2020-03-12T08:39:33-05:00 2019-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2018-07-01 462775553 ON BEING PROJECT ONBE 6125843859 1619 HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 KRISTA TIPPETT PRESIDENT 6125843859 2020-03-04 1 HEIDI GRINDE P02163937 6123764500 67.137.57.251 2020-03-04 11:40:23 CS P A6AD3476A9076C5B724E5E12CCE393A62F1B66BA E9A28F76F83177942518CA147306AF923C5BC9D5 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z KRISTA TIPPETT 1619 HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 4357338 0 X WWW.ONBEING.ORG X 2013 MN ON BEING PROJECT IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT MEDIA AND PUBLIC LIFE INITIATIVE. 3 2 27 3 945 0 4495752 3969903 324435 367983 6144 6465 594 11452 4826925 4355803 0 0 0 0 1669188 2570797 0 0 221810 1892259 1862396 3561447 4433193 1265478 -77390 5137411 4592141 1759503 1328295 3377908 3263846 X THE MISSION OF THE ON BEING PROJECT IS TO PURSUE DEEP THINKING AND MORAL IMAGINATION, SOCIAL COURAGE AND JOY, TO RENEW INNER LIFE, OUTER LIFE, AND LIFE TOGETHER. THROUGH CONTENT, EXPERIENCES, AND PRACTICAL TOOLS, WE TEND THE HUMAN CHANGE THAT MAKES SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION POSSIBLE. WE PRODUCE THE ACCLAIMED GLOBAL PODCAST AND U.S. PUBLIC RADIO SHOW "ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT AND A GROWING PORTFOLIO OF AUDIO AND DIGITAL CONTENT THAT ENGAGES AND NOURISHES THE GENERATIVE NARRATIVE OF OUR TIME. WE MENTOR AND ACCOMPANY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE WORK OF CIVIL CONVERSATIONS AND SOCIAL HEALING TO INSPIRE AND TO AMPLIFY THE ADVENTUROUS CIVILITY, GENEROUS LISTENING, AND HOSPITALITY ARISING IN A TENDER, TUMULTUOUS GLOBAL MOMENT. THROUGH GATHERINGS LARGE AND SMALL, WE BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO INCUBATE NEW FORMS OF NAVIGATING DIFFERENCE AND SHARED LIFE. WE ENVISION A WORLD THAT IS MORE FLUENT IN ITS OWN HUMANITY - AND THUS ABLE TO RISE TO THE GREAT CHALLENGES AND PROMISE OF THIS CENTURY. 0 0 2992024 0 367038 ON BEING STUDIOS: THE ON BEING PROJECT HOLDS A DISTINCT PLACE IN THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE. OUR AWARD-WINNING CONTENT IS UNIQUE IN ITS APPROACH, DEPTH, AND PRODUCTION VALUE. OUR AUDIENCES CROSS BOUNDARIES OF RACE, CLASS, GEOGRAPHY, AND GENERATION THAT HAVE BECOME CALCIFIED IN THE CULTURE AT LARGE. AND AUDIENCE RESEARCH AND TESTIMONIALS DOCUMENT AN EXTRAORDINARY DEPTH OF ENGAGEMENT IN THE WAY PEOPLE TAKE OUR CONTENT INTO THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. OUR FLAGSHIP WEEKLY PODCAST, "ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT," EXPLORES HOW THE ANCIENT, ANIMATING QUESTIONS OF MEANING ARE BEING REFRAMED IN 21ST CENTURY LIVES AND ENDEAVORS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN, HOW DO WE WANT TO LIVE, AND WHO WILL WE BE TO EACH OTHER? IT HAS BEEN PLAYED/DOWNLOADED OVER 250 MILLION TIMES, AND AIRS ON OVER 400 PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS AROUND THE U.S. IT IS USED IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS FROM PUBLIC GRADE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO MEDICAL AND JOURNALISM SCHOOLS. OUR SEASONAL PODCAST PORTFOLIO HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE POETRY UNBOUND, BECOMING WISE, THIS MOVIE CHANGED ME, AND LIVING THE QUESTIONS - DISTINCTIVE AUDIO OFFERINGS PRODUCED TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND FOR HOW THEY LONG TO BE. THE COUNTER-CULTURAL RANGE OF OUR AUDIENCE CONTINUES TO INSPIRE US, AND WE'RE DELIGHTED BY THE WIDE ARRAY OF PEOPLE AND PLACES CITING, RECOMMENDING, AND FEATURING OUR WORK. EXAMPLES FROM 2019 INCLUDE THE NEW YORK TIMES, APPLE PODCASTS, THE SALVATION ARMY NEWSLETTER, FORBES, REFINERY29, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, POPSUGAR, VOGUE UK, SPOTIFY, DELTA AIRLINES IN-FLIGHT, PATHEOS.COM, AND THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE. COMMUNITY & DESIGN: THE EXPANSION IN 2019 OF OUR COMMUNITY & DESIGN TEAM AND WORK - THE LENS THROUGH WHICH WE APPROACH AUDIENCE AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT - HAS RESULTED IN NEW WAYS OF CONNECTING WITH OUR LISTENING/READING/VIEWING COMMUNITIES AND NEW OFFERS OF BEAUTIFUL, SHAREABLE SHORTER-FORM CONTENT THAT EXTENDS THE REACH AND IMPACT OF OUR LONG-FORM AUDIO. IN JANUARY 2019 WE COMPLETED A MAJOR REIMAGINING OF OUR DIGITAL PRESENCE AT ONBEING.ORG THAT IS NEWLY HOSPITABLE AND USABLE FOR ALL THE WAYS OUR EXISTING AND EMERGING COMMUNITY HAS SHOWN US THEY WILL USE IT: FOR PERSONAL DISCERNMENT, LEARNING, AND REFLECTION; FOR TEACHING; FOR COMMUNAL NOURISHMENT; FOR SOCIAL REPAIR. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS (FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, AND A REVISED YOUTUBE CHANNEL LAUNCHED IN 2019) HAD 33 MILLION IMPRESSIONS IN 2019 AND 1.5 MILLION ENGAGEMENTS (CLICKS, SHARES, LIKES, WATCHES). WE ACHIEVED 50% GROWTH BOTH IN OUR INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS AND IN THE NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER, THE PAUSE. WE BRING A DESIGN-CENTERED APPROACH TO OUR DIGITAL INNOVATION TO OFFER AND MODEL LIFE-GIVING CONTENT IN DIGITAL SPHERES THAT STANDS IN STARK CONTRAST TO OFTEN DEHUMANIZING DIGITAL FORMS.CIVIL CONVERSATIONS AND SOCIAL HEALING: OUR CIVIL CONVERSATIONS AND SOCIAL HEALING WORK IS THE AREA OF OUR OPERATIONS MOST CONCERNED WITH THE THIRD ANIMATING QUESTION THAT GUIDES OUR WORK: "WHO WILL WE BE TO ONE ANOTHER?" IT REPRESENTS THE ON BEING PROJECT'S PRESENCE IN THE WORLD AS IT INSPIRES, CALLS FORTH, AND CULTIVATES THE GENERATIVE VALUES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL HEALING. WE ACCOMPANY INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES AS THEY SEEK TO ENGAGE THE PRESSING MORAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME IN THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY AND RELATIONSHIP. TWO EXAMPLES OF IN-DEPTH APPLICATIONS OF THIS INITIATIVE IN THE PAST YEAR INCLUDE INTERFAITH PHILADELPHIA'S "YEAR OF CIVIL CONVERSATIONS AND THE TOWNSHIP OF BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS'S YEAR OF "COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS." IN PHILADELPHIA, OVER 2,000 PEOPLE AND A HALF-DOZEN CIVIC AND CULTURAL PARTNERS TOOK PART IN YEAR-LONG PROGRAMMING AND GATHERINGS INSPIRED BY AND DRAWING ON OUR WORK, INCLUDING TRAINING AND LIVE EVENTS. BARRINGTON'S GROUP IS USING OUR "GROUNDING VIRTUES" AS A CORNERSTONE MATERIAL FOR THEIR YEAR-LONG SERIES FOCUSED ON HOW TO BETTER HEAR, SHARE, AND UNDERSTAND DIFFERENT LIVED EXPERIENCES AND FOSTER GREATER INCLUSION AND BELONGING IN THEIR COMMUNITY, A CONSERVATIVE SUBURB OF CHICAGO. WITH PARTNERSHIPS SPANNING FROM THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT TO NUNS & NONES, AND RAPIDLY GROWING INQUIRIES FROM AN ARRAY OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS SEEKING OUR RESOURCES, MENTORSHIP, AND ACCOMPANIMENT, WE ARE INVESTING IN THE EXPANSION OF OUR CIVIL CONVERSATIONS AND SOCIAL HEALING TEAM TO MEET THIS EMERGING NEED AND INCUBATE MODELS OF SOCIAL REPAIR ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 2992024 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 52 0 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN NY CA IL MD MI PA MA X CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 6123764500 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET STE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 KRISTA TIPPETT PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 326658 0 33278 KONDA MASON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAY COWLES III TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERINN FARRELL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 206541 0 21715 LILIANA PERCY RUIZ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 40.00 X 141693 0 13669 674892 0 68662 3 0 1 0 UPSTATEMENT 133 PORTLAND STREET FOURTH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02114 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT 537636 TERRA GENERAL CONTRACTORS LLC 21025 COMMERCE BLVD 1000 ROGERS MN 55374 GENERAL CONTRACTOR 334449 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP PO BOX 776376 CHICAGO IL 60677 ACCOUNTING AND HR SERVICES 144529 3 3969903 3969903 CARRIAGE FEES 515100 328538 328538 CONTRACT REVENUE 900099 38500 38500 ADVERTISING REVENUE 541800 945 945 367983 5905 5905 2095 1535 560 560 560 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 11452 11452 11452 4355803 367038 945 17917 605311 243587 192090 169634 1681796 1466003 211048 4745 38522 34670 3852 84024 61350 22520 154 161144 126958 26417 7769 24325 24325 133746 133746 3000 3000 371719 261893 109826 18000 18000 123874 89065 29565 5244 121123 93517 19508 8098 119059 89967 20558 8534 178400 159558 10503 8339 2699 2699 305788 286827 13399 5562 43325 43325 CARRIAGE FEES 260447 260447 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 93435 10858 82577 MISCELLANEOUS 40057 30848 6791 2418 EQUIPMENT 23399 18923 3163 1313 4433193 2992024 1219359 221810 562505 116849 1505603 72 1760518 2812031 57923 77746 321001 205901 2083278 1107101 489824 976177 432429 395757 7608 7608 5137411 4592141 258049 169167 1501454 809128 0 350000 1759503 1328295 X 601425 207561 2776483 3056285 3377908 3263846 5137411 4592141 X -77390 -36672 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3784619 760163 2320389 4495752 3969903 15330826 3784619 760163 2320389 4495752 3969903 15330826 9545186 5785640 450 150 68 5905 6573 945 945 5690 19818 800 7817 11452 45577 15383921 1595416 0.37610 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 5,690. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 19,818. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 800. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 7,817. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 11,452. 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FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR ALL MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS AND THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST EXPENSE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, EXCISE OR OTHER TAXES. AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990) IS FILED ANNUALLY BY THE ORGANIZATION. ALL TAX EXEMPT ENTITIES ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND AUDIT BY FEDERAL, STATE AND OTHER APPLICABLE AGENCIES. SUCH AGENCIES MAY REVIEW THE TAXABILITY OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, OR THE QUALIFICATION OF THE TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE STATUTES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR THE YEARS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2017 OR STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR THE YEARS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2016. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KRISTA TIPPETT PRESIDENT 286658 0 40000 0 0 0 14333 0 18945 0 359936 0 0 0 ERINN FARRELL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 206541 0 0 0 0 0 2410 0 19305 0 228256 0 0 0 LILIANA PERCY RUIZ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 141093 0 0 0 600 0 8562 0 5107 0 155362 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CHANGE RESOLUTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF KRISTA TIPPETT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS MAY BE AMENDED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING KRISTA TIPPETT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE YEAR COVERED BY THIS RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY ON BEING MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS. EACH COVERED MEMBER ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES THAT ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES. 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THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL COMMITTEES WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS RECORD ALL PROCEEDINGS RESULTING FROM POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS EXPLORED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INDEPENDENT FROM THE CEO, REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE CURRENT BASE AND VARIABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO FOR FY18-19. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: IMPAIRMENT LOSS -36,672.