Totals
- Total revenue
- $14,796,947
- Total expenses
- $12,921,594
- Contributions and grants received
- $14,517,183
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,115
- Other revenue
- $278,649
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,154,349
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,281,843
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $9,872,506
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $9,306,027
- Management and general expenses
- $2,121,589
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,493,978
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $9,306,027
Program services were 72.0% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$14,517,183
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$10,863
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3 · Investment income
total $720 · excluded $720
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5 · Royalties
total $14,783 · excluded $14,783
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6a · Gross rents
real property $75,000
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $29,163
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $45,837
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $45,837 · excluded $45,837
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $10,668 · other assets $590
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $10,863 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$195 · other assets $590
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $395 · excluded $395
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11a · Other revenue: JOBS BOARD
total $119,246 · unrelated business $119,246
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11b · Other revenue: ADVERTISING
total $93,529 · unrelated business $93,529
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11c · Other revenue: HONORARIA FEES
total $5,250 · excluded $5,250
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11d · All other revenue
total $4 · excluded $4
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11e · Other revenue, total
$218,029
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,384,341 · program services $757,036 · management and general $303,135 · fundraising $324,170
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $7,508,435 · program services $5,878,070 · management and general $777,409 · fundraising $852,956
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $225,697 · program services $183,024 · management and general $22,451 · fundraising $20,222
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $976,459 · program services $799,060 · management and general $100,259 · fundraising $77,140
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $686,178 · program services $503,299 · management and general $104,104 · fundraising $78,775
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11b · Fees: legal
total $361,512 · program services $231,368 · management and general $97,608 · fundraising $32,536
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $22,636 · program services $14,487 · management and general $6,112 · fundraising $2,037
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $21,000 · fundraising $21,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $234,157 · program services $166,254 · management and general $43,544 · fundraising $24,359
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,180 · program services $4,973 · management and general $1,207
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13 · Office expenses
total $182,202 · program services $98,117 · management and general $74,185 · fundraising $9,900
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14 · Information technology
total $524,217 · program services $371,728 · management and general $135,504 · fundraising $16,985
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16 · Occupancy
total $385,418 · program services $115,940 · management and general $269,478
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17 · Travel
total $64,152 · program services $24,424 · management and general $19,489 · fundraising $20,239
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $21,727 · program services $15,714 · management and general $3,818 · fundraising $2,195
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23 · Insurance
total $39,251 · management and general $39,251
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24a · Other expenses: UBI TAX
total $28,600 · management and general $28,600
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24b · Other expenses: COMMUNITY EVENTS
total $108,425 · program services $96,698 · management and general $11,576 · fundraising $151
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24c · Other expenses: TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
total $71,531 · program services $26,109 · management and general $36,481 · fundraising $8,941
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24d · Other expenses: BOARD EXPENSE
total $41,334 · management and general $41,334
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24e · All other expenses
total $28,142 · program services $19,726 · management and general $6,044 · fundraising $2,372
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $841,497 · end of year $505,383
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,175,976 · end of year $2,040,658
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,948,333 · end of year $7,576,423
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $184,869 · end of year $231,811
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $234,761 · end of year $121,196
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $102,266 · end of year $678,878
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $326,969 · end of year $267,681
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $163,580 · end of year $189,400
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $250,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $574,762
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$717,430 · end of year -$2,109,465
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,714,583 · end of year $11,981,971
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
PROVIDING DEEP LOCAL COVERAGE OF IMPORTANT ISSUES TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC ISSUES, INCLUDING EDUCATION, ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
Activities or mission (Part I)
AT CIVIC NEWS COMPANY, OUR MISSION IS HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW AMERICA WORKS SO THEY CAN MAKE IT WORK BETTER. WE DO SO BY PROVIDING DEEP LOCAL COVERAGE OF IMPORTANT ISSUES TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC ISSUES, INCLUDING EDUCATION, ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
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THROUGH UNBIASED REPORTING, OUR REPORTERS HELP THE PUBLIC EXAMINE HOW THE CIVIC INSTITUTIONS OF SCHOOLS AND ELECTIONS ARE OPERATING, SCRUTINIZE KEY POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAPPEN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, AND GAIN ACCESS TO IMPORTANT DATA AND CONTEXT THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE MADE TRANSPARENT. BY BUILDING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES' UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTS, INNOVATIONS, AND CHALLENGES THAT AFFECT STUDENT OUTCOMES, WE CAN IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE STUDENTS BETTER - WHETHER THROUGH THEIR WORK AS PRACTITIONERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND LAWMAKERS, OR THROUGH THEIR DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION AS PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND VOTERS. BY BUILDING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES' UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANICS OF VOTING AND ELECTIONS, WE CAN HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND OUR SYSTEM OF DEMOCRACY SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN STRENGTHENING IT. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES IN ITS EDUCATION REPORTING PROGRAM:REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT RELATED TO EDUCATION, WITH A FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUREAUS: THE VAST MAJORITY OF ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT IS PRODUCED BY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ACTIVITY IS CONDUCTED ON A DAILY BASIS IN OUR BUREAUS IN NEW YORK, COLORADO, INDIANA, TENNESSEE, DETROIT, CHICAGO, NEWARK AND PHILADELPHIA. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NATIONAL EDUCATION COVERAGE, WHICH KNITS TOGETHER REPORTING FROM LOCAL BUREAUS AND SITUATES IT WITHIN THE BROADER NATIONAL CONTEXT. THE MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EDITORIAL STAFF TIME IS DEDICATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.TO FURTHER EXPAND AND DEEPEN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT EDUCATION, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE INCLUDES A "FIRST PERSON" SECTION, FEATURING OP-ED PIECES AND COMMENTARIES FROM A DIVERSE ASSORTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF OPINIONS. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES BY EDUCATING A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE PUBLIC ON PRESSING ISSUES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES IN ITS ELECTIONS REPORTING PROGRAM:REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT RELATED TO VOTING AND ELECTIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON THE STATES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUREAUS: THE VOTEBEAT PROGRAM PROVIDES INDEPENDENT NONPARTISAN COVERAGE OF ELECTION INTEGRITY IN ARIZONA, MICHIGAN, PENNSYLVANIA, AND TEXAS, AS WELL AS NATIONAL REPORTING. VOTEBEAT'S REPORTING INFORMS DEBATES AT STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE LEVELS, AND HAS GENERATED DISCUSSION AMONG OFFICIALS ABOUT ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND VOTING IN FOUR STATEWIDE BUREAUS. VOTERS ALSO RELY ON VOTEBEAT'S JOURNALISM TO FACT-CHECK FALSE CLAIMS OF VOTER FRAUD AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES THROUGH BOTH CIVIC NEWS COMPANY AND VOTEBEAT:REACHING AND ENGAGING A BROAD AUDIENCE THROUGH STRATEGIC DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH: THE ORGANIZATION'S EDITORIAL STAFF OVERSEES THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT TO DECISION-MAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT NO COST. THROUGH OUR WEBSITES, EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIPS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES, THE ORGANIZATION ENSURES THAT ITS CONTENT REACHES AS DEEP AND BROAD AN AUDIENCE AS POSSIBLE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS AND PARTICIPATES IN EVENTS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR READERS TO DIRECTLY INTERACT WITH OUR CONTENT, OUR EDITORIAL STAFF, AND ONE ANOTHER.DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, UPDATING AND UPGRADING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NEWS WEBSITES (INCLUDING RELATED PRODUCTS LIKE MOBILE PLATFORMS AND DATABASES), WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTENT DELIVERY: TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE IS USER-FRIENDLY, EMPLOYS THE LATEST INNOVATIONS IN CONTENT DELIVERY AND IMPACT MEASUREMENT, AND ATTRACTS AND RETAINS READERS, OUR STAFF WORKS CONSTANTLY ON MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES. KEEPING THE WEBSITE RUNNING SMOOTHLY ENSURES THAT CONTENT IS READILY AVAILABLE TO USERS ON A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS (MOBILE PHONES, TABLETS, PCS) AND IS PRESENTED COMPELLINGLY.
Expenses $9,306,027
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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Elizabeth GreenELIZABETH GREEN
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO
- Total calculated
- $324,285
- From this org
- $283,720
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,565
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $283,720
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $40,565
- Filer's total
- $324,285
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Gideon SteinGIDEON STEIN
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
-
Karen WishartKAREN WISHART
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jill BarkinJILL BARKIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shani HiltonSHANI HILTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sue LehmannSUE LEHMANN
DIRECTOR THRU AUG 2022
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David RousseauDAVID ROUSSEAU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ann SardiniANN SARDINI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kang-Xing JinKANG-XING JIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Roberto YanezROBERTO YANEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kendra Irving SecretaryKENDRA IRVING SECRETARY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $235,047
- From this org
- $215,082
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,965
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $215,082
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,965
- Filer's total
- $235,047
-
Alison Go Chief StrategyALISON GO CHIEF STRATEGY
OFFICER THRU DEC 2022
- Total calculated
- $210,312
- From this org
- $197,863
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,449
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $197,863
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,449
- Filer's total
- $210,312
-
Amy RosenblumAMY ROSENBLUM
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $220,597
- From this org
- $186,231
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,366
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $186,231
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,366
- Filer's total
- $220,597
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Jennifer BrambleJENNIFER BRAMBLE
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $185,233
- From this org
- $184,886
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $347
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $184,886
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $347
- Filer's total
- $185,233
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Nicole Avery NicholsNICOLE AVERY NICHOLS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF THRU MAY 2023
- Total calculated
- $220,534
- From this org
- $185,387
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,147
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $185,387
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,147
- Filer's total
- $220,534
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Harold Whack Sr DirectorHAROLD WHACK SR DIRECTOR
DEVELOPMENT THRU FEB 2023
- Total calculated
- $164,137
- From this org
- $153,298
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,839
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,298
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,839
- Filer's total
- $164,137
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Scott Elliott Deputy RevenueSCOTT ELLIOTT DEPUTY REVENUE
OFFICER THRU FEB 2023
- Total calculated
- $148,192
- From this org
- $147,843
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $349
- Hours/week
- 50
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Eba HamidEBA HAMID
DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE
- Total calculated
- $144,148
- From this org
- $143,753
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $395
- Hours/week
- 40
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Carlos John OrtunoCARLOS JOHN ORTUNO
VP OF PHILANTHROPY
- Total calculated
- $135,678
- From this org
- $135,328
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $350
- Hours/week
- 40
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Carolyn MelagoCAROLYN MELAGO
MANAGING EDITOR, LOCAL NEWS
- Total calculated
- $134,798
- From this org
- $134,544
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $254
- Hours/week
- 50
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
Answered no
- 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)
- PART I, LINE 4A
- THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR: - ALISON GO, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER - $33,651.78 - SCOTT ELLIOTT, DEPUTY REVENUE OFFICER - $50,508.33
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
- 15 May 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202431369349313638
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