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Committee to Protect Journalists INC

Public charity
Civil Rights & Advocacy · NEW YORK, NY · EIN 13-3081500

About

The committee to protect journalists promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal. CPJ ensures the free FLOW of news and commentary by taking action wherever journalists are attacked, imprisoned, killed, kidnapped, threatened, censored, or harassed. Hundreds of journalists are killed, harassed, or imprisoned every year. For more than 40 years, CPJ has advocated for their release, for justice and for freedom.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Civil Rights & Advocacy
Employees
49
Volunteers
35

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$12.3M
Expenses
$13.8M
Assets
$38.4M
Liabilities
$5.5M

Financial history

$13.8M$6.9M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $12.3M · Avg: $10.2M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$1.3M
Foreign employees35
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
AFRICA——
ASIA——
CENTRAL & S. AMERICA——
EUROPE——
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA——
NORTH AMERICA——
RORY PECK——

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
$0
Grants Given
$2.6M
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC
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Address

509 W 38TH ST FL 5
New YORK, NY, 10018-111

Governance

Voting board members35
Independent members35
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
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %1.0%
Permanent endowment %99.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$2.4M
Net to org$2.3M
Retained by contractors$82K
ChannelsGrant solicitation
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