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The Center for Investigative Reporting

San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2282759 · Public & Societal Benefit · 501(c)(3)

Who funds The Center for Investigative Reporting

143 institutional funders have given since 2022, 102 of them directly, through tax year 2024.

Its two largest direct donors

  • Baskin Family Foundation$3.6M2022–2024
  • The Schmidt Family Foundation$1.7M2023–2024

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Finances

Latest return: tax year 2025, Form 990.

Tax yearRevenueExpensesNet assets
2025$27.5M$25.2M$6.2M
2024$11.8M$11.7M$3.3M
2023$21.8M$22.0M$3.0M
2022$16.2M$17.8M$2.5M
2020$16.8M$17.1M-$249K

Contributions and grants received in 2025: $22.0M.

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