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Omar Alam

Director · The Center for Investigative Reporting

Director at The Center for Investigative Reporting. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Others who share this name
2

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Reported as Director of The Center for Investigative Reporting, based in Emeryville, CA.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

The Center for Investigative Reporting Formrly Foundation for National Progress Board Member · $27.5M revenue · San Francisco, CAFELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. SINCE ITS FOUNDING, CIRs GOAL HAS BEEN TO PRODUCE, IN THE WORDS OF OUR MISSION STATEMENT, REVELATORY JOURNALISM THAT IN ITS POWER…Filed FY2025, FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
The Center for Investigative Reporting Director · $7.5M revenue · Emeryville, CATHE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING (CIR) ENGAGES AND EMPOWERS THE PUBLIC THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND GROUNDBREAKING STORYTELLING THAT…Filed FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Omar Alam

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Omar Alam 1 organization · San Francisco, CAEnormous Changes INC
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Omar Alam 1 organization · Cottonwood Heights, UTCitizens Committee to Save Our Canyons

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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CEO Until - 09/2021 · FY2021
$292K
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Dc Bureau Chief · FY2025
$283K
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President & CEO · FY2025
$259K
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Editor in Chief · FY2025
$258K
D
General Counsel · FY2025
$244K
D
General Counsel · FY2023
$241K
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COO - Until 09/22 · FY2022
$226K
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Editor in Chief · FY2020
$223K
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CEO - Until 09/22 · FY2022
$219K
M
COO · FY2023
$218K
K
VP Media Sales · FY2025
$211K
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Chief Devel Officer · FY2023
$205K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org