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FIRST LOOK INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
FIRST LOOK INSTITUTE INC (EIN 80-0951255)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201923199349312047
Schema version
2018v3.1
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 ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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PersonAndrew S WilsonPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
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Principal OfficerMichael BloomPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1114 5th Avenue 18th FloorAddressLine1Txt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$32,671,835GrossReceiptsAmt
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DescThe Intercept is an award-winning publisher of news dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless, adversarial journalism. Its in-depth investigations and unflinching analyses focus on politics, war, surveillance, corruption, criminal justice, the environment, immigration, the media, technology and more. The Intercept Brasil is The Intercept's subdomain based in Rio de Janiero, a news agency that produces content for an international audience through internet distribution channels. The Intercept gives its journalists in the US and Brazil the editorial freedom and legal support they need to expose corruption and injustice wherever they find it. Through the Research and Security group, known as Neptune, which includes award-winning research, security, engineering and editorial experts, The Intercept makes documents available for inquiry and analysis in secure environments.Desc

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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Pierre Omidyar
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Jeffrey Alvord
Director/Vice Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pat Christen
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew S Wilson
Treasurer40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Bralow
Secretary40.00Yes (X)$308,701$0$51,011
Michael Bloom
President40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kate Myers
Executive Director, Revenue Operations40.00$182,813$0$24,990Yes (X)
Charlotte Frederick
Managing Editor40.00$180,003$0$33,146Yes (X)
Roger Hodge
Deputy Editor40.00$174,630$0$44,530Yes (X)
Charlotte Cook
Creative Director40.00$158,142$0$6,935Yes (X)
Elizabeth Reed
Editor in Chief40.00$427,418$0$50,355Yes (X)
James Risen
Sr. National Security Correspondent40.00$286,728$0$19,222Yes (X)
Ryan Grim
Washington Bureau Chief40.00$234,707$0$31,148Yes (X)
Peter Maass
Senior Editor40.00$192,985$0$52,877Yes (X)
Lynn Dombek
Research Director40.00$169,608$0$45,933Yes (X)
Jeremy Scahill
Co-founding Editor/Sr. Investigative Reporter32.00$282,992$71,608$58,313Yes (X)8.00
William Fitzpatrick
Former Director/Secty10.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kathleen Baumann
Assistant Treasurer0.00$0$314,200$41,20440.00Yes (X)
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Enzuli Managment LLC
114 5th Ave 18th FloorNew YorkNY10011Journalism$490,620
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
601 Massachusetts Ave NWWashingtonDC20001Legal Services$299,117
Atlantic Freeholds
One California St Suite 2500San FranciscoCA94111Rent$225,103
Markay Media LL
303 Watts StDurhamNC27701Film Production - "Burden of Proof"$225,000
Praxis Films Inc
205 Hudson St Suite 1004New YorkNY10013Film Production$180,553
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Field of Vision512000$1,969$1,969
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,599,790BOYAmt
EOY$23,079,212EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,085,355BOYAmt
EOY$1,725,522EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,085,355BOYAmt
EOY$1,725,522EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,791,541BOYAmt
EOY$21,353,690EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,722,894BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,514,435BOYAmt
EOY$21,353,690EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,599,790BOYAmt
EOY$23,079,212EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,054,495ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$215,240OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$34,882,970CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,351,395CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,375,526CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32,550,130CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$91,160,021TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$34,882,970CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,351,395CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,375,526CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32,550,130CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$91,160,021TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$56,108,285SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$35,051,736PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,506CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,858CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$116,488CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$195,862CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,436CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$375,150TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,045CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$252,661CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$173,395CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73,720CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$504,821TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$92,039,992TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$504,821GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.38080PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,580OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,580DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$392,348OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$260,169DepreciationAmt
Book Value$132,179BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$546,502OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$274,677DepreciationAmt
Book Value$271,825BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$404,004TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$45,514,729TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$120,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$12,722,894OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$12,842,894RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$32,671,835RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$32,671,835TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,952,580TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$120,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$215,240OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$335,240ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$26,617,340ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$26,617,340TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Net assets released from restrictions
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Realized gains on investments
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Net assets released from restrictions Grants paid in 2019

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
South America113Internet news agencyNews reporting$314,019
East Asia and the PacificSocial News NetworkLegal defense support$86,545
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Production CompanyProject Support$50,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees13SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$450,564SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$450,564TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
East Asia and the PacificPFDF Journalism legal defense support$86,545Wire
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)To a documentary filmmaker for project support$50,000Wire
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrantmaking is closely managed by managers of the grantmaking programs, as well as by FLM's legal and finance departments. For grants to foreign entities and individuals, pre-award diligence includes checking grantee leadership and individual grantees against Specially Designated Nationals /U.S. sanctions lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Controls of the U.S. Treasury Department to confirm that payments are not prohibited. Applications for grants from the Press Freedom Defense Fund are reviewed by directors of the Fund, and sensitive grants to foreign entities and grants exceeding certain thresholds are referred for consultation and advice to an advisory committee of legal and journalism experts. Applications are voted on according to the directors' assessment of the importance of the grantee or a specific grantee's situation to the promotion of freedom of the press. For grants made to support legal defense of news organizations or whistleblowers, payments are usually made directly to attorneys representing the grantees upon submission of and approval of attorney invoices, and are based upon written grant agreements setting forth grantee/attorney obligations to expend the funds solely for the approved charitable purposes, submit narrative reports in addition to detailed invoices, and provide information for the promotion of the educational purposes of FLM.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (11 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Freedom of The Press Foundation
601 Van Ness Ave Ste E731 SF CA94102San FranciscoCA94102460967274501(c)(3)$330,000FMVGeneral Support
The Nation Institute
116 East 16th St 8th FloorNew YorkNY10003136216903501(c)(3)$69,063FMVContent Grant
First Amendment Coalition
534 4th Street Suite BSan RafaelCA94901330308483501(c)(3)$35,000FMVGeneral & Educational Support
Committee to Protect Journalists
330 7th Avenue 11th FloorNew YorkNY10001133081500501(c)(3)$10,000FMVGala fundraiser (held in 2017)
Committee to Protect Journalists
330 7th Avenue 11th FloorNew YorkNY10001133081500501(c)(3)$10,000FMVGala fundraiser (held in 2018)
The Nation Institute
116 East 16th St 8th FloorNew YorkNY10003136216903501(c)(3)$10,008FMVGala Table Sponsorship
The National Press Photographers Association
120 Hooper StreetAthensGA306023018840504295501(c)(6)$10,000FMVGeneral & Educational Support
Regents of Univ of California
995 University AvenueBerkeleyCA94704946002123501(c)(3)$5,000FMVGeneral & Educational Support
Regents of Univ of California
995 University AvenueBerkeleyCA94704946002123501(c)(3)$10,000FMVGeneral Support
Goldberg & Allen LLP
49 West 37th StreetNew YorkNY10018133894059$633FMVPFDF Whistleblower support
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
3414 Peachtree Road NEAtlantaGA30326611047356$1,150,890FMVReality Winner Case
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org8Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Fellowship grant1$25,000FMVDocumentary filmmaking fellowship
Content grant1$39,000FMVThe Intercept content grant

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrantmaking is closely managed by managers of the grantmaking programs, as well as by FLM's legal and finance departments. Applications for grants from the Press Freedom Defense Fund are reviewed by the directors of the Fund, and sensitive grants including grants exceeding certain thresholds -- are referred for consultation and advice to an advisory committee of legal and journalism experts. Applications are voted on according to the directors' assessment of the importance of the grantee or a specific grantee's situation to the promotion of freedom of the press. For grants made to support legal defense of news organizations, journalists or whistleblowers, payments are usually made directly to attorneys representing the grantees upon submission of and approval of attorney invoices, and are based upon written grant agreements setting forth grantee/attorney obligations to expend the funds solely for the approved charitable purposes, submit narrative reports in addition to detailed invoices, and provide information for the promotion of the educational purposes of FLM.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Pierre Omidyar
Director/Chair$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Jeffrey Alvord
Director/Vice Chair$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Pat Christen
Director$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Andrew S Wilson
Treasurer$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
David Bralow
Secretary$308,701$0$0$0$0$0$34,576$0$16,435$0$0$0$359,712$0
Michael Bloom
President$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Kate Myers
Executive Director, Revenue Operatio$182,813$0$0$0$0$0$24,828$0$162$0$0$0$207,803$0
Charlotte Frederick
Managing Editor$180,003$0$0$0$0$0$26,140$0$7,006$0$0$0$213,149$0
Roger Hodge
Deputy Editor$174,630$0$0$0$0$0$30,198$0$14,332$0$0$0$219,160$0
Charlotte Cook
Creative Director$158,142$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,935$0$0$0$165,077$0
Elizabeth Reed
Editor in Chief$427,418$0$0$0$0$0$35,500$0$14,855$0$0$0$477,773$0
James Risen
Sr. National Security Correspondent$286,728$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$19,222$0$0$0$305,950$0
Ryan Grim
Washington Bureau Chief$234,707$0$0$0$0$0$13,840$0$17,308$0$0$0$265,855$0
Peter Maass
Senior Editor$192,985$0$0$0$0$0$31,304$0$21,573$0$0$0$245,862$0
Lynn Dombek
Research Director$169,608$0$0$0$0$0$25,677$0$20,256$0$0$0$215,541$0
Jeremy Scahill
Co-founding Editor/Sr. Investigative$282,992$71,608$0$0$0$0$21,787$5,513$24,750$6,263$0$0$329,529$83,384
William Fitzpatrick
Former Director/Secty$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Kathleen Baumann
Assistant Treasurer$0$314,200$0$0$0$0$0$29,167$0$12,037$0$0$0$355,404

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1First Look Productions IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgAffiliated entityRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeWorking capitalLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$2,644,348OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$2,644,348BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval0BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement0WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$2,644,348TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWill Fitzpatrick PCPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFormer Director/SecretaryRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$163,043TransactionAmt
TransactionLegal ServicesTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSch L Part II, Loans to and From Interested Persons:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLoan was repaid in full, plus interest at 5% during Q1, 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Director Pierre Omidyar founded First Look Productions, Inc. ("FLP"), and First Look Services, Inc. ("FLS"), both of which are Delaware stock corporations, restricted to operating for purposes that are consistent with the educational mission of First Look Media Works. Mr. Omidyar, through ownership attribution, is the sole shareholder of these two entities. Director Jeffrey R. Alvord is a member of the board of FLP. An entity in which Mr. Alvord is a principal provides services to FLP and other entities owned by Mr. Omidyar. Director Pat Christen is employed by The Omidyar Group. Aside from employment and contractor agreements related to the employment and contractor services described above, and a facilities lease for its New York City headquarters with FLS, First Look Media Works, Inc. does not have any other leases, contracts, loans, or other agreements with its officers, directors, highest compensated employees, or highest compensated independent contractors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The organization's members are its directors, The Pierre Omidyar Trust, Pat Christian and Jeffrey R. Alvord.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aMembers have the power to elect or appoint one or more members of the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bSubmitted to directors for review and comment. Any questions to be answered and the forms updated for final signature.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is designed to foster public confidence in the integrity of First Look Media Works, Inc. (FLMW), and to protect FLMW's interest when it is contemplating entering a transaction that might benefit the private interest of a director, a corporate officer, the top management or top financial official, a person with substantial influence over FLMW, or other disqualified person. Directors, officers, and key employees are required to comply with a specific conflict of interest policy and disclosure requirements on an annual basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15bCompensation for key employees and officers is determined through the use of a compensation analysis including the use of comparable data, and approval by the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents, policies and financial statements will be made available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part VII Contact Addresses for Officers, Directors, EtcWilliam Fitzpatrick - 720 University Ave., Ste 200, Los Gatos, CA 95032.
Form 990, Part IX, line 24eOther (audio): Program service expenses 105,864. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 105,864. Other (bank fees): Program service expenses 55,229. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 55,229. Other (trans): Program service expenses 33,801. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 33,801. Other (staff training): Program service expenses 26,698. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 26,698. Other (illustrations): Program service expenses 22,358. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 22,358. Other Expenses: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 16,649. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 16,649. Other (meetings) (mgmt): Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 15,657. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,657. Other (meetings): Program service expenses 14,901. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 14,901. Other (fact checking): Program service expenses 12,282. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,282. Other (license) (mgmt): Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 11,674. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,674. Other (dues): Program service expenses 10,849. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 10,849. Other (misc): Program service expenses 10,801. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 10,801. Other (video prod) (mgmt): Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 9,192. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 9,192. Other (bank fees) (mgmt): Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 7,240. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,240. Other (rental): Program service expenses 7,005. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,005. Other (dues) (mgmt): Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 5,683. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,683. Other (development): Program service expenses 5,450. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,450. Other (staff training) (mgmt): Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 3,982. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,982. Other (books): Program service expenses 3,654. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,654. Other (misc) (mgmt): Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 3,166. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,166. Other (content license): Program service expenses 2,435. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,435. Other (license): Program service expenses 2,036. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,036. Other (freelance)(mgmt): Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,238. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,238. Other (gifts): Program service expenses 758. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 758. Other (photo) (mgmt): Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 450. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 450. Other (audio) (mgmt): Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 50. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 50.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Grants paid in 2019 -215,240.
Form 990, Part VI, Q 13Whistleblower Policy First Look Media works has a Whistleblower Policy applicable to all employees in compliance with all relevant laws, and posts the means by which parties can anonymously report their concerns in common areas.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1First Look Media Brasil Agencia de Noticias EireliBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1720 University AveAddressLine1Txt
CityLos GatosCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95032ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN981429524EIN
Primary ActivitiesNews reporting agency for internet distribution channelsPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryBRLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Total Income-$314,019TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$249,210EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1First Look Media Works IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
First Look Productions Inc
114 Fifth Avenue 18th FloorNew YorkNY10011901020345Digital Media ProductionNYN/AS0
First Look Services Inc
720 University Avenue Ste 200Los GatosCA95032463898235Information SecurityCAN/AS0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
First Look Services Inc
K$2,611,346Accounting Records
First Look Productions Inc
O$1,086,764Accounting Records
First Look Productions Inc
N$4,109,951Accounting Records