AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE INC

EIN 13-2690182 · Professional Societies & Associations - Arts, Culture & Humanities (A03)

What they do

AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE ACTS AS A SCOUT ON THE FRONTIER of TECHNOLOGY and AUDIENCE BEHAVIOR to IDENTIFY WHERE CHANGE is OCCURRING and HELPS NEWS ORGANIZATIONS LEARN HOW to IMPLEMENT and SCALE THAT CHANGE SUCCESSFULLY SO THEY HAVE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $53.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders22 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

26.65%of revenue went to mission work53.1% of expenses · Program services

$50.24spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

23.58%of revenue went to management and office costs46.9% of expenses

$9.85in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

13.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $522,190 for MICHAEL BOLDEN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$10,235,473

Mission workProgram services$2,728,18026.65% of revenue53.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,413,85123.58% of revenue46.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$5,093,44249.76% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$5,142,03150.24% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 53.1% mission · 46.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 50.24% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 67.7% mission · 32.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 159.21% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 61.6% mission · 38.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 145.25% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 53.6% mission · 46.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.80% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 70.8% mission · 29.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 53.40% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 45.7% mission · 54.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 131.26% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 41.1% mission · 58.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 32.62% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 45.5% mission · 54.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 137.69% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$10,235,473

Expenses$5,142,031

Annual surplus $5,093,442 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$2,728,180 · 53.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,413,851 · 46.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$10,235,473

Expenses$5,142,031

Assets$50,633,721

Income$10,235,473

Contributions$1,350,237

Mission work (program services)$2,728,180

Grants given$1,550,760

Average grant$24,615

Management and general$2,413,851

Executive compensation (total)$472,686

Stocks and bonds$47,992,989

Accounting fees$40,198

Investing fees$142,504

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MICHAEL BOLDENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $522,190Base $481,360 · Other $40,830

SAMANTHA RAGLANDVP, JOURNALISM PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $226,840Base $195,506 · Other $31,334

GWENDOLYN VARGODIRECTOR OF READER · 40 hrs/week $210,060Base $180,496 · Other $29,564

ELITE TRUONGVP, PRODUCT STRATEGY · 40 hrs/week $207,732Base $186,506 · Other $21,226

EMILY RISTOWSENIOR DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $166,426Base $146,483 · Other $19,943

LETRELL CRITTENDENDIR OF INCLUSION & AUD. GROWTH · 40 hrs/week $148,557Base $132,927 · Other $15,630

DANIELLE COFFEYPRESIDENT & CEO · 15 hrs/week $28,957Base · Other $28,957

ROBERT WALDENCFO · 15 hrs/week $28,340Base · Other $28,340

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (22)

MICHAEL BOLDENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SAMANTHA RAGLANDVP, JOURNALISM PROGRAMS

GWENDOLYN VARGODIRECTOR OF READER

ELITE TRUONGVP, PRODUCT STRATEGY

EMILY RISTOWSENIOR DIRECTOR

LETRELL CRITTENDENDIR OF INCLUSION & AUD. GROWTH

DANIELLE COFFEYPRESIDENT & CEO

ROBERT WALDENCFO

STEVE GROVEMEMBER

ALEXANDRIA MACCALLUMMEMBER

S MITRA KALITAMEMBER

ROSS MCDUFFIEMEMBER

PAULETTE BROWN-HINDSMEMBER

MARK W NEWHOUSEMEMBER

MARK G CONTRERASMEMBER

MARK E ALDMANMEMBER

GERALDINE MORIBAMEMBER

DOUG MITCHELLMEMBER

DAN KROCKMALNICMEMBER

CHRIS ARGENTIERIMEMBER

BARBARA W WALLCHAIR

AMANDA ZAMORAMEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2014
Location: 4401 FAIRFAX DR STE 300, ARLINGTON, VA 22203-1622
County: Arlington
In care of: % ROBERT WALDEN
Primary officer: ROBERT WALDEN, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailmichael.bolden@pressinstitute.org Phone(571) 366-1140

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN
NTEE classification: Professional Societies & Associations - Arts, Culture & Humanities (A03)
IRS tax category: Professional Societies & Associations
Grant-giving organization: Yes