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← CANARY MEDIA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CANARY MEDIA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,704,087
Total expenses
$3,066,371
Contributions and grants received
$3,063,950
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$588,435
Investment income
$51,702
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,175,075
Total liabilities, end of year
$375,353
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,799,722
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,406,700
Management and general expenses
$365,088
Fundraising expenses
$294,583
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,406,700

Program services were 78.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Eric WESOFF

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $185,009
    From this org
    $167,464
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,545
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,058
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,406
    Deferred
    $17,334
    Nontaxable benefits
    $211
    Filer's total
    $185,009

  • Adam Browning

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lena Hansen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $422,299
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $390,409
    Other
    $31,890
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $312,573 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $77,026 related
    Other
    $0 + $810 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,824 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $20,066 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $422,299 related

  • MARTHA PICKETT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $463,012
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $421,453
    Other
    $41,559
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $334,414 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $83,081 related
    Other
    $0 + $3,958 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,032 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $24,527 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $463,012 related

  • Nicholas RINALDI

    Treasurer & General Manager

    Total calculated
    $176,920
    From this org
    $155,432
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,488
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,960
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $472
    Deferred
    $11,975
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,513
    Filer's total
    $176,920

  • Jeff St John

    Chief Reporter and Policy Specialist

    Total calculated
    $180,837
    From this org
    $138,773
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,064
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,773
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,363
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,701
    Filer's total
    $180,837

  • Julian Spector

    Senior Reporter

    Total calculated
    $134,818
    From this org
    $119,374
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,444
    Hours/week
    40

  • Katherine Gottsch

    Senior Director, Content & Partnership

    Total calculated
    $128,871
    From this org
    $119,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,901
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lisa Hymas

    Executive Editor

    Total calculated
    $182,730
    From this org
    $149,581
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,149
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,966
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $615
    Deferred
    $22,581
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,568
    Filer's total
    $182,730

  • Stephanie Primavera

    Director of Creative and Brand Partnerships

    Total calculated
    $132,413
    From this org
    $112,773
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,640
    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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE (RMI), A RELATED ORGANIZATION, HAS ENGAGED AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION FIRM TO REVIEW COMPENSATION FOR ALL LEVELS, INCLUDING MANAGING DIRECTORS, UPDATE BENCHMARKS, AND ENSURE COMPENSATION LEVELS ARE APPROPRIATELY COMPETITIVE. THIS REVIEW IS COMPLETED ANNUALLY. RMI REGULARLY ENSURES NEW AND MODIFIED POSITIONS OF ALL LEVELS ARE APPROPRIATELY PRICED WITH REGARD TO SALARY AND BONUS, INCLUDING SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS. THE PEOPLE COMMITTEE OF RMI'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY REVIEWS ALL COMPENSATION PRACTICES, MARKET BENCHMARKS, AND VOTES ON FINAL COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR ALL MANAGING DIRECTORS AND CHIEF OFFICERS. THE APPROVAL OF THESE DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE RMI BOARD MEETING MINUTES AND THE DETAIL OF THE COMPENSATION CHANGES ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES SYSTEM.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202630999349301803

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