Freedom of the Press Foundation
Freedom of the Press Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that protects, defends, and empowers public-interest journalism in the 21st century. The organization works to preserve and strengthen First and Fourth Amendment rights guaranteed to the press through a variety of avenues, including the development of encryption tools, documentation of attacks on the press, training in newsrooms on digital security practices, and advocacy for the public's right to know.
About
SecureDrop is an open-source whistleblower submission system and software project that Freedom of the Press Foundation develops, maintains, and helps news organizations install. SecureDrop combines a variety of open-source secure communications tools and practices into one easier-to-use package that allows journalists and sources to communicate safely and securely online. SecureDrop is currently used at over 70 major news organizations worldwide, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, ProPublica, the New Yorker, the Guardian, and the Intercept. It is one of the premiere tools advocated for journalists who want to improve their digital security.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “Freedom of the press foundation's mission is to support and defend journalism dedicated to transparency and accountability. it does this through a variety of means, including:1) public advocacy on issues affecting press freedom, including government transparency, the right to publish,reporter's privilege, freedom of information act reform, the prosecution of whistleblowers, and digital security.2) maintaining and developing open-source digital security tools, like securedrop, our open-source whistleblower submission system.3) education on digital security tools journalists can use to communicate with sources, and legal rights for reporters.4) legal advocacy for transparency through foia requests, amicus briefs, and other avenues in court.5) crowd-funding for independent news organizations, journalists, and digital security tools that journalists use to communicate with sources.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Freedom of the press foundation's mission is to support and defend journalism dedicated to transparency and accountability.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of CA, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2020 as 601 VAN NESS AVENUE NO E731, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94102.
- The non-profit has a total of 17 employees, as reported on their form for 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$206,571.
- The organization has 7 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2013.
- The organization pays $1,564,114 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $190,425 in fundraising expenses.
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