Free Press
Donations deductibleFree Press' network
8 people7 organisationsi8 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (14) 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
8 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Pickard Chair | Director, Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ashley Allison | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Brandi Collins Dexter | Director, Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Crag Aaron | Co-CEO | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joan Donovan | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Martha Fuentes-Bautista | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Olga Davidson | Director, Secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vanessa Cardenas | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Collette Blakeny Watson | VP of Cultural Strategies | since 2021 |
| Derek Turner | Research Director | 2023 |
| Jessica Gonzalez | Deputy Director & SNR Coun | since 2018 |
| Joseph Torres | Sr Director Strategy & Engagement | since 2018 |
| Josh Stager | Policy Director | 2023 |
| Kimberly Longey | COO, Asst Treasurer/Secretary | since 2018 |
| Matthew Wood | VP of Policy and General Counsel | since 2018 |
| Misty Perez Truedson | Managing Director | since 2018 |
| Misty Perez-Truedson | Chief of Staff | 2023 |
| Nora Benavidez | Director, Senior Counsel | 2022 |
| S Derek Turner | Research Director | since 2018 |
| TIM Karr | Senior Director of Strategy & Communications | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misty Perez Truedson | Chief of Staff | 39 | $170k | $3k | $31k |
| Kimberly Longey | COO/CFO, Asst. Treasurer, Asst. Secretary | 37 | $165k | $12k | $22k |
| Jessica Gonzalez | Co-CEO | 34 | $161k | $28k | $22k |
| Craig Aaron | President, Co-CEO | 34 | $155k | $27k | $33k |
| Matthew Wood | Vice President of Policy and General Counsel | 33 | $145k | $32k | $32k |
| Dutch Cosiman | Senior Product Director | 40 | $140k | $17k | |
| Nora Benavidez | Senior Counsel and Director, Digital Justice and C | 39 | $137k | $4k | $19k |
| Candace Clement | Managing Director | 40 | $136k | $15k | $30k |
| Vanessa Cardenas | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Henry Fernandez | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Victor Pickard | Director, Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heidi Beirich | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Martha Fuentes-Bautista | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
9 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263013962). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Craig Aaron | President, CEO, Director |
| Vanessa Cardenas | Director |
| Kimberly Longey | COO, Asst. Treasurer, Asst. Secretary |
| Kimberly Longey | |
| Martha Fuentes-Bautista | Secretary |
| Heidi Beirich | Director |
| Henry Fernandez | Treasurer |
| Pickard Victor | Chair |
| Victor Pickard | Chairman |
About
- Legal name
- Free Press
- EIN
- 412106721
- Address
- 1025 Connecticut Ave Nw, Washington, DC, 20036-5405
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Free press was created to give people a voice in the crucial decisions that shape our media. We believe that positive social change, racial justice and meaningful engagement in public life require equitable access to technology, diverse and independent ownership of media platforms, and journalism that holds leaders accountable and tells people what's actually happening in their communities.... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A01 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
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- Principal officer
- Kimberly Longey (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsVictor Pickard
≥8years on the filingsOlga Davidson
≥7years on the filingsAshley Allison
≥7years on the filingsJoan Donovan
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $11.2m
- Total liabilities
- $667k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $10.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8.4m
- Program service revenue
- $33k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.6m
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 7,356
Grants paid
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Media Freedom Foundation | General support of media freedom foundation's project censored activities | $0 |
| Free Press Action Fund | Programmatic support | $0 |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Free Press likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 14 August 2003
- Registered agent
- Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, LLP (city and state not held)