2026-08-13T08:31:41-07:00 2025-12-31 810926770 NCHENG LLP CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 40 WALL ST 32ND FL NEW YORK NY 10005 990 2025-01-01 854054380 ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT ECON 9175405306 367 St Marks Place 65 BROOKLYN NY 11238 MATTHEW ANNENBERG Treasurer 2026-08-13 true Nina Bahazhevska P00468170 2127850100 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Matthew Annenberg 367 St Marks Place 65 BROOKLYN NY 11238 1095275 false X WWW.ECONOMICHARDSHIP.ORG X 2020 DE EHRP SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY STORIES ABOUT ECONOMIC INEQUALITY. WE THEN PLACE THOSE STORIES IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA, MOBILIZING READERS TO FIGHT SYSTEMS PERPETUATING ECONOMIC INJUSTICE. 8 8 5 12 0 909065 1035686 45000 52000 8603 7589 250 0 962918 1095275 120238 102233 0 595562 551213 0 246828 317302 286088 1033102 939534 -70184 155741 906205 1006083 145584 89721 760621 916362 EHRP SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY STORIES ABOUT ECONOMIC INEQUALITY. WE THEN PLACE THOSE STORIES IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA, MOBILIZING READERS TO FIGHT SYSTEMS PERPETUATING ECONOMIC INJUSTICE. false false 472487 102233 52000 Journalism Grants, Editorial Support & Co Publishing (Primary Program) In 2025, the Economic Hardship Reporting Project (EHRP) advanced its mission to support journalists with lived experience of economic hardship by providing $72,032 in direct grants to 42 independent reporters, along with editorial guidance, mentorship, and publication support. EHRP also partnered with Magnum Photography to support an additional 510 visual journalists, expanding the organizations reach into documentary photography and visual storytelling. Together, these contributors produced more than 50 published pieces across a wide range of genresincluding investigations, features, first person essays, photo essays, illustrations, poetry, and multimedia reporting.EHRPs work appeared in major national and international outlets such as The New York Times, TIME, Teen Vogue, The Guardian, Mother Jones, The Nation, Rolling Stone, NPR, The Intercept, Esquire, and dozens more. These stories centered the experiences of working class Americans and illuminated the structural forces shaping inequality, housing instability, labor conditions, climate impacts, disability rights, and the rising cost of living. Collectively, EHRP supported journalism reached approximately 3 million people in 2025.EHRPs editorial model emphasizes culture jammingplacing stories about poverty, labor, and inequality in outlets that do not typically cover these issues. This strategy ensures that narratives about economic hardship reach unexpected audiences and disrupt conventional media framing. In 2025, EHRP continued to expand its presence in youth oriented and mainstream lifestyle publications, helping shift public understanding of economic precarity and working class life.Fellowships & Emerging Media Storytelling (NextGen Program) In response to rapidly changing media consumption habitsparticularly the rise of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube as primary news sourcesEHRP expanded its investment in emerging media through its fellowship programs. In 2025, EHRP provided $30,200 in fellowship payments to seven fellows, including two NextGen Fellows supported by The Puffin Foundation. These fellows produced high impact short form videos and social media native reporting that translated complex economic issues into accessible, engaging content for younger audiences.NextGen Fellow Caitlyn Clark, a union communications worker and content creator with more than 132,000 TikTok followers, produced a series of videos contextualizing EHRP supported reporting with historical and policy analysis. Her work addressed topics such as labor rights, corporate power, the decline of local news, the use of stress as a management tactic, and the role of neoliberalism in shaping economic life. Her videos generated thousands of comments and shares, demonstrating strong resonance with younger viewers seeking clear, trustworthy explanations of economic issues.EHRPs second NextGen Fellow, Meagan Day, partnered with More Perfect Unions YouTube channel (1.64 million subscribers) to produce deeply reported videos on welfare reform, the Walton familys reliance on public assistance, and the privatization of public institutions. Her videos reached hundreds of thousands of viewers and sparked significant public engagement, with comments praising the clarity, depth, and urgency of the reporting.Through these fellowships, EHRP broadened its reach to audiences who increasingly consume news through short form video, ensuring that stories of economic hardship remain visible, relevant, and compelling across platforms.Multimedia Projects, Documentary Storytelling & Public Engagement EHRP continued to expand its impact through a wide range of multimedia projects, including photography exhibits, documentary films, podcasts, radio features, and public events. These projects amplify underrepresented voices, deepen public understanding of inequality, and extend the life of EHRP supported reporting across multiple formats.In 2025, EHRP supported the Californians Powering America photography exhibit, an immersive visual project highlighting the essential yet often invisible labor of immigrant workers across agriculture, construction, food service, healthcare, and disaster recovery. The exhibit brought national attention to the contradictions facing immigrant laborers who sustain the American economy while facing increasing criminalization and economic vulnerability.EHRP also supported several award winning documentary films. Blindspot: The Plague in the Shadows, co produced with WNYC and The History Channel, won a Peabody Award for its powerful portrayal of the AIDS crisis and the communities whose stories were erased by poverty and racism. From the Barrio to the Frontline, produced with The Intercept, garnered more than 162,000 YouTube views. Stripped for Parts, a documentary about hedge funds impact on local newsrooms, was distributed on PBS and screened widely across the country. Additional films supported by EHRPincluding The Gas Station Attendant, Without Arrows, Renters in Revolt, and She Cried That Daywere featured at major festivals and on public media platforms.EHRP remained a strong supporter of audio journalism, funding podcasts and radio features that reached national audiences. Highlights included Natal, Nuoc: A Viet Cajun Story (winner of a Murrow Award), L.A. on the Margins, Going for Broke, and Between Land & Water. These projects brought lived experience storytelling to listeners across the country and deepened public understanding of how economic hardship intersects with race, gender, climate, and community resilience.EHRP also collaborated with artists and illustrators to extend the reach of reported stories, including partnerships with Diana Weymar and Molly Crabapple. These visual works helped bring attention to issues such as gentrification, disability rights, and tenant protections, and were featured in galleries, exhibitions, and major publications.Through these multimedia initiatives, EHRP broadened its impact beyond traditional journalism, ensuring that stories of working class Americans reach diverse audiences and endure across formats. 472487 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 43 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false DE X Brent Schimke 7185103903 367 St Marks Avenue Box 65 Brooklyn NY 11238 Alissa Quart Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 146138 0 48773 Deborah Hjelle Senior Editor 40.00 0.00 114340 0 35752 Maire O'Malley COO 40.00 0.00 X 109060 0 18273 Sarah Safer Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bruce Morrow Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nikhil Swaminathan Chairman 2.00 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 Steven Dean Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rimjhim Dey Dir.Thru-10/25 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Deirdre English Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Smith Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 369538 102798 3 false true false 0 1035686 1035686 PROGRAM INCOME 513190 52000 52000 52000 7589 7589 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1095275 52000 7589 X 34400 34400 67833 67833 0 0 323244 122753 116351 84140 0 156664 92684 63980 3084 1375 309 1400 33433 16836 3717 12880 34788 15739 8109 10940 0 0 71500 71500 0 0 0 108917 49140 3677 56100 0 29916 14037 6724 9155 5040 3852 573 615 0 851 385 198 268 14074 7462 2814 3798 0 0 0 0 843 381 197 265 10352 4683 2413 3256 Other 44595 40927 3637 31 0 939534 472487 220219 246828 148290 106252 738683 880272 12250 10500 0 0 0 0 0 4311 7231 11377 9549 2671 1828 0 0 0 0 0 906205 1006083 145584 89721 145584 89721 X 573621 742516 187000 173846 760621 916362 906205 1006083 155741 X false true X true false X 1257476 827447 1214406 909065 1035686 5244080 0 0 1257476 827447 1214406 909065 1035686 5244080 1177950 4066130 988 7285 8603 7589 24465 0 1709 250 1959 5270504 322934 0.77150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8376 6548 1828 3001 3001 1828 X 1095275 1095275 1095275 939534 939534 939534 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, 2022, 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 10150 0 Journalism grant Magnum Photos Inc 12 West 23rd St 4th Floor New York NY 10010 131591103 19250 0 Journalism grant 0 2 Journalism grant 47 67833 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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