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American Journalism Project INC

Public charity
DBA: % JOHN THORNTON
Other · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 83-1772542

About

The american journalism project, INC. Is a first-of-its-kind venture philanthropy dedicated to building and supporting local news across the country. American journalism project makes grants to nonprofit news organizations, partners with communities to launch new organizations, and coaches leaders as they grow and sustain their newsrooms. American journalism project PAIR financial investment with capacity-building venture support, making transformative investments in the business and operational capacity of local news organizations to grow and scale sustainably.

In care of JOHN Thornton

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
90
Volunteers
12

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$38.1M
Expenses
$30.3M
Assets
$66.4M
Liabilities
$1.7M

Financial history

$42.4M$21.2M$0
192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $38.1M · Peak FY2022: $42.4M · Avg: $30.9M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$1K
Grants Given
$12.5M
AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC
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Address

6218 Georgia AVE NW APT 1 # 599
Washington, DC, 20011-512

Governance

Voting board members11
Independent members11
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Initial contract exceptionNo
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