2025-09-30T12:32:54-05:00 2024-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2024-01-01 521184647 STUDENT PRESS LAW CENTER STUD 2027855450 1717 K STREET NW 900 WASHINGTON DC 20006 GARY GREEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027855450 2025-09-30 1 1 TINA PEACHER P01608826 4108840220 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GARY GREEN 1717 K STREET NW 900 WASHINGTON DC 20006 1866215 0 X WWW.SPLC.ORG X 1979 DC SUPPORTS AND DEFENDS STUDENT FREE PRESS RIGHTS AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING. 15 15 7 100 0 0 318020 1772307 420 2105 168966 90781 2108 1022 489514 1866215 6000 6000 0 0 884365 764744 25200 16800 91655 195321 172358 1110886 959902 -621372 906313 3478310 4567021 35433 38166 3442877 4528855 ADVOCATES FOR STUDENT FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, FOR FREEDOM OF ONLINE SPEECH, AND FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT ON CAMPUS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE SPLC PROVIDES INFORMATION, TRAINING AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE AT NO CHARGE TO STUDENT JOURNALISTS AND THE EDUCATORS WHO WORK WITH THEM. 0 0 709482 6000 2105 THE STUDENT PRESS LAW CENTER (SPLC) IS THE NATION'S ONLY LEGAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO EDUCATING HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE JOURNALISTS ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES EMBODIED IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT, AND SUPPORTING THE STUDENT NEWS MEDIA IN THEIR STRUGGLE TO COVER IMPORTANT ISSUES FREE FROM CENSORSHIP. IN ADDITION, SPLC OPERATES A FORMAL ATTORNEY REFERRAL NETWORK OF MORE THAN 200 LAWYERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO LOCAL STUDENTS WHEN NECESSARY. APPROXIMATELY 2,000 STUDENT JOURNALISTS, TEACHERS AND OTHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY CONTACT THE SPLC FOR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT ANNUALLY. 709482 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X X GARY GREEN 2027855450 1717 K STREET NW 900 WASHINGTON DC 20006 KELLY FURNAS CHAIR UNTIL DECEMBER, THEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN HOLMES VICE CHAIR AS OF JULY, THEN CHAIR AS OF DEC. 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AVA LUBELL SECRETARY UNTIL FEBRUARY, THEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PRATIKA KATIYAR DIRECTOR UNTIL FEB., THEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BOLDEN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MATT CATE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA BUONOCORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY SCHMALER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWN HEALY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANNAH WISE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA VALDEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY WALLACE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BAUMGARTEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIANA CHAVIRA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIRA LOWE DIRECTOR AS OF JULY 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY GREEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 168000 0 7254 JOSH MOORE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 104936 0 14981 272936 0 22235 2 0 1 0 0 1000 96530 1674777 1772307 WEBINARS 900099 2000 2000 PUBLICATIONS 900099 105 105 2105 90781 90781 HONORARIUMS 900099 1000 1000 REBATES 900099 22 22 1022 1866215 2105 0 91803 6000 6000 175253 139327 21540 14386 473577 376504 58201 38872 13365 10621 1645 1099 50961 40499 6273 4189 51588 40998 6349 4241 2288 1818 282 188 52669 52669 16800 16800 10443 8299 1285 859 8628 6460 1000 1168 7150 1893 208 5049 6600 3002 3118 480 19758 16399 1903 1456 2821 2242 347 232 42829 38810 2409 1610 682 542 84 56 10235 8150 1250 835 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 8230 7898 199 133 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 25 20 3 2 959902 709482 158765 91655 491139 230625 121222 767131 10000 604991 1586 1555 9115 9908 15506 14302 1886 1204 2843362 2951607 3478310 4567021 35433 38166 35433 38166 X 489046 610194 2953831 3918661 3442877 4528855 3478310 4567021 906313 179665 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 330127 1275014 460691 318020 1772307 4156159 330127 1275014 460691 318020 1772307 4156159 2328153 1828006 65681 94244 99824 86130 90781 436660 2639 2108 1022 5769 4598588 3201 0.39750 0.52470 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REBATES - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 608. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 22. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,639. HONORARIUMS - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,500. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,000. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 984 65 1049 867198 868247 155237 38809 0 0 141845 186298 166223 155237 649603 974405 1616 1084 3557 1049 7306 35461 46575 41556 38809 162401 243602 991 693 2324 984 4992 2953831 270360 100000 3124191 3254079 399752 700000 2953831 4062993 -558914 250000 3254079 3662674 550319 150000 4062993 3415529 347145 100000 3662674 0.87880 0.12120 0 0 12897 11693 1204 2609 2609 0 1204 X 2052630 179665 6750 186415 1866215 0 1866215 966652 6750 6750 959902 0 959902 PART V, LINE 4: IT IS THE POLICY OF SPLC TO SPEND NO MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE YEAR-END ENDOWMENT BALANCE TO SUPPORT BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THE AMOUNT UTILIZED IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS. PART X, LINE 2: SPLC BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X X X 1 DIANE SCHWARTZ ASSOCIATES LLC 4532 CHERRY HILL RD 503 ARLINGTON VA 22203 FUNDRAISING 0 0 8400 -8400 EDIT REIZES 1106 GRAND CHAMPION DRIVE ROCKVILLE MD 20850 FUNDRAISING 0 0 8400 -8400 16800 -16800 DC 1 HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AWARDS 8 6000 PART I, LINE 2: THE COURAGE IN STUDENT JOURNALISM AWARD RECOGNIZES STUDENT JOURNALISTS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL DETERMINATION AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENT PRESS FREEDOM, DESPITE RESISTANCE OR DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. IT IS PRESENTED TO A STUDENT NEWS ORGANIZATION, STUDENT JOURNALIST OR TEAM OF JOURNALISTS WHO CHALLENGE CENSORSHIP, ONEROUS SCHOOL POLICIES, RETALIATORY FUNDING CHANGES OR OTHER OBSTACLES TO THEIR ABILITY TO FREELY REPORT ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. MINIMAL MONITORING IS REQUIRED. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 GARY GREEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 160000 0 8000 0 0 0 5040 0 2214 0 175254 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S BONUS IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND BASED ON MERIT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR, THE TREASURER AND THE CHAIRS OF THE PROGRAMMING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD SHALL CONSTITUTE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE SECRETARY SHALL SIT WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EX-OFFICIO EXCEPT THAT THE CHAIR MAY AT HIS OR HER DISCRETION DECLARE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT WHICH ONLY VOTING MEMBERS WILL PARTICIPATE. THE CHAIR SHALL CHAIR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH SHALL OVERSEE THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION, APPOINT MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES TO THE EXTENT NOT SET FORTH IN THESE BY-LAWS, HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPROVE NON-BUDGETED EXPENDITURES IN EXCESS OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), SET THE AGENDA FOR THE BOARD, AND ACT FULLY FOR THE BOARD, WHEN THE BOARD IS NOT CONVENED, ON ALL MATTERS NORMALLY REQUIRING A MAJORITY VOTE OF A QUORUM OF THE BOARD EXCEPT FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS OR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. SUCH DECISIONS MUST BE REPORTED TO THE FULL BOARD AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. ALL DECISIONS INVOLVING EXPENDITURES OR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS MUST BE RATIFIED BY THE FULL BOARD, OR, IF NOT RATIFIED MUST BE ADJUSTED IN A MANNER DECIDED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES EACH DIRECTOR TO SIGN A WRITTEN AFFIRMATION AT THE END OF EACH YEAR AFFIRMING THAT HE/SHE DID NOT ENGAGE IN ANY CONFLICTING TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPARATIVE DATA WAS USED IN THE DETERMINATION, INCLUDING COMPARING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. A DETAILED COMPENSATION ANALYSIS WAS ALSO DONE BY THE BOARD TREASURER. THE LAST TIME THIS WAS DONE WAS IN JANUARY 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT IS POSTED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTED IN THE MAIL TO KEY STAKEHOLDERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.