Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by ECONOMIC HARDSHIP REPORTING PROJECT.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $962,918
- Total expenses
- $1,033,102
- Contributions and grants received
- $909,065
- Grants paid
- $126,238
- Program service revenue
- $45,000
- Investment income
- $8,603
- Other revenue
- $250
- Total assets, end of year
- $906,205
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $145,584
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $760,621
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $535,589
- Management and general expenses
- $255,037
- Fundraising expenses
- $242,476
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $535,589
Program services were 51.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$909,065
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME
total $45,000 · related or exempt $45,000
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3 · Investment income
total $8,603 · excluded $8,603
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Other Income
total $250 · related or exempt $250
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11e · Other revenue, total
$250
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $25,000 · program services $25,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $101,238 · program services $101,238
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $295,292 · program services $112,510 · management and general $82,482 · fundraising $100,300
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $203,907 · program services $136,913 · management and general $37,363 · fundraising $29,631
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $3,265 · program services $1,687 · management and general $889 · fundraising $689
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $55,684 · program services $33,005 · management and general $12,762 · fundraising $9,917
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $37,414 · program services $19,045 · management and general $8,949 · fundraising $9,420
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $85,650 · management and general $85,650
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $137,619 · program services $57,052 · management and general $6,051 · fundraising $74,516
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $26,060 · program services $14,186 · management and general $5,592 · fundraising $6,282
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14 · Information technology
total $8,316 · program services $6,329 · management and general $986 · fundraising $1,001
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $10,853 · program services $5,524 · management and general $2,596 · fundraising $2,733
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17 · Travel
total $16,253 · program services $9,184 · management and general $3,444 · fundraising $3,625
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $842 · program services $429 · management and general $201 · fundraising $212
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23 · Insurance
total $11,285 · program services $5,744 · management and general $2,699 · fundraising $2,842
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24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $14,424 · program services $7,743 · management and general $5,373 · fundraising $1,308
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $140,819 · end of year $148,290
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $695,080 · end of year $738,683
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $155,000 · end of year $12,250
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $11,323 · end of year $4,311
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$11,377
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$8,706
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,513 · end of year $2,671
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $10,602 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $101,266 · end of year $145,584
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $73,333
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $10,933
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $395,839 · end of year $573,621
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $434,966 · end of year $187,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
EHRP SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY STORIES ABOUT ECONOMIC INEQUITY. WE THEN PLACE THOSE STORIES IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA, MOBILIZING READERS TO FIGHT SYSTEMS PERPETUATING ECONOMIC INJUSTICE.
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The idea behind the Economic Hardship Reporting Project is clever yet very direct: let working class people tell their own stories and shed light on the everyday struggles of ordinary Americans and get them in major publications and platforms. In the fog of disinformation, false news and biased myths flourish, creating divisions where there should be bonds of solidarity. In response, EHRP tells a story that connects people across the class gradient.Through financial, professional and editorial support, we uplift journalists who might be ignored so that the stories of their experiences have impact. We publish work that comes from vulnerable communities that are not often heard in media outlets so that they can change narratives about inequality.In 2024, EHRP distributed over $100k to more than 60 independent journalists, photographers, documentarians, poets, and illustrators to shed light on the struggles and joys of working class Americans. Their work reached approximately 3 million people, appearing in outlets as varied as WNYC, Grist, The Nation, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Mother Jones, Harpers, USAToday, Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, and much more. These pieces featured rich and compelling stories, such as Julie Poole making the connection between poverty and self-storage in Slate; Alex Park reporting on What Kamala Harris Rhetoric About McDonalds Reveals About Democrats Shifting Views on Poverty" in TIME; or Anya Groner telling the story of how climate change is affecting immigrant farmers, in an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning podcast Nuoc: A Viet-Cajun Story on SeaChange. We also supported the photography behind Kia LaBeijas Peabody-award winning Blindspot, which we co-published along with WNYC. Another major photography project in 2024 was in partnership with Magnum Photography and Mother Jones, where we explored the paradox of the modern labor movement through striking images.EHRP itself was in the public eye in 2024 at a number of dynamic events, including the Brooklyn Public Librarys Night of Ideas, the U.S. Presidential Scholars 60th Anniversary, and a very special evening at Symphony Space, where we celebrated the life and legacy of our co-founder Barbara Ehrenreich with a sold-out event featuring actors reading some of her most memorable work.Meanwhile, EHRPs Working Sources database provides journalists with alternative sources from working class and other underrepresented communities, thereby diversifying the expert quote on subjects ranging from drug addiction to wage discrimination. Our free library includes individuals with both professional and lived experiences who ground stories in the realities of communities across the country. In 2024, EHRP was featured prominently on American Public Medias flagship show Marketplace on three different episodes.We also launched our inaugural NextGen Fellows in 2024. While mainstream media struggles to reach young people who get their news from TikTok and other online platforms, EHRP was well positioned to develop a partnership with online intellectual creators and reporters to effectively syndicate our pieces to a wider and younger audience. With the support of the Puffin Foundation, we named Caitlyn Clark and Meagan Day as our first Next Gen Fellows. Their videos have been viewed 580k times already.EHRP wanted to make recipes more inclusive as well. So in a 2024 article, EHRP partnered with Mark Bittman of the Bittman Project and Mother Jones. We created recipes for time-taxed people who cant necessarily afford expensive ingredients, particularly as grocery prices remain high. The recipes demonstrate how there can be joy in cooking with limited resources and with an eye towards earth and animal justice.A more timeless approach to messaging is embroidery, which has a long history of serving as a record of everything from politics to community to identity. EHRP worked with noted embroiderist Diana Weymar to produce a series of pieces featuring EHRP quotes on inequality. The pieces were featured twice in Hyperallergic as well as INTO ACTION 2024, a Chicago art exhibition and community festival that coincided with the Democratic National Convention, and the gallery Lingua Franca in New York City.Lastly, EHRP won many of the top awards in 2024, including a Peabody Award in the public service category for a film produced in partnership with USA Today and The Tennessean; the Eddie Prize from the Education Writers Association; a NY Press Club Award; best business and economics feature at the 2024 CCNow Journalism Awards; and two first prizes at the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Annual Writing Awards competition. We were also a finalist for an Award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Work we produced in 2024 won awards in 2025, including another Peabody for Blind Spot and a Murrow for Anya Groners radio piece TK.
Expenses $535,589 · Grants $120,238 · Revenue $45,000
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Alissa Quart
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $183,019
- From this org
- $137,676
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $45,343
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $137,676
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $2,766
- Nontaxable benefits
- $42,577
- Filer's total
- $183,019
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Debbie Hjelle
Senior Editor
- Total calculated
- $141,471
- From this org
- $102,812
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,659
- Hours/week
- 40
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Maire O'Malley
COO
- Total calculated
- $113,754
- From this org
- $99,920
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,834
- Hours/week
- 40
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Sarah Safer
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bruce Morrow
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nikhil Swaminathan
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Matthew Annenberg
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Duy Linh Tu
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James Ledbetter Thru 1124
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rimjhim Dey
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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Greene Fort Productions
$10,000
Journalism grant
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Magnum Photos Inc
$10,000
Journalism grant
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503219349308905
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