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Global Investigative Journalism Network

EIN 47-2494303 · Washington, DC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair63 out of 100GovernanceStrong95 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND SHARING OF INFORMATION AMONG JOURNALISTS WORLDWIDE IN INVESTIGATIVE AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING.

Income
$1.5 million
Spending
$2.3 million
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
8.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 95%
Employees
6
Volunteers
30
Highest pay
$184,500, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 53% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 49% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    84% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    13 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. $1.9 million spent. EDUCATION, TRAINING, OUTREACH, AND PUBLISHING:WEBINARS - GIJN PRODUCED 22 WEBINARS IN ELEVEN LANGUAGES IN 2024 WITH TOPICS RANGING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE JOURNALISM TO INVESTIGATING ELECTIONS AND THREATS FROM AI AUDIO DEEPFAKES. ON AVERAGE, THE WEBINARS SAW 162 PARTICIPANTS. THE MOST ATTENDED WEBINAR, FOLLOW THE MONEY--INVESTIGATING SHELL COMPANIES, SAW 552 ATTENDEES FROM 97 COUNTRIES.NEWSLETTERS - GIJN PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED E-NEWSLETTERS OF THE LATEST TOOLS, EVENTS, AND NEWS IN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM. THE NEWSLETTERS APPEARED IN SEVEN LANGUAGES AND REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 40,000 PEOPLE.WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, AND MENTORSHIP - GIJN RAN ONLINE AND IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS INTRODUCTION TO INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, DEEP INTERNET RESEARCH, AND REPORTING ON WAR.RESOURCE CENTER - GIJN'S FREE ONLINE RESOURCE CENTRE HOLDS MORE THAN 2,000 ITEMS IN 14 LANGUAGES - AN IMPRESSIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY OF RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC-INTEREST INVESTIGATORS ON MATERIALS RELATED TO INVESTIGATIVE AND DATA JOURNALISM, USED BY JOURNALISTS IN 140 COUNTRIES EACH DAY. IN 2024, GIJN PUBLISHED AND/OR UPDATED EIGHT NEW REPORTING GUIDES (FOSSIL FUELS, CLIMATE CHANGE, ORGANIZED CRIME, INTRO TO INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, INVESTIGATING CARBON OFFSETS, INTRODUCTION TO FUNDRAISING, INVESTIGATING HEALTH AND MEDICINE).HELP DESK - SINCE 2012, THE GIJN HELP DESK HAS RESPONDED TO OVER 19,830 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WITH ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF EXPERTS ON INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES, DATA JOURNALISM, NONPROFITS, FUNDING, SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND MORE, THE HELP DESK RESPONDS TO A WIDE RANGE OF REQUESTS.CAPACITY BUILDING - THROUGH GIJN ADVISORY SERVICES, GIJN OFFERS A RANGE OF RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND ASSESSMENTS FOR WATCHDOG MEDIA TO BUILD CAPACITY. THE GIJN TEAMS CAN EVALUATE AN ORGANIZATION'S EDITORIAL OPERATIONS, BUSINESS PRACTICES, FUNDRAISING, SECURITY AND LEGAL EXPOSURE, AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO STRENGTHEN SUSTAINABILITY. VIDEO TRAINING - GIJN PRODUCES VIDEO TRAINING SERIES ON INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM FEATURING SPECIALISTS IN PUBLIC RECORDS, DATA JOURNALISM, ONLINE SEARCH STRATEGY, FACT-CHECKING, AND MORE TOPICS. IN 2024, GIJN HOSTED 22 TRAINING WEBINARS, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 3,000 ATTENDEES WITH THE LARGEST AUDIENCE OF 552 PARTICIPANTS FROM 97 COUNTRIES ATTENDING THE OCTOBER 10TH WEBINAR, FOLLOW THE MONEY: INVESTIGATING SHELL COMPANIES. ALL OF GIJN'S TRAINING SESSIONS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO JOURNALISTS, REPORTERS AND CITIZEN INVESTIGATORS WORLDWIDE. TO MAKE OUR TRAINING MORE ACCESSIBLE TO OUR PEERS AROUND THE WORLD, IN 2024 GIJN HOSTED WEBINARS AND ONLINE WORKSHOPS IN 12 LANGUAGES.ONLINE PUBLISHING AND NETWORKING - GIJN RUNS PUBLISHING AND SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS ON 52 PLATFORMS IN 16 LANGUAGES, FEATURING TRENDS, EVENTS, NEWS, AND TECHNIQUES ON INVESTIGATIVE AND DATA JOURNALISM WORLDWIDE.DURING 2024, GIJN WEBSITES PUBLISHED 240 ORIGINAL STORIES. GIJN'S DAILY SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS, PUBLISHED IN REGIONAL EDITIONS, RUN HUNDREDS OF ITEMS PER MONTH. GIJN'S AUDIENCE AND REACH TODAY ARE TRULY GLOBAL, WITH MORE THAN 2.2 MILLION PEOPLE IN 195 COUNTRIES FOLLOWING ITS WORK. TODAY, GIJN'S GLOBAL TEAM INCLUDES 18 REGIONAL EDITORS AND ASSISTANT REGIONAL EDITORS WHO WORK IN 14 LANGUAGES ON 14 MICROSITES DAILY.OUTREACH - IN 2024, GIJN STAFF SPOKE AT MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT TALKS AND TRAININGS AT EXTERNAL EVENTS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, BENEFITING MORE THAN 3,500 JOURNALISTS AND JOURNALISM STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD.TRANSLATIONS - IN ADDITION TO ENGLISH, EVERY DAY GIJN DISTRIBUTES MATERIALS IN A DOZEN LANGUAGES: ARABIC, BANGLA, BAHAS INDONESIA, CHINESE, FRENCH, GERMAN, HINDI, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, TURKISH, SPANISH, AND URDU. GIJN'S HARD-WORKING REGIONAL EDITORS SHARED LINKS TO THESE MATERIALS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, E-NEWSLETTERS, AND WEBSITES, REACHING OVER 195 COUNTRIES PER DAY.MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - GIJN PROVIDES SERVICES TO ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS DISCOUNTED OR FREE SOFTWARE; PREFERRED ACCESS TO GIJN'S HELP DESK, RESOURCE CENTER, AND CONFERENCES; AND PRO BONO CONSULTING ON FUNDRAISING AND BUSINESS PRACTICES. SINCE 2012, GIJN'S MEMBERSHIP HAS GROWN FIVE-FOLD: FROM 49 GROUPS IN 32 COUNTRIES TO 251 MEMBERS IN 95 COUNTRIES.
  2. $8,555 spent. ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOPS:GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE - EVERY TWO YEARS, GIJN HOLDS THE GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE, WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE LEADING INTERNATIONAL EVENT FOR THE WORLD'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS. ITS LAST CONFERENCE, HELD IN SEPTEMBER 2023 IN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, ATTRACTED OVER 2,100 JOURNALISTS FROM 130 COUNTRIES. ATTENDEES JOINED 200 SESSIONS OVER 4 DAYS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, AS WELL AS TARGETED NETWORKING SESSIONS. IN YEARS WHEN THE GLOBAL CONFERENCE IS NOT HELD, GIJN HAS CO-HOSTED THE ASIAN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE. GIJN ALSO ASSISTS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WITH THEIR OWN REGIONAL CONFERENCES, AND HOSTS WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND WEBINARS AROUND THE WORLD.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2015.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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