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COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $207K · expenses $171K · assets $62K

Also known as
FOUNDATION
EIN
85-2800545
Address
PO BOX 207, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92263-0207
NTEE code
A30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2021
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Mission

THE MISSION OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION IS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT EXCELLENT, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Cary Brazeman BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ken Chavez BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Christine Hughes BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Erin Lacombe BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ricardo Loretta VICE PRESIDE2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Randy Lovely PRESIDENT2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Julie Makinen SECRETARY/TR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Pam Watson BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Joe Wallace (former) SECRETARY/TR2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CARY BRAZEMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KEN CHAVEZ BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTINE HUGHES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIN LACOMBE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICARDO LORETTA VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY LOVELY PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JULIE MAKINEN SECRETARY/TR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAM WATSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICARDO LORETTA VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
RANDY LOVELY PRESIDENT10 $0-- $01
JULIE MAKINEN SECRETARY/TR10 $0-- $01
CARY BRAZEMAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
KEN CHAVEZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
CHRISTINE HUGHES BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
ERIN LACOMBE BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
PAM WATSON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOE WALLACE SECRETARY/TR2 $0-- $01
RANDY LOVELY PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOE WALLACE SECRETARY/TR2 $0-- $01
RICARDO LORETTA PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOE WALLACE SECRETARY/TR2 $0-- $01
RICARDO LORETTA PRESIDENT2 $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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$206,959$171,088 $61,627$61,627 $206,956$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,028$82,905 $25,702$25,702 $86,025- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,968$55,885 $22,579$22,579 $65,964- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,871$60,689 $12,496$12,496 $22,866- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,087$1,773 $50,314$50,314 $52,085- ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $130,637 in all, tax years 2021 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
INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$30,000 2024$30,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022, 2024 3$26,500 2024$6,500
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GANNETT FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION” 2021-2023 6$22,902 2023$402
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DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Public charity Fuzzy filed as “COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION” 2023 1$21,625 2023$21,625
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ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$16,900 2022$5,900
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HAROLD & ARLENE SCHNITZER CARE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION” 2021, 2024 2$12,710 2024$2,710
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $171,088 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $55,255
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)GRANTS $105,467$105,467-- 61.6%
Other (as described) EventFUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE $55,255-$55,255- 32.3%
Other (as described)OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES $5,158-$5,158- 3.0%
All other expenses $3,598-$3,598- 2.1%
Other (as described)INSURANCE $1,410-$1,410- 0.8%
Office expenses $200-$200- 0.1%
Total$171,088100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $82,905 spent · pay $42,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $42,500 51.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,014 47.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,391 1.7%
Total$82,905100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $55,885 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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