Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,428,782
- Total expenses
- $3,686,839
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,410,332
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $17,000
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $1,450
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,743,238
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $140,511
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,602,727
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,898,764
- Management and general expenses
- $433,429
- Fundraising expenses
- $354,646
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,898,764
Program services were 78.6% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,410,332
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2a · Program service revenue: LICENSING INCOME
total $17,000 · related or exempt $17,000
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11d · All other revenue
total $1,450 · excluded $1,450
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,450
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $258,642 · program services $103,457 · management and general $38,796 · fundraising $116,389
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,846,502 · program services $1,748,068 · management and general $69,717 · fundraising $28,717
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $57,917 · program services $56,157 · management and general $1,760
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $310,565 · program services $295,851 · management and general $11,535 · fundraising $3,179
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $172,252 · program services $153,202 · management and general $8,592 · fundraising $10,458
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11b · Fees: legal
total $11,508 · management and general $11,508
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $156,954 · management and general $156,954
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $141,000 · fundraising $141,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $293,184 · program services $252,747 · management and general $22,237 · fundraising $18,200
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,288 · management and general $6,288
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13 · Office expenses
total $109,871 · program services $72,773 · management and general $34,866 · fundraising $2,232
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14 · Information technology
total $92,947 · program services $46,048 · management and general $27,624 · fundraising $19,275
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16 · Occupancy
total $40,340 · program services $35,330 · management and general $2,985 · fundraising $2,025
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17 · Travel
total $67,885 · program services $50,901 · management and general $11,533 · fundraising $5,451
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $18,475 · program services $15,455 · management and general $2,486 · fundraising $534
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $68,547 · program services $56,523 · management and general $5,423 · fundraising $6,601
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23 · Insurance
total $30,347 · program services $8,637 · management and general $21,125 · fundraising $585
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24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $3,615 · program services $3,615
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,141,184 · end of year $597,026
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $584,987 · end of year $1,017,358
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $9,062 · end of year $388
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $16,537 · end of year $18,753
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$212,464
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$138,041
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $127,795 · end of year $74,423
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,000 · end of year $35,290
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $22,781 · end of year $108,921
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $31,590
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,047,808 · end of year $655,969
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $812,976 · end of year $946,758
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
THE TRACE IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN, READER-SUPPORTED NONPROFIT JOURNALISM ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO REPORTING ON GUN VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. EMPLOYING THE FULL TOOLSETS OF MODERN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT, WE STRIVE TO EXPAND PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REGARDING AN ISSUE OF UNDER-APPRECIATED NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
IN 2022, THE TRACE PUBLISHED 424 INVESTIGATIONS, NEWS ARTICLES, FEATURE STORIES, SPECIAL PROJECTS, AND NEWSLETTER BRIEFINGS. MUCH OF OUR COVERAGE CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON THE HISTORIC INCREASE IN GUN VIOLENCE DURING THE PANDEMIC, COMMUNITY-LED INTERVENTIONS, AND POLICYMAKERS' UNEVEN RESPONSES TO THE CRISIS. WE ALSO COMPLETED IMPACTFUL INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SOURCES OF CRIME GUNS AND THE RISE IN SHOOTINGS COMMITTED WITH GUNS CONVERTED FOR AUTOMATIC FIRE; REPORTED ON THE AFTERMATHS OF THE MASS SHOOTINGS IN BUFFALO, NY AND UVALDE, TX; AND LAUNCHED A LOCAL REPORTING INITIATIVE WITH INITIAL MICRO-BUREAUS IN CHICAGO, IL AND PHILADELPHIA, PA. THE TRACE'S JOURNALISM ENGAGED AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 2.9 MILLION READERS AT THETRACE.ORG, ANOTHER 5.5 MILLION ON THE APPLE NEWS PLATFORM, AND MILLIONS MORE WHO READ TRACE STORIES RE-PUBLISHED BY OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS.
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IN 2022, THE TRACE PUBLISHED 424 INVESTIGATIONS, NEWS ARTICLES, FEATURE STORIES, SPECIAL PROJECTS, AND NEWSLETTER DAILY BRIEFINGS. MUCH OF OUR COVERAGE CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON THE HISTORIC INCREASE IN GUN VIOLENCE DURING THE PANDEMIC, COMMUNITY-LED INTERVENTIONS, AND POLICYMAKERS' UNEVEN RESPONSES TO THE CRISIS. WE ALSO COMPLETED IMPACTFUL INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SOURCES OF CRIME, GUNS AND THE RISE IN SHOOTINGS COMMITTED WITH GUNS CONVERTED FOR AUTOMATIC FIRE; REPORTED ON THE AFTERMATHS OF THE MASS SHOOTINGS IN BUFFALO, NY AND UVALDE, TX; AND LAUNCHED A LOCAL REPORTING INITIATIVE WITH INITIAL MICRO-BUREAUS IN CHICAGO, IL AND PHILADELPHIA, PA. THE TRACE'S JOURNALISM ENGAGED AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 2.9 MILLION READERS AT THETRACE.ORG, ANOTHER 5.5 MILLION ON THE APPLE NEWS PLATFORM, AND MILLIONS MORE WHO READ TRACE STORIES RE-PUBLISHED BY OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS.
Expenses $2,898,764 · Revenue $17,000
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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John FeinblattJOHN FEINBLATT
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Michael BrouillardMICHAEL BROUILLARD
SECRETARY AND TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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Stefan FriedmanSTEFAN FRIEDMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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Elizabeth Hansen ShapiroELIZABETH HANSEN SHAPIRO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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William Jelani CobbWILLIAM JELANI COBB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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James BurnettJAMES BURNETT
MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $257,682
- From this org
- $210,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,682
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $210,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $37,182
- Filer's total
- $257,682
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Taliesin McCheane WoodwardTALIESIN MCCHEANE WOODWARD
EDITOR IN CHIEF
- Total calculated
- $234,961
- From this org
- $190,017
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,944
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,017
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,817
- Nontaxable benefits
- $37,127
- Filer's total
- $234,961
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Michael SpiesMICHAEL SPIES
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
- Total calculated
- $153,204
- From this org
- $145,283
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,921
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,283
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,264
- Nontaxable benefits
- $657
- Filer's total
- $153,204
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Miles James KohrmanMILES JAMES KOHRMAN
SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR
- Total calculated
- $175,379
- From this org
- $145,096
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,283
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,096
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,627
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,656
- Filer's total
- $175,379
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Christian W Van SantCHRISTIAN W VAN SANT
STAFF WRITER
- Total calculated
- $167,279
- From this org
- $124,433
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $42,846
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $124,433
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,015
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,831
- Filer's total
- $167,279
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Joy ResmovitsJOY RESMOVITS
SENIOR EDITOR, LOCAL IMPACT
- Total calculated
- $139,994
- From this org
- $122,953
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,041
- 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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 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
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
- 2022
- Filed
- 14 November 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202303189349312545
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