2025-11-17T09:31:02-08:00 2024-12-31 810926770 NCHENG LLP CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 40 WALL ST 32ND FL NEW YORK NY 10005 990 2024-01-01 854054380 ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT ECON 9175405306 367 St Marks Place 65 BROOKLYN NY 11238 MATTHEW ANNENBERG Treasurer 2025-11-17 true true Nina Bahazhevska P00468170 2127850100 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Matthew Annenberg 367 St Marks Place 65 BROOKLYN NY 11238 962918 false X WWW.ECONOMICHARDSHIP.ORG X 2021 NY EHRP SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY STORIES ABOUT ECONOMIC INEQUITY. WE THEN PLACE THOSE STORIES IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA, MOBILIZING READERS TO FIGHT SYSTEMS PERPETUATING ECONOMIC INJUSTICE. 6 6 5 13 0 1214406 909065 2500 45000 7285 8603 250 1224191 962918 126238 0 459186 595562 0 242476 875208 311302 1334394 1033102 -110203 -70184 1016337 906205 185532 145584 830805 760621 EHRP SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY STORIES ABOUT ECONOMIC INEQUITY. WE THEN PLACE THOSE STORIES IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA, MOBILIZING READERS TO FIGHT SYSTEMS PERPETUATING ECONOMIC INJUSTICE. false false 535589 120238 45000 The idea behind the Economic Hardship Reporting Project is clever yet very direct: let working class people tell their own stories and shed light on the everyday struggles of ordinary Americans and get them in major publications and platforms. In the fog of disinformation, false news and biased myths flourish, creating divisions where there should be bonds of solidarity. In response, EHRP tells a story that connects people across the class gradient.Through financial, professional and editorial support, we uplift journalists who might be ignored so that the stories of their experiences have impact. We publish work that comes from vulnerable communities that are not often heard in media outlets so that they can change narratives about inequality.In 2024, EHRP distributed over $100k to more than 60 independent journalists, photographers, documentarians, poets, and illustrators to shed light on the struggles and joys of working class Americans. Their work reached approximately 3 million people, appearing in outlets as varied as WNYC, Grist, The Nation, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Mother Jones, Harpers, USAToday, Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, and much more. These pieces featured rich and compelling stories, such as Julie Poole making the connection between poverty and self-storage in Slate; Alex Park reporting on What Kamala Harris Rhetoric About McDonalds Reveals About Democrats Shifting Views on Poverty" in TIME; or Anya Groner telling the story of how climate change is affecting immigrant farmers, in an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning podcast Nuoc: A Viet-Cajun Story on SeaChange. We also supported the photography behind Kia LaBeijas Peabody-award winning Blindspot, which we co-published along with WNYC. Another major photography project in 2024 was in partnership with Magnum Photography and Mother Jones, where we explored the paradox of the modern labor movement through striking images.EHRP itself was in the public eye in 2024 at a number of dynamic events, including the Brooklyn Public Librarys Night of Ideas, the U.S. Presidential Scholars 60th Anniversary, and a very special evening at Symphony Space, where we celebrated the life and legacy of our co-founder Barbara Ehrenreich with a sold-out event featuring actors reading some of her most memorable work.Meanwhile, EHRPs Working Sources database provides journalists with alternative sources from working class and other underrepresented communities, thereby diversifying the expert quote on subjects ranging from drug addiction to wage discrimination. Our free library includes individuals with both professional and lived experiences who ground stories in the realities of communities across the country. In 2024, EHRP was featured prominently on American Public Medias flagship show Marketplace on three different episodes.We also launched our inaugural NextGen Fellows in 2024. While mainstream media struggles to reach young people who get their news from TikTok and other online platforms, EHRP was well positioned to develop a partnership with online intellectual creators and reporters to effectively syndicate our pieces to a wider and younger audience. With the support of the Puffin Foundation, we named Caitlyn Clark and Meagan Day as our first Next Gen Fellows. Their videos have been viewed 580k times already.EHRP wanted to make recipes more inclusive as well. So in a 2024 article, EHRP partnered with Mark Bittman of the Bittman Project and Mother Jones. We created recipes for time-taxed people who cant necessarily afford expensive ingredients, particularly as grocery prices remain high. The recipes demonstrate how there can be joy in cooking with limited resources and with an eye towards earth and animal justice.A more timeless approach to messaging is embroidery, which has a long history of serving as a record of everything from politics to community to identity. EHRP worked with noted embroiderist Diana Weymar to produce a series of pieces featuring EHRP quotes on inequality. The pieces were featured twice in Hyperallergic as well as INTO ACTION 2024, a Chicago art exhibition and community festival that coincided with the Democratic National Convention, and the gallery Lingua Franca in New York City.Lastly, EHRP won many of the top awards in 2024, including a Peabody Award in the public service category for a film produced in partnership with USA Today and The Tennessean; the Eddie Prize from the Education Writers Association; a NY Press Club Award; best business and economics feature at the 2024 CCNow Journalism Awards; and two first prizes at the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Annual Writing Awards competition. We were also a finalist for an Award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Work we produced in 2024 won awards in 2025, including another Peabody for Blind Spot and a Murrow for Anya Groners radio piece TK. 535589 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 60 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false DE NY X Priya Pachkawde 2019042500 5 Sicomac Rd North Haledon NJ 07508 Alissa Quart Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 137676 0 45343 Debbie Hjelle Senior Editor 40.00 0.00 102812 0 38659 Maire O'Malley COO 40.00 0.00 X 99920 0 13834 Sarah Safer President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bruce Morrow Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nikhil Swaminathan Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Matthew Annenberg Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Duy Linh Tu Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James Ledbetter Thru 1124 Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rimjhim Dey Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 340408 97836 2 false true false 0 909065 909065 PROGRAM INCOME 513190 45000 45000 45000 8603 8603 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 900099 250 250 250 962918 45250 8603 X 25000 25000 101238 101238 0 0 295292 112510 82482 100300 0 203907 136913 37363 29631 3265 1687 889 689 55684 33005 12762 9917 37414 19045 8949 9420 0 0 85650 85650 0 0 0 137619 57052 6051 74516 0 26060 14186 5592 6282 8316 6329 986 1001 0 10853 5524 2596 2733 16253 9184 3444 3625 0 0 0 0 842 429 201 212 11285 5744 2699 2842 OTHER EXPENSES 14424 7743 5373 1308 0 1033102 535589 255037 242476 140819 148290 695080 738683 155000 12250 0 0 0 0 0 11323 4311 11377 8706 3513 2671 0 0 0 0 10602 0 1016337 906205 101266 145584 73333 10933 185532 145584 X 395839 573621 434966 187000 830805 760621 1016337 906205 -70184 X false true X true false X 1257476 827447 1214406 909065 4208394 0 0 1257476 827447 1214406 909065 4208394 817275 3391119 988 7285 8603 16876 0 1709 250 1959 4227229 270934 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8376 6488 1888 3001 2218 783 2671 X 962918 962918 962918 1033102 1033102 1033102 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending December 31, 2021, the initial filing, and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. true Greene Fort Productions 108 South Elliott Place Brooklyn NY 11217 820911745 10000 0 Journalism grant Magnum Photos Inc 12 West 23rd St 4th Floor New York NY 10010 131591103 10000 0 Journalism grant 0 2 Journalism grant 50 101238 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used EHRP's editorial staff work closely with our contributors as they create their journalistic pieces, so we are monitoring the work in real time. Once a project has been completed, contributors must fill out a closing form, which includes links to the published work, a statement attesting to the help the grant provided, and further confirmation that all conditions of the grant have been met. Our Editorial Team meets regularly to review these closing forms before approving payment. 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