Reporters Without Borders Incorporated

Analysis

Reporters Without Borders Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Reporters Without Borders Incorporated reported income of $612k and spending of $720k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $612k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Reporters Without Borders Incorporated sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 47th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include York County Bar Foundation ($611k), American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Inc ($613k) and Northwest Fair Housing Alliance ($611k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $159k. At year end it held assets of $956k against liabilities of $196k, net assets of $760k. It reported 7 employees.