EIN 11-2724905

International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
74
Year formed
1984
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is a non-profit, professional organization located in Washington, DC, USA, that promotes journalism worldwide.
Total revenues
$12,212,252
2022
Total expenses
$22,753,936
2022
Total assets
$33,518,992
2022
Num. employees
74
2022

Program areas at ICFJ

Icfj conducted high-impact programs to enable Journalists, media professionals, and media organizations around The world to produce timely, accurate information on key issues through compelling storytelling. We serve our unparalleled global network by providing training, mentoring, fellowships or financial support in The five key areas: media innovation, investigative journalism, critical-issues reporting, financial sustainability and research and resources.
Icfj's knight international journalism fellowships program is designed to instill a culture of news innovation and experimentation worldwide. The goal is to seed new ideas and services that deepen coverage, expand news delivery and engage citizens in The editorial process. Funded by The john s. and james l. knight foundation, fellows build on past successes in The knight program, which has a strong record of achieving impact. They work in countries where there is a good opportunity to create The news media of The future. With additional support from The bill & melinda gates foundation, knight fellows are empowering Journalists in india to use The latest digital tools to tell compelling stories on health and development issues.
Icfj's communications team of staff and consultant editors and contributing writers around The world provides Journalists with expertise to provide meaningful coverage of critical global issues of local importance. The pamela howard forum on global crisis reporting provides regular webinar programming on urgent issues of The day in five languages.
Ijnet delivers The latest on global media innovation, news apps and tools, training opportunities and expert advice for professional and emerging Journalists worldwide. Produced by The international Center for Journalists, ijnet follows The shifting journalism scene from a global perspective in eight languages - arabic, chinese, english, french, persian, portuguese, russian and spanish.

Grants made by ICFJ

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Border Center for Journalists and BloggersProgram Assistance (Subaward)$397,687
SembramediaProgram Assistance (Subaward)$175,349
The Eurasia FoundationProgram Assistance (Subaward)$43,936
...and 3 more grants made

Who funds International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
John S. and James L. Knight FoundationTo Promote the Global Exchange of Best Practices in Journalism Through the Knight Fellowships Program at the International Center for Journalists (Icfj).$1,141,000
The Winston-Salem Foundation3 Grant(s) for Varying Purposes$441,000
The Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaArts/culture/humanities$342,500
...and 35 more grants received totalling $4,270,224

Personnel at ICFJ

NameTitleCompensation
Mario ScherhauferVice President , Finance and Administration / Vice President Finance and Administration / Vice President , Finance$163,519
Vjollca ShtyllaSenior Vice President , Development / Vice President , Development / Vice President Development$173,200
Johanna CarrilloVice President Programs / Deputy Vice President , Programs / Senior Program Director$147,346
Patrick ButlerSenior Vice President , Content and Community / Senior Vice President , Content / Vice President , Content and Community / Vice President Content and Community / Vice President , Programs / Vice President Programs$189,666
Franlis AlvarezDirector , Finance and Accounting / Accounting Manager$114,346
...and 21 more key personnel

Financials for ICFJ

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$12,418,643
Program services$150,173
Investment income and dividends$228,088
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$107,747
Net income from fundraising events$-692,399
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$12,212,252

Form 990s for ICFJ

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-10990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-11990View PDF
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
2018-122020-02-10990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 1, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $316,938 from National Endowment for Democracy
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 22 new grant, including a grant for $1,141,000 from John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsInternational-focused organizationsCharities
Issues
Foreign affairs
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsOperates internationallyNational levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportManagement and technical assistanceTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
750 17th St NW 300
Washington, DC 20006
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
icfj.org/ 
Phone
(202) 737-3700
Facebook page
icfjorg 
Twitter profile
@icfj 
IRS details
EIN
11-2724905
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1984
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q02: International, Foreign Affairs and National Security Management and Technical Assistance
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
Undetermined
Charity Registration status
Not Registered
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
None yet
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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