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THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM

EIN: 52-0972043Washington, DCZIP: 20005
501(c)(3)

Mission

TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO GATHER AND DISTRIBUTE NEWS; TO KEEP GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE BY ENSURING ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS, MEETINGS AND COURTROOMS; AND TO PRESERVE THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE SPEECH AND UNFETTERED PRESS, AS GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$8.4M$0$22.1M
2023$3.7M$0$20.4M

Compensation

2024

BRUCE BROWN
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$279,855
$0
$0
$313,436
KATIELYNN TOWNSEND
Deputy Executive and Legal Director
chief executive officer
$241,671
$0
$0
$266,551
DANIEL YU
Director of Finance & Operations
chief financial officer
$190,186
$0
$0
$204,122
GABRIEL ROTTMAN POLICY
Press Freedom Project Director
highest compensated employee
$178,577
$0
$0
$199,764
MICHAEL ZWIRN
Director of Development
chief development officer
$171,364
$0
$0
$192,790
LISA ZYCHERMAN DEPUTY
Legal Director & Policy Counsel
highest compensated employee
$176,010
$0
$0
$188,196
JENNIFER TOPPER
Communications Director
director (operational)
$169,828
$0
$0
$181,669
JENNIFER ANNE NELSON
Senior Staff Attorney
highest compensated employee
$150,780
$0
$0
$162,297
DIEGO IBARGUEN
Executive Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SEWELL CHAN
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARGARET LOW
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
THEODORE BOUTROUS
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAURA HANDMAN
Executive Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MASSIMO CALABRESI
Secretary/treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
NIK DEOGUN
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WOLF BLITZER
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LYNETTE CLEMETSON
Finance & Investment Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
EMILIO GARCIA-RUIZ
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES GRIMALDI
Audit Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MATTHEW THOMPSON
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEREMY JOJOLA
Steering Committee Until May
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEPHEN ADLER
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALEXANDER GIBNEY
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN KAISER
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KIMBRIELL KELLY
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES NEFF
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NABIHA SYED
Finance & Investment Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JASON CONTI POLICY PROGRAM
& Development Committee As of May
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRUCE SANFORD
Steering Committee Until May
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID LAUTER
Audit Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NORMAN PEARLSTINE
Executive & Development Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER SONDAG
Finance & Audit Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID BOARDMAN
Executive Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MANUEL GARCIA
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHARLES SAVAGE
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN ZIRINSKY
Steering Committee Until May
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GAIL GOVE
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ADAM SYMSON
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN GOLDBERG
Steering Committee Until May
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSH GERSTEIN
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS RUBIN
Executive Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
VICKIE WALTON-JAMES
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

BRUCE BROWN
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$262,543
$0
$0
$283,875
KATIELYNN TOWNSEND
Deputy Executive and Legal Director
chief executive officer
$233,907
$0
$0
$253,277
GABRIEL ROTTMAN POLICY
Press Freedom Project Director
highest compensated employee
$172,941
$0
$0
$189,162
MICHAEL ZWIRN
Director of Development
chief development officer
$164,928
$0
$0
$180,952
LISA ZYCHERMAN DEPUTY LEGAL
Director & Policy Counsel
highest compensated employee
$161,274
$0
$0
$170,345
JENNIFER TOPPER
Communications Director
director (operational)
$156,483
$0
$0
$165,170
JENNIFER ANNE NELSON
Senior Staff Attorney
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$144,382
KIRSTEN POOLE
Operations Director
chief operating officer
$0
$0
$0
$86,221
DANIEL YU
Director of Finance & Operations
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$69,466
MASSIMO CALABRESI
Secretary/Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER SONDAG
Finance & Audit Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAURA HANDMAN
Executive Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DIEGO IBARGUEN
Finance & Investment Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRUCE SANFORD
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
THEODORE BOUTROUS
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MATTHEW THOMPSON
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN GOLDBERG
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARGARET LOW
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEPHEN ADLER
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ADAM SYMSON
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUSAN ZIRINSKY
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PIERRE THOMAS
Executive Committee Until May 2023
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
EMILIO GARCIA-RUIZ
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSH GERSTEIN
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WOLF BLITZER
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES GRIMALDI
Audit Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
VICKIE WALTON-JAMES
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MANUEL GARCIA
Executive Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHARLES SAVAGE
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KIMBRIELL KELLY
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NORMAN PEARLSTINE
Executive & Development Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID LAUTER
Audit Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES NEFF
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS RUBIN
Executive Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEREMY JOJOLA
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN KAISER
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MAGGIE MULVIHILL
Steering Committee Until May 2023
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SEWELL CHAN
Steering Committee As of Oct. 2023
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NABIHA SYED
Finance & Investment Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID BOARDMAN
Executive Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LYNETTE CLEMETSON
Finance & Investment Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GAIL GOVE
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALEXANDER GIBNEY
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NIK DEOGUN
Steering Committee
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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