERGUS SHIEL MANAGING EDITOR 141798 0 0 0 0 0 6000 0 29303 0 177101 0 0 0 MICHAEL HUDSON SENIOR EDITOR 131774 0 0 0 0 0 5600 0 30988 0 168362 0 0 0 BENJAMIN HALLMAN SENIOR EDITOR 131768 0 0 0 0 0 5600 0 28971 0 166339 0 0 0 SYDNEY FREEDBERG CHIEF REPORTER 140229 0 0 0 0 0 5600 0 19938 0 165767 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS BUILT INTO ITS EMPLOYEE MANUAL, BOARD MANUAL, AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR CONTRACTS. WITHIN THESE MANUALS AND CONTRACTS, INDIVIDUALS ARE MADE AWARE THAT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITIES OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE MADE AWARE OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MONITOR RELATIONSHIPS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REGULARLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BENCHMARKS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION TO OTHERS IN SIMILAR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. DECISIONS ON COMPENSATION ARE THEN MADE AND BASED OFF OF THIS BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES NO OTHER COMPENSATION OTHER THAN HIS BASE CONTRACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,671,022. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 76,727. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 28,620. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,776,369. HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 49,856. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 49,856. OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 35,791. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,555. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,175. TOTAL EXPENSES 47,521. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION LOSS -988.