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CURRENT AFFAIRS INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $684K · expenses $735K · assets $389K

EIN
83-1675720
Address
300 LAFAYETTE ST STE 210, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130-3297
Website
CURRENTAFFAIRS.ORG
NTEE code
A30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2023
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

An American bimonthly magazine that discusses political and cultural topics from a left-wing perspective. The magazine is published in print and online, and also has a podcast, and is funded soley by subscriptions and donations.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Nathan Robinson CEO2023-2025 $66,709$149,623 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jessica Elliott President2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Waters-Smith Vice President2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Rosemary Robinson SECRETARY/TREAS2023-2025 15 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $67K · 7 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATHAN ROBINSON CEO40 $66,709$0$0 $66,7091
JESSICA ELLIOTT President1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL WATERS-SMITH Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSEMARY ROBINSON SECRETARY/TREAS15 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $56K · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATHAN ROBINSON CEO40 $56,433$0$0 $56,4331
JESSICA ELLIOTT President1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL WATERS-SMITH Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSEMARY ROBINSON SECRETARY/TREAS15 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $26K · 4 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATHAN ROBINSON CEO40 $26,481$0$0 $26,4811
JESSICA ELLIOTT President1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL WATERS-SMITH Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSEMARY ROBINSON SECRETARY/TREAS15 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$684,092$734,738 $389,411$121,805 $283,027$399,490 $66,7087-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$540,897$594,011 $368,039$172,451 $211,262$321,463 $56,4345-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$442,484$225,779 $389,420$225,565 $307,050$134,210 $26,4814-

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $261,350 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$236,050 2024$185,700
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$17,300 2024$11,300
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$7,000 2024$7,000
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THE AUDREY AND SYDNEY IRMAS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CURRENT AFFAIRS INC” 2024 1$1,000 2024$1,000
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FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,659,50027 92011–2024 WOMENS MEDIA CENTER; MOUNTAIN STATE SPOTLIGHT INC; FAMILY PICTURES INSTITUTE FOR INCLUSIVE STORYTELLING INC; BALTIMORE BEAT INC and 5 more
THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,256,7573 12023–2025 THE GOOD INFORMATION FOUNDATION
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TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,326,2008 42013–2024 OKLAHOMA WATCH INC; PRISON JOURNALISM PROJECT INCORPORATED; MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE INSTITUTE; WOMENS MEDIA CENTER
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $734,738 spent · pay $415,407 · grants $0 · events $3,679
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $296,941$227,833$69,108- 40.4%
Fees: other services $99,999$92,757$7,242- 13.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $66,708$33,354$33,354- 9.1%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $62,954$62,954-- 8.6%
Occupancy $42,116-$42,116- 5.7%
Payroll taxes $27,900$20,039$7,861- 3.8%
Other (as described)MERCHANT FEES $25,921$25,921-- 3.5%
Office expenses $20,163-$20,163- 2.7%
Fees: accounting $19,525-$19,525- 2.7%
Other employee benefits $18,837$15,750$3,087- 2.6%
Information technology $18,663-$18,663- 2.5%
Insurance $8,564-$8,564- 1.2%
Depreciation and depletion $7,118$7,118-- 1.0%
Travel $5,309$5,309-- 0.7%
Pension plan contributions $5,021$3,233$1,788- 0.7%
Other (as described) EventEVENTS $3,679-$3,679- 0.5%
Fees: legal $2,423-$2,423- 0.3%
All other expenses $1,385-$1,385- 0.2%
Other (as described)SALES TAX EXPENSE $1,040$1,040-- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $472-$472- 0.1%
Total$734,738100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $594,011 spent · pay $274,767 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $184,587$144,766$39,821- 31.1%
Fees: other services $103,168$100,837$2,331- 17.4%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $84,959$84,959-- 14.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $56,434$28,217$28,217- 9.5%
Occupancy $39,336-$39,336- 6.6%
Other (as described)MERCHANT FEES $20,317$20,317-- 3.4%
Fees: accounting $18,745-$18,745- 3.2%
Payroll taxes $18,695$13,418$5,277- 3.1%
Information technology $18,428-$18,428- 3.1%
Pension plan contributions $15,051$11,400$3,651- 2.5%
Depreciation and depletion $12,377$12,377-- 2.1%
Office expenses $8,689-$8,689- 1.5%
Insurance $6,632-$6,632- 1.1%
Travel $2,923$2,923-- 0.5%
Fees: legal $2,908-$2,908- 0.5%
Other (as described)LICENSES AND FEES $499-$499- 0.1%
Other (as described)MEALS $137-$137- 0.0%
All other expenses $76$71$5- 0.0%
Advertising and promotion $50-$50- 0.0%
Total$594,011100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $225,779 spent · pay $70,030 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $55,705$50,321$5,384- 24.7%
Other salaries and wages $35,965$35,679$286- 15.9%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $35,950$35,950-- 15.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $26,481$13,241$13,240- 11.7%
Office expenses $16,910-$16,910- 7.5%
Occupancy $9,244-$9,244- 4.1%
Other (as described)MERCHANT FEES $7,958$7,958-- 3.5%
Fees: accounting $7,178-$7,178- 3.2%
Information technology $6,943-$6,943- 3.1%
Depreciation and depletion $6,197$6,197-- 2.7%
Payroll taxes $4,932$3,864$1,068- 2.2%
Other (as described)MOVING EXPENSES $3,948-$3,948- 1.7%
Other employee benefits $2,652-$2,652- 1.2%
Insurance $2,069-$2,069- 0.9%
Fees: legal $1,600-$1,600- 0.7%
Other (as described)LICENSES AND FEES $949-$949- 0.4%
Travel $618$600$18- 0.3%
All other expenses $375$36$339- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $105-$105- 0.0%
Total$225,779100%

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