Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION), A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, WAS FOUNDED TO RESTORE JOURNALISM FROM THE GROUND UP BY SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS THROUGH FIELD REPORTING THAT SERVES UNDER-COVERED CORNERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON TRAINING AND DEVELOPING THE CRAFT OF JOURNALISM AND THE POWER OF ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING. WHILE MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF COMMUNICATING FAIR, TRUSTED NEWS IN AN AGE WHERE IT SOMETIMES FEELS TRUTH ITSELF IS UNDER ATTACK, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO SUPPORT ON-THE-GROUND JOURNALISM THAT ENLIGHTENS AND INFORMS WITH A SPIRIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
TO RECONSTRUCT JOURNALISM FROM THE GROUND UP BY SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS.
THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS BUILD AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY AROUND IMPACTFUL JOURNALISM AND POWERFUL STORYTELLING BY A NEW GENERATION, WHILE SUPPORTING THEIR CAREERS AS FELLOWS, CORPS MEMBERS AND ALUMNI. SINCE INCORPORATION ON AUGUST 8, 2012, THE ORGANIZATION HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 250 EMERGING JOURNALISTS THROUGH ITS GLOBAL REPORTING FELLOWSHIPS ACROSS MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES. IN 2018, GROUNDTRUTH LAUNCHED ITS FLAGSHIP SERVICE PROGRAM REPORT FOR AMERICA WHICH NOW SUPPORTS 300 JOURNALISTS IN 200 NEWSROOMS ACROSS THE US. IN 2021, GROUNDTRUTH LAUNCHED A SMALL PILOT PROGRAM CALLED REPORT FOR THE WORLD, WITH SIX JOURNALISTS BASED IN INDIA AND NIGERIA. THE ORGANIZATION TRAINS AND PRODUCES CONTENT IN ITS FELLOWSHIPS AND CORPS MEMBERS THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIUMS INCLUDING ESSAYS, PHOTO ESSAYS, PODCASTS, AND FILMS AS WELL AS CORPS MEMBER SERVICE PROJECTS THROUGH ITS SERVICE PROGRAMS, REPORT FOR AMERICA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Charles M Sennott | CEO, EIC, COFOUNDER & DIRECTOR | 60 | $226,819 |
| Steve Waldman | PRESIDENT & COFOUNDER, RFA | 60 | $190,587 |
| Anna Lin Mitchell | TREASURER, SECRETRY, CFO, INTERIM COO | 60 | $170,284 |
| Kimberly Kleman | SENIOR VP, RFA | 40 | $132,469 |
| Kevin Grant | COFOUNDER & CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER | 40 | $131,167 |
| Robert Zeaske | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (UNTIL JULY) | 40 | $122,327 |
| Alison Bethel Mckenzie | VP OF CORPS EXCELLENCE, RFA | 40 | $113,887 |
| Norman Parish | RECRUITMENT DIRECTOR, RFA | 40 | $110,497 |
| Todd Franko | DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY, RFA | 40 | $106,379 |
| Lauren Mckown | VP OF DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS | 40 | $102,712 |
| Susan Leath | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (BEG. NOV 2020) | 40 | $13,409 |
| Bill Whitaker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Toulon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Contreras | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susie Trees | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joanne Heyman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Davis Vaughan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Vivian Schiller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robin D'Alessandro | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Bildner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Calvin Sims | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Mason | DIRECTOR (LEFT BEFORE YEAR END) | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Khazei | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Bake | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David H Feinberg | CLERK | 1 | $0 |
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