2025-11-14T12:12:34-06:00 2024-12-31 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 245 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10167 990 2024-01-01 142007220 PRO PUBLICA INC PROP 2125145250 155 AVE OF THE AMERICAS 13 FL NEW YORK NY 10013 ROBIN SPARKMAN PRESIDENT, CO-CEO & TREASURER 2125145250 2025-09-22 1 1 EVA MRUK P00543254 2122862600 2025-09-23 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ROBIN SPARKMAN 155 AVE OF THE AMERICAS 13 FL NEW YORK NY 10013 77223688 0 X WWW.PROPUBLICA.ORG X 2007 DE TO EXPOSE ABUSES OF POWER AND BETRAYALS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST. [SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O] BY GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, USING THE MORAL FORCE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TO SPUR REFORM THROUGH THE SUSTAINED SPOTLIGHTING OF WRONGDOING. 15 15 230 15 86450 7602 55857720 61189839 348503 191906 1280196 2072959 484143 813928 57970562 64268632 1506149 1208606 0 0 33429178 35918822 396200 251000 3789126 8748482 8363292 44080009 45741720 13890553 18526912 85514123 108058174 10080757 10000765 75433366 98057409 X PRO PUBLICA IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING NEWSROOM THAT PRODUCES INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. OUR WORK FOCUSES EXCLUSIVELY ON TRULY IMPORTANT STORIES. [SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O] WE PRODUCE JOURNALISM THAT SHINES A LIGHT ON EXPLOITATION OF THE WEAK BY THE STRONG AND ON THE FAILURES OF THOSE WITH POWER TO VINDICATE THE TRUST PLACED IN THEM. IN THE BEST TRADITIONS OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, WE AIM TO STIMULATE POSITIVE CHANGE, UNCOVERING UNSAVORY PRACTICES AND ABUSES OF POWER IN ORDER TO PROD REFORM. WE DO THIS IN AN ENTIRELY NON-PARTISAN AND NON-IDEOLOGICAL MANNER, ADHERING TO THE STRICTEST STANDARDS OF JOURNALISTIC IMPARTIALITY.OUR STATED MISSION IS "TO EXPOSE ABUSES OF POWER AND BETRAYALS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST BY GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, USING THE MORAL FORCE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TO SPUR REFORM THROUGH THE SUSTAINED SPOTLIGHTING OF WRONGDOING." 0 0 36546945 1208606 194440 PROPUBLICA IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT NEWSROOM THAT PRODUCES INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. WE USE IMPACT AS A MEASURE OF SUCCESS AND FOCUS ON SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS THAT DEFY EASY, SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS. WE DO THIS IN AN ENTIRELY NON-PARTISAN AND NON-IDEOLOGICAL MANNER, ADHERING TO THE STRICTEST STANDARDS OF JOURNALISTIC IMPARTIALITY. OUR FORMAL MISSION IS TO EXPOSE ABUSES OF POWER AND BETRAYALS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST BY GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, USING THE MORAL FORCE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TO SPUR REFORM THROUGH THE SUSTAINED SPOTLIGHTING OF WRONGDOING. OUR REPORTING HAS EMPOWERED READERS, CHANGED LAWS AND POLICIES AND HELPED BRING BAD ACTORS TO JUSTICE.[SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O]WE PUBLISH DEEPLY REPORTED AND IMPACTFUL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL FOCUSED ON DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, HEALTH CARE, CIVIL RIGHTS, EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, IMMIGRATION, HOUSING, RACIAL JUSTICE AND MORE; BUILD DATABASES AND TOOLS TO GIVE USERS INFORMATION TO MAKE MORE INFORMED CHOICES AND DIVE DEEPER INTO OUR REPORTING; AND EXPLORE NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO REPORT AND DISSEMINATE OUR JOURNALISM TO REACH DIVERSE AUDIENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PROPUBLICA WAS FOUNDED IN 2008 TO ADDRESS A BROAD DECLINE IN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AMID THE COLLAPSE OF THE BUSINESS MODEL THAT HAD SUPPORTED AMERICAN JOURNALISM FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. A GROWING NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE, FACT-BASED REPORTING, PARTICULARLY ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING, AND FILLING THIS GAP IS CRUCIAL TO OUR MISSION. THROUGH OUR LOCAL INITIATIVES, PROPUBLICA SUPPORTS A GROWING NETWORK OF LOCAL JOURNALISTS REPORTING ON AND FROM COMMUNITIES WHERE ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM IS SCARCE. WE EMPLOY STAFF REPORTERS ON THE GROUND IN OUR REGIONAL HUBS (IN THE SOUTH, SOUTHWEST, TEXAS, NORTHWEST AND MIDWEST). WE EXPANDED OUR WASHINGTON, DC BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES. AND THROUGH OUR LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE BUILDING CAPACITY IN A GROWING NETWORK OF LOCAL NEWSROOMS AROUND THE COUNTRY. IN 2024, PROPUBLICA'S REPORTING ON MULTIPLE STORIES SPOTLIGHTED THE SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES, POLICY FAILURES AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES THAT PERVADE AMERICA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. IN OUR "LIFE OF THE MOTHER" SERIES, REPORTERS REPEATEDLY UNCOVERED THE HEARTBREAKING REALITIES OF RESTRICTIVE ABORTION LAWS, BREAKING STORY AFTER STORY THAT LAID BARE THEIR LIFE-THREATENING CONSEQUENCES AND SPARKING CALLS FOR CHANGE. "AMERICA'S MENTAL BARRIER" EXPOSED THE SYSTEMIC OBSTACLES PREVENTING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS FROM ACCESSING ESSENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE. AND "UNCOVERED" REVEALED HOW HEALTH INSURERS SYSTEMATICALLY DENY COVERAGE FOR CRITICAL TREATMENTS AND PRIORITIZE COST SAVINGS OVER PATIENT CARE. BY SPOTLIGHTING THESE FAILURES, OUR REPORTING FORCED A RECKONING WITH AN INSURANCE SYSTEM THAT TOO OFTEN PRIORITIZES PROFITS OVER PEOPLE. MANY OF THESE STORIES SPURRED ACTION, WITH REGULATORS INTRODUCING REFORMS AND LAWMAKERS TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS THE INJUSTICES WE EXPOSED.WE WERE ALSO DEEPLY HONORED TO WIN THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE FOR OUR INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE SUPREME COURT THAT SHINED AN UNPRECEDENTED SPOTLIGHT ON INFLUENCE AND ETHICS AT THE NATION'S HIGHEST COURT. THROUGH OUR "FRIENDS OF THE COURT" SERIES, PROPUBLICA REPORTERS BROUGHT RENEWED AND RIGOROUS ATTENTION TO THIS INCREDIBLY CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATIVELY UNDERSCRUTINIZED BRANCH OF OUR DEMOCRACY. OUR REPORTING EXPOSED THE MOST SERIOUS ETHICAL SCANDAL IN THE MODERN HISTORY OF THE COURT AND IT COMPELLED NEW AVENUES FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. PROMPTED BY OUR REPORTING, THE SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED THE FIRST ETHICS CODE IN ITS 235-YEAR HISTORY. 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INSURANCE REIMB OF LEGAL FEES - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 116,536. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 116,478. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 72,918. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 67,971. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 327,142. REFUNDS - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 2,584. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR, PRO PUBLICA JOINED VARIOUS MEDIA COALITION LETTERS TO LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT REPORTERS AND NEWSROOMS. A PRO PUBLICA REPORTER ALSO SUBMITTED WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN CONNECTION WITH STATE LEGISLATION AIMED AT PROTECTING FREE SPEECH RIGHTS. NO DIRECT EXPENSES WERE INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THESE ACTIVITIES. 309433 277075 32358 845002 638536 206466 359493 353782 5711 244535 SECURITY DEPOSIT 58894 OTHER ASSETS/RECEIVABLE 22634 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 8219052 8300580 LEASE LIABILITY 9212263 9212263 X 68038621 4097131 4097131 63941490 327142 327142 64268632 45414578 0 45414578 327142 327142 45741720 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2021. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REIMBURSEMENTS OF LEGAL DEFENSE EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII 327,142. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REIMBURSEMENTS OF LEGAL DEFENSE EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII 327,142. 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PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAMS ARE SELECTED VIA COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS IN WHICH THE APPLICANTS ARE CHOSEN BASED ON THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND CAREER PROSPECTS IN THE FIELD OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM. FUNDING IS OFTEN PROVIDED AS A PART OF A GRANT RECEIVED BY PROPUBLICA. IN SUCH INSTANCES, THE GRANT REQUIREMENTS DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING AVAILABLE AND MAY INFORM THE STIPEND PAYMENT PROCESS. IF THE FUNDING IS PROVIDED THROUGH PROPUBLICA'S GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET, FUNDING AVAILABILITY IS DETERMINED BASED ON OVERALL BUDGETARY CONCERNS. BASED ON THESE PARAMETERS, PROGRAM DIRECTORS DETERMINE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS APPLY: - ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE EQUAL STIPEND AMOUNTS. - ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE SOME STIPEND, WITH THE AWARD AMOUNT VARYING BASED ON DETERMINATION OF NEED. - SOME PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE STIPENDS, WITH THE AWARD AMOUNT VARYING BASED ON DETERMINATION OF NEED. IN THIS INSTANCE, APPLICANTS MUST APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE AS A SEPARATE PROCEDURE FROM THE GENERAL APPLICATION PROCESS AND ARE NOTIFIED THE AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE BASED ON GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE REQUIRE APPLICANTS TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING: - EXPLICITLY ANSWER THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. - PROVIDE THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING BASED ON PRE-DETERMINED FUND AVAILABILITY. - EXPLAIN HOW THE FUNDING WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO ATTEND THE PROGRAM WHEN THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO. IF THE CASE IS COMPELLING, THE REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IS GRANTED UP TO THE LIMITS OF THE FUNDS AVAILABLE. IF THE EXPLANATION OF NEED INCLUDES THE COST OF EXPENSES THAT ARE ALREADY COVERED FOR ALL ATTENDEES, THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT MAY BE REDUCED ACCORDINGLY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A PARTICULAR PROGRAM COVERS THE COST OF LODGING AND TRAVEL FOR ALL ATTENDEES AND LODGING/TRAVEL ARE INCLUDED IN THE EXPLANATION OF NEED, THE AMOUNT AWARDED MAY BE REDUCED. WHEN FUNDING IS PROVIDED VIA PASS-THROUGH GRANTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, MONITORING OF FUND USAGE AND FOLLOW-UP ARE BASED UPON ONGOING VERBAL AND WRITTEN DIALOGUE, GRANT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND WRITTEN GRANT REPORTS PROVIDED TO GRANTING ORGANIZATIONS AT THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD. WHEN FUNDING IS PROVIDED THROUGH GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET DESIGNATION, PROPUBLICA MAINTAINS RECORDS OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING AND BENEFITTING FROM GRANT FUNDS, INCLUDING COMPLETED W-9 FORMS. AS THESE GRANTS ARE NEED-BASED, SUCH FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE. B) LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS: PROPUBLICA PROVIDES REGRANT FUNDING TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT PARTICIPATED IN LOCAL REPORTING INITIATIVES. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, PROPUBLICA PARTNERS WITH LOCAL NEWSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A REPORTER TO WORK ON AN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM PROJECT OR PROJECTS FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME. MOST OFTEN, THE GRANTEE IS THE NEWSROOM ORGANIZATION ITSELF; HOWEVER, OCCASIONALLY, FUNDING MAY BE PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO A REPORTER WITH AN AFFILIATION TO THE SELECTED NEWSROOM. NEWSROOMS ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE INITIATIVES VIA A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND IN ADDITION TO FUNDING, PARTNERS RECEIVE ACCESS TO PROPUBLICA RESOURCES INCLUDING EDITORS, TRAINING SESSIONS, AND CO-PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES. LOCAL GRANT AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BASED ON EACH REPORTER'S ANNUAL SALARY AND A STANDARD BENEFITS PERCENT ALLOCATION, AND AMOUNTS ARE AGREED TO IN WRITING BY BOTH THE PARTICIPATING NEWSROOM AND PROPUBLICA. FUND USAGE IS MONITORED BY THE PROPUBLICA EDITORS WHO OVERSEE THE PROGRAMS AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE REPORTERS AND NEWSROOMS. ULTIMATELY, LOCAL GRANTEE REPORTERS ARE EXPECTED TO PUBLISH INVESTIGATIVE PIECES IN COORDINATION WITH PROPUBLICA. ALSO, PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN ACCOUNTING FOR FUNDS USAGE AT THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, WHICH MOST OFTEN INCLUDES A COPY OF THE FUNDED REPORTER'S W2 FOR THE FUNDED GRANT YEAR. 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