SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK INC (EIN 46-2265729)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-08-25
IRS object ID: 201602389349300105
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-08-25T07:57:55-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	112336434	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RAICH ENDE MALTER & CO LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1375 BROADWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10018	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	462265729	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOLU	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6467191443	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	79 MADISON AVENUE NO 224	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10016	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIA POWER BURNS	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6467191443	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-08-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BARRY WECHSLER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00293702	PTIN
Phone	2129444433	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-12-15 16:53:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JULIA POWER BURNS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	79 MADISON AVENUE NO 224	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10016	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,774,106	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTP://SOLUTIONSJOURNALISM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK WORKS TO DEFINE, LEGITIMIZE AND SPREAD THE PRACTICE OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM RIGOROUS, UNBIASED REPORTING ABOUT CREDIBLE RESPONSES TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS. OUR 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 JOURNALISMS HISTORIC RESPONSIBILITY TO SPOTLIGHT AND CONTEXTUALIZE SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM WILL COMPLEMENT THE WATCHDOG ROLE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM BY CIRCULATING RELIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW SOCIETY IS CONFRONTING AND ADAPTING TO MAJOR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,457,697	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,679,049	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$768	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,360	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$39,289	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$93,697	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,497,754	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,774,106	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	$675,484	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,012,521	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$153,174	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$761,826	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,199,231	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,437,310	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,211,752	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,060,444	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$562,354	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,084,802	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,761,252	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,013,261	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$172,502	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,071,541	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,588,750	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK WORKS TO DEFINE, LEGITIMIZE AND SPREAD THE PRACTICE OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM RIGOROUS, UNBIASED REPORTING ABOUT CREDIBLE RESPONSES TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS. OUR MISSION IS TO ESTABLISH SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM AS (CONTINUED SCHEDULE O) A CORE FUNCTION IN JOURNALISM CONFORMING TO THE PROFESSIONS HIGHEST STANDARDS OF INDEPENDENCE AND ACCURACY. IN KEEPING WITH JOURNALISMS HISTORIC RESPONSIBILITY TO SPOTLIGHT AND CONTEXTUALIZE SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM WILL COMPLEMENT THE WATCHDOG ROLE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM BY CIRCULATING RELIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW SOCIETY IS CONFRONTING AND ADAPTING TO MAJOR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,075,409	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PRACTICE CHANGE -FELLOWSHIPS: THE ORGANIZATION SELECTS PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS TO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED COVERAGE OF SPECIFIC ISSUES, AND THEN WILL SUPPORT REPORTING PROJECTS BY THOSE JOURNALISTS. THE FIRST SUCH PROGRAM, FOCUSED ON COVERAGE OF VIOLENCE, LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2015 WITH 25 JOURNALIST PARTICIPANTS AT A SYMPOSIUM CO-HOSTED WITH THE JOHN JAY SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AT THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. THE SECOND COHORT FOCUSED ON EDUCATION COVERAGE, WILL BRING TOGETHER 20 JOURNALISTS FOR A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP IN SEATTLE IN JANUARY 2016.NEWSROOM INITIATIVES: THE ORGANIZATION CULTIVATES FOUR-TO-SIX-MONTH-LONG COLLABORATIONS DESIGNED TO CATALYZE AND SUSTAIN THE PRACTICE OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM IN NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. IT CURRENTLY SUSTAINS APPROXIMATELY 33 SUCH RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEADING U.S. NEWSPAPRES SUCH AS THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL AND THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, PUBLIC TELEVISION AND RADIO OUTLETS SUCH AS PBS NEWSHOUR AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO, AND ONLINE NEWS ENTITIES LIKE THE HUFFINGTON POST.THESE COLLABORATIONS TYPICALLY BEGIN WITH A WORKSHOP INTRODUCING NEWSROOM STAFF TO THE SOLUTIONS APPROACH. THE ORGANIZATION THEN PROVIDES RESEARCH AND EDITORIAL CONSULTING SUPPORT FOR HIGH-IMPACT SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED REPORTING PROJECTS. IN MANY CASES, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS MODEST FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT REPORTER TRAVEL AND OTHER HIGH-VALUE ACTIVITIES. IN 2015, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED PROJECTS FOCUSED ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND HEALTH CARE; IT WILL ADD PROJECTS ON EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY VITALITY IN 2016.SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS: IN CERTAIN CASES THAT PROMISE TO GENERATE GREAT VISIBILITY AND IMPACT, THE ORGANIZATION INVESTS IN LONGER-TERM, HIGHER IMPACT NEWSROOMS PROJECTS. IN 2015, IT EXTENDED ITS "EDUCATION LAB" COLLABORATION WITH THE SEATTLE TIMES FOR A THIRD 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. THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED A SECOND, SIMILAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOSTON GLOBE, ALSO FOCUSED ON EDUCATION COVERAGE, CALLED "LEARNING CURVE."	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$200,409	ExpenseAmt
Desc	MASS SPREAD -THE ORGANIZATION HAS LAUNCHED A STRATEGY TO BUILD INTEREST IN AND ADOPTION OF THE SOLUTIONS APPROACH AMONG JOURNALISTS AND SMALLER NEWSROOMS THAT AREN'T OTHERWISE REACHED BY THE PRACTICE CHANGE ACTIVITIES ABOVE.ONLINE NETWORK: THE ORGANIZATION HAS DESIGNED AND BUILT AN ONLINE PLATFORM TO SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY OF LEARNING AND PRACTICE. THIS PLATFORM WILL LAUNCH WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S NEW WEBSITE IN EARLY 2016. VISITORS TO THE SITE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF TOOLS AND RESOURCES; A FULL ARCHIVE OF THOUSANDS OF HIGH QUALITY SOLUTIONS STORIES; AND A COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED PROFESSIONAL PEERS. IN 2015, OVER 57,453 PEOPLE VISITED THE SOLUTIONSJOURNLISM.ORG WEBSITE, A 66% INCREASE FROM 2014, AND 2524 INDIVIDUALS SUBSCRIBE TO THE SJN MONTHLY NEWSLETTER.OFFLINE CHAPTERS: THE ORGANIZATION IS BUILDING CITY-BASED CHAPTERS TO SUPPORT LEARNING AND COLLABORATIONS AMONG PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN SOLUTIONS REPORTING. IT RECRUITS "COORDINATORS" - EXPERIENCED JOURNALISTS WHO ARE STEEPED IN THE SOLUTIONS APPROACH - TO BUILD INTEREST, AFFILIATION, AND ADOPTION VIA A SERIES OF REGULAR WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSIONS, AND OTHER EVENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS LAUNCHED CHAPTERS IN SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND PHILADELPHIA, AND IT EXPECTS TO LAUNCH THREE MORE CHAPTERS IN 2016.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$160,612	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PATTERN CHANGE - THE ORGANIZATION IS LAUNCHING ACTIVITIES TO BUILD BROAD PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND DEMAND FOR SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM, IN WAYS THAT HELP DRIVE ITS OTHER ACTIVITIES.METRICS: THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO TRACK AND ASSESS THE IMPACT OF ITS WORK. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED, RESPECTIVELY, ON GAUGING THE EXTENT TO WHICH SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED TOOLS AND MODELS ARE EMBEDDED IN JOURNALISM SCHOOL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CURRICULA, THE LONG-TERM INTEGRATION OF AN INVESTMENT IN SOLUTIONS REPORTING BY NEWS ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE SPREAD OF THE SOLUTIONS APPROACH ACROSS JOURNALIST PEER NETWORKS. WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH NUMEROUS RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IN THESE STUDIES, INCLUDING THE ENGAGING NEWS PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND THE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING.SOLUTIONS U: THE ORGANIZATION HAS DESIGNED A STRATEGY AND IS BUILDING A PLATFORM TO MAKE ITS GROWING ARCHIVE OF SOLUTIONS STORIES ACCESSIBLE TO UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS FOR USE IN CLASSES AND RESEARCH. THIS PLATFORM WILL LAUNCH IN 2016, AND WILL BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL PRODUCTS INTENDED TO PACKAGE HIGH-QUALITY SOLUTIONS STORIES FOR VARIOUS CONSUMER AND PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$94,273	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$93,697	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION -THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED A CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE NEW PRACTITIONERS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S DISTINCTIVE APPROACH TO THE PRACTICE OF JOURNALISM AND TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN THE SKILLS OF THOSE WHO ALREADY INTEGRATE SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED REPORTING INTO THEIR WORK.TOOLS: THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED THE SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM TOOLKIT, A 48-PAGE DIGITAL GUIDE TO SOLUTIONS REPORTING THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED FOR FREE. IT HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED OVER 4,000 TIMES FROM MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCED TOOLKITS TAILORED FOR NEWSROOM EDITORS AND FOR EDUCATION REPORTERS - THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF GUIDES THAT WILL APPLY THE SOLUTIONS APPROACH TO VARIOUS COVERAGE AREAS. THESE TOOLKITS, IN ADDITION TO A GROWING ARCHIVE OF THOUSANDS OF MODEL SOLUTIONS STORIES, IS INTENDED TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM FOR REPORTERS AND EDITORS WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ITS DIRECT TRAININGS.J-SCHOOL CONTENT: THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE JOURNALISM STUDENTS, WHICH WILL BE PILOTED AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS IN 2016. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CREATED SOLUTIONS-JOURNALISM MODULES DESIGNED TO BE INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING JOURNALISM COURSES; THOSE ARE BEING ROLLED OUT AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, AMONG OTHERS.ONLINE TRAINING: THE ORGANIZATION HAS CREATED AN INTERACTIVE ONLINE COURSE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$94,273	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$93,697	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,530,703	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	29	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6467191443	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	79 MADISON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10016	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DAVID BORNSTEIN
CHAIRMAN, CEO	55.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$132,842	$0	$0
COURTNEY MARTIN
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,302	$0	$0
TINA ROSENBERG
VICE PRESIDENT	20.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$86,083	$0	$0
DEAN FURBUSH
BOARD MEMBER, TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID BOARDMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIA POWER BURNS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	55.00		Yes (X)	$152,917	$0	$0
KEITH HAMMONDS
PRESIDENT, COO	55.00		Yes (X)	$129,267	$0	$0
SARIKA BANSAL
BOARD MEMBER	2.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TRABIAN SHORTERS
BOARD MEMBER	2.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$502,411	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SEATTLE TIMES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 DENNY WAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98109	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	NEWS ROOM EXPENSES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$317,180	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$2,679,049	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,679,049	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,360	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,360	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
IN-KIND SERVICES	900099	$54,018	$54,018
OTHER REVENUE	900099	$39,665	$39,665
MISC INCOME	900099	$14	$14

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$93,697	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,774,106	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$93,697	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,360	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$502,411	TotalAmt
Program Services	$229,359	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$257,775	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,277	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$428,021	TotalAmt
Program Services	$305,950	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,352	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$97,719	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,089	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,239	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,884	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,966	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,295	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,771	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,587	TotalAmt
Management And General	$97,587	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,369	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,202	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,259	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,550	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,484	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,292	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,321	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,871	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,528	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,303	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,190	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,035	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,296	TotalAmt
Program Services	$702	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,594	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
NEWSROOM EXPENSES	$498,791	$498,791
CURRICULUM, TRAINING &	$195,621	$195,243	$378
ADMINISTRATIVE	$66,998	$50,869	$16,089	$40
IN-KIND SERVICES	$54,018		$54,018

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,435	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,758	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,411	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,266	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,211,752	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,530,703	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$527,875	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$153,174	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,487,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,224,482	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$589,826	BOYAmt
EOY	$516,149	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,791	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,912	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$11,709	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,084,802	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,761,252	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,406	BOYAmt
EOY	$172,502	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$954,855	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,013,261	BOYAmt
EOY	$172,502	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$668,939	BOYAmt
EOY	$993,096	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$402,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,595,654	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,071,541	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,588,750	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,084,802	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,761,252	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$562,354	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$954,855	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$844,608	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,457,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,733,067	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,035,372	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$38,707	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$40,057	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$41,039	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$119,803	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$883,315	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,497,754	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,774,106	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,155,175	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$6,155,175	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$883,315	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,497,754	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,774,106	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,155,175	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509	Yes (X)	First5Years509Ind

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,774,106	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,774,106	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,774,106	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,211,752	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,211,752	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,211,752	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE LAW. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION, INCLUDING ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND DECEMBER 31, 2014.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIA POWER BURNS	PersonNm
Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$152,917	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$152,917	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CEO REVIEW THE FORM 990 FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PASSED FOR REVIEW TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT A ANNUAL MEETING. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AND SIGNED BY THE OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL EMPLOYEES. IN THE ANNUAL NOTIFICATION THE ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED THAT ANY CONFLICTS BE DISCLOSED IMMEDIATELY TO THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER OR THE CEO AND ARE REMINDED TO ADHERE TO THE POLICY. FOR ONGOING MONITORING PURPOSES, ALL STAFF ARE ASKED TO BE COGNIZANT OF SUCH ACTIVITY AND TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT A CONFLICT ANONYMOUSLY TO THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, SHOULD A PARTICULAR EVENT ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE NY SALARY DATA SET IN THE GUIDESTAR ANNUAL NON PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT TO EVALUATE COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION, THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED SALARY OFFERS MADE TO CERTAIN KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS IN DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS. FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DATA AND INPUTS, COMPENSATION FOR SELECTED KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION WAS 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 ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WHISTLEBLOWER POLICIES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.