Nonprofit · EIN 52-2073018
INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES
Tax-exempt · MADISON, WI 53704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $475,615 | $656,783 | -$181,168 | $1,381,916 | $106,942 | $1,274,974 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $767,481 | $698,807 | $68,674 | $1,406,526 | $38,937 | $1,367,589 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $786,014 | $514,269 | $271,745 | $1,292,803 | $35,743 | $1,257,060 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $445,247
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $30,368
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $29,360
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $136,513
- Other salaries and wages
- $224,192
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $418,492
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $132,184
- Program services (functional)
- $481,800
- Management and general (functional)
- $139,320
- Fundraising (functional)
- $35,663
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,406,526
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,381,916
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $106,942
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,274,974
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,091,352
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $904,876
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $370,098
- Gross receipts
- $475,615
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 153
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- MT
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID SPRATT | CEO Officer | 40 | $136,513 | $15,476 |
| KAREN SCANLON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE K BROWN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| NADIA WHITE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA DWYER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONZELL BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FLESHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAVI HORNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROCKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK TRAHANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SALISBURY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID SPRATT | CEO Officer | 40 | $125,743 | $13,282 |
| KAREN SCANLON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE K BROWN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NADIA WHITE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA DWYER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DONZELL BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FLESHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAVI HORNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.01 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROCKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK TRAHANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SALISBURY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID SPRATT | CEO Officer | 40 | $117,460 | $23,528 |
| KAREN SCANLON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE K BROWN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| RON WAKIMOTO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA DWYER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM ROCKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE WATKINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| SAVI HORNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK TRAHANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA YARBOUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2453 ATWOOD AVE STE 202, MADISON, WI 53704-5655
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DAVID SPRATT, 2453 ATWOOD AVE 202, MADISON, WI 53704
- Signed the 990
- DAVID SPRATT, CEO
- Phone
- (608) 630-5738
- Website
- WWW.IJNR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JUNKERMIERCLARKCAMPANELLASTEVENS PC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES HIGHER STANDARDS OF NEWS COVERAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- STANDARDS OF ACCURACY, FAIRNESS, BALANCE, DEPTH AND CONTEXT.
Program accomplishments
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE INSTITUTE:IJNR HELD A FIVE-DAY, SIX-NIGHT INSTITUTE FOR 15 JOURNALISTS, HELD MARCH 2-8, THAT EXPLORED THE ECOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S WILDFIRES. EXTENDED DROUGHT, OVERABUNDANT FUEL, AND AN INFLUX OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE HAVE LED TO MORE DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE TRYING OUT NEW WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER AND PROTECT RESIDENTS FROM A RELENTLESS FIRE CYCLE THAT CONTINUES TO CONSUME PROPERTY AND THREATEN HUMAN LIFE. MEANWHILE, FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES CONTEND WITH A CRISIS IN FIREFIGHTER MENTAL HEALTH, A DWINDLING WORKFORCE AND COMPLICATED RESOURCE-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS. THE END RESULT IS A COMPLEX BEAT, RICH WITH STORIES FOR JOURNALISTS COVERING FIRE. THE PROGRAM BEGAN AND ENDED IN SAN DIEGO, AND TRAVELED TO LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS MET WITH FIRE CHIEFS, SCIENTISTS, HOMEOWNERS, TRIBAL OFFICIALS, POLICYMAKERS AND MORE AS WE EXPLORED EFFORTS TO MITIGATE THE WORST IMPACTS OF FIRE AND CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. REPORTING ON THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOP:FROM JULY 10-12, IJNR BROUGHT 15 JOURNALISTS TO CHICAGO TO EXPLORE ISSUES LIKE LEGACY POLLUTION, URBAN WATERWAYS AND PUBLIC HEALTH. CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UPROOT PROJECT, THIS WORKSHOP WAS FOR JOURNALISTS OF COLOR INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT COVERING THE ENVIRONMENT. PARTICIPATING JOURNALISTS MET WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, SCIENTISTS, URBAN PLANNERS, AND CITY OFFICIALS AS THEY TRAVELED AROUND THE CITY AND LEARNED ABOUT EFFORTS TO CHART A MORE SUSTAINABLE - AND JUST - FUTURE FOR CHICAGO'S 2.7 MILLION RESIDENTS, AND HOW THOSE EFFORTS TRANSLATE TO URBAN AREAS AROUND THE COUNTRY. PARTICIPANTS ALSO HEARD FROM EDUCATORS AND EDITORS ABOUT HOW TO GET STARTED IN THE ENVIRONMENT BEAT, BEST PRACTICES FOR COVERING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND MORE.CROWN OF THE CONTINENT INSTITUTE:NORTHWESTERN MONTANA IS KNOWN FOR ITS RUGGED LANDSCAPE PUNCTUATED BY THE REMOTE, CRAGGY PEAKS OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. BUT THE REGION IS ALSO HOME TO VAST TRACTS OF PUBLIC LAND WHERE SOME OF NORTH AMERICA'S MOST ICONIC CREATURES ROAM, INCLUDING GRIZZLY BEARS, WOLVES, BISON, ELK, WOLVERINES AND MOUNTAIN LIONS. WITHIN AND AROUND ALL THAT WILDERNESS IS A WORKING LANDSCAPE WHERE HUMANS NAVIGATE A WIDE RANGE OF COMPLEX ISSUES CENTRAL TO CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONSERVATIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. IJNR BROUGHT 16 JOURNALISTS TO MONTANA IN OCTOBER, AND INTRODUCED THEM TO A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS INCLUDING TRIBAL MEMBERS, ECOLOGISTS, WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS, CLIMATE SCIENTISTS, RANCHERS, LAND MANAGERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WHOSE LIFE OR LIVELIHOOD IS BASED ON THE LANDSCAPE. RECRUITMENT FOR THE PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INDIGENOUS JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION, AND THREE INDIGENOUS IJA MEMBERS JOINED THE COHORT. TROUBLED WATERS: THE FATE OF THE GREAT LAKES IN A SHIFTING FEDERAL LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP:THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION EARMARKED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MITIGATE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND BOOST RENEWABLE ENERGY THROUGHOUT THE GREAT LAKES BASIN. EXISTING PROGRAMS, ADMINISTERED BY THE EPA, NOAA, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE, AND STATE AND LOCAL RESOURCES, HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR DECADES, MONITORING AIR AND WATER QUALITY, RESTORING HABITAT, AND COLLECTING DATA TO PROTECT FRESHWATER RESOURCES AND THE POPULATIONS THAT DEPEND ON THEM. NOW, HUNDREDS OF ONGOING PROJECTS WITHIN THE BASIN ARE IMPERILED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO SHRINK GOVERNMENT SPENDING, JEOPARDIZING THE HEALTH OF AN ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM AND THE 30 MILLION PEOPLE WHO CALL THE GREAT LAKES HOME. IT'S A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SITUATION THAT COULD IMPACT 10 PERCENT OF AMERICANS - AND 30 PERCENT OF CANADIANS. IJNR CONDUCTED A MULTI-DAY WORKSHOP DESIGNED TO GET JOURNALISTS OUT TO THE BASIN'S MOST POPULOUS LAKE - ERIE - TO MEET WITH SCIENTISTS, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND OTHERS WHOSE WORK HAS BEEN DISRUPTED BY THE SUDDEN AND SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IN FEDERAL FUNDING. THE PROGRAM EXPLORED THE IMPACTS THESE CHANGES ARE HAVING ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR INTERESTS ACROSS THE BASIN, FROM AGRICULTURE, TO ENERGY, TO FISHERIES AND MORE. CHESAPEAKE BAY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP:THE FOURTH CHESAPEAKE BAY AGREEMENT WAS PENNED IN 2014, AND WAS DESIGNED TO GUIDE THE RESTORATION OF THE BAY AND ITS WATERSHED. IT BECAME CLEAR THAT ITS INTENDED TARGETS WOULD NOT BE MET BY THE STATED 2025 DEADLINE, AND NOW THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED. IT'S A FAMILAR REFRAIN: MULTI-STATE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE BAY'S WATER QUALITY AND FISHERIES BEGAN MORE THAN FOUR DECADES AGO, AND STAKEHOLDERS ARE STILL HAMMERING OUT WHAT COMES NEXT. THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IS NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST ESTUARY. IT SITS IN A SIX-STATE WATERSHED THAT'S HOME TO LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY AND UNRELENTING DEVELOPMENT. BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE BAY, INVASIVE SPECIES RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT, EXACTLY, CAN EVEN BE RESTORED. MEANWHILE, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS EXPUNGED KEY FEATURES OF THE ORIGINAL BAY AGREEMENT, INCLUDING REFERENCES TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND ANY SUGGESTIONS OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. IJNR CONDUCTED A ONE-SESSION VIRTUAL WORKSHOP TO HELP JOURNALITS GET UP TO SPEED ON THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES IMPACTING THE BAY. FIELD REPORTING GRANT: IJNR'S FIELD REPORTING GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT ON-THE-GROUND REPORTING PROJECTS BY INDIVIDUAL JOURNALISTS, AND COVER EXPENSES SUCH AS TRAVEL, LODGING, RESEARCH, AND SOME COMPENSATION. SPECIFIC GRANT CATEGORIES INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS SEVERAL GRANTS NAMED AFTER IJNR BOARD MEMBERS OR PAST ASSOCIATES, FOCUSED ON MARINE ISSUES, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, EARLY-CAREER JOURNALISTS, AND OTHER TOPICS. IN 2025 IJNR AWARDED GRANTS TO 33 INDIVIDUALS, AND PROJECT TOPICS RANGED WIDELY: RIVER RESTORATION, CLIMATE ANXIETY, NUCLEAR WASTE/INVASIVE PYTHONS, GROUNDWATER RIGHTS, CLAMS, WILDFIRE, THE SOCIAL IMPACTS OF MINING, ZOMBIE DEER AND MANY OTHERS.Expenses $481,800 · grants $29,360
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 | 990 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
- 52-2073018
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,381,916
- Income (IRS master file)
- $475,615
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $475,615 | $656,783 | $1,381,916 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $767,481 | $698,807 | $1,406,526 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $786,014 | $514,269 | $1,292,803 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $965,038 | $590,235 | $919,874 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | 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 52-2073018).
Questions about INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES
- What is the EIN of INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES is 52-2073018.
- Is INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES 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 INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DAVID SPRATT.
- Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $136,513 (DAVID SPRATT, CEO).
- How much revenue does INSTITUTES FOR JOURNALISM & NATURAL RESOURCES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $475,615, expenses of $656,783 and total assets of $1,381,916 at year end.
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