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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 770,320 | 485,285 | 436,231 | 544,934 | 1,009,728 | 3,246,498 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 798,485 | 781,276 | 655,524 | 602,938 | 425,283 | 3,263,506 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 1,568,805 | 1,266,561 | 1,091,755 | 1,147,872 | 1,435,011 | 6,510,004 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | |||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 241,544 | 179,670 | 36,430 | 236,978 | 694,622 | |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 241,544 | 179,670 | 36,430 | 236,978 | 694,622 | |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 5,815,382 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 1,568,805 | 1,266,561 | 1,091,755 | 1,147,872 | 1,435,011 | 6,510,004 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 139,449 | 163,083 | 265,204 | 321,924 | 279,328 | 1,168,988 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 27,766 | 27,766 | ||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 167,215 | 163,083 | 265,204 | 321,924 | 279,328 | 1,196,754 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 24,768 | 25,900 | 50,668 | |||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 1,760,788 | 1,455,544 | 1,356,959 | 1,469,796 | 1,714,339 | 7,757,426 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| PART I, LINE 1, SUMMARY AND PART III, LINE 1, MISSION STATEMENT: | BETWEEN 2019 AND 2020 THE COMMITTEE ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND INFORMATION, AND ITS SUBCOMMITTEES ON IMPUNITY, CHAPULTEPEC AND SALTA, PARTICIPATED IN A NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES REGARDING DISINFORMATION AND PANDEMIC, JOURNALISM AT RISK, MURDER OF JOURNALISTS, AMONG OTHER RELATED TOPICS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES RAISING THEIR VOICE THROUGH PRESS RELEASES ABOUT VIOLATIONS OF FREEDOMS OF EXPRESSION, INFORMATION, ASSOCIATION, AND OF THE PRESS. ONE HUNDRED SIX (106) PRESS RELEASES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO NEWS AGENCIES AND NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS IN THE AMERICAS ON VARIOUS PRESS FREEDOM ISSUES. THE IMPUNITY SUBCOMMITTEE WORKS TO PREVENT AND STOP ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS IN THE AMERICAS AND CRATED AWARENESS OF THE IMPUNITY SURROUNDING THESE ACTS OF VIOLENCE THROUGH ADVOCACY, INVESTIGATIONS, MISSIONS, TRAININGS AND CAMPAIGNS. IN THIS PERIOD, THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAS DEALT WITH 14 OF 27 CASES THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING-UP AT THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (IACHR) AND ONE IN THE INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COURT (IHR COURT). TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE WITH THESE STRATEGIES WE RELY ON TIMELY DENUNCIATIONS OF MURDERS AND OTHER VIOLATIONS; APPLY CONSTANT PRESSURE THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION TO AUTHORITIES OF HUNDREDS OF IAPA RESOLUTIONS IN WHICH URGENT ACTION IS REQUESTED. THE CHAPULTEPEC SUBCOMMITTEE'S CORE OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND OF EXPRESSION PRINCIPLES, AND TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND THE PRESS AS BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS WITHIN A DEMOCRACY. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION WE CREATED CHAPULTEPEC INDEX PROJECT, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE VENEZUELAN ANDRS BELLO CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (UCAB). THE CHAPULTEPEC INDEX IS A MEASUREMENT PRIMARILY OF LEGAL AND JUDICIAL MATTERS THAT AFFECT FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. THE INDEX IS A SURVEY ABOUT ISSUES THAT AFFECT PRESS FREEDOM AND THE WORK OF THE MEDIA AND JOURNALISTS IN 22 COUNTRIES OF THE AMERICAS. THE PROJECT IS SPONSOR BY GRUPO SURA, GRUPO BOLVAR AND OF THE BOLVAR FOUNDATION, FROM COLOMBIA, AND EDWARD AND KAREN SEATON FOUNDATION, FROM USA. THE SUBCOMMITTEE SALTA IS THE AREA IN CHARGE OF THE PROMOTION OF THE DECLARATION OF SALTA ON PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE DIGITAL ERA, THROUGH DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, AMONG THEM, THE SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST #EXPRESSYOURSELF .THE CONTEST LASTED FOUR MONTHS IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES THAT USERS, MEDIA, JOURNALISTS, DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND GOVERNMENTS HAVE IN THE DIGITAL AGE, AS STATED IN THE DECLARATION OF SALTA. THE DIGITAL MARKETING COMPANY DSGN WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COMPANY HITSBOOK PRODUCED THE CAMPAIGN IN 2020. IAPA CREATED SINCE MARCH 2018 A DAILY NEWS BULLETIN WITH ITEMS OF PRESS FREEDOM, TECHNOLOGY AND JOURNALISTIC INDUSTRY IN SPANISH, ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE. DISTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 19,000 CONTACTS. SINCE FEBRUARY 2019, WE ALSO PRODUCED, IN COLLABORATION WITH ORGANIZATION EDITORIAL MEXICANA, THE BIMONTHLY PODCAST "JOURNALISM UNDER RISK", ABOUT TOPIC OF FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, EXPRESSION, IMPUNITY, AND MEDIA INDUSTRY. IAPA SUPPORTED MORE THAN 10 AMICUS CURIAE AND / OR LETTERS, PREPARED BY THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS (RCFP), AND SENT TO THE JUDICIARY AND OTHER US AUTHORITIES. |
| PART III LINE 4A PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | THE INTER AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION (IAPA) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND NEWSPAPERS, BROADCAST AND DIGITAL MEDIA. IAPA RECEIVES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ITS MEMBERS, DONATIONS FROM THIRD PARTIES, AND DOES NOT ACCEPT FUNDS FROM GOVERNMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION: 1 - HAS UNDERTAKEN MORE THAN 700 MISSIONS TO 22 COUNTRIES IN WHICH MORE THAN 2,200 OF ITS MEMBERS HAVE PARTICIPATED, TO SUPPORT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND OF THE PRESS AND STAND UP TO TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENTS OR GROUPS OF WHICHEVER POLITICAL ORIENTATION; FROM PERN TO MADURO, FROM CASTRO TO PINOCHET. 2 - CONTRIBUTED TO THE DECRIMINALIZATION OF LIBEL LAWS, THE ELIMINATION OF CONTEMPT LAWS, MANDATORY LICENSING AND OTHER REGULATIONS THAT RESTRICT A FREE PRESS. 3 - CONTRIBUTED TO LEGISLATION REGARDING OPEN ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION, THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF NEWS SOURCES AND THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF STATE ADVERTISING; AS WELL AS MECHANISMS TO PROTECT THE FREE PRACTICE OF JOURNALISM, AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS TO CURTAIL THE IMPUNITY OF CRIMES AGAINST REPORTERS. 4 - ORGANIZES THREE CONFERENCES A YEAR: GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN OCTOBER, MID-YEAR'S MEETING IN MARCH, AND SIPCONNECT IN JULY, THE LATTER EVENT FOCUSED ON DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND NEW BUSINESS MODELS. 5 - SENDS INTERNATIONAL DELEGATIONS TO COUNTRIES TO INVESTIGATE IN SITU ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS AND CHALLENGES GOVERNMENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR POLITICAL LEANING ABOUT VIOLATIONS OF PRESS FREEDOM. 6 - MONITORS THE SITUATION OF PRESS FREEDOM IN COUNTRIES ACROSS THE AMERICAS THROUGH REGIONAL DELEGATES AND EVALUATE TWICE YEARLY BY ISSUING REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS. INTERACTS WITH THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOVERNMENTS ABOUT VIOLENCE AND CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS. 7 - PRESENTS AMICUS BRIEFS TO INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL COURTS. 8 - RANKS COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO THEIR LEVEL OF PRESS FREEDOM IN LEGAL AND JUDICIAL MATTERS THROUGH THE CHAPULTEPEC INDEX. 9 - PROMOTES PRESS FREEDOM THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS AND WITH PUBLIC EVENTS SUCH AS SIGNING THE CHAPULTEPEC DECLARATION, ALREADY ENDORSED BY MORE THAN 80 HEADS OF STATE AND POLITICAL LEADERS. 10 - ORGANIZES NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES WITH LEGISLATORS, MAGISTRATES, JUDGES, STUDENTS AND JOURNALISTS ABOUT LAWS AND DECISIONS THAT AFFECT PRESS FREEDOM. 11 - PARTICIPATES IN ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, CONFERENCES AND DISCUSSIONS BEFORE INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. 12 - EMPOWERS AND WORKS WITH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL COLLEAGUES' INSTITUTIONS. 13 - TRAINS PROFESSIONALS THROUGH FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, SEMINARS AND ONLINE COURSES. 14 - SINCE 1954 IAPA HAS AWARDED POST-GRADUATE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS TO MORE THAN 400 YOUNG JOURNALISTS. 15 - ENCOURAGES JOURNALISM BY ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE, AND HIGHLIGHTS PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS THAT PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHAPULTEPEC DECLARATION. 16 - ADMINISTERS CLAEP, AN ACCREDITATION SYSTEM DEDICATED TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE IN UNIVERSITY JOURNALISM TEACHING. 17 - PUBLISHES BOOKS, DOCUMENTS AND ESSAYS ON PRESS FREEDOM; ONE APP AND ONE WEBSITE IN THREE LANGUAGES; A BI-ANNUAL MAGAZINE, HORA DE CIERRE; AND AN ONLINE DAILY NEWSLETTER WITH INFORMATION ON THE NEWS INDUSTRY. FUNDAMENTAL DOCUMENTS: 1950: JOURNALISM ETHICS CREED, ADOPTED IN NEW YORK. 1950: LETTER ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, ADOPTED IN NEW YORK. 1994: CHAPULTEPEC DECLARATION ON PRINCIPLES OF PRESS FREEDOM, ADOPTED IN MEXICO. 2008: LETTER OF ASPIRATIONS ON JOURNALISM RESPONSIBILITIES, ADOPTED IN MADRID, SPAIN. 2018: SALTA DECLARATION ON PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE DIGITAL AGE, ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS, GOVERNMENTS, MEDIA AND INTERMEDIARIES. ADOPTED IN SALTA, ARGENTINA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS WHO MAY ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | ANY DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE CFO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXAMINE THE RETURN, INCLUDING ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES AND STATEMENTS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX FILINGS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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