The Center for Investigative Reporting

Also known as Foundation for National Progress

San Francisco, California
EIN 94-2282759

Firms paid: 6
Fees reported, 2018–2022: $640K
Fees reported in 2022: $417K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $11.8M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2022

$417,390 to 2 fundraisers

Fundraisers The Center for Investigative Reporting paid in 2022, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Ballantine CorporationDirect Mail	Direct Mail	$404,608
Telefund Inc.professional solicitor	professional solicitor	$12,782

Also among its largest contractors in 2022

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

Mal WarwickDirect responseDirect Mail Consulting$557,694
Ballantine CorporationDirect Mail Marketing$404,608

All firms paid

Fundraisers The Center for Investigative Reporting reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Ballantine Corporation	2022	$404,608
Windward Strategies	2018–2019 · 2 years	$158,730
Telefund Inc.	2018–2022 · 3 years	$76,953

Form 990 Snapshot

The Center for Investigative Reporting's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$11.8M	$10.0M	$1.1M	$0K
2022	$16.2M	$14.2M	$2.2M	$0K
2020	$16.8M	$12.2M	$2.1M	$6K
2019	$16.5M	$12.3M	$2.3M	$96K
2018	$16.9M	$12.5M	$2.0M	$130K

Fees are what The Center for Investigative Reporting reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.