Nonprofit · EIN 27-0458242
PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $17,546,737 | $12,873,067 | $4,673,670 | $47,404,861 | $1,183,647 | $46,221,214 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $15,573,985 | $11,766,136 | $3,807,849 | $40,219,398 | $2,077,080 | $38,142,318 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $16,138,743
- of which government grants
- $3,902,097
- Program service revenue
- $385,482
- Investment income
- $1,021,350
- Other revenue
- $1,162
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $338,854
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $902,856
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,046,410
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,249,447
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,230
- Accounting fees
- $265,195
- Occupancy
- $134,251
- Travel
- $644,953
- Depreciation
- $28,495
- Program services (functional)
- $9,120,144
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,784,720
- Fundraising (functional)
- $968,203
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $40,219,398
- Total assets, end of year
- $47,404,861
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,183,647
- Net assets, end of year
- $46,221,214
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $42,279
- Publicly traded securities
- $37,062,072
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,317,045
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $44,904,169
- Gross receipts
- $17,546,737
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARINA WALKER GUEVARA | EXECUTIVE EDITOR Key employee | 40 | $211,438 | $47,877 |
| MOUHAMAD ALEM | CHIEF FINANCE AND OPREATIONS OFFICER Officer | 40 | $212,609 | $36,175 |
| KATE LAROCQUE | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,164 | $44,768 |
| LISA GIBBS | CEO (AS OF 06/24) Officer | 40 | $197,971 | $5,322 |
| NATHALIE APPLEWHITE | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,644 | $35,048 |
| JON SAWYER | CEO (UNTIL 06/24) Officer | 40 | $162,668 | $28,796 |
| NICOLE YORK | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,315 | $40,169 |
| STEVE SAPIENZA | SENIOR EDITOR, US NEWS PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,007 | $35,819 |
| EI EI KHIN | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,781 | $14,199 |
| RICHARD W MOORE | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA WINSLOW | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BUSH | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY RAUH PULITZER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL MOTLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH PULITZER V | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETSY KAREL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID ROHDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM DOLNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AZMAT KHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACEY RIESE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN PATENAUDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JON SAWYER | CEO AND PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $296,636 | $34,727 |
| MOUHAMAD ALEM | CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $197,197 | $5,660 |
| MARINA WALKER GUEVARA | EXECUTIVE EDITOR Key employee | 40 | $196,259 | $0 |
| NATHALIE APPLEWHITE | STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF DEVE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,058 | $0 |
| NICOLE YORK | DIRECTOR OF HR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,754 | $19,918 |
| MARK N SCHULTE | EDUCATION DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,464 | $18,221 |
| ANN S PETERS | UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY O Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,993 | $18,818 |
| KATE LAROCQUE | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,890 | $0 |
| AZMAT KHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY KAREL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROHDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY RAUH PULITZER | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL MOTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH PULITZER V | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA WINSLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD W MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBBIE ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM DOLNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY RIESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 7000, WASHINGTON, DC 20006-1921
- In care of
- % JON SAWYER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LISA GIBBS, 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 7000-081, WASHINGTON, DC 20006
- Signed the 990
- LISA GIBBS, CEO
- Phone
- (202) 332-0982
- Website
- WWW.PULITZERCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE PULITZER CENTER PROMOTES IN-DEPTH ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY JOURNALISM ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2024, THE PULITZER CENTER COMMISSIONED 266 REPORTING PROJECTS BY 390 JOURNALISTS AND 54 REPORTING FELLOWS FROM 37 PARTNER UNIVERSITIES. OTHER PROGRAMMING INCLUDED OUTREACH EVENTS, K12 EVENTS, AND AN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM REACHING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE ACROSS THE GLOBE.Expenses $9,120,144 · grants $338,854 · revenue $385,482
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0458242
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public and societal benefit (W05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $47,404,861
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,546,737
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $17,546,737 | $12,873,067 | $47,404,861 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $15,573,985 | $11,766,136 | $40,219,398 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,102,444 | $10,781,809 | $31,801,807 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $10,738,135 | $7,184,372 | $35,485,888 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0458242).
Questions about PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING
- What is the EIN of PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING is 27-0458242.
- Is PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LISA GIBBS.
- Who are the officers and directors of PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $211,438 (MARINA WALKER GUEVARA, EXECUTIVE EDITOR).
- How much revenue does PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $17,546,737, expenses of $12,873,067 and total assets of $47,404,861 at year end.
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