2026-09-18T13:36:54-05:00 2025-12-31 742902112 MONTEMAYOR BRITTON BENDER CAREY PC 125 Rose Street Suite 202 Buda TX 78610 990 2025-01-01 841828337 Center for Austin Independent Journalism CENT 5129221431 PO Box 12037 111 E 17th Street Austin TX 78701 Alberta Phillips Executive Director 2026-09-17 false Arturo Montemayor III P01388530 5124420380 2026-09-17 2025 Austin Free Press Andrew Wheat PO Box 12037 Austin TX 78701 645855 false X austinfreepress.org X 2019 TX To equip Austinites to make informed decisions through independent, in-depth reporting, diverse opinions, and civil dialogue. 5 5 3 6 0 0 115347 644380 0 0 4741 1475 -4985 -1649 115103 644206 0 0 0 0 80395 162354 4530 0 1251 108183 180586 193108 342940 -78005 301266 157338 455760 1266 0 156072 455760 To equip Austinites to make informed decisions through independent, in-depth reporting, diverse opinions, and civil dialogue. A strong local press is essential for a healthy community and democracy. We work to make Austin a more empowered and connected community. People across the city must be heard, informed, and able to participate in discussions and decisions that affect our common future. Confident, empowered citizens are better prepared to solve our problems and to hold city leaders accountable to us, their constituents. false false 307961 Austin Free Press is an independent, nonprofit news organization serving the Austin area. Its mission is to deliver bold, community-driven reporting with a focus on equity, affordability, and government transparency. In its reporting, AFP examines and investigates the policies and decisions of public officials and institutions, documents both problems and potential solutions, and reports on transparency and accountability in local governments. Our coverage areas include health, environment, housing, social justice, and underserved communities. We cover issues differently than other media by telling stories that others don't or won't regarding communities of color, lower-income residents, LGBTQ+ persons, children, older adults, and other marginalized communities. Editorial decisions follow the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics and are made independently of advertiser and donor influence. AFP includes the perspectives of both residents and policymakers in its coverage. AFP also supports the next generation of journalists through its Enterprise Journalism Training Program, developed in partnership with Huston-Tillotson University, Austin's only Historically Black University. 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