EIN 47-4175513

The Trace

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
27
Year formed
2015
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The Trace, an independent and nonpartisan nonprofit journalism organization located in Brooklyn, NY, published 424 investigations, news articles, feature stories, special projects, and newsletter daily briefings in 2022. The organization employed modern investigative reporting tools and audience engagement to report on gun violence in the US. The coverage focused on the historic increase in gun violence during the pandemic and community-led interventions.
Also known as...
Trace Media
Total revenues
$3,428,782
2022
Total expenses
$3,686,839
2022
Total assets
$1,743,238
2022
Num. employees
27
2022

Program areas at The Trace

In 2022, The Trace published 424 investigations, news articles, feature stories, special projects, and newsletter daily briefings. Much of our coverage continued to focus on The historic increase in gun violence during The pandemic, community-led interventions, and policymakers' uneven responses to The crisis. We also completed impactful investigations on The sources of crime, guns and The rise in shootings committed with guns converted for automatic fire; reported on The aftermaths of The mass shootings in buffalo, ny and uvalde, tx; and launched a local reporting initiative with initial micro-bureaus in chicago, il and philadelphia, pa. The Trace's journalism engaged an audience of more than 2.9 million readers at thetrace.org, another 5.5 million on The apple news platform, and millions more who read Trace stories re-published by other Media outlets.

Who funds The Trace

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Everytown for Gun Safety Support FundResearch and Public Education Initiatives$1,330,425
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)Arts & Culture$370,000
The Joyce FoundationJournalism$180,000
...and 24 more grants received totalling $2,748,186

Personnel at The Trace

NameTitleCompensation
Taliesin McCheane WoodwardEditor in Chief / Deputy Editor$190,017
James BurnettEditorial Director / Managing Director$210,000
Joy ResmovitsSenior Editor , Local Impact$122,953
John FeinblattPresident$0
Michael BrouillardSecretary and Treasurer$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for The Trace

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,410,332
Program services$17,000
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,450
Total revenues$3,428,782

Form 990s for The Trace

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122022-11-10990View PDF
2020-122021-08-25990View PDF
2019-122020-11-25990View PDF
2018-122020-06-15990View PDF
...and 3 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 15, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 13 new grant, including a grant for $1,330,425 from Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund
January 1, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from The Aber D Unger Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHuman rights
Characteristics
National levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 24532
Brooklyn, NY 11202
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Kings County, NY
Website URL
thetrace.org/ 
Phone
(212) 532-7171
IRS details
EIN
47-4175513
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2015
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A30: Media, Communications Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813311: Human Rights Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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