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← INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURNALISTS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURNALISTS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,795,829
Total expenses
$12,172,940
Contributions and grants received
$3,519,813
Grants paid
$1,920,223
Program service revenue
$359,050
Investment income
$543,945
Other revenue
-$626,979
Total assets, end of year
$19,115,356
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,575,664
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,539,692
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,562,945
Management and general expenses
$2,872,912
Fundraising expenses
$737,083
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,562,945

Program services were 70.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,608,923

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $382,654

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,528,236

  • 2a · Program service revenue: INFORMATION FEES

    total $356,000 · related or exempt $356,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $3,050 · unrelated business $3,050

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $304,260 · excluded $304,260

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $14,400

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $14,400

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $14,400 · excluded $14,400

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,689,925

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,450,240

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $239,685

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $239,685 · excluded $239,685

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $9,900

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,608,923

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $686,590

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$676,690 · excluded -$676,690

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $23,609 · excluded $23,609

  • 11b · Other revenue: CC REBATES

    total $11,702 · excluded $11,702

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $35,311

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $494,011 · program services $494,011

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $109,305 · program services $109,305

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,316,907 · program services $1,316,907

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $729,792 · program services $135,667 · management and general $315,233 · fundraising $278,892

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,166,338 · program services $1,378,567 · management and general $442,125 · fundraising $345,646

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $110,931 · program services $68,864 · management and general $38,532 · fundraising $3,535

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $695,674 · program services $399,989 · management and general $271,928 · fundraising $23,757

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $276,220 · program services $150,886 · management and general $109,164 · fundraising $16,170

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $98,125 · program services $75,487 · management and general $21,659 · fundraising $979

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $244,244 · program services $187,897 · management and general $53,911 · fundraising $2,436

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,094,966 · program services $2,413,422 · management and general $652,080 · fundraising $29,464

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,043 · program services $2,237 · management and general $4,661 · fundraising $145

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $98,895 · program services $21,467 · management and general $74,651 · fundraising $2,777

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $224,643 · program services $132,931 · management and general $88,530 · fundraising $3,182

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $497,729 · management and general $497,729

  • 17 · Travel

    total $659,205 · program services $582,315 · management and general $54,604 · fundraising $22,286

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $122,579 · program services $108,271 · management and general $13,848 · fundraising $460

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $31,161 · program services $9,895 · management and general $20,623 · fundraising $643

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $74,890 · program services $23,781 · management and general $49,563 · fundraising $1,546

  • 24a · Other expenses: PER DIEMS

    total $852,244 · program services $850,353 · management and general $1,891

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS & DUES

    total $157,195 · program services $49,916 · management and general $104,034 · fundraising $3,245

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING

    total $34,487 · program services $26,531 · management and general $7,612 · fundraising $344

  • 24d · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS

    total $4,246 · program services $1,348 · management and general $2,810 · fundraising $88

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $72,110 · program services $22,898 · management and general $47,724 · fundraising $1,488

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $534,466 · end of year $998,698

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,723,116 · end of year $505,937

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,721,739 · end of year $5,510,782

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $260,296 · end of year $168,120

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $160,190 · end of year $173,080

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $449,436

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $213,036

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $267,561 · end of year $236,400

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,951,618 · end of year $7,964,997

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,918,359 · end of year $3,557,342

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,607,866 · end of year $889,318

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $106,164 · end of year $5,244,699

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $249,388

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,449,050 · end of year $5,192,259

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,955,059 · end of year $3,939,405

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,419,206 · end of year $3,600,287

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE EMPOWER AN UNPARALLELED GLOBAL NETWORK OF JOURNALISTS TO PRODUCE NEWS REPORTS THAT LEAD TO BETTER GOVERNMENTS, STRONGER ECONOMIES, MORE VIBRANT SOCIETIES AND HEALTHIER LIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • ICFJ CONDUCTED HIGH-IMPACT PROGRAMS TO ENABLE JOURNALISTS, MEDIA PROFESSIONALS, AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO PRODUCE TIMELY, ACCURATE INFORMATION ON KEY ISSUES THROUGH COMPELLING STORYTELLING. WE SERVE OUR UNPARALLELED GLOBAL NETWORK BY PROVIDING TRAINING, MENTORING, FELLOWSHIPS OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE FIVE KEY AREAS: MEDIA INNOVATION, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, CRITICAL-ISSUES REPORTING, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND RESEARCH AND RESOURCES.

    Expenses $6,496,021 · Grants $1,370,484

  • ICFJ'S KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INSTILL A CULTURE OF NEWS INNOVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION WORLDWIDE. THE GOAL IS TO SEED NEW IDEAS AND SERVICES THAT DEEPEN COVERAGE, EXPAND NEWS DELIVERY AND ENGAGE CITIZENS IN THE EDITORIAL PROCESS. FUNDED BY THE JOHN S. AND JAMES L. KNIGHT FOUNDATION, FELLOWS BUILD ON PAST SUCCESSES IN THE KNIGHT PROGRAM, WHICH HAS A STRONG RECORD OF ACHIEVING IMPACT. THEY WORK IN COUNTRIES WHERE THERE IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THE NEWS MEDIA OF THE FUTURE. WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, KNIGHT FELLOWS ARE EMPOWERING JOURNALISTS IN INDIA TO USE THE LATEST DIGITAL TOOLS TO TELL COMPELLING STORIES ON HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES.

    Expenses $867,198 · Grants $507,506 · Revenue $344,485

  • IJNET DELIVERS THE LATEST ON GLOBAL MEDIA INNOVATION, NEWS APPS AND TOOLS, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERT ADVICE FOR PROFESSIONAL AND EMERGING JOURNALISTS WORLDWIDE. PRODUCED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURNALISTS, IJNET FOLLOWS THE SHIFTING JOURNALISM SCENE FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE IN EIGHT LANGUAGES - ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, PERSIAN, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN AND SPANISH.

    Expenses $677,979 · Grants $18,858 · Revenue $11,515

  • ICFJ'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM OF STAFF AND CONSULTANT EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AROUND THE WORLD PROVIDES JOURNALISTS WITH EXPERTISE TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL COVERAGE OF CRITICAL GLOBAL ISSUES OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE. THE PAMELA HOWARD FORUM ON GLOBAL CRISIS REPORTING PROVIDES REGULAR WEBINAR PROGRAMMING ON URGENT ISSUES OF THE DAY IN FIVE LANGUAGES.

    Expenses $521,747 · Grants $23,375

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sharon Moshavi

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $318,420
    From this org
    $273,240
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,180
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,240
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,680
    Filer's total
    $318,420

  • Carrie Budoff Brown

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Michael Golden

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Pamela Howard

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Matthew Winkler

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • John Maxwell Hamilton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jason H Wright

    DEVELOPMENT CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Marcy McGinnis

    NOMINATING CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Wendell Reilly

    HEAD, AUDIT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mark Bailen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lauretta Bruno

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Ahmed Charai

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • David Elliot Cohen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • John Daniszewski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Michael Greenspon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Alex Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Brent Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Rik Kirkland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Anne Kornblut

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Kathleen Lacey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Marci McCue

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Patty Michalski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Rodman Moorhead

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/17/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Sudeep Reddy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Rog Rehg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Maria Ressa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Peter Speigel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mary Ann Sternberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Krissah Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • John Towriss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jose Zamora

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Patrick Butler

    SR. VP, CONTENT & COMMUNITY

    Total calculated
    $210,557
    From this org
    $187,491
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,066
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,491
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,049
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,017
    Filer's total
    $210,557

  • Vjollca Shtylla

    SR. VP, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $200,815
    From this org
    $177,305
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,510
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,305
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,404
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,106
    Filer's total
    $200,815

  • Lanaea Featherstone

    VP, PARTNERSHIPS & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $179,950
    From this org
    $154,319
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,631
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,319
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,632
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,999
    Filer's total
    $179,950

  • Aliza Applebaum

    VP, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $167,173
    From this org
    $152,292
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,881
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,292
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,173
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,708
    Filer's total
    $167,173

  • Robert Tinsley

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, PROPOSALS

    Total calculated
    $165,407
    From this org
    $137,790
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,617
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,790
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,758
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,859
    Filer's total
    $165,407

  • Erin Stock

    DEPUTY VP, COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $129,313
    From this org
    $113,529
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,784
    Hours/week
    35

  • Emily Schult

    DEPUTY VP, EVENTS & PRODUCTIONS

    Total calculated
    $129,173
    From this org
    $116,434
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,739
    Hours/week
    35

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543209349300939

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