Nonprofit · EIN 86-1518589
PRESS WATCH
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20008
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $43,876 | $45,000 | -$1,124 | $445 | $0 | $445 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $16,950 | $20,000 | -$3,050 | $1,569 | $0 | $1,569 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $19,381 | $40,000 | -$20,619 | $4,619 | $0 | $4,619 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $43,876
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $45,000
- Program services (functional)
- $45,000
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,569
- Total assets, end of year
- $445
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $445
- Cash, savings and investments
- $445
- Gross receipts
- $43,876
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Froomkin | CEO | 1 | $0 |
| David Cay Johnston | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mark Stencel | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Dean Baker | Director | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Froomkin | CEO | 1 | $0 |
| David Cay Johnston | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mark Stencel | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Dean Baker | Director | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Froomkin | CEO | 1 | $0 |
| David Cay Johnston | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mark Stencel | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Dean Baker | Director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3552 BRANDYWINE ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20008-2911
- In care of
- % DAN FROOMKIN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 3552 Brandywine Street NW, Washington DC 20008
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- DANIEL P FROOMKIN, 3552 Brandywine Street NW, Washington DC 20008
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Daniel Froomkin, CEO
- Phone
- (202) 841-6678
- Website
- presswatchers.org
Mission
To educate journalists and the public, and foster public debate, about improving political journalism to reflect public needs and hold the powerful accountable.
Program accomplishments
- Published 64 individual columns of media criticism in support of pursuing accountability in political journalism, encouraging more aggressive debunking of misinformation and disinformation, supporting democracy against the encroachment of authoritarianism.Expenses $45,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-1518589
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $445
- Income (IRS master file)
- $43,876
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $43,876 | $45,000 | $445 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $16,950 | $20,000 | $1,569 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $19,381 | $40,000 | $4,619 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: DANIEL P FROOMKIN | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 86-1518589).
Questions about PRESS WATCH
- What is the EIN of PRESS WATCH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PRESS WATCH is 86-1518589.
- Is PRESS WATCH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to PRESS WATCH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PRESS WATCH file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of PRESS WATCH 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 PRESS WATCH last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PRESS WATCH?
- The 990-N for 2021 names DANIEL P FROOMKIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of PRESS WATCH?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does PRESS WATCH have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $43,876, expenses of $45,000 and total assets of $445 at year end.
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