American Press Institute Inc
Donations deductibleAmerican Press Institute Inc's network
14 people1 organisationi14 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara W Wall Chair | Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Alexandria Maccallum | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amanda Zamora | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Chris Argentieri | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dan Krockmalnic | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Doug Mitchell | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Geraldine Moriba | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mark E Aldman | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark G Contreras (also filed as Mark Contreras) | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark W Newhouse (also filed as Mark Newhouse) | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paulette Brown-Hinds | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ross McDuffie | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| S Mitra Kalita | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steve Grove | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
17 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Kovac-Ashley | VP & Senior Director | since 2019 |
| Danielle Coffey | President & CEO | since 2023 |
| David Chavern | President and CEO | since 2018 |
| Elite Truong | VP, Product Strategy | since 2023 |
| Elizabeth Worthington | Senior Director | since 2021 |
| Emily Ristow | Senior Director | since 2020 |
| Gwen Vargo | Director of Reader Revenue | since 2018 |
| Gwendolyn Vargo | Director of Reader | since 2021 |
| Jeff Sonderman | Deputy Director | since 2018 |
| Kevin Loker | Dir, Program Ops. & Partnerships | 2022 |
| Letrell Crittenden | Dir, Inclusion & Audience Growth | since 2022 |
| Michael Bolden | Executive Director (From 2/2022) | since 2022 |
| Robert Walden | CFO | since 2018 |
| Samantha Ragland | VP, Journalism Programs | since 2023 |
| Susan Benkleman | Dir. of Accountability Journalism | since 2019 |
| Thomas Rosenstiel | Executive Director | 2021 |
| Tom Rosentiel | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bolden | Executive Director | 40 | $481k | $41k | |
| Samantha Ragland | VP, Journalism Programs | 40 | $196k | $31k | |
| Elite Truong | VP, Product Strategy | 40 | $187k | $21k | |
| Gwendolyn Vargo | Director of Reader | 40 | $180k | $30k | |
| Emily Ristow | Senior Director | 40 | $146k | $20k | |
| Letrell Crittenden | Dir of Inclusion & Aud. Growth | 40 | $133k | $16k | |
| Barbara W Wall | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark E Aldman | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Krockmalnic | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Argentieri | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paulette Brown-Hinds | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark G Contreras | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alexandria Maccallum | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Doug Mitchell | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark W Newhouse | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Zamora | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Geraldine Moriba | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ross McDuffie | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| S Mitra Kalita | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Grove | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Danielle Coffey | President & CEO | 15 | $0 | $960k | $29k |
| Robert Walden | CFO | 15 | $0 | $509k | $28k |
About
- Legal name
- American Press Institute Inc
- EIN
- 132690182
- Address
- 4401 Fairfax Dr Ste 300, Arlington, VA, 22203-1622
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- American press institute acts as a scout on the frontier of technology and audience behavior to identify where change is occurring and helps news organizations learn how to implement and scale that change successfully so they have a sustainable future. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A03 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1971
- Principal officer
- Danielle Coffey (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SO (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAlexandria Maccallum
≥8years on the filingsDoug Mitchell
≥8years on the filingsMark G Contreras
≥8years on the filingsMark W Newhouse
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $50.6m
- Total liabilities
- $1.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $48.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.4m
- Program service revenue
- $755k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $468k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 14
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.2m | $5.1m | $5.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
5 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trusting News | Trusting news partnership | $192k |
| Charlottesville Tomorrow | Election coverage and community listening fund | $10k |
| Enlace Latino Nc | Table stakes and knight election hub | $9k |
| Beacon Media Inc | Knight election hub | $7k |
| Ohio Local News Initiative | Knight election hub | $7k |