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ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATION (EIN 30-0100369)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-02-16
IRS object ID
202610479349301251
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-02-16T10:06:48-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN471096596PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAFFOL AND COMPANY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1105 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 11AddressLine1Txt
CityNEEDHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02492ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300100369EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlALTEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6087720693PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1253 TENNESSEE AVE NEAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20002ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELLEN J MEANYPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6087720693PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PTINP01922134PTIN
Phone7814444926PhoneNum
Preparation2026-02-16PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerELLEN J MEANYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12521 E WASHINGTON AVE 501AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53704ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,286,232GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressALTNEWSFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,467,227PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,286,232CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$13,005TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,764,755NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM.ANF SERVES AS A FISCAL SPONSOR TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BUILDING AND SUSTAINING NEWS AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.AS PART OF ITS AFFILIATION WITH AAN PUBLISHERS (AAN.ORG), ANF SUPPORTS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNALISTS AND CONNECTS YOUNG JOURNALISTS WITH MENTORS.ANF WORKS SIDE BY SIDE WITH AAN TO SUPPORT THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER, TELLING STORIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNTOLD, AND GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNHEARD.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$1,060,000GrantAmt
Revenue$1,690,000RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$392,459ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$156,428ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,250GrantAmt
Revenue$616,745RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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IRP Document206IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SALLY FREEMANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2087611031PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1253 TENNESSEE AVE NEAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20002ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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BLAIR BARNA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON PRAMAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN RUSHING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON BURKE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EVELYN CASTRO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIMMY BOEGLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY SPENCER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN GOLDBERG
PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GRAHAM JARRETT
VICE PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GEORGE THURLOW
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ELLEN MEANY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRETARY40.00$73,545$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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EUGENE WEEKLY EWPC
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CHANGEMAKER MEDIA SERVICES INC
125 S CONGRESS STREETJACKSONMS39201PROJECT MANAGEMENT$200,643
CHICAGO NEWS WEEKLY LLC
6843 S MERRILL AVECHICAGOIL60649PROJECT FULLFILMENT$129,375
ASSOCIATION OF ALTERNATIVE NEWSMEDIA (V)
125 S CONGRESS STREETJACKSONMS39201PROJECT MANAGEMENT$120,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFISCAL SPONSORSHIPDesc
Business513110BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$209,920TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$412TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$412ExclusionAmt

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Total Revenue Column$5,286,232TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$412ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,216,935TotalAmt
Program Services$2,216,935ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,400TotalAmt
Program Services$44,400ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$121,000TotalAmt
Program Services$72,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,050FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$45,826ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,732ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,819FundraisingAmt

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Total$18,335TotalAmt
Program Services$11,001ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$917FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$9,793ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$816FundraisingAmt

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Total$1,600TotalAmt
Management And General$1,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,496TotalAmt
Management And General$48,496ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$31,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,768TotalAmt
Program Services$8,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,507ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,034TotalAmt
Program Services$4,220ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,814ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,307TotalAmt
Program Services$11,584ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,723ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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PROJECT EXPENSE$849,276$849,276
PROJECT SPONSORSHIP FEE$359,437$359,437
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES$37,109$37,109
BANK CHARGES & FEES$4,720$3,975$745

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Program Services$2,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,690ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$3,870,070TotalAmt
Program Services$3,639,934ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$181,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,711FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$668,297BOYAmt
EOY$2,274,887EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,265BOYAmt
EOY$4,589EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$725,000BOYAmt
EOY$475,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,000BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$864BOYAmt
EOY$23,284EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,428,426BOYAmt
EOY$2,777,760EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,833BOYAmt
EOY$13,005EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,833BOYAmt
EOY$13,005EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,435BOYAmt
EOY$140,159EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,250,158BOYAmt
EOY$2,624,596EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,348,593BOYAmt
EOY$2,764,755EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,428,426BOYAmt
EOY$2,777,760EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,416,162ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57,221CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$114,399CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,640,050CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,208,911CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,075,900CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,096,481TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$178,553CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$258,328CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$209,920CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$646,801TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$114,399CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,818,603CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,467,239CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,285,820CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,743,282TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$13,743,282PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$412CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$412TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$412CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$412TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$114,399CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,818,603CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,467,239CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,286,232CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,743,694TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,286,232TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,286,232RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,286,232TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,870,070TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,870,070ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,870,070TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE CODE. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 513(A) DEFINES AN UNRELATED TRADE OR BUSINESS OF AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AS ANY TRADE OR BUSINESS WHICH IS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED TO THE EXERCISE OR PERFORMANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. NO INCOME OF THE FOUNDATION IS CONSIDERED UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AND ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR REVENUE TAXES HAS BEEN ACCRUED. THE FOUNDATION HAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL OR DISCLOSURE. THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS OF THE FOUNDATION ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFIT FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT IS MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS IN OPERATING EXPENSES. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THERE WERE NO SUCH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (69 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Association of Alternative Newsmedia
125 S Congress St Suite 13248JacksonMS39201911250071$20,000$02024 GOS GRANT
Boulder Weekly Inc
1495 Canyon BoulevardBoulderCO80302841274721$6,592$0PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Altavoz Lab Inc
2137 W Mulberry DrPhoenixAZ85015922344270$13,334$0PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Valeria Fernandez
2137 W Mulberry DrPhoenixAZ85015463473600$33,335$0PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Prooftype Inc
27 Valley Road 1st FloorMontclairNJ07042824597893$7,000$0PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Tiny News Collective Inc
111 North Wabash Ave Suite 100 3868ChicagoIL60602853963369$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Mississippi Link Newspaper
2659 Livingston RoadJacksonMS39213451227070$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Metro Publishing Inc
380 S First StSan JoseCA95113770195208$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Arkansas Times Limited Partnership
201 E Markham St Suite 150Little RockAR72201710717692$99,988$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
Grassroots DC
4004 E Street SE 206Washington DCDC20019462411511$109,250$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
Nuz Inc
107 Dakota AveSanta CruzCA95060464881483$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Charlotte Post Publishing Company
5118 Princess StreetCharlotteNC28269561072642$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
I Messenger Media LLC
320 S R L Thornton FreewayDallasTX75203821627470$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Contempora
1501 Jefferson StNashvilleTN37208621436415$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Tiloben Publishing Co Inc
P O Box 18205SeattleWA98118910852271$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
The Smoky Mountain News
P O Box 629WaynesvilleNC28786202073781$18,600$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
Beat Media Inc
1451 S Elm-Eugene St Box 24GreensboroNC27406464682541$25,694$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
What's Happening Inc
1251 LincolnEugeneOR97401930953567$102,025$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
Miami New Times LLC
3050 Biscayne Blvd 901MiamiFL33137861010101$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
The Current Media Inc
101 W Vermillion StLafayetteLA70501822971272$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Vinegar Hill Vintage LLC
240 W Main St Suite 100V16CharlottesvilleNC22902823481697$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Inland Valley News Inc
P O Box 235UplandCA91785954776966$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
The Red Hook Daily Catch
10 West Bard AvenueRed HookNY12571870873194$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Chronogram Media Inc
45 Pine Grove Ave Suite 303KingstonNY12401141828819$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Our Weekly LLC
8732 S Western AveLos AngelesCA90047470946027$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Segundo Mano Inc
2001 W CamelbackPhoenixAZ85015861002769$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Phoenix New Times LLC
1201 E Jefferson StreetPhoenixAZ85034861010088$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
LOOKOUT Publications
1626 East Adams StreetPhoenixAZ85034923129757$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Bowie Sun LLC
PO Box 364BowieMD20719873409018$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Bluedot Inc
PO Box 4587Vineyard HavenMA02568863517421$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Embarcadero Media Foundation
450 Cambridge AvePalo AltoCA94306850941500$40,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Multicultural Media Group
P O Box 60487NashvilleTN37206462676705$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Georgia Voice LLC
631 Myrtle St NE Unit 7AtlantaGA30308271711714$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
University of New Mexico Foundation
Two Woodward 700 Lomas Blvd NEAlbuquerquNM87102850275408$7,915$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
Duke University
P O Box 104132DurhamNC27708560532129$20,000$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
NWA News Project LLC
900 Ventnor AvenueBentonvilleAR72713934970762$25,929$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Enterate Latino
3140 Crystal River DriveGrand JunctionCO81504461434252$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
DBG Media Publishers of Our Times Press Inc
257 Nostrand Avenue Ste 506BrooklynNY11205465617633$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
AfroLA Media Group
5777 W Century Blvd 1125 Unit 423Los AngelesCA90045882517496$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Poder Hipsano LLC
378 Bergen BlvdFairviewNJ07022452275748$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Qburg LLC
203 Clover StreetPittsburgPA15210852159710$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
BTownsend SoCal Enterprises
357 W 2nd Street Ste 1ASan BernardinoCA92401463920394$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Alternative Publications Inc
207 E Buffalo St Suite 410MilwaukeeWI53202391573343$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
SMB Advertising
P O Box 964ErieCO80516841577441$18,600$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
Chicago News Weekly LLC
6843 S Merrill Ave Unit 1ChicagoIL60649883159854$151,450$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
Oregon Journalism Project
P O Box 10770PortlandOR97296994200915$375,000$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
Bucks Co Beacon
468 W Street Rd 313WarminsterPA18974992269067$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Flagpole Inc
220 Prince AveAthensGA30601581967529$29,300$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
Kingfisher Media LLC
1708 Linderfield LaneTuscaloosaAL35405831630396$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Deceleration
239 SoutholmeSan AntonioTX78204861931064$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
LA Data Advertising Inc
3501 Napolean AveNew OrelansLA70125452101667$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Prensa Atlanta
2010 Montrose CtLawrencevilleGA30044852624324$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
San Diego Reader
2323 Broadway Suite 107San DiegoCA91941454552800$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Independent World Television Inc
231 Holliday StreetBaltimoreMD21202010808098$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Carib News Inc
118 East 124th Street 196New YorkNY10035133151822$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Call & Post LLC
P O Box 221343BeachwoodOH44122852159068$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
San Francisco Public Press
44 Page Street Suite 504San FranciscoCA94102271275141$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Greene County Newspaper Company
P O Box 598EutawAL35462630890156$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Philadelphia Tribune Co Inc
520 S 16th StreetPhiladelphiaPA19146230974080$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Something Extra Publishing Inc
704 Government StMobileAL36602680505415$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Afro American Co of Baltimore City
233 E Redmond St Suite 600GBaltimoreMD21202520219436$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Milestone Communications Inc
668 Williams AveSeasideCA93955770196211$62,337$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
IMM Publications Co Inc
P O Box 5455PortlandOR97228930653732$20,000$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
Denver Weekly News LLC
P O Box 5008DenverCO80217611547019$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Novedades News Inc
1019 N Duncanville Rd 100DuncanvilleTX75116273688501$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Cleveland Scene
1422 Euclid Ave Ste 730ClevelandOH44115341178689$20,000$0TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT
Vallejo Sun LLC
P O Box 17005OaklandCA94601872277143$8,903$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
HBCU Digital Media Collaborative
11981 Mircado WayRancho CordovaCA95742331529439$60,957$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT
Conecta Arizona
7507 N 28th GlenPhoenixAZ85042851916995$8,415$0PROJECT FULFILLMENT

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT1$15,000
YPRO EXPENSES1$9,400
TRANSFORMATION TECH PARTICIPANT1$20,000

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT SUCH OTHER OFFICERS WITH SUCH DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE BOARD, IN ITS JUDGMENT, DEEMS NECESSARY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE NO FEWER THAN NINE (9) AND NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN (15) DIRECTORS. AT LEAST FOUR (4) OF THE DIRECTORS MUST BE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ALTERNATIVE NEWSMEDIA. ONE (1) DIRECTOR SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ALTERNATIVE NEWSMEDIA. OTHER THAN THE SEAT FILLED BY THE ANF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORS SHALL SERVE FOR TWO YEAR TERMS, THOUGH NO DIRECTOR SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE MORE THAN FIVE CONSECUTIVE TERMS. DIRECTORS SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES TO ENSURE THAT NO MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF THE DIRECTORS' TERMS EXPIRE EVERY TWO YEARS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS AND ACT ON POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND RECUSALS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE USE OF ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.