Nonprofit · EIN 46-0908502
GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02111
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $16,111,232 | $9,685,824 | $6,425,408 | $12,160,461 | $650,980 | $11,509,481 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,537,345 | $10,186,968 | -$2,649,623 | $5,980,000 | $895,927 | $5,084,073 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $16,105,736
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,496
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,509,931
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $956,189
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,600,626
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,272,726
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $52,744
- Accounting fees
- $23,550
- Occupancy
- $8,113
- Travel
- $209,583
- Program services (functional)
- $7,995,178
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,132,664
- Fundraising (functional)
- $557,982
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,980,000
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,160,461
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $650,980
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,509,481
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $652,914
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,856,567
- Gross receipts
- $16,111,232
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES M SENNOTT | EDITOR IN CHIEF Officer | 40 | $266,132 | $45,246 |
| ROBERT BENJAMIN ZEASKE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $300,552 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE ANN SCHMIDT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $173,346 | $23,551 |
| KIMBERLY DAWN KLEMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RFA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,605 | $13,420 |
| RACHEL NAVA ROHR | VP OF PROGRAM DEV Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,289 | $35,115 |
| HOWARD EARL JOHNSON | VP OF RECRT, ADM AND ALUMNI ENG Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,028 | $0 |
| KATHERINE EDMONDSON | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,090 | $14,283 |
| MAGGIE WONG | DIRECTOR OF DEVE OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,857 | $17,121 |
| JOANNE HEYMAN | DIRECTOR & CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BAKE | DIRECTOR & CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DINESH BALLIAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN BAQUET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BILDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CONTRERAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN DALESSANDRO | DIRECTOR & CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID FEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY GUGGENHEIM SHENKAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN KHAZEI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JORDAN MERANUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARCIELA MOCHKOFSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIBEL PEREZ WADSWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANYA SCHIFFRIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALVIN SIMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAHNI TSUBOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN TOULON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN DAVIS VAUGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL WHITAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN WALDMAN | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES SENNOTT | CO-FOUNDER & EDITOR IN CHIEF Officer | 40 | $268,736 | $32,054 |
| ROBERT ZEASKE | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $266,415 | $0 |
| SUSAN LEATH | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (UNTIL 4/2023) Officer | 40 | $192,287 | $12,748 |
| STEPHANIE SCHMIDT | VP. FINANCE AND TREASURER Officer | 40 | $157,205 | $31,357 |
| KEVIN GRANT | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT & PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $157,407 | $19,125 |
| KIMBERLY KLEMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RFA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,708 | $11,773 |
| RACHEL ROHR | VP OF PROGRAM DEVELPOMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,994 | $22,147 |
| HOWARD JOHNSON | VP OF RECRUITMENT, ADMISSIONS AND ALUMNI ENGAGEMEN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,854 | $0 |
| MAGGIE WONG | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,495 | $20,284 |
| NICOLE MASTRANGELO | DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,743 | $7,930 |
| STEVEN SILVERS | CONTROLLER Officer | 40 | $95,610 | $14,831 |
| JOANNE HEYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DINESH BALLIAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN BAQUET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BILDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CONTRERAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN D'ALESSANDRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN KHAZEI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN MERANUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACIELA MOCHKOSFSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIBEL PEREZ WADSWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANYA SCHIFFRIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALVIN SIMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN TOULON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN DAVIS VAUGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WHITAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 68 HARRISON AVE STE 605 PMB 46837, BOSTON, MA 02111-1929
- In care of
- % CHARLES M SENNOTT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROBERT ZEASKE, 68 HARRISON AVE STE 605 PMB 46837, BOSTON, MA 02111
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT ZEASKE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (617) 412-6130
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION), A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, WAS FOUNDED TO RESTORE JOURNALISM FROM THE GROUND UP BY SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS THROUGH FIELD REPORTING THAT SERVES UNDER-COVERED CORNERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON TRAINING AND DEVELOPING THE CRAFT OF JOURNALISM AND THE POWER OF ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING. WHILE MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF COMMUNICATING FAIR, TRUSTED NEWS IN AN AGE WHERE IT SOMETIMES FEELS TRUTH ITSELF IS UNDER ATTACK, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO SUPPORT ON-THE-GROUND JOURNALISM THAT ENLIGHTENS AND INFORMS WITH A SPIRIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS BUILD AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY AROUND IMPACTFUL JOURNALISM AND POWERFUL STORYTELLING BY A NEW GENERATION, WHILE SUPPORTING THEIR CAREERS AS FELLOWS, CORPS MEMBERS AND ALUMNI. SINCE INCORPORATION ON AUGUST 8, 2012, THE ORGANIZATION HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 800 EMERGING JOURNALISTS THROUGH ITS FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS REPORT FOR AMERICA AND REPORT FOR THE WORLD.Expenses $7,995,178 · grants $3,509,931
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-0908502
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J22)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,160,461
- Income (IRS master file)
- $16,111,232
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $16,111,232 | $9,685,824 | $12,160,461 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,537,345 | $10,186,968 | $5,980,000 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,104,580 | $12,665,341 | $9,332,666 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-0908502).
Questions about GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC
- What is the EIN of GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC is 46-0908502.
- Is GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ROBERT ZEASKE.
- Who are the officers and directors of GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 28 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $266,132 (CHARLES M SENNOTT, EDITOR IN CHIEF).
- How much revenue does GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $16,111,232, expenses of $9,685,824 and total assets of $12,160,461 at year end.
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