2022-09-30T15:37:40-05:00 2021-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2021-01-01 520972043 THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS REPO 2027959300 1156 15TH STREET NW 1020 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BRUCE BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027959300 2022-09-22 1 BRUCE BROWN XXX-XX-XXXX DAVID JONES P01361002 4108840220 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BRUCE BROWN 1156 15TH STREET NW 1020 WASHINGTON DC 20005 16039183 0 X WWW.RCFP.ORG X 1970 DC 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. 34 34 54 37 0 0 4509489 5236129 50073 73413 225205 4321027 6931 639 4791698 9631208 0 0 0 0 3340966 3843018 0 195000 1018732 1076771 1221097 4417737 5259115 373961 4372093 18248470 19114486 1606601 858217 16641869 18256269 X 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. 0 0 2892410 73413 LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCHTHE COMMITTEE PROVIDES AROUND-THE-CLOCK, PRO BONO SERVICES TO ALL NEWS MEDIA. IT OFFERS FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND RESEARCH TO JOURNALISTS AND ATTORNEYS, FILES AMICUS BRIEFS, PUBLISHES NUMEROUS GUIDES AND MATERIALS, AND SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THREATS TO THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. THE COMMITTEE UNDERTAKES LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCH PROJECTS IN ALL AREAS OF MEDIA LAW, AND ASSISTS JOURNALISTS AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND ACCESS-TO-COURT CASES. AS SUCH, THE LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCH PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:PRE-PUBLICATION LEGAL SERVICES - THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES THESE SERVICES TO FREELANCE AND INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS INCLUDING DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS.PUBLICATIONS - THE COMMITTEE PUBLISHES AND MAINTAINS A BLOG, VARIOUS ONLINE LEGAL GUIDES AND OTHER MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) WIKI, FOR GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING THE NEWS. THE COMMITTEE'S INTERNET WEBSITE PROVIDES CONTENT ON MEDIA LAW AND JOURNALISM, WHICH IS UPDATED ON A DAILY BASIS.FELLOWSHIP/INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS - THE COMMITTEE OFFERS LAW FELLOWSHIPS FOR RECENT LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES AND AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISM AND LAW STUDENTS EACH SUMMER AND DURING AN ACADEMIC SEMESTER.LITIGATION - THE COMMITTEE'S LITIGATION PRACTICE, WHICH INCLUDES ITS STAFF ATTORNEYS, COMPLEMENTS ITS TRADITIONAL AMICUS BRIEF WORK AT A TIME OF INCREASED NEED IN THE NEWS MEDIA FOR IMPACT LITIGATION AND PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES. THE COMMITTEE HAS A NETWORK OF LAWYERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO, FROM TIME TO TIME, SERVE AS LOCAL COUNSEL ON AMICUS BRIEFS OR PARTNER WITH THE COMMITTEE IN OTHER WAYS.STARTING IN 2020, THE COMMITTEE EXPANDED ITS PROGRAM WITH LOCAL LEGAL INITIATIVE ATTORNEYS BASED IN FIVE STATES - COLORADO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA AND TENNESSEE - TO HELP LOCAL JOURNALISTS AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS TO GATHER AND REPORT THE NEWS, GAIN ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND COURT PROCEEDINGS, AND HOLD STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. THE STATES WERE SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 45 SUBMISSIONS THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED FROM OVER 30 STATES, REGIONS AND TERRITORIES NATIONWIDE AS PART OF A PROPOSAL PROCESS CONDUCTED IN 2019. 2892410 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AZ AR CA DE ID FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MS NE NH NJ NM NY NC LA MN MT OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV TX VT WY DC SD IN IA MO X X KIRSTEN POOLE 2027959300 1156 15TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 STEPHEN ADLER CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET LOW VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MASSIMO CALABRESI SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTTY APPLEWHITE STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY 2021 1.00 X 0 0 0 WOLF BLITZER STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BOARDMAN STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE BOUTROUS STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNETTE CLEMETSON STEERING COMMITTEE AS OF DEC 2021 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANUEL GARCIA STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILIO GARCIA-RUIZ STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH GERSTEIN STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER GIBNEY STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN GOLDBERG STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL GOVE STEERING COMMITTEE AS OF DEC 2021 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES GRIMALDI STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA HANDMAN STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIEGO IBARGUEN STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY JOJOLA STEERING COMMITTEE AS OF APR 2021 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN KAISER STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LAUTER STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE MAYER STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY 2021 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAGGIE MULVIHILL STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES NEFF STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORMAN PEARLSTINE STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS RUBIN STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE SANFORD STEERING COMMITTEE AS OF APR 2021 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES SAVAGE STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SONDAG STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NABIHA SYED STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM SYMSON STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PIERRE THOMAS STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW THOMPSON STEERING COMMITTEE AS OF APR 2021 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAUNDRA TORRY STEERING COMMITTEE UNTIL MAY 2021 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICKIE WALTON-JAMES STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY WOODRUFF STEERING COMMITTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN ZIRINSKY STEERING COMMITTEE AS OF APR 2021 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 218311 0 19097 KATIELYNN TOWNSEND LITIGATION DIRECTOR 40.00 X 181653 0 16534 GABRIEL ROTTMAN DIR., PRESS FREEDOM & TECH PROJECT 40.00 X 145093 0 15045 KIRSTEN POOLE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 135167 0 12711 JENNIFER PELTON DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 133897 0 14707 JENNIFER TOPPER COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 119438 0 13412 933559 0 91506 7 0 1 0 SITUATION MARKETING LLC 469 7TH AVENUE SUITE 1300 NEW YORK NY 10018 MARKETING 173290 COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE CO LLC 527 MADISON AVENUE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN CONSULTING 105000 2 1017405 4218724 5236129 PROGRAM SERVICES 900099 73413 73413 73413 386406 386406 10342596 6407975 3934621 3934621 3934621 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 639 639 639 9631208 73413 0 4321666 237407 163649 38986 34772 2955844 2038465 483434 433945 140626 96417 24162 20047 248193 170167 42645 35381 260948 181126 45126 34696 49686 49686 19000 19000 195000 195000 58561 58561 384827 12198 166446 206183 11266 5803 3889 1574 78144 32174 13017 32953 35166 266 34900 317307 43174 274133 27298 9430 7680 10188 80103 80103 15304 11526 3778 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 108209 49173 51798 7238 COMPUTER RESEARCH 27747 27747 TAXES AND LICENSES 7479 409 315 6755 RELOCATION 1000 1000 5259115 2892410 1347973 1018732 298942 481649 2247115 925367 1623231 1082397 113573 108580 744864 279008 532072 465856 13396942 16014042 36595 36595 18248470 19114486 179158 200809 318337 40000 464400 0 644706 617408 1606601 858217 X 9036955 9427080 7604914 8829189 16641869 18256269 18248470 19114486 4372093 -2757693 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4252096 3661589 4190998 4509489 5236129 21850301 4252096 3661589 4190998 4509489 5236129 21850301 1834186 20016115 188817 226149 276131 222885 386406 1300388 125 39562 6931 639 47257 23197946 550985 0.86280 X 0.68990 0.05470 SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 118. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 4,168. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 639. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY FEES - REIMBURSEMENTS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 7. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 2,763. ADJUSTMENTS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 39,562. 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PART X, LINE 2: THE COMMITTEE BELIEVES IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X X X 1 INEZ WEINSTEIN SPECIAL EVENTS INC 215 PARK AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 2014 NEW YORK NY 10003 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 0 1209588 90000 1119588 COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICES 527 MADISON AVE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 0 756205 105000 651205 1965793 195000 1770793 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION SERVICES AND FUNDRAISING STRATEGY X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRUCE BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 218311 0 0 0 0 0 11289 0 7808 0 237408 0 0 0 KATIELYNN TOWNSEND LITIGATION DIRECTOR 181653 0 0 0 0 0 8852 0 7682 0 198187 0 0 0 GABRIEL ROTTMAN DIR., PRESS FREEDOM & TECH PROJECT 145093 0 0 0 0 0 7411 0 7634 0 160138 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE CONSISTED OF EIGHT DIRECTORS IN 2021. SUBJECT TO ANY LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTIONS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ALL OF THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE EXCEPT TO AMEND OR REPEAL THE GOVERNING PRINCIPLES, FILL VACANCIES ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE OR ANY OF ITS COMMITTEES (INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) OR DISSOLVE OR TERMINATE THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY BOTH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CIRCULATED AMONG THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THEY ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN IT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, FOLLOWED BY THE ENTIRE STEERING COMMITTEE, APPROVES ALL SALARY INCREASES. THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNDERWENT A FULL COMPENSATION REVIEW AT THE END OF 2021 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE TAX YEAR.