NonprofitsSolutions Journalism Network Inc

Education

Solutions Journalism Network Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$8.7M

Total expenses

$8.0M

Net assets

$8.2M

Grants received

$35.5M

115 grants

EIN

462265729

Tax year

2024

Mission

Define and spread solutions journalism-reporting about credible responses to social problems.

Programs

1 program

Solutions insights lab the organization grows and manages the solutions story tracker, a curated database of solutions journalism stories that have been reviewed, evaluated, and tagged by a team of solutions specialists. Searchable by issue, location, author, newsroom, and strategic insights, this database grew in 2025 to include more than 17,000 stories by 9,700 journalists about responses to problems in 199 countries. The organization also supports university faculty in developing and sharing teaching materials based on solutions journalism stories in a range of disciplines.

Expenses: $628K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$8.3M
Program service revenue$168K
Investment income$323K
Other revenue$3K
Total revenue$8.7M

Expenses

Grants paid$933K
Salaries & benefits$4.2M
Fundraising$629K
Other expenses$2.9M
Total expenses$8.0M
Total assets$8.6M
Net assets$8.2M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DAVID N BORNSTEIN

CEO/CO-FOUNDER

Board

$254K

40 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH ANN SHARE

CHIEF OF STRATEGIC RELATIONS

Board

$198K

40 hrs/wk

SARA CATANIA

CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

Board

$192K

40 hrs/wk

TINA ROSENBERG VARENIK

SECRETARY/CO-FOUNDER

Board

$186K

40 hrs/wk

AMBIKA SAMARTHYA-HOWARD

CHIEF OF INNOVATION

Board

$163K

40 hrs/wk

JEFFERSON CUEVAS

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$163K

40 hrs/wk

RON NIXON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

4 hrs/wk

CHRIS GEE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

4 hrs/wk

MORGAN DIXON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

4 hrs/wk

MARSHA COOKE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

4 hrs/wk

ISRAEL BALDERAS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

4 hrs/wk

BARNABY MARSH

TREASURER

Board

4 hrs/wk

DAVID BOARDMAN

VICE CHAIR

Board

4 hrs/wk

MAURISSE JOHNSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

4 hrs/wk

TRABIAN SHORTERS

CHAIR

Board

4 hrs/wk

COURTNEY MARTIN

BOARD MEMBER/CO-FOUNDER

Board

4 hrs/wk

LINDA SHAW

DIRECTOR BEACONS & ADVANCE PRACTICE

Staff

$127K

40 hrs/wk

CORINNA MYERS

CONTROLLER

Staff

$118K

40 hrs/wk

CHERELLE JACKSON

CLIMATE DIRECTOR

Staff

$118K

40 hrs/wk

FRANCINE HUFF

VP OF PROGRAM

Staff

$112K

40 hrs/wk

AMY MAESTAS

DIRECTOR OF COLLABORATIVES

Staff

$103K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 115 of 115

FromAmountPurposeYear
$500K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$500K
JOURNALISM
2024
$450K
GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2024
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$165K
General Support
2024
$133K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$118K
80753 SUPPORTING SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK IN ITS SOLUTIONS-FOCUSED NEWS COVERAGE OF HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES, 2023-2025
2024
$100K
Support for student fellowships
2024
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$40K
Community Development
2024
$10K
SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM IN LATIN AMERICA
2024
$2.5M
CULTURE
2023
$1.1M
TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE REPORTING PROJECTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THAT FOCUS ON PROVIDING REPORTING ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES FACING COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST THE PROBLEMS.
2023
$1.1M
TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE REPORTING PROJECTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THAT FOCUS ON PROVIDING REPORTING ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES FACING COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST THE PROBLEMS.
2023
$613K
Community Development
2023
$600K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2023
$500K
IN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING A TOOL THAT ALLOWS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF SOLUTIONS-FOCUSED JOURNALISM ON CLIMATE
2023
$500K
GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2023
$337K
TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THE NEW YORK & MICHIGAN SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM COLLABORATIVE.
2023
$325K
IN SUPPORT OF A PLATFORM TO DISSEMINATE INSIGHTS AND SOLUTIONS ON HOW TO ADVANCE HUMAN WELL-BEING AND ADDRESS SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
2023
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$200K
IN SUPPORT OF PRODUCING CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTION STORIES, TO HIGHLIGHT SOLUTION KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN BE USED TO INFORM, ACTIVATE, AND MOBILIZE COMMUNITIES IN DRIVING LOCAL CLIMATE INNOVATIONS.
2023
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$150K
Advancing Democracy Fellowship
2023
$133K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$105K
General Support
2023
$102K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$100K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$100K
UNRESTRICTED FUNDING
2023
$75K
Community Development
2023
$35K
SUPPORT ADVANCING SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM ON YOUTH ISSUES AND ENGAGE FAITH-BASED MEDIA
2023
$20K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM IN LATIN AMERICA
2023
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$1.1M
TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE REPORTING PROJECTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THAT FOCUS ON PROVIDING REPORTING ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES FACING COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST THE PROBLEMS.
2022
$718K
CULTURE
2022
$700K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$700K
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$675K
Community Development
2022
$606K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$400K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$364K
GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2022
$300K
IN SUPPORT OF PRODUCING CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTION STORIES, TO HIGHLIGHT SOLUTION KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN BE USED TO INFORM, ACTIVATE, AND MOBILIZE COMMUNITIES IN DRIVING LOCAL CLIMATE INNOVATIONS.
2022
$291K
TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THE NEW YORK & MICHIGAN SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM COLLABORATIVE.
2022
$250K
ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
2022
$200K
SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM SHOWCASE AT 2023 SKOLL WORLD FORUM
2022
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$166K
TO SUPPORT THE CONNECTING WITH ELUSIVE CAREGIVERS PROGRAM.
2022
$150K
CORE GRANT-PROJECT SUPPORT
2022
$150K
Journalism
2022
$150K
Solutions Journalism Network Project
2022
$100K
UNRESTRICTED FUNDING
2022
$100K
General support
2022
$90K
To support Grantee's project management, research, and development of new resources and curriculum for TV stations located in Arkansas and Oklahoma to produce solutions stories about education in their respective states.
2022
$25K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION SERVICES
2022
$24K
FINDING SOLUTIONS - CONNECTING WITH ELUSIVE CAREGIVER
2022
$15K
RESPONSIVE GRANTS
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$8K
FINDING SOLUTIONS - FINDING ELUSIVE CAREGIVERS
2022
$7K
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
2022
$718K
CULTURE
2021
$600K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$600K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$100K
UNRESTRICTED FUNDING
2021
$30K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$1.7M
CULTURE
2020
$1.1M
TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE REPORTING PROJECTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THAT FOCUS ON PROVIDING REPORTING ABOUT SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES FACING COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST THE PROBLEMS.
2020
$700K
GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2020
$423K
PACIFIC NORTHWEST EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS
2020
$300K
Community Development
2020
$267K
TO SUPPORT IDENTIFICATION AND PUBLICATION OF STORIES ABOUT CAREGIVERS IN SEMI AND WNY.
2020
$250K
COVID Reporter Corps
2020
$250K
ARTS, CULTURE & MEDIA
2020
$250K
ARTS, CULTURE & MEDIA
2020
$234K
CORE GRANT-PROJECT SUPPORT
2020
$225K
General Support
2020
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$125K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$100K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$100K
General support
2020
$100K
UNRESTRICTED FUNDING
2020
$100K
General support
2020
$75K
ADVANCING EQUITY & INCLUSION IN SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM
2020
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2020
$50K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$40K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$25K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2020
$10K
To improve journalism skills related to reporting on individuals and communities of color by providing solutions-based training on responsible reporting techniques on issues of race with the expertise of other journalists already reporting on this topic.
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
General support
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT CONTRIBUTION
2020
$10K
SOLUTIONIST PARTNERSHIP
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2020
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$5.2M
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$250K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$154K
Stipends/Fellowships
2019
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$10K
To support the Laconia Daily Sun's year-long series on issues of race, civil discourse and the social determinants of health by providing technical assistance from the Solutions Journalism Network.
2019
$5K
To assist Laconia Daily Sun with reporting solutions journalism approaches by providing ongoing technical assistance.
2019
$585K
CULTURE
2018
$250K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$150K
General support
2018
$483K
INFORM AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES
2017
$60K
GENERAL
2017

Funded by

$35.5M from 52 funders · 115 grants · 2017–2024

Enlight Foundation

$6.2M · 5 grants · 2018–2023

National Philanthropic Trust

$5.2M · 1 grant · 2019

John S And James L Knight Foundation

$4.3M · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Gates Foundation

$2.9M · 6 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$2.4M · 6 grants · 2018–2023

Tides Foundation

$2M · 3 grants · 2022–2023

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$1.6M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Rockefeller Foundation

$1.3M · 4 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN462265729
NTEE codeB99
Subsection03
Ruling date2014-06
Formed2013
Employees34
Volunteers0
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