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World Press Institute

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Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 41-6044706Revenue $475K in FY2025

On file with the IRSworldpressinstitute.org3415 University Ave W, 55114-1019 · Saint Paul, MNTax-exempt since Jun 1965Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Experiential education of foreign journalists.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $230K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$475K
-0.1% vs prior year
Spent
$407K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$359K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$475K
FY2025-0.1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$476K
FY2025$475K
Expenses
$407K
FY2025▲ +128%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$337K
FY2023$404K
FY2024$179K
FY2025$407K
Net assets
$359K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$201K
FY2023−$2K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$359K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1965.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $299K Management & general 25% · $102K Fundraising 1% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Zach Mullinax
Executive Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
David McDonald
Executive Chair
$32,308Pt VII · Sec A
Dan E Gahlon
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Tunheim
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nina Fudala
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zach Mullinax’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David McDonald$32,308$32,308$80,882$68,250$80,000$80,000
Zach Mullinax$80,000$33,333————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains foreign journalists through hands-on, real-world experiences.

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1 program · $299K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

For its fiscal year that ended on may 31, 2025, the world press institute (wpi) focused on international collaboration and the important role of the media within democratic processes. It held a major conference in sofia, bulgaria, in april 2025, bringing together journalists and media leaders to discuss press freedom, media innovation…

$299Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationFY2024$120K
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated)FY2024$50K
The McKnight FoundationFY2024$25K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$22K
Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$8K
The Hubbard Broadcasting FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$230K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$475K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$471K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$407K
Ln 25
Programscol B$299K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$359K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$361K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$471K
Government grantsLn 1e$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$475K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$128K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$361K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$359K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K$128K
Total assetsLn 16$298K$361K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$295K$359K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$47K$68K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$3K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$598$598
Office expensesLn 13$818$818
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$200K$197K$2K$937
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$38K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$8$8
Total functional expensesLn 25$407K$299K$102K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $475K$407K$68K$359K 990 PDF
FY2024 $476K$179K$297K$295K 990 PDF
FY2023 $201K$404K−$203K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2022 $268K$337K−$69K$201K 990 PDF
FY2021 $154K$270K 990 PDF
FY2020 $217K$366K−$149K$246K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $475,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $475,610$471,378
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$3,661
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $475,610$475,039
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $76,091$123,091
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,964$284,332
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $179,055$407,423
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $296,555$67,616
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $475,039 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$23,398
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$447,980
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$471,378
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,661$3,661
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,661 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$475,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $407,423 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,033 · Management $67,681$114,714
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,434 · Management $4,943$8,377
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,116$10,116
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,103$13,103
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $598$598
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $818$818
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,099$8,099
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,854$2,854
IX-17 TravelPrograms $196,680 · Management $2,380 · Fundraising $937$199,997
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,573$5,573
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,088 · Fundraising $5,078$43,166
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $8$8
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $298,936 · Management $102,472 · Fundraising $6,015$407,423
Part X · Balance sheet $360,737 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $60,738$127,749
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $236,573$231,809
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $870$1,179
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $298,181$360,737
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,070$1,671
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,070$1,671
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $295,111$359,066
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $295,111$359,066
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $298,181$360,737
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $359,066 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$475,039
XI-2 Total expenses$407,423
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$67,616
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$295,111
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,661
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$359,066

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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