Nonprofit · EIN 85-4054380
ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11238
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,095,275 | $939,534 | $155,741 | $1,006,083 | $89,721 | $916,362 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $962,918 | $1,033,102 | -$70,184 | $906,205 | $145,584 | $760,621 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,224,191 | $1,334,394 | -$110,203 | $1,016,337 | $185,532 | $830,805 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $960,098 | $1,343,589 | -$383,491 | $1,118,525 | $177,517 | $941,008 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,035,686
- Program service revenue
- $52,000
- Investment income
- $7,589
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $102,233
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $323,244
- Other salaries and wages
- $156,664
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $551,213
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $71,500
- Occupancy
- $851
- Travel
- $14,074
- Depreciation
- $843
- Program services (functional)
- $472,487
- Management and general (functional)
- $220,219
- Fundraising (functional)
- $246,828
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $906,205
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,006,083
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $89,721
- Net assets, end of year
- $916,362
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,828
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $742,516
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $173,846
- Gross receipts
- $1,095,275
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alissa Quart | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $146,138 | $48,773 |
| Deborah Hjelle | Senior Editor | 40 | $114,340 | $35,752 |
| Maire O'Malley | COO Officer | 40 | $109,060 | $18,273 |
| Sarah Safer | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Morrow | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nikhil Swaminathan | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Annenberg | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Duy Linh Tu | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Dean | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rimjhim Dey | Dir.Thru-10/25 Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Deirdre English | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alissa Quart | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $137,676 | $45,343 |
| Debbie Hjelle | Senior Editor | 40 | $102,812 | $38,659 |
| Maire O'Malley | COO Officer | 40 | $99,920 | $13,834 |
| Sarah Safer | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Morrow | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nikhil Swaminathan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Annenberg | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Duy Linh Tu | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Ledbetter Thru 1124 | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rimjhim Dey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alissa Quart | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $125,861 | $42,581 |
| DAVID WALLIS | Managing Dirc Officer | 40 | $106,182 | $21,115 |
| Sarah Safer | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Morrow | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nikhil Swaminathan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Annenberg | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Duy Linh Tu | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Ledbetter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rimjhim Dey | Borad Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Hope thru 423 | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALISSA QUART | EXECUTIVE DIREC Officer | 40 | $119,698 | $37,467 |
| DAVID WALLIS | MANAGING DIR Officer | 40 | $109,385 | $36,465 |
| BRUCE MORROW | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUY LINH TU | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE ENGLEBARDT | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH SAFER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LEDBETTER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY DE AGUIAR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIKHIL SWAMINATHAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RIMJHIM DEY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED HOPE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 367 ST MARKS PLACE 65, BROOKLYN, NY 11238-2268
- In care of
- % ALISSA QUART
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Matthew Annenberg, 367 St Marks Place 65, BROOKLYN, NY 11238
- Signed the 990
- MATTHEW ANNENBERG, Treasurer
- Phone
- (917) 540-5306
- Website
- WWW.ECONOMICHARDSHIP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- NCHENG LLP CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $472,487 · grants $102,233 · revenue $52,000
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
- 85-4054380
- 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
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,006,083
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,095,275
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,095,275 | $939,534 | $1,006,083 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $962,918 | $1,033,102 | $906,205 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,224,191 | $1,334,394 | $1,016,337 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $960,098 | $1,343,589 | $1,118,525 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | 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 85-4054380).
Questions about ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT
- What is the EIN of ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT is 85-4054380.
- Is ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT 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 ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT 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 ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT 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 ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Matthew Annenberg.
- Who are the officers and directors of ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $146,138 (Alissa Quart, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,095,275, expenses of $939,534 and total assets of $1,006,083 at year end.
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