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THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC

EIN: 46-0908502Boston, MAZIP: 02111
J22 - Employment501(c)(3)

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.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$16.1M$0$12.2M
2023$7.5M$0$6M

Compensation

2024

CHARLES M SENNOTT
Editor in Chief
officer (unspecified)
$266,132
$0
$0
$311,378
ROBERT BENJAMIN ZEASKE
Chief Executive Officer
chief executive officer
$300,552
$0
$0
$300,552
STEPHANIE ANN SCHMIDT
Chief Financial Officer
chief financial officer
$173,346
$0
$0
$196,897
KIMBERLY DAWN KLEMAN
Executive Director, Rfa
chief executive officer
$155,605
$0
$0
$169,025
RACHEL NAVA ROHR
VP of Program Dev
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$148,404
HOWARD EARL JOHNSON
VP of Recrt, Adm and Alumni Eng
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$139,028
KATHERINE EDMONDSON
Controller
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$138,373
MAGGIE WONG
Director of Deve Operations
chief operating officer
$0
$0
$0
$134,978
ALAN KHAZEI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAHNI TSUBOI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BILL WHITAKER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK CONTRERAS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANN DAVIS VAUGHAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DINESH BALLIAH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEAN BAQUET
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANYA SCHIFFRIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEVEN WALDMAN
Ex-officio
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CALVIN SIMS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOANNE HEYMAN
Director & Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JIM BILDNER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GARCIELA MOCHKOFSKY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN TOULON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRISTOPHER BAKE
Director & Chair Emeritus
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
AMY GUGGENHEIM SHENKAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBIN DALESSANDRO
Director & Chair Emeritus
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JORDAN MERANUS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARIBEL PEREZ WADSWORTH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID FEINBERG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

CHARLES SENNOTT
Co-Founder & Editor in Chief
officer (unspecified)
$268,736
$0
$0
$300,790
ROBERT ZEASKE
President & CEO
chief executive officer
$266,415
$0
$0
$266,415
SUSAN LEATH
Chief Operating Officer (Until 4/2023)
chief operating officer
$192,287
$0
$0
$205,035
STEPHANIE SCHMIDT
Vp. Finance and Treasurer
vice president
$157,205
$0
$0
$188,562
KEVIN GRANT
Chief Development & Partnerships Officer
chief development officer
$157,407
$0
$0
$176,532
KIMBERLY KLEMAN
Executive Director, Rfa
chief executive officer
$152,708
$0
$0
$164,481
RACHEL ROHR
Vp of Program Develpoment
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$142,141
HOWARD JOHNSON
Vp of Recruitment, Admissions and Alumni Engagemen
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$135,854
MAGGIE WONG
Director of Development Operations
chief operating officer
$0
$0
$0
$135,779
NICOLE MASTRANGELO
Director of Institutional Giving
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$120,673
STEVEN SILVERS
Controller
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$110,441
BILL WHITAKER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DINESH BALLIAH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOANNE HEYMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEAN BAQUET
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARIBEL PEREZ WADSWORTH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID FEINBERG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN TOULON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRISTOPHER BAKE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GRACIELA MOCHKOSFSKY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CALVIN SIMS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBIN D'ALESSANDRO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK CONTRERAS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANN DAVIS VAUGHAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JORDAN MERANUS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALAN KHAZEI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JIM BILDNER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANYA SCHIFFRIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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