2025-06-27T08:19:46-05:00 2024-12-31 341663731 ZINNER & CO LLP 3201 ENTERPRISE PARKWAY SUITE 410 CLEVELAND OH 441227329 990 2024-01-01 814739107 INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC INTE 2028083310 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW 317 WASHINGTON DC 20036 MARYSE SULIMMA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 2028083310 2025-06-25 1 1 SUSAN D KRANTZ P00233254 2168310733 2025-06-25 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GERARD RYLE 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW 317 WASHINGTON DC 20036 6341329 0 X ICIJ.ORG X 2016 NY ICIJ IS A GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM NETWORK, AN INTERNATIONAL NEWSROOM AND A BUILDER OF OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS THAT MAKE SENSE OF MASSIVE, COMPLEX DATASETS. OUR CROSS-BORDER STORIES REVEAL BROKEN SYSTEMS AND WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION THAT UNDERMINE PUBLIC GOOD. BY EXPOSING WRONGDOING AND INEQUITY, WE HOLD POWER TO ACCOUNT AND PROVIDE INFORMATION THE WORLD NEEDS TO RIGHT ITSELF. OUR PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PANAMA PAPERS IS WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STORIES OF OUR TIME. IT EXPOSED HOW THE WEALTHY HIDE MONEY AND DODGE TAXES. PUBLICATION LED TO THE TOPPLING OF WORLD LEADERS AND THE RECOVERY OF $1.4 BILLION IN TAX DOLLARS AND PENALTIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF SHOE-LEATHER REPORTING AND CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY, REDEFINING JOURNALISM FOR A GLOBAL, CONNECTED WORLD. 7 7 25 0 0 0 5940598 4850974 0 1149321 255605 339443 406409 1591 6602612 6341329 0 0 0 0 2687005 2887766 0 0 718677 2900305 3514287 5587310 6402053 1015302 -60724 10619319 10374124 923264 827585 9696055 9546539 X INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS, INC.'S (ICIJ) MISSION IS TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW THE WORLD REALLY WORKS THROUGH STORIES THAT ROCK THE WORLD; FORCING POSITIVE CHANGE. 0 0 3617062 1149321 EDITORIAL: WITH NEARLY 300 MEMBERS IN 107 COUNTRIES, OUR NETWORK BRINGS UNIQUE TALENTS, EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES TO THE WORK. IN 2024, WE EXPOSED CORPORATE INFLUENCE IN KAZAKHSTAN'S OIL INDUSTRY, UNCOVERED FINANCIAL NETWORKS FUELING CORRUPTION IN ESWATINI AND EXPOSED SYSTEMIC WEAKNESSES IN THE IRS THAT ENABLE TAX AVOIDANCE. OUR REPORTING INFLUENCED COURT RULINGS, POLICY SHIFTS AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WORLDWIDE.OUR JOURNALISTS EARNED 13 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARDS IN 2024, INCLUDING HONORS FROM THE TRACE FOUNDATION, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND THE OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB. 1553927 TECHNOLOGY: OUR AMBITIOUS INVESTIGATIONS RELY ON DATASHARE, THE OPEN-SOURCE PLATFORM WE BUILT. TODAY, IT IS USED NOT JUST BY ICIJ BUT BY ACADEMICS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NGOS AND NEWSROOMS WORLDWIDE. IN 2024, WE EXPANDED ITS CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT MORE LANGUAGES, ADDED AN API THAT ALLOWS OTHERS TO ANALYZE THEIR OWN DATA, AND PARTNERED WITH OSLOMET UNIVERSITY AND NRK TO DEVELOP A TOOL THAT IDENTIFIES PASSPORT DATA, STREAMLINING VERIFICATION WORK FOR JOURNALISTS.RESEARCH AND DATA: ICIJ MAINTAINS A SECURE RESEARCH HUB OF 40 MILLION DOCUMENTS FOR USE BY OUR PARTNERS. WE ALSO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO ABOUT ONE MILLION RECORDS IN OUR OFFSHORE LEAKS AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL DEVICES DATABASES. IN 2024 ALONE, MORE THAN 2.9 MILLION UNIQUE USERS VIEWED 14 MILLION PAGES IN OUR OFFSHORE LEAKS DATABASE. 5170989 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 20 0 25 1 0 1 EI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X KELLY PROSTOR 2164030055 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 317 WASHINGTON DC 20036 RHONA MURPHY CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER PAPACHRISTOU SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BIRGIT RIECK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM STEINBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RITU SARIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAPO OLORUNYOMI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY NORMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERARD RYLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 302127 0 0 MARYSE SULIMMA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 180000 0 31102 FERGUS SHIEL MANAGING EDITOR 40.00 X 195400 0 38083 AGUSTIN ARMENDARIZ DATA ANALYST 40.00 X 117305 0 5542 SYDNEY FREEDBERG CHIEF JOURNALIST 40.00 X 146370 0 27231 BENJAMIN DOOLEY JOURNALIST 40.00 X 134167 0 23575 DAVID KENNER JOURNALIST 40.00 X 106090 0 14218 DAVID ROWELL EDITOR 40.00 X 137280 0 38083 ANNYS SHIN DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR 40.00 X 108917 0 15242 1427656 0 193076 9 0 1 0 PIERRE ROMERO 56 RUE DE CRIMEE PARIS FR 75019 INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 129685 HAMISH BOLAND-RUDDER 1/157 BURNS BAY ROAD LANE COVE NSW AS 2066 COORDINATES & SUPPORTS ICIJ WEBSITE CONT 119460 DEAN STARKMAN 132 JORALEMON STREET APT 1A BROOKLYN NY 11201 RESEARCHES, WRITES & EDITS STORIES FOR O 118740 CHRIS WORTHINGTON 484 CATHERINE LANE SHOREVIEW MN 55126 INCUBATED IMPACTFUL PROJECTS FOR FUTURE 112500 4 1403622 3447352 4850974 DIRECT SERVICE FEES 900099 1149321 1149321 1149321 339443 339443 TRAINING 900099 1591 1591 1591 6341329 1150912 0 339443 677526 495153 77682 104691 1680016 1227795 192624 259597 81035 59222 9291 12522 257145 187928 29483 39734 192044 140350 22019 29675 21404 21404 89225 25702 39395 24128 114676 68916 14189 31571 134315 122645 5659 6011 179253 117817 4419 57017 4522 3896 626 2532 2532 79166 66934 12131 101 PROFESSIONAL FEES 2560513 2307097 102285 151131 SERVER COSTS 238308 238308 0 0 EDITORIAL SUPPORT 82456 77460 2498 2498 FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS O 7917 7830 86 1 6402053 5170989 512387 718677 543357 1124684 1412393 298122 397092 0 689992 46584 52916 65547 59101 3642 6446 3080 0 7973165 8064450 240006 137514 10619319 10374124 199611 238594 465586 448986 258067 140005 923264 827585 X 4498420 6633096 5197635 2913443 9696055 9546539 10619319 10374124 X -60724 42709 -4918 -126583 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2994964 5950953 6320415 5940598 4850974 26057904 2994964 5950953 6320415 5940598 4850974 26057904 9146433 16911471 27391 647 4913 255382 339443 627776 9317 1591 10908 26696588 1546413 0.63350 0.58990 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 59975 53529 6446 5572 5572 0 6446 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 7259932 F MONEY MARKET FUNDS 804518 F 8064450 LEASE LIABILITY 140005 140005 EUROPE 1 26 PROGRAM SERVICES REPORTING, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, EDITORIAL SUPPORT AND EDITING, RESEARCH AND TRAINING 1568215 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES AND MANAGEMENT EDITORIAL AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, ONLINE EDITORIAL AND PRODUCTION, OTHER EDITORIAL SUPPORT 438467 NORTH AMERICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH AND EDITORIAL SUPPORT 29654 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES REPORTING 61200 1 31 0 0 1 31 2097536 0 2097536 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES IN THE LISTED REGIONS USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. 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THESE DOCUMENTS EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT COULD CONSTITUTE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GOVERNING BOARD MONITOR AND REVIEW RELATIONSHIPS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BENCHMARKS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION TO OTHERS IN SIMILAR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. DECISIONS ON COMPENSATION ARE THEN MADE AND BASED OFF OF THIS BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES NO OTHER COMPENSATION OTHER THAN HIS BASE CONTRACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION LOSS -126,583. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE 990 REVIEW PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 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