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SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK INC (EIN 46-2265729)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-07
IRS object ID
201802199349300815
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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MissionSolutions Journalism Network, Inc. works to define, legitimize and spread the practice of "solutions journalism" - rigorous, unbiased reporting about credible responses to social problems. The Organization's mission is to establish solutions journalism as a core function in journalism, conforming to the profession's highest standards of independence and accuracy. In keeping with journalism's historic responsibility to spotlight and contextualize significant activity in the public interest, solutions journalism will circulate reliable information about how society is confronting and adapting to major social, economic, and environmental challenges.MissionDesc
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DescNewsroom Practice Change (formerly known as "Practice Change): The Organization leverages its curriculum to catalyze and sustain the practice of solutions journalism in news organizations. It cultivates relationships with individual outlets or with groups of outlets, often resulting in high-impact solutions-focused reporting projects. Representative recent collaborations include those with The Houston Chronicle, Kansas City Public Television, and Ms. Magazine, as well as with collaborations of multiple news organizations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, New Mexico, and Montana. Ongoing projects include WEWS-Channel 5 in Cleveland and the Pamplin Media Group in Oregon. These relationships typically begin with a workshop introducing newsroom staff to the solutions approach. The Organization then provides research and editorial consulting support to reporters, producers, and editors. In many cases, the Organization also offers modest financial resources to support reporter travel and other high-value activities. In 2017, the Organization supported projects focused on education and other topics. Having built a network of 140 news outlets, the Organization is now also focused on ensuring the sustainability of the solutions-journalism technique in these newsrooms and on fostering shared-learning across its newsroom partners. In certain special relationships, cases that promise to generate great visibility, impact, and learning, the Organization invests in longer-term, higher-impact newsroom projects. In 2017, it extended its "Education Lab" collaboration with The Seattle Times for a fifth year. "Education Lab" has generated dozens of prominent feature stories, hundreds of blog posts and interactive features, and a series of live events - which together have increased audience engagement around education issues and catalyzed notable policy changes. As a fiscal sponsor, the Organization also has also supported Honeyguide Media, a start-up online news organization that produces solutions-oriented coverage of education, health, and international development issues.Desc

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DescKnowledge Dissemination - (formerly known as "Pattern Change"): In August 2017, The Organization launched a new version of the "Solutions Story Tracker," which contains over 2,800 stories tagged by issue and problem-solving approach and mapped by the location of the reported effort. It also launched "SolutionsU," a suite of tools to help educators and students easily find, integrate, and share solutions stories, to support teaching and learning in social innovation and other topics. The Organization supports faculty in developing and sharing teaching materials based on solutions-journalism stories in a range of disciplines. Since the original "Story Tracker" launched in 2016, 37 faculty members have used solutions journalism stories in 56 courses - including 30 courses in the most recent semester alone, in disciplines ranging from anthropology to business to public policy. Since August 2017, the Organization has delivered six student and faculty workshops at five different universities, reaching nearly 350 teachers and learners. Our community of registered educators and students grew to 170 and 345, respectively. In addition, it has launched SolutionsU-branded Twitter and Facebook channels and a monthly educator newsletter. gaining significant traction with its social media communities. In 2017 on Twitter, the Organization's following increased by 24% over six months, with monthly mentions of its handle up 65%. Its Facebook group averages 8% growth per month. Community building: The Organization's volunteer-led communities continued to grow in 2017, including six U.S.-based groups and the first international community in Paris. Additionally, interest in the solutions concept continues to grow outside of the United States, with projects beginning to launch in Latin America, Indonesia, East Africa, and Central and Eastern Europe. The Organization held its first large-scale gathering in November 2017, bringing together 89 journalists and journalism-school professors. Feedback from this anchor event was strong: 87% of attendees who responded to our survey said it exceeded their expectations. Journalism schools: The Organization works to integrate solutions reporting into journalism-school curriculum, creating a base of young journalists who have been exposed to the approach early in their careers. The Organization has established relationships with 22 university-based journalism schools that have committed to incorporating the solutions approach into their curricula.Desc

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CURRICULUM/TRAINING/RESEARCH$47,602$41,229$6,373
WEBSITE DESIGN/MAINTENANCE$40,657$40,505$152
OTHER FEES$43,661$23,603$19,020$1,038

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,582TotalAmt
Program Services$14,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,678FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,201,301TotalAmt
Program Services$2,500,766ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$498,329ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$202,206FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$382,957BOYAmt
EOY$1,109,166EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,188,177BOYAmt
EOY$1,993,158EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,941,593BOYAmt
EOY$2,576,516EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,784BOYAmt
EOY$73,801EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,883BOYAmt
EOY$150,289EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,595,394BOYAmt
EOY$5,902,930EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,348BOYAmt
EOY$206,286EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,050,866BOYAmt
EOY$292,017EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,190,214BOYAmt
EOY$498,303EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$546,299BOYAmt
EOY$604,489EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,858,881BOYAmt
EOY$4,800,138EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,405,180BOYAmt
EOY$5,404,627EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,595,394BOYAmt
EOY$5,902,930EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,999,447ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$844,608CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,457,697CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,869,020CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,886,200CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,158,674CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,216,199TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$844,608CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,457,697CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,869,020CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,886,200CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,158,674CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,216,199TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,525,746SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,690,453PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$768CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,360CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,416CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,523CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,067TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$815CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$140CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,790CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,759TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,225,025TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp
EquipmentEquipmentGrp
Other Land BuildingsOtherLandBuildingsGrp
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,311,623TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$110,875DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$110,875RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,200,748RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,200,748TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,312,176TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$110,875DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$110,875ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,201,301ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,201,301TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization is subject to the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (the "FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740, Income Taxes, as it relates to accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes. Because of the Organization's general tax-exempt status, management believes ASC Topic 740 has not had, and is not anticipated to have, a material impact on the Organization's financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBIN HELLER INTERNATIONALPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18004 BARRON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityTAKOMA PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20912ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$27,885RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$0TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$27,885TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$0TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtIRC SectionIRCSectionDesc
KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO
619 SOUTH 4TH STREETLOUISVILLEKY40202611259787$40,000fmvSUPPORT TRAINING
KCPT-KANSAS CITY PUBLIC TELEVISION
125 EAST 31ST STREETKANSA CITYMO64108237114952$28,000FMVSUPPORT TRAINING
ALABAMA MEDIA GROUP
1731 1ST AVENUE NBIRMINGHAMAL35203133945810$22,000FMVSUPPORT TRAINING
GLOBAL PRESS INSTITUTE
1342 FLORIDA AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20009204421980$15,000FMVSUPPORT TRAINING
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
4747 SOUTHWEST FREEWAYHOUSTONTX77027760556295$10,000FMVSUPPORT TRAINING
RICHLAND SOURCE
21 E TEMPLE COURTMANFIELDOH44902900924516$10,000FMVSUPPORT TRAINING
THE BALTIMORE SUN
501 N CALVERT STREETBALTIMOREMD21278373779720$8,500FMVSUPPORT TRAINING
FEMINIST MAJORITY FOUNDATION FOR MS FOUNDATION
433 SOUTH BEVERLY DRIVEBEVERLY HILLSCA90212541426440$8,000FMVSUPPORT TRAINING501(C)(3)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org7TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART 1, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GRANTS TO NEWSROOMS AND INDIVIDUAL JOURNALISTS TO PRODUCE JOURNALISM CONTENT CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION. ORGANIZATIONAL STAFF EVALUATE ALL PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY NEWSROOMS, INDIVIDUAL JOURNALISTS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR ALIGNMENT WITH THE PRACTICE OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM. UPON APPROVAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION, AND WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A GRANT, THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE FINANCIAL REPORTING AND JOURNALISM PRODUCED BY THE GRANTEE THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS GRANT AGREEMENTS. RECORDS OF GRANTS, INCLUDING BUDGETS AND SUBSEQUENT DELIVERABLES ARE KEPT IN A CENTRAL DATABASE. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT AWARD ANY GRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL JOURNALISTS THAT MEET THE REPORTING THRESHOLD ON SCHEDULE I.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART III, LINE 1(H)GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING IN, AND PRODUCTION OF, SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 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 OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DAVID BORNSTEIN
CEO(as of 6/17)/DIR/CO-FOUNDER$156,338$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,183$0$162,521$0$0$0
KEITH H HAMMONDS
PRESIDENT AND COO$164,195$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$30$0$164,225$0$0$0
JULIA POWER BURNS
CFO AND GENERAL MANAGER$154,720$0$0$0$0$0$10,000$0$5,439$0$170,159$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:Curriculum - (formerly known as "Education"): The Organization has created a core curriculum designed to introduce its distinctive approach to journalism professionals and students; and to further develop and strengthen the skills of those who already integrate solutions-oriented reporting into their work. The Organization provides an online suite of courses, the "Learning Lab," which is free to access. It includes core training in solutions journalism, as well as specialized guides for editors and reporters focusing on specific beats, such as violence, education, and health. These resources, in addition to a growing archive of thousands of model-solutions stories, are intended to advance the understanding and practice of solutions-journalism for reporters and editors who do not have access to its direct trainings. Working with partners, the Organization is translating some of these resources into multiple languages, making them accessible to non-English-speaking constituents. EXPENSES $103,974 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0 REVENUE $37,761
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B:The Chief Financial Officer and General Manager, the President and Chief Operating Officer review the Form 990. Upon their satisfaction, the Form 990 is distributed to the full board of directors for review and approval prior to the electronic filing of the form with the internal revenue service.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C:The conflict of interest policy is distributed annually to be reviewed and signed by all members of the board of directors and staff. The annual notification states that all directors and staff are required to disclose any conflicts to the organizations designated compliance officer or the Chief Executive Officer. As a part of the Organizations ongoing monitoring of compliance with the policy, all directors and staff are asked to remain cognizant of their activities.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15:The independent members of the Organizations board of Directors review the New York Salary data published in Guidestars annual non-profit compensation report to assist in evaluating compensation levels for all officers and key employees of the organization. In addition, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the board of directors reviewS all salary offers extended to newly-hired key employees and officers to determine appropriate levels of compensation. Following a review of the aforementioned data and inputs, compensation for those key employees and officers of the organization are discussed and set in an executive session meeting of the independent members of the board of directors.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19:The organizations financial statements and public disclosure copy of the form 990 are published on the organizations website and are available upon request. The organization does not make any of its governing documents available to the general public.
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:PROGRAM CONSULTING TOTAL FEES:473990
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:GENERAL/ADMIN CONSULTING TOTAL FEES:53585
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:RECRUITING TOTAL FEES:40481