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Pro Publica Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2020. Filed on August 25, 2021.

155 Ave Of The Americas 13 Fl
1329
New York, New York 10013

Pro Publica Inc. (EIN: 14-2007220) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2020 IRS Form 990 filing, Pro Publica Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 9 out of 162 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $298,565. The highest compensated employee at Pro Publica Inc. is Stephen Engelberg with fiscal year 2020 compensation of $469,443.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$37,513,092

Expenses

$30,208,192

Employee compensation

$22,874,147
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Stephen Engelberg
Co-Ceo and Editor-In-Chief
$469,443
$418,112 No related comp$51,331
Richard Tofel President
Co-Ceo and Treasurer
$454,879
$427,692 No related comp$27,187
Robin Fields
Managing Editor
$324,336
$306,360 No related comp$17,976
Jesse Eisinger
Senior Editor and Reporter
$289,523
$242,770 No related comp$46,753
Charles Ornstein
Senior Editor
$285,365
$241,461 No related comp$43,904
Ragan Rhyne Vice President of
Development and Secretary
$279,919
$265,159 No related comp$14,760
Tracy Weber
Deputy Managing Editor
$268,177
$233,262 No related comp$34,915
Joseph Sexton
Senior Editor
$259,504
$227,524 No related comp$31,980
Paul E Steiger
Executive Chair
$55,942
$49,325 No related comp$6,617

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Angela Filo
Director
Claire Bernard
Director
Claire Hoffman
Director
Danielle Allen
Director THRU 12/13/20
Henry Louis Gates Jr
Director
James Stone
Director
Katie McGrath
Director
Mark Colodny
Director
Paul Sagan
Chair
Robert Cs Monks
Director
Ronald Olson
Director
S Donald Sussman
Director

Contractors

Ryan Mccarthy
Editing
$142,658
Amazon Web Services LLC
Website Hosting
$132,697

Mission Statement

PRO PUBLICA IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING NEWSROOM THAT PRODUCES INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. OUR WORK FOCUSES EXCLUSIVELY ON TRULY IMPORTANT STORIES. [SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O] WE PRODUCE JOURNALISM THAT SHINES A LIGHT ON EXPLOITATION OF THE WEAK BY THE STRONG AND ON THE FAILURES OF THOSE WITH POWER TO VINDICATE THE TRUST PLACED IN THEM. IN THE BEST TRADITIONS OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, WE AIM TO STIMULATE POSITIVE CHANGE, UNCOVERING UNSAVORY PRACTICES AND ABUSES OF POWER IN ORDER TO PROD REFORM. WE DO THIS IN AN ENTIRELY NON-PARTISAN AND NON-IDEOLOGICAL MANNER, ADHERING TO THE STRICTEST STANDARDS OF JOURNALISTIC IMPARTIALITY.OUR STATED MISSION IS "TO EXPOSE ABUSES OF POWER AND BETRAYALS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST BY GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, USING THE MORAL FORCE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM TO SPUR REFORM THROUGH THE SUSTAINED SPOTLIGHTING OF WRONGDOING."

Revisions to this organization profile

November 14, 2025:
2024 Pro Publica Inc. 990 filed
September 25, 2024:
2023 Pro Publica Inc. 990 filed
September 18, 2023:
2022 Pro Publica Inc. 990 filed

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