CONNECTICUT NEWS PROJECT INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: CONNECTICUT NEWS PROJECT INC (EIN 27-0583046)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-10-05
IRS object ID: 202022799349300307
Schema version: 2019v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-10-05T07:59:37-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	061071692	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HARPER & WHITFIELD PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	314 FARMINGTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	FARMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06032	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	270583046	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CONNECTICUT NEWS PROJECT INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CONN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8602186380	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1049 ASYLUM AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06105	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRUCE PUTTERMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8602186380	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-09-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARY E SHUTRAN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00082795	PTIN
Phone	8606779188	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-09-23	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.200.77.246	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-09-23	IPDt
IP Tm	10:32:19	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DE7AF64EC086CB84FE08F3E32DE45830B703F7FB	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	DE7AF64EC086CB84FE08F3E32DE45830B703F7FB	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BRUCE PUTTERMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1049 ASYLUM AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06105	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,667,329	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CTMIRROR.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2009	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION IS TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL, IN-DEPTH, NONPARTISAN JOURNALISM THAT INFORMS CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICY, HOLDS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE, AND AMPLIFIES DIVERSE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	15	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	13	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$119,998	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$892,996	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,478,557	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$56,604	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$68,424	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$7	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$214	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$53,619	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$119,998	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,003,226	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,667,193	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$862,962	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$849,530	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$90,911	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$160,874	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$217,220	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,023,836	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,066,750	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$20,610	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$600,443	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$384,173	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$936,250	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$59,648	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$11,282	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$324,525	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$924,968	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE CONNECTICUT NEWS PROJECT, INC. IS TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG STATE'S RESIDENTS. WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION CREATED TO REINVIGORATE COVERAGE OF CONNECTICUT'S STATE GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC POLICY AND POLITICS. OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE ARE BETTER INFORMED AND EDUCATED ABOUT THEIR GOVERNMENT AND ITS ACTIVITIES, SO THEY CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY. WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS GOAL THROUGH ORIGINAL AND RELIABLE REPORTING ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.CTMIRROR.ORG, AND THROUGH VARIOUS OTHER PLATFORMS AND TECHNOLOGIES. WE WILL REPORT, ANALYZE, EXPLAIN, AND INVESTIGATE THE ACTIVITIES OF STATE GOVERNMENT, REASSERTING THE "WATCHDOG" ROLE OF THE MEDIA. CNP ALSO INTENDS TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE DISCUSSION AND DEBATE ON PUBLIC POLICY MATTERS, TO CREATE AN ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS AND DATA ABOUT STATE GOVERNMENT AND TO HELP TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$351,100	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE AND UNBIASED REPORTING OF CONNECTICUT LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND STATE GOVERNMENT DURING 2019.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$351,100	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$68,424	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROVIDED RELIABLE AND ORIGINAL ONLINE JOURNALISM ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO CT RESIDENTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$175,550	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROVIDED INFORMATION TO HELP RESIDENTS DEVELOP A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$877,750	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	15	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	0	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRUCE PUTTERMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8602186380	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1049 ASYLUM AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06105	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
JOY HAENLEIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEANNETTE DEJESUS
DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SHELLEY GEBALLE
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MORGAN MCGINLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ULYSSES B HAMMOND
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STEWART HUDSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILAL DABIR SEKOU
DIRECTOR, TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MITCHELL PEARLMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DUDLEY WILLIAMS JR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARIE SHANAHAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN PADILLA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM A STANLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ZACHARY JANOWSKI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRUCE PUTTERMAN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00		$124,434	$0	$2,278	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$124,434	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$2,278	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,478,557	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,478,557	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SYNDICATION SALES	519100	$64,674	$64,674
SPEAKING FEES	900099	$2,750	$2,750
SPECIAL PROJECT	519100	$1,000	$1,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$68,424	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$350	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$136	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$214	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$214	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$214	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADVERTISMENT INCOME	Desc
Business	541800	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$119,998	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$119,998	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$119,998	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,667,193	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$68,424	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$119,998	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$214	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$43,750	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$631,692	TotalAmt
Program Services	$626,402	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,587	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,703	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,137	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,543	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$797	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$797	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,701	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,333	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,582	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,786	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,260	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,958	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,386	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,642	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,893	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,400	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,793	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,700	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,957	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,742	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,152	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,063	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,341	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,554	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$787	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,942	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,971	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,971	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONSULTING	$50,798	$25,248	$8,250	$17,300
OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVIC	$31,966	$31,966	$0	$0
WEBSITE DESIGN	$20,500	$16,400	$2,050	$2,050
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES	$6,364	$0	$0	$6,364

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,213	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,733	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$724	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,756	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,066,750	TotalAmt
Program Services	$877,750	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$98,089	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$90,911	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,040	BOYAmt
EOY	$610,720	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$205,934	BOYAmt
EOY	$265,833	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,803	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,377	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,865	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,097	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$38,789	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$15,566	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,231	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,223	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$384,173	BOYAmt
EOY	$936,250	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,107	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,282	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,541	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,648	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,282	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,091	BOYAmt
EOY	$752,565	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174,434	BOYAmt
EOY	$172,403	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$324,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$924,968	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$384,173	BOYAmt
EOY	$936,250	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$600,443	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$573,789	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,061,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$702,165	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$892,996	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,478,557	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,709,129	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$573,789	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,061,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$702,165	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$892,996	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,478,557	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,709,129	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$982,283	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,726,846	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$7	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,709,136	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$68,424	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.79140	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.81240	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,489	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,799	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,690	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$29,300	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,767	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$19,533	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$23,223	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,667,193	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,667,193	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,667,193	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,066,750	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,066,750	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,066,750	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF FORM 990 AND HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT EACH YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL ANNUALLY REVIEW AND APPROVE THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	CONNECTICUT NEWS PROJECT, INC. MAKES ALL OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C	THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.