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Filing year 2024

THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 52-0972043·3
Total revenue
$8.4M
Total assets
$22.1M
Total expenses
$6.9M
Reported officers
43
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.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Executive Director
$313k
$333k
Base
$280k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$15k
Deputy Executive and Legal Director
$267k
$283k
Base
$242k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$10k
Director of Finance & Operations
$204k
$217k
Base
$190k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$2k
Press Freedom Project Director
highest compensated employee
$200k
$212k
Base
$179k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$10k
Director of Development
$193k
$205k
Base
$171k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$11k
Legal Director & Policy Counsel
highest compensated employee
$188k
$200k
Base
$176k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$2k
Communications Director
director (operational)
$182k
$193k
Base
$170k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$2k
Senior Staff Attorney
highest compensated employee
$162k
$172k
Base
$151k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$2k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 35 unpaid individuals.

Up 10%
from 2023

From $284k in 2023 to $313k in 2024.

$284k
2023
$313k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 7% in real terms$311k to $333k

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$3.7M
$6.3M
2023
$8.4M
$6.9M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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