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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,153,383
Total expenses
$3,904,970
Contributions and grants received
$241,570
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,881,388
Investment income
$30,425
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,668,137
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,373,395
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,294,742
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,245,103
Management and general expenses
$543,407
Fundraising expenses
$116,460
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,245,103

Program services were 83.1% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $41,570

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $200,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS

    total $2,408,100 · related or exempt $2,408,100

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEDIA FEES

    total $1,074,080 · unrelated business $1,074,080

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES & CONVENTIONS

    total $399,208 · related or exempt $399,208

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $30,425 · excluded $30,425

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $685,589 · program services $337,775 · management and general $275,814 · fundraising $72,000

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $164,863 · program services $164,863

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $243,590 · program services $212,925 · management and general $20,665 · fundraising $10,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $286,297 · program services $286,297

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,895 · program services $9,256 · management and general $21,639

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $155,516 · program services $93,310 · management and general $46,655 · fundraising $15,551

  • 17 · Travel

    total $213,467 · program services $125,649 · management and general $85,779 · fundraising $2,039

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,221,944 · program services $1,221,944

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $27,290 · program services $16,374 · management and general $6,495 · fundraising $4,421

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,460 · management and general $18,460

  • 24a · Other expenses: NEWSWIRE SERVICE

    total $429,755 · program services $429,755

  • 24b · Other expenses: WEBSITE/INTERNET

    total $217,944 · program services $188,153 · management and general $22,343 · fundraising $7,448

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOARD MEMBER EXPENSE

    total $61,023 · program services $44,960 · management and general $16,063

  • 24d · Other expenses: BACK OFFICE EXPENSES

    total $60,000 · program services $60,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $88,337 · program services $53,842 · management and general $29,494 · fundraising $5,001

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $781,596 · end of year $262,668

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,729,102 · end of year $3,072,770

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $173,008 · end of year $253,756

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $374,453

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $297,378

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $104,365 · end of year $77,075

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,868 · end of year $1,868

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $821,008 · end of year $1,373,395

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $985,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $983,931 · end of year $94,742

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $2,200,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ORGANIZATION'S MISSION:THE NATIONAL PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION (NNPA) IS A FEDERATION OF NEARLY 200 BLACK COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE ORGANIZATION WAS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE A NATIONAL FORUM FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING AND SERVES AS THE INDUSTRY'S NEWS SERVICE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE NATIONAL PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION (NNPA) IS A FEDERATION OF NEARLY 200 BLACK COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE ORGANIZATION WAS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE A NATIONAL FORUM FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING AND SERVES THE INDUSTRY'S NEWS SERVICE.

  • SUPPORTED 200 DAILY AND WEEKLY MINORITY-OWNED NEWSPAPERS IN THE U.S. BY ACTING AS FISCAL AGENT AND FACILITATOR TO PROVIDE PRINT AND WEB ADVERTISING PLACEMENT SERVICES.

    Expenses $1,784,508 · Revenue $2,408,100

  • 36 MONTH MULTI-MEDIA PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA) THROUGH SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, EDITORIAL CONTENT AND MEDIA BUYS.

    Expenses $162,897 · Revenue $399,208

  • NNPA HELD TWO MAJOR CONFERENCES TO PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ITS MEMBERS IN THE FORM OF LECTURES, INDUSTRY PANELS, AND SYMPOSIUMS. TOPICS INCLUDED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND CAPITALIZING ON INDUSTRY CHANGE.

    Expenses $1,297,698 · Revenue $1,074,080

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Benjamin F Chavis

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $200,450
    From this org
    $200,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,450
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $200,450

  • Bobby Rhenry Sr

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Frances Toni Draper

    1ST VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jackie H Hampton

    2ND VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fran Farrer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cheryl Smith

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Calvin Anderson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brenda Andrews

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Denise Rolark Barnes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jayme Cain Casimere

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rod Doss

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hiram Jackson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pluria Marshall Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sonceria Sonny Messiah Jiles

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terri Sanders

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kerri Watkins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Walter White

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Claudette Perry

    EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $124,506
    From this org
    $124,506
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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 · Written employment contract
  • 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

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503189349309020

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