Nonprofit · EIN 46-0967274
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11217
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,247,546 | $7,218,824 | -$1,971,278 | $21,453,873 | $791,719 | $20,662,154 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $16,800,523 | $5,776,388 | $11,024,135 | $23,221,014 | $890,910 | $22,330,104 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,446,006
- Program service revenue
- $151,185
- Investment income
- $1,649,098
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $888,287
- Other revenue
- $1,257
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $442,969
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,542,515
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,054,544
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $36,442
- Accounting fees
- $138,833
- Occupancy
- $164,770
- Travel
- $171,164
- Program services (functional)
- $5,722,598
- Management and general (functional)
- $876,898
- Fundraising (functional)
- $619,328
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $23,221,014
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,453,873
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $791,719
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,662,154
- Publicly traded securities
- $17,156,300
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $18,219,404
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,442,750
- Gross receipts
- $6,635,622
- Employees
- 39
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREVOR TIMM | ED/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $267,750 | $48,898 |
| LOUISE BLACK | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEV. & OPS. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,750 | $46,992 |
| HARLO HOLMES | CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,500 | $34,537 |
| ERIK MOELLER | VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,750 | $24,837 |
| SETH STERN | DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,000 | $34,565 |
| KIRSTIN MCCUDDEN | VICE PRESIDENT OF EDITORIAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,500 | $24,046 |
| SOPHIE HAGEN | BOARD SECRETARY/RESEARCH REPORTER Officer | 40 | $94,609 | $31,714 |
| RAINEY REITMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD SNOWDEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CUSACK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WESLEY LOWERY | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 3/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA POITRAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AZMAT KHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE DRUMMOND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREVOR TIMM | ED/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $246,090 | $41,247 |
| LOUISE BLACK | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEV. & OPS. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,346 | $44,148 |
| HARLO HOLMES | CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,110 | $28,682 |
| ERIK MOELLER | VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $173,290 | $17,177 |
| KIRSTIN MCCUDDEN | VICE PRESIDENT OF EDITORIAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,110 | $17,015 |
| SETH STERN | DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,500 | $29,493 |
| SOPHIE HAGEN | BOARD SECRETARY/RESEARCH REPORTER Officer | 40 | $92,500 | $26,409 |
| RAINEY REITMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD SNOWDEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CUSACK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL ELLSBERG | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 5/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WESLEY LOWERY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA POITRAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AZMAT KHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE DRUMMOND | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 12/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 49 FLATBUSH AVENUE 1017, BROOKLYN, NY 11217-0464
- In care of
- % TREVOR TIMM
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 601 Van Ness Ave Ste E731, San Francisco CA 94102
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TREVOR TIMM, 49 FLATBUSH AVENUE 1017, BROOKLYN, NY 11217
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Trevor Timm, 601 Van Ness Ave Ste E731, San Francisco CA 94102
- Signed the 990
- TREVOR TIMM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (510) 995-0780
- Return prepared by
- AAFCPAS INC
Mission
AT FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION (FPF), OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND DEFEND PRESS FREEDOM IN THE 21ST CENTURY. WE DO THIS THROUGH:1.) PUBLIC ADVOCACY ON ISSUES AFFECTING PRESS FREEDOM, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY, THE RIGHT TO PUBLISH, REPORTER'S PRIVILEGE, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REFORM, AND PROTECTING WHISTLEBLOWERS.2.) MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING OPEN-SOURCE DIGITAL SECURITY TOOLS, LIKE SECUREDROP, OUR WHISTLEBLOWER SUBMISSION SYSTEM.3.) EDUCATION ON DIGITAL SECURITY TOOLS THAT JOURNALISTS CAN USE TO PROTECT THEMESELVES AND THEIR SOURCES WHEN COMMUNICATING ONLINE.4.) SYSTEMATICALLY DOCUMENT AND CATALOGUE PRESS FREEDOM VIOLATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.5.) LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR PRESS FREEDOM AND TRANSPARENCY THROUGH FOIA REQUESTS, AMICUS BRIEFS, AND OTHER AVENUES IN COURT.
Program accomplishments
- BUILDING TECHNOLOGY FOR PRESS FREEDOM - FPF'S SECUREDROP IS AN OPEN-SOURCE WHISTLEBLOWER SUBMISSION SYSTEM THAT HELPS JOURNALISTS AND SOURCES COMMUNICATE PRIVATELY AND SECURELY. FPF DEVELOPS, MAINTAINS, AND HELPS NEWS ORGANIZATIONS INSTALL THE SYSTEM. SECUREDROP IS CURRENTLY USED AT OVER 60 MAJOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, CNN, THE GUARDIAN, THE ECONOMIST, AND THE INTERCEPT. FPF ALSO MAINTAINS DANGERZONE, AN OPEN-SOURCE APPLICATION THAT HELPS PROTECT JOURNALISTS AGAINST MALWARE.Expenses $2,017,013
- REPORTING AND ADVOCACY - FPF'S US PRESS FREEDOM TRACKER IS A NEWS SITE AND DATABASE THAT COMPREHENSIVELY DOCUMENTS VIRTUALLY EVERY PRESS FREEDOM VIOLATION IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF JOURNALISTS ARRESTED, STOPPED AT THE BORDER, SUBPOENAED, PHYSICALLY ATTACKED, SURVEILLED, AND MORE. FPF'S ADVOCAY TEAM FIGHTS ON BOTH A LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL FOR ROBUST PRESS FREEDOM RIGHTS ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES INCLUDING REPORTER'S PRIVILEGE, THE RIGHT TO PUBLISH, THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, THE PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS, AND GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY.Expenses $2,835,863 · revenue $92,840
- DIGITAL SECURITY TRAINING - FPF'S DIGITAL SECURITY TEAM EDUCATES NEWSROOMS, JOURNALISTS AND FILMMAKERS HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR SOURCES ONLINE IN ORDER TO FURTHER PRESS FREEDOM. THESE TRAININGS INCLUDE HOW TO LOCK DOWN SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, ENCRYPT COMMUNICATIONS, ENHANCE DEVICE SECURITY, AVOID GETTING HACKED, AND MITIGATE ONLINE HARASSMENT. IN 2024, OVER 2000 JOURNALISTS ATTENDED AN FPF DIGITAL SECURITY TRAINING.Expenses $869,722 · revenue $59,602
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
- 46-0967274
- 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
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,453,873
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,635,622
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,247,546 | $7,218,824 | $21,453,873 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $16,800,523 | $5,776,388 | $23,221,014 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,871,410 | $4,896,292 | $11,712,615 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Trevor Timm | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 46-0967274).
Questions about FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION is 46-0967274.
- Is FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION 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 FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION 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 FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION 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 FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TREVOR TIMM.
- Who are the officers and directors of FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $267,750 (TREVOR TIMM, ED/BOARD MEMBER).
- How much revenue does FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,247,546, expenses of $7,218,824 and total assets of $21,453,873 at year end.
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