COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION
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Plain text COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/852800545. Retrieved 2026-10-19.
APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2020–2024]. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/852800545
MLA “COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2020–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/852800545. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2020–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.
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
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cary Brazeman | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ken Chavez | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Christine Hughes | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Erin Lacombe | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ricardo Loretta | VICE PRESIDE | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Randy Lovely | PRESIDENT | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Julie Makinen | SECRETARY/TR | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Pam Watson | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joe Wallace (former) | SECRETARY/TR | 2020-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARY BRAZEMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KEN CHAVEZ | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTINE HUGHES | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIN LACOMBE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RICARDO LORETTA | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RANDY LOVELY | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JULIE MAKINEN | SECRETARY/TR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PAM WATSON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICARDO LORETTA | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RANDY LOVELY | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JULIE MAKINEN | SECRETARY/TR | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CARY BRAZEMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| KEN CHAVEZ | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTINE HUGHES | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ERIN LACOMBE | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| PAM WATSON | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOE WALLACE | SECRETARY/TR | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RANDY LOVELY | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOE WALLACE | SECRETARY/TR | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RICARDO LORETTA | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOE WALLACE | SECRETARY/TR | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RICARDO LORETTA | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $206,959 | $171,088 | $61,627 | $61,627 | $206,956 | $0 | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $86,028 | $82,905 | $25,702 | $25,702 | $86,025 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $65,968 | $55,885 | $22,579 | $22,579 | $65,964 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $22,871 | $60,689 | $12,496 | $12,496 | $22,866 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $30,000 | 2024 | $30,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2022, 2024 | 3 | $26,500 | 2024 | $6,500 | show |
| GANNETT FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION” | 2021-2023 | 6 | $22,902 | 2023 | $402 | show |
| DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | Public charity | Fuzzy filed as “COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION” | 2023 | 1 | $21,625 | 2023 | $21,625 | show |
| ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2022 | 2 | $16,900 | 2022 | $5,900 | show |
| HAROLD & ARLENE SCHNITZER CARE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “COACHELLA VALLEY JOURNALISM FOUNDATION” | 2021, 2024 | 2 | $12,710 | 2024 | $2,710 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | GRANTS | $105,467 | $105,467 | - | - | 61.6% |
| Other (as described) Event | FUNDRAISING 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 | $171,088 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $82,905 spent · pay $42,500 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $82,905 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $55,885 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $55,885 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $55,885 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $60,689 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $60,689 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $60,689 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $1,773 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,773 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $1,773 | 100% |