2024-11-01T12:56:48-05:00 2023-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2023-01-01 472494303 GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM NETWORK INC GLOB 2027050777 2336 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW 32322 WASHINGTON DC 20007 EMILIA DIAZ STRUCK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027050777 2024-10-22 1 1 MEENA BISHNOI P01480769 4108840220 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X EMILIA DIAZ STRUCK 2336 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW 32322 WASHINGTON DC 20007 2906451 0 X WWW.GIJN.ORG X 2014 MD TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND SHARING OF INFORMATION AMONG JOURNALISTS WORLDWIDE IN INVESTIGATIVE AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING. 15 15 10 30 0 0 2090790 2528499 53537 375500 0 2452 0 0 2144327 2906451 0 12000 0 0 609381 725560 0 0 193347 1690083 2202367 2299464 2939927 -155137 -33476 2887390 3049389 31276 226751 2856114 2822638 X TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND SHARING OF INFORMATION AMONG JOURNALISTS WORLDWIDE IN INVESTIGATIVE AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING. 0 0 1927414 1000 174085 EDUCATION, TRAINING, OUTREACH, AND PUBLISHING:WEBINARS - GIJN PRODUCED 11 WEBINARS IN SIX LANGUAGES IN 2023 WITH TOPICS RANGING FROM MEASURING AND INCREASING THE EFFECTS OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TO INVESTIGATING THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND INVESTIGATING WAR CRIMES. ON AVERAGE, THE WEBINARS SAW 91 PARTICIPANTS.NEWSLETTERS - GIJN PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED E-NEWSLETTERS OF THE LATEST TOOLS, EVENTS, AND NEWS IN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM. THE NEWSLETTERS APPEARED IN SEVEN LANGUAGES AND REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 40,000 PEOPLE.WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, AND MENTORSHIP - GIJN RAN ONLINE WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS SECURITY, IMPACT, AND WAR CRIMES.RESOURCE CENTER - GIJN'S FREE ONLINE RESOURCE CENTRE HOLDS MORE THAN 2,000 ITEMS IN 14 LANGUAGES - AN IMPRESSIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY OF RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC-INTEREST INVESTIGATORS ON MATERIALS RELATED TO INVESTIGATIVE AND DATA JOURNALISM, USED BY JOURNALISTS IN 140 COUNTRIES EACH DAY.IN 2023, GIJN PUBLISHED SIX NEW REPORTING GUIDES (WAR CRIMES, DIGITAL THREATS, DISABILITY, ORGANIZED CRIME IN AFRICA, HOLDING YOUR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE FOR CLIMATE PLEDGES, ONLINE RESEARCH BY HEND VAN ESS) AND FOUR UPDATED GUIDES (SATELLITES, PLANE SPOTTING, ASSET DISCLOSURE, RESEARCHING CORPORATIONS AND THEIR OWNERS).ANOTHER 180 TIPSHEETS AND PRESENTATIONS WERE ADDED IN 2023 DUE TO THE CONFERENCE. THE TOPICS COVERED WERE VAST FROM CLIMATE CHANGE TO CYBERSECURITY AND AI.HELP DESK - SINCE 2012, THE GIJN HELP DESK HAS RESPONDED TO OVER 17,400 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WITH ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF EXPERTS ON INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES, DATA JOURNALISM, NONPROFITS, FUNDING, SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND MORE, THE HELP DESK RESPONDS TO A WIDE RANGE OF REQUESTS.CAPACITY BUILDING - THROUGH GIJN ADVISORY SERVICES, GIJN OFFERS A RANGE OF RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND ASSESSMENTS FOR WATCHDOG MEDIA TO BUILD CAPACITY. THE GIJN TEAMS CAN EVALUATE AN ORGANIZATION'S EDITORIAL OPERATIONS, BUSINESS PRACTICES, FUNDRAISING, SECURITY AND LEGAL EXPOSURE, AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO STRENGTHEN SUSTAINABILITY. VIDEO TRAINING - GIJN PRODUCES VIDEO TRAINING SERIES ON INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM FEATURING SPECIALISTS IN PUBLIC RECORDS, DATA JOURNALISM, ONLINE SEARCH STRATEGY, FACT-CHECKING, AND MORE TOPICS. IN 2023, GIJN HOSTED 11 WEBINARS, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 1,000 ATTENDEES WITH THE LARGEST AUDIENCE OF 301 PARTICIPANTS FROM 74 COUNTRIES ATTENDING THE NOVEMBER WEBINAR, INVESTIGATING WAR CRIMES. ALL OF GIJN'S TRAINING SESSIONS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO JOURNALISTS, REPORTERS AND CITIZEN INVESTIGATORS WORLDWIDE. TO MAKE OUR TRAINING MORE ACCESSIBLE TO OUR PEERS AROUND THE WORLD, IN 2023 GIJN HOSTED WEBINARS AND ONLINE WORKSHOPS IN 6 LANGUAGES.ONLINE PUBLISHING AND NETWORKING - GIJN RUNS PUBLISHING AND SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS ON 47 PLATFORMS IN 14 LANGUAGES, FEATURING TRENDS, EVENTS, NEWS, AND TECHNIQUES ON INVESTIGATIVE AND DATA JOURNALISM WORLDWIDE.DURING 2023, GIJN WEBSITES PUBLISHED 218 ORIGINAL STORIES. GIJN'S DAILY SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS, PUBLISHED IN REGIONAL EDITIONS, RUN HUNDREDS OF ITEMS PER MONTH. GIJN'S AUDIENCE AND REACH TODAY ARE TRULY GLOBAL, WITH MORE THAN 2.2 MILLION PEOPLE IN 190 COUNTRIES FOLLOWING ITS WORK. TODAY, GIJN'S GLOBAL TEAM INCLUDES 18 REGIONAL EDITORS AND ASSISTANT REGIONAL EDITORS WHO WORK IN 14 LANGUAGES ON 14 MICROSITES DAILY.OUTREACH - IN 2023, GIJN STAFF SPOKE AT MORE THAN 90 DIFFERENT TALKS AND TRAININGS AT EXTERNAL EVENTS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.TRANSLATIONS - IN ADDITION TO ENGLISH, EVERY DAY GIJN DISTRIBUTES MATERIALS IN A DOZEN LANGUAGES: ARABIC, BANGLA, BAHAS INDONESIA, CHINESE, FRENCH, GERMAN, HINDI, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, TURKISH, SPANISH, AND URDU. GIJN'S HARD-WORKING REGIONAL EDITORS SHARED LINKS TO THESE MATERIALS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, E-NEWSLETTERS, AND WEBSITES, REACHING OVER 190 COUNTRIES PER DAY.GIJN ALSO CONDUCTED TRANSLATION PROJECTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN LANGUAGES THAT INCLUDE ARMENIAN, AZERI, BELARUSIAN, GEORGIAN, AND ROMANIAN. IN 2023 ALONE, GIJN PUBLISHED 472 TRANSLATIONS IN 20 LANGUAGES.MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - GIJN PROVIDES SERVICES TO ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS DISCOUNTED OR FREE SOFTWARE; PREFERRED ACCESS TO GIJN'S HELP DESK, RESOURCE CENTER, AND CONFERENCES; AND PRO BONO CONSULTING ON FUNDRAISING AND BUSINESS PRACTICES. SINCE 2012, GIJN'S MEMBERSHIP HAS GROWN FIVE-FOLD: FROM 49 GROUPS IN 32 COUNTRIES TO 250 MEMBERS IN 91 COUNTRIES. 556297 11000 201415 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS:GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE - EVERY TWO YEARS, GIJN HOLDS THE GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE, WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL EVENT FOR THE WORLD'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS. ITS LAST CONFERENCE, HELD IN SEPTEMBER 2023 IN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, ATTRACTED OVER 2,100 JOURNALISTS FROM 130 COUNTRIES. ATTENDEES JOINED 200 SESSIONS OVER 4 DAYS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, AS WELL AS TARGETED NETWORKING SESSIONS. IN YEARS WHEN THE GLOBAL CONFERENCE IS NOT HELD, GIJN HAS CO-HOSTED THE ASIAN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE. GIJN ALSO ASSISTS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WITH THEIR OWN REGIONAL CONFERENCES, AND HOSTS WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND WEBINARS AROUND THE WORLD. 2483711 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MD X EMILIA DIAZ STRUCK 2027050777 2336 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW 32322 WASHINGTON DC 20007 DAVID E KAPLAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL 09/2023 40.00 X 91930 0 0 EMILIA DIAZ STRUCK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS OF 09/2023 40.00 X 71435 0 0 BRANT HOUSTON CHAIRPERSON 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCELLA ALLEGONDA MARIA SMIT VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARINA WALKER GUEVARA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRUCE SHAPIRO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RANA SABBAGH BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 FERNANDO RODRIGUES BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANTON HARBER BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 04/2023, THEN AS OF 09/2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 SYED NAZAKAT BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIA STEIN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAUL RADU BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 OLEG KHOMENOK BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ESTACIO VALOI BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 SOFIA HULTQVIST BOARD MEMBER AS OF 04/2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 NINA SELBO TORSET BOARD MEMBER AS OF 09/2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 KHADIJA SHARIFE BOARD MEMBER AS OF 09/2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 EVA JUNG BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 09/2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 CARLOS EDUARDO HUERTAS BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 09/2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 163365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2528499 2528499 CONFERENCE REVENUE 900099 201415 201415 CONTRACTS 900099 171363 171363 HONORARIUM/SPEAKER FEE 900099 2722 2722 375500 2452 2452 2906451 375500 0 2452 X 12000 12000 163365 94288 26626 42451 505983 292034 82468 131481 56212 33618 8838 13756 3686 3686 66175 66175 1328824 1273287 55537 17764 9890 7833 41 104902 95862 7893 1147 1502 1502 552588 552583 5 2492 2492 17205 9930 2804 4471 TRAINERS FEE 106293 105893 400 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 936 332 604 2939927 2483711 262869 193347 2005184 802742 1602452 814286 436223 34020 156935 24484 19504 4408 1208 1916 3200 7500 28333 2887390 3049389 31276 226751 31276 226751 X 1652257 2097915 1203857 724723 2856114 2822638 2887390 3049389 -33476 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1290209 1813410 1701062 2090790 2528499 9423970 1290209 1813410 1701062 2090790 2528499 9423970 5150007 4273963 2452 2452 9426422 909009 0.45340 0.46340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4408 1208 3200 3200 X 2906451 0 2906451 0 2906451 2939927 0 2939927 0 2939927 PART X, LINE 2: GIJN BELIEVES THAT 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 OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED. EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 17 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT, GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS AND NEWS, GLOBAL ASSISTANCE, EDITORIAL SERVICES, ONLINE PRODUCTION, TRANSLATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS COORDINATION, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 719145 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES EDITORIAL SERVICES, REGIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS AND NEWS, REGIONAL ASSISTANCE TO JOURNALISTS 94476 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES EDITORIAL SERVICES, REGIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS AND NEWS, REGIONAL ASSISTANCE TO JOURNALISTS, IT SERVICES 155435 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS, 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES EDITORIAL SERVICES, REGIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS AND NEWS, REGIONAL ASSISTANCE TO JOURNALISTS 34474 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES EDITORIAL SERVICES, REGIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS AND NEWS, REGIONAL ASSISTANCE TO JOURNALISTS 104826 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES EDITORIAL SERVICES, REGIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS AND NEWS, REGIONAL ASSISTANCE TO JOURNALISTS 89574 0 35 0 0 0 35 1197930 0 1197930 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GLOBAL SHINING LIGHT AWARD 6 12000 PART I, LINE 2: A JURY REVIEWS THE SUBMITTED PIECES AND SELECTS THE GRANT WINNERS. THE GRANTS ARE MINIMAL AND DON'T REQUIRE FURTHER MONITORING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THIS CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBERS AND SUCH CLASS SHALL CONSIST OF REGULAR MEMBERS. REGULAR MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE OPEN TO ALL NON-PROFIT JOURNALISM ORGANIZATIONS, OR THEIR EQUIVALENTS, THAT SUPPORT INVESTIGATIVE OR COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING WHO, IN THE OPINION OF THE DIRECTORS, SHALL HAVE ATTAINED ADEQUATE JOURNALISTIC STANDING. INDIVIDUAL JOURNALISTS AND COMMERCIAL ENTITIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, THE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS SHALL ELECT THE DIRECTORS OF GIJN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B ON ALL MATTERS COMING BEFORE THE MEMBERSHIP, EACH MEMBER ORGANIZATION SHALL HAVE ONE VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY CIRCULATES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT A BOARD MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD CHAIR MONITORS FOR COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH BOARD APPROVAL REVIEWS AND APPROVES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION TO ENSURE THAT IS REASONABLE IN COMPARISON WITH MARKET DATA FROM OTHER NONPROFITS IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THIS REVIEW WAS LAST PERFORMED IN MAY 2018. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM NETWORK'S FORM 990, COPIES OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST, IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND WITHOUT CHARGE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROJECT COORDINATORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 609,129. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 609,129. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 664,158. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 55,537. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 719,695. 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.