2026-09-15T15:50:52-05:00 2025-12-31 341663731 ZINNER & CO LLP 3201 ENTERPRISE PARKWAY SUITE 410 CLEVELAND OH 441227329 990 2025-01-01 814739107 INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC INTE 2028083310 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 317 WASHINGTON DC 20036 MARYSE SULIMMA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 2028083310 2026-09-15 1 SUSAN D KRANTZ P00233254 2168310733 2026-09-15 2025 X MARYSE SULIMMA 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 317 WASHINGTON DC 20036 8939849 0 X ICIJ.ORG X 2016 NY ICIJ IS A GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM NETWORK, AN INTERNATIONAL NEWSROOM AND A BUILDER OF OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS THAT MAKE SENSE OF MASSIVE, COMPLEX DATASETS. OUR CROSS-BORDER STORIES REVEAL BROKEN SYSTEMS AND WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION THAT UNDERMINE PUBLIC GOOD. BY EXPOSING WRONGDOING AND INEQUITY, WE HOLD POWER TO ACCOUNT AND PROVIDE INFORMATION THE WORLD NEEDS TO RIGHT ITSELF. OUR PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PANAMA PAPERS IS WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STORIES OF OUR TIME. IT EXPOSED HOW THE WEALTHY HIDE MONEY AND DODGE TAXES. PUBLICATION LED TO THE TOPPLING OF WORLD LEADERS AND THE RECOVERY OF $1.4 BILLION IN TAX DOLLARS AND PENALTIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF SHOE-LEATHER REPORTING AND CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY, REDEFINING JOURNALISM FOR A GLOBAL, CONNECTED WORLD. 6 6 25 0 0 0 4850974 7766221 1149321 764153 339443 404635 1591 4840 6341329 8939849 0 0 0 0 2887766 3037316 0 0 690904 3514287 3296564 6402053 6333880 -60724 2605969 10374124 13009732 827585 693824 9546539 12315908 X INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS, INC.'S (ICIJ) MISSION IS TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW THE WORLD REALLY WORKS THROUGH STORIES THAT ROCK THE WORLD; FORCING POSITIVE CHANGE. 0 0 3360518 764153 EDITORIAL: WITH NEARLY 300 MEMBERS IN 100 COUNTRIES, OUR NETWORK BRINGS UNIQUE TALENTS, EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES TO THE WORK. OUR 2025 INVESTIGATIONS EXPOSED CHINA'S CAMPAIGN OF TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION, REVEALED HOW CRYPTOCURRENCY ATMS HAVE ENABLED FRAUD AND DOCUMENTED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA. OUR JOURNALISTS EARNED NUMEROUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS INCLUDING THE MARIA MOORS CABOT PRIZE, THE LIVINGSTON AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL REPORTING AND THE LORENZO NATALI PRIZE FOR INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES IN JOURNALISM. 1824112 TECHNOLOGY: OUR AMBITIOUS INVESTIGATIONS RELY ON DATASHARE, THE OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORM WE BUILT. TODAY, IT IS USED NOT JUST BY ICIJ BUT BY ACADEMICS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NGOS AND NEWSROOMS WORLDWIDE. IN 2025, WE MADE DATASHARE FASTER, MORE RELIABLE AND EASIER TO USE. WE UPGRADED ITS UNDERLYING INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE LATEST SEARCH TECHNOLOGIES AND BUNDLED REQUIRED COMPONENTS INTO THE INSTALLER SO JOURNALISTS NO LONGER NEED TO CONFIGURE ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE TO GET STARTED. RESEARCH AND DATA: ICIJ MAINTAINS A SECURE RESEARCH HUB OF 40 MILLION DOCUMENTS FOR USE BY OUR PARTNERS. WE ALSO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO ABOUT ONE MILLION RECORDS IN OUR OFFSHORE LEAKS AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL DEVICES DATABASES. IN 2025 ALONE, MORE THAN 3.8 MILLION UNIQUE USERS VIEWED 14.4 MILLION PAGES IN OUR OFFSHORE LEAKS DATABASE. 5184630 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 0 1 25 1 0 1 EI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 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 KELLY PROSTOR 2164030055 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 317 WASHINGTON DC 20036 X 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 RITU SARIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAPO OLORUNYOMI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY NORMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERARD RYLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 315891 0 0 MARYSE SULIMMA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 190100 0 33258 FERGUS SHIEL MANAGING EDITOR 40.00 X 205962 0 46082 AGUSTIN ARMENDARIZ DATA ANALYST 40.00 X 118478 0 5592 BENJAMIN DOOLEY JOURNALIST 40.00 X 142800 0 24295 SYDNEY FREEDBERG CHIEF JOURNALIST 40.00 X 149297 0 28190 DAVID ROWELL EDITOR 40.00 X 141398 0 41051 ANNYS SHIN DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR 40.00 X 135660 0 20332 1399586 0 198800 8 0 1 0 PIERRE ROMERO ZHANG 56 RUE DE CRIMEE PARIS FR 75019 INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 141256 HAMISH BOLAND-RUDDER 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 317 WASHINGTON DC 20036 COORDINATES & SUPPORTS ICIJ WEBSITE CONT 124236 SCILLA ALECCI 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 317 WASHINGTON DC 20036 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER & PARTNERSHIP COO 100967 3 1086046 6680175 7766221 DIRECT SERVICE FEES 900099 764153 764153 764153 404635 404635 TRAINING 900099 4840 4840 4840 8939849 768993 0 404635 791292 588521 92063 110708 1668543 1240974 194128 233441 88753 66010 10326 12417 287440 213783 33442 40215 201288 149707 23419 28162 12587 12556 31 68551 16725 25608 26218 104213 64675 14948 24590 130440 119060 5690 5690 182399 124759 4698 52942 3531 2090 1441 3261 3261 82882 67020 15750 112 PROFESSIONAL FEES 2353900 2164989 34652 154259 SERVER COSTS 252456 252456 0 0 EDITORIAL SUPPORT 82618 78318 2150 2150 FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS O 19726 19726 0 0 6333880 5184630 458346 690904 1124684 495868 298122 751613 689992 999251 52916 56664 55736 52551 6446 3185 8064450 10301546 137514 401605 10374124 13009732 238594 291453 448986 0 140005 402371 827585 693824 X 6633096 7788091 2913443 4527817 9546539 12315908 10374124 13009732 X 2605969 -75948 239348 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5950953 6320415 5940598 4850974 7766221 30829161 5950953 6320415 5940598 4850974 7766221 30829161 12574939 18254222 647 4913 255382 339443 404635 1005020 9317 1591 4840 15748 31849929 2310566 0.57310 0.63350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 50164 46979 3185 5572 5572 0 3185 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 5717190 F MONEY MARKET FUNDS 4584356 F 10301546 LEASE LIABILITY 402371 402371 X PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, ICIJ HAD NOT ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITY WHICH MANAGEMENT CONSIDERS TO BE ACTIVITY THAT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF ITS 501(C)(3) IRS DESIGNATION. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, THERE WAS NO TAX INTEREST OR PENALTIES REFLECTED IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ICIJ FOLLOWS GAAP FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. ICIJS INCOME TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. 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THESE DOCUMENTS EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT COULD CONSTITUTE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GOVERNING BOARD MONITOR AND REVIEW RELATIONSHIPS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. 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 VII, SECTION B THE ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN UPDATED ON THIS AMENDED FORM 990. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION GAIN 239,348. 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