Nonprofit · EIN 81-4739107
INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC
Also known as LORELLE DANCE MBR
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $8,939,849 | $6,333,880 | $2,605,969 | $13,009,732 | $693,824 | $12,315,908 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,341,329 | $6,402,053 | -$60,724 | $10,374,124 | $827,585 | $9,546,539 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,602,612 | $5,587,310 | $1,015,302 | $10,619,319 | $923,264 | $9,696,055 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $5,930,505 | $5,459,058 | $471,447 | $7,641,348 | $101,986 | $7,539,362 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,766,221
- of which government grants
- $1,086,046
- Program service revenue
- $764,153
- Investment income
- $404,635
- Other revenue
- $4,840
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $791,292
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,668,543
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,037,316
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $130,440
- Travel
- $182,399
- Depreciation
- $3,261
- Program services (functional)
- $5,184,630
- Management and general (functional)
- $458,346
- Fundraising (functional)
- $690,904
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,374,124
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,009,732
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $693,824
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,315,908
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,185
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,788,091
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,527,817
- Gross receipts
- $8,939,849
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERARD RYLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $315,891 | $0 |
| FERGUS SHIEL | MANAGING EDITOR Key employee | 40 | $205,962 | $46,082 |
| MARYSE SULIMMA | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $190,100 | $33,258 |
| DAVID ROWELL | EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,398 | $41,051 |
| SYDNEY FREEDBERG | CHIEF JOURNALIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,297 | $28,190 |
| BENJAMIN DOOLEY | JOURNALIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,800 | $24,295 |
| ANNYS SHIN | DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,660 | $20,332 |
| AGUSTIN ARMENDARIZ | DATA ANALYST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,478 | $5,592 |
| RHONA MURPHY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER PAPACHRISTOU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BIRGIT RIECK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RITU SARIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPO OLORUNYOMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY NORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERARD RYLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $302,127 | $0 |
| FERGUS SHIEL | MANAGING EDITOR Key employee | 40 | $195,400 | $38,083 |
| MARYSE SULIMMA | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $180,000 | $31,102 |
| DAVID ROWELL | EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,280 | $38,083 |
| SYDNEY FREEDBERG | CHIEF JOURNALIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,370 | $27,231 |
| BENJAMIN DOOLEY | JOURNALIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,167 | $23,575 |
| ANNYS SHIN | DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,917 | $15,242 |
| AGUSTIN ARMENDARIZ | DATA ANALYST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,305 | $5,542 |
| DAVID KENNER | JOURNALIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,090 | $14,218 |
| RHONA MURPHY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER PAPACHRISTOU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BIRGIT RIECK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM STEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RITU SARIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPO OLORUNYOMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY NORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERARD RYLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $288,216 | $0 |
| FERGUS SHIEL | MANAGING EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,415 | $41,286 |
| MARYSE SULIMMA | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $150,964 | $30,744 |
| SYDNEY FREEDBERG | CHIEF JOURNALIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,409 | $29,959 |
| MICHAEL HUDSON | SENIOR EDITOR (THRU 9/2023) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,815 | $30,331 |
| AGUSTIN ARMENDARIZ | DATA ANALYST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,339 | $5,605 |
| RHONA MURPHY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER PAPACHRISTOU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BIRGIT RIECK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM STEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RITU SARIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPO OLORUNYOMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY NORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERARD RYLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $257,250 | $0 |
| FERGUS SHIEL | MANAGING EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,798 | $35,303 |
| MICHAEL HUDSON | SENIOR EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,774 | $36,588 |
| BENJAMIN HALLMAN | SENIOR EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,768 | $34,571 |
| SYDNEY FREEDBERG | CHIEF REPORTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,229 | $25,538 |
| GORDON DUNLOP | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $140,000 | $0 |
| AGUSTIN ARMENDARIZ | SENIOR DATA REPORTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,061 | $14,945 |
| RHONA MURPHY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER PAPACHRISTOU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BIRGIT RIECK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM STEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEJANDRA XANIC VON BERTRAB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPO OLORUNYOMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY NORMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW STE 317, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-3119
- In care of
- % MARINA WALKER GUEVARA
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARYSE SULIMMA, 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 317, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- MARYSE SULIMMA, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Phone
- (202) 808-3310
- Website
- ICIJ.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ZINNER & CO LLP
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $3,360,518 · revenue $764,153
- 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.Expenses $1,824,112
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 | 990 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
- 81-4739107
- 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
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,009,732
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,939,849
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $8,939,849 | $6,333,880 | $13,009,732 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,341,329 | $6,402,053 | $10,374,124 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,602,612 | $5,587,310 | $10,619,319 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,325,328 | $5,305,824 | $9,607,905 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $5,930,505 | $5,459,058 | $7,641,348 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 81-4739107).
Questions about INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC
- What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC is 81-4739107.
- Is INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS 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 INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARYSE SULIMMA.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $315,891 (GERARD RYLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,939,849, expenses of $6,333,880 and total assets of $13,009,732 at year end.
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