Totals
- Total revenue
- $10,366,804
- Total expenses
- $10,166,181
- Contributions and grants received
- $9,904,409
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $246,179
- Other revenue
- $216,216
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,590,504
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,777,477
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $9,813,027
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $7,421,900
- Management and general expenses
- $1,385,255
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,359,026
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $7,421,900
Program services were 73.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,005,743
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$8,898,666
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$48,896
-
3 · Investment income
total $246,158 · excluded $246,158
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $48,917
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $48,896
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $21
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $21 · excluded $21
-
11a · Other revenue: Advertising
total $207,833 · unrelated business $207,833
-
11d · All other revenue
total $8,383 · excluded $8,383
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$216,216
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,179,956 · program services $463,361 · management and general $368,169 · fundraising $348,426
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,710,158 · program services $4,471,548 · management and general $526,789 · fundraising $711,821
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $151,937 · program services $123,317 · management and general $9,201 · fundraising $19,419
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $677,497 · program services $565,067 · management and general $2,111 · fundraising $110,319
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $549,382 · program services $390,887 · management and general $83,578 · fundraising $74,917
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $59,804 · program services $6,080 · management and general $50,290 · fundraising $3,434
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $151,836 · management and general $151,836
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $4,631 · fundraising $4,631
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $15,222 · management and general $15,222
-
11g · Fees: other
total $575,613 · program services $496,402 · management and general $77,911 · fundraising $1,300
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $18,198 · program services $18,198
-
13 · Office expenses
total $59,970 · program services $45,412 · management and general $6,579 · fundraising $7,979
-
14 · Information technology
total $199,618 · program services $188,193 · management and general $4,550 · fundraising $6,875
-
16 · Occupancy
total $147,792 · program services $110,844 · management and general $18,474 · fundraising $18,474
-
17 · Travel
total $260,212 · program services $220,704 · management and general $21,486 · fundraising $18,022
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $72,673 · program services $70,921 · management and general $698 · fundraising $1,054
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $24,882 · program services $19,259 · management and general $2,239 · fundraising $3,384
-
23 · Insurance
total $50,150 · program services $38,816 · management and general $4,514 · fundraising $6,820
-
24a · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions
total $101,880 · program services $84,981 · management and general $10,089 · fundraising $6,810
-
24b · Other expenses: Program supplies
total $50,117 · program services $48,895 · management and general $487 · fundraising $735
-
24c · Other expenses: Taxes and fees
total $25,990 · program services $18,930 · management and general $2,201 · fundraising $4,859
-
24d · Other expenses: Employee development
total $25,035 · program services $19,377 · management and general $2,253 · fundraising $3,405
-
24e · All other expenses
total $53,628 · program services $20,708 · management and general $26,578 · fundraising $6,342
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $109,621 · end of year $269,477
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $4,171,609 · end of year $3,984,981
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,429,389 · end of year $1,833,431
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $117,969
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $187,733 · end of year $47,931
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$217,804
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$207,547
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $34,585 · end of year $10,257
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $4,023,004 · end of year $5,326,458
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $997,410 · end of year $1,738,677
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $18,675 · end of year $38,800
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,109,721 · end of year $7,290,477
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,830,135 · end of year $2,522,550
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Grist is an independent, non profit media organization dedicated to reporting on climate change.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to reporting on climate change. Since 1999, we have used the power of journalism to engage the public about the perils of one of the most existential threats we face. We seek to document the often unequal impacts of climate change on communities in the United States and globally, as well as to show the promise of equitable climate solutions.
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Publishing climate and sustainability news and commentary: Grist published more than 800 articles on climate and sustainability topics during the fiscal year, ranging from short news items to in-depth interviews and features. The organization reached an average of 2.6m readers per month, including website visitors, email subscribers, and offsite (primarily social-media) audiences.
Expenses $5,966,306
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Fostering civic engagement: Grist's goal is to create a vibrant community of people who support sustainability; make sustainable choices and encourage their communities to do the same; and encourage readers to use social media and other tools to activate their personal networks and to create lasting change.
Expenses $548,945
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Train a new generation of journalists: By providing hands-on journalism experience as well as exposure to leading environmental thinkers, the Grist Fellowship Program trains early-career journalists to become effective environmental communicators. Grist hosts groups of five fellows for six-month terms. Fellows participate in research and story generation, crafting investigative stories and ground breaking multimedia projects.
Expenses $627,999
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Serving as a resource for other media: Grist informs and influences coverage of climate and energy in major media including The New York Times, Washington Post, ProPublica, the Seattle Times and more, and has served as an expert source for NPR, the BBC, PRX, PBS, and other networks.
Expenses $278,650
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Kavita Ramdas
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Elise Hu
Board Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nikhil Swaminathan
CEO
- Total calculated
- $323,152
- From this org
- $310,275
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,877
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $260,275
- Bonus
- $50,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,411
- Nontaxable benefits
- $466
- Filer's total
- $323,152
-
Donna Moodie
Board Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charles Giller
Founder
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John Alderman
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Trenton Allen
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dana Bourland
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan Chira
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michelle Depass
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
C'ardiss Gardner Gleser
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kristin Grimm
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan Kaufman
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Max Moinian
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rachel Morello-Frosch
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Julian Brave Noisecat
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John Vechey
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brady Walkinshaw
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rebekah Cardwell
Director of Finance & Admin
- Total calculated
- $190,307
- From this org
- $165,808
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,499
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,808
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,632
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,867
- Filer's total
- $190,307
-
Kat Bagley
Editor in Chief
- Total calculated
- $204,805
- From this org
- $173,026
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,779
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $173,026
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,921
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,858
- Filer's total
- $204,805
-
Natasha Berman
COO
- Total calculated
- $261,302
- From this org
- $229,416
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,886
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $229,416
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,177
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,709
- Filer's total
- $261,302
-
Patrick Schmitt
Director of Development
- Total calculated
- $183,663
- From this org
- $167,845
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,818
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $167,845
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,714
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,104
- Filer's total
- $183,663
-
Jess Stahl
Executive Editor, Strategic Initiatives
- Total calculated
- $204,876
- From this org
- $188,242
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,634
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $188,242
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,530
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,104
- Filer's total
- $204,876
-
Teresa Chin
Executive Editor, Data & Design
- Total calculated
- $143,944
- From this org
- $137,960
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,984
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Megan Merrigan
Director of Innovation and Growth
- Total calculated
- $161,680
- From this org
- $146,708
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,972
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,708
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,868
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,104
- Filer's total
- $161,680
-
Mignon Khargie
Art Director
- Total calculated
- $140,764
- From this org
- $126,596
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,168
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Tristan Ahtone
Editor at Large
- Total calculated
- $148,118
- From this org
- $133,667
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,451
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 5
- The CEO bonus amount is calculated and awarded by the board compensation committee based on actual performance against budgetary and objective goals for the organization. For other employees, discretionary bonuses are awarded at year-end by the CEO based on progress and and acheivement of program/organizational objectives and in accordance with the union guidelines.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 18 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202641699349300229
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