NonprofitsSociety Of Environmental Journalists

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Society Of Environmental Journalists

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$2.8M

Total expenses

$2.1M

Net assets

$2.7M

Grants received

$4.8M

64 grants

EIN

520194031

Tax year

2024

Mission

The mission of the society of environmental journalists is to strengthen the quality, reach, and viability of journalism across all media to advance public understanding of environmental issues.

Programs

4 programs

Fund for environmental journalism - the fund grants support production of environmental journalism by skilled freelance journalists and news outlets to increase public understanding of environmental and energy issues.

Expenses: $472KGrants: $428K

Publications - publication of weekly newsletters, daily news feeds, special reports, and other resources on journalism skills, freedom of information, environmental science and policy, and other issues relevant to journalists who report on environment and energy, distributed online to journalists, educators, students and the general public.

Expenses: $231K

Membership services - to provide resources related to environmental journalism for members of the society.

Expenses: $97K

Awards for reporting on the environment - the awards recognize the best environmental reporting in the past year, with 4 or more winners in each of 10 categories, to inspire environmental journalists to improve and increase coverage in order to better inform the public.

Expenses: $94KGrants: $8K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.7M
Program service revenue$1.0M
Investment income$73K
Other revenue$8K
Total revenue$2.8M

Expenses

Grants paid$435K
Salaries & benefits$314K
Fundraising$138K
Other expenses$1.4M
Total expenses$2.1M
Total assets$3.0M
Net assets$2.7M

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

APARNA MUKHERJEE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG FEBRUARY)

Board

$141K

40 hrs/wk

BOBBY MAGILL

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Board

3 hrs/wk

KARLA MENDES

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

Board

3 hrs/wk

TONY BARBOZA

TREASURER

Board

3 hrs/wk

SARA SHIPLEY HILES

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

3 hrs/wk

REBECCA LEBER

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

3 hrs/wk

MOLLY PETERSON

SECRETARY (BEG SEPTEMBER)

Board

3 hrs/wk

CALEIGH WELLS

VICE PRESIDENT (BEG SEPTEMBER)

Board

3 hrs/wk

LUKE RUNYON

PRESIDENT (THRU SEPTEMBER)

Board

3 hrs/wk

ANNIE ROPEIK

SECRETARY (THRU SEPTEMBER)

Board

3 hrs/wk

HALLE PARKER

PRESIDENT

Board

3 hrs/wk

ROCKY KISTNER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL KODAS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

NADIA LOPEZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANGELA ROWLINGS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARK SCHAPIRO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

TIK ROOT

BOARD MEMBER (BEG JULY)

Board

1 hrs/wk

MEG MCGUIRE

BOARD MEMBER (BEG SEPTEMBER)

Board

1 hrs/wk

RICO MOORE

BOARD MEMBER (THRU SEPTEMBER)

Board

1 hrs/wk

JENNIFER BOGO

VICE PRESIDENT (THRU SEPTEMBER)

Board

3 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

BOSTROM CORPORATION

ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT

$317K

Grants received

Showing 64 of 64

FromAmountPurposeYear
$500K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$225K
IN SUPPORT OF OCEAN CONSERVATION STORYTELLING.
2024
$60K
FOR CRITICAL MINERALS INSTITUTE
2024
$30K
IN SUPPORT OF 10 DIVERSITY TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS FOR HISTORICALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED JOURNALISTS TO ATTEND THE 33RD ANNUAL SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS CONFERENCE
2024
$22K
Publicize, implement and manage the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Nina Mason Pulliam Award for Outstanding Environmental Reporting.
2024
$21K
Media & Communications
2024
$400K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$375K
To support the Coastal Desk at the Times Picayune Advocate and support three years of the grantee's annual conference.
2023
$90K
FOR STRENGTHENING NEWS COVERAGE OF THE KLAMATH RIVER BASIN
2023
$75K
KLAMATH - INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM AND NATUREAL RESOURCES
2023
$50K
2024 CONFERENCE FELLOWSHIPS FOR DELAWARE RIVER BASIN JOURNALISTS
2023
$30K
in support of 10 Diversity Travel Fellowships for historically under-represented journalists to attend the 32nd Annual Society of Environmental Journalists Conference
2023
$30K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$25K
in support of the Society of Environmental Journalists' annual conference
2023
$22K
Publicize, implement and manage the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Nina Mason Pulliam Award for Outstanding Environmental Reporting.
2023
$20K
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES & ASSOCIATIONS
2023
$20K
EXEMPT PURPOSES
2023
$15K
The Elizabeth Grossman Fund
2023
$15K
KLAMATH RIVER BASIN REPORTING TRIP
2023
$15K
Sponsorship
2023
$13K
Media & Communications
2023
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$5K
FURTHER ORG'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$400K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$375K
To support the Coastal Desk at the Times Picayune Advocate and provide sponsorship for three years of the grantee's annual conference.
2022
$300K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$24K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$22K
Publicize, implement and manage the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Nina Mason Pulliam Award for Outstanding Environmental Reporting.
2022
$20K
MUSTANG PODCAST
2022
$10K
in support of a series of journalism webinars about reporting on climate change organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists
2022
$10K
Elizabeth Grossman Fund
2022
$10K
CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE
2022
$10K
To provide sponsorship for the 2022 Climate Solutions Webinar Series.
2022
$10K
FOR COVERING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS WEBINARS
2022
$6K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$5K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2022
$100K
Growing the Community of Journalists Covering the Biodiversity Crisis
2021
$33K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$33K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$25K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL WELFARE
2021
$20K
WOMEN'S WORK: STORIES OF GRIT, HEART AND THE CHANGING FACE OF RANCHING IN THE AMERICAN WEST
2021
$4K
Elizabeth Grossman Fund
2021
$500K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$130K
FOR ENHANCING NEWS COVERAGE OF PUBLIC LANDS
2020
$100K
Environmental Journalism in the time of COVID-19
2020
$92K
In support of ocean conservation storytelling.
2020
$41K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$40K
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
2020
$35K
CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE
2020
$25K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL WELFARE
2020
$25K
2020 SEJ Conference Sponsorship
2020
$25K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL WELFARE
2019
$10K
Sponsorship
2019
$75K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$25K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL WELFARE
2018
$25K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL WELFARE
2017
$10K
Event sponsorships
2016

Funded by

$4.8M from 25 funders · 64 grants · 2016–2024

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$2.4M · 9 grants · 2020–2024

Walton Family Foundation Inc

$886K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Gordon E And Betty I Moore Foundation

$317K · 2 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$206K · 5 grants · 2018–2022

Orange County Community Foundation

$175K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

BAND Foundation

$100K · 1 grant · 2021

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$95K · 4 grants · 2022–2024

Catena Foundation

$75K · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN520194031
NTEE codeA33Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1990-08
Formed1990
Employees4
Volunteers390
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