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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,286,232
Total expenses
$3,870,070
Contributions and grants received
$5,075,900
Grants paid
$2,261,335
Program service revenue
$209,920
Investment income
$412
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,777,760
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,005
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,764,755
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,639,934
Management and general expenses
$181,425
Fundraising expenses
$48,711
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,639,934

Program services were 94.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,075,900

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

    total $209,920 · related or exempt $209,920

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $412 · excluded $412

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,216,935 · program services $2,216,935

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $44,400 · program services $44,400

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $121,000 · program services $72,600 · management and general $42,350 · fundraising $6,050

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $76,377 · program services $45,826 · management and general $26,732 · fundraising $3,819

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $18,335 · program services $11,001 · management and general $6,417 · fundraising $917

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,322 · program services $9,793 · management and general $5,713 · fundraising $816

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,600 · management and general $1,600

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,496 · management and general $48,496

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $31,638 · management and general $31,638

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,768 · program services $8,261 · management and general $5,507

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,034 · program services $4,220 · management and general $2,814

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,307 · program services $11,584 · management and general $7,723

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROJECT EXPENSE

    total $849,276 · program services $849,276

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROJECT SPONSORSHIP FEE

    total $359,437 · program services $359,437

  • 24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES

    total $37,109 · fundraising $37,109

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES & FEES

    total $4,720 · program services $3,975 · management and general $745

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,316 · program services $2,626 · management and general $1,690

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $668,297 · end of year $2,274,887

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,265 · end of year $4,589

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $725,000 · end of year $475,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $30,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $864 · end of year $23,284

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $79,833 · end of year $13,005

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $98,435 · end of year $140,159

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,250,158 · end of year $2,624,596

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM.ANF SERVES AS A FISCAL SPONSOR TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BUILDING AND SUSTAINING NEWS AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.AS PART OF ITS AFFILIATION WITH AAN PUBLISHERS (AAN.ORG), ANF SUPPORTS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF JOURNALISTS AND CONNECTS YOUNG JOURNALISTS WITH MENTORS.ANF WORKS SIDE BY SIDE WITH AAN TO SUPPORT THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER, TELLING STORIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNTOLD, AND GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNHEARD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM.

  • FELN: FUND FOR EQUITY IN LOCAL NEWS, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF ANF, RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING FROM GOOGLE NEWS INITIATIVE TO PRODUCE THE TRANSFORMATION TECH LAB SERIES, WHICH DELIVERED TRAINING AND GRANT FUNDING TO 240 NEWS OUTLETS OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD (JUNE 2023-DEC2024).

    Expenses $1,472,749 · Grants $1,060,000 · Revenue $1,690,000

  • COAZ: CONECTA ARIZONA, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF ANF, IS AN INDEPENDENT NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT USES GRANT FUNDING AND SMALL DONATIONS TO PRODUCE A NEWS WEBSITE, NEWS PODCASTS, AND NEWS EVENTS IN ARIZONA. GRANT FUNDING PERIODS ARE SPREAD OVER MULTIPLE YEARS. COAZ HAS NOT YET SPENT ALL OF ITS GRANT FUNDING.

    Expenses $392,459 · Revenue $822,196

  • ALTA: ALTAVOZ LAB, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF ANF, IS AN INDEPENDENT NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT MENTORS, TRAINS AND UPLIFTS LOCAL REPORTERS TO PRODUCE IMPACTFUL AND COLLABORATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND SERVICE-ORIENTED REPORTING PROJECTS AT OUTLETS SERVING HISTORICALLY DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. ALTA HAS NOT YET SPENT ALL OF ITS GRANT FUNDING.

    Expenses $156,428 · Grants $3,250 · Revenue $616,745

  • Expenses $1,618,298 · Grants $1,198,085

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

Listed in Part VII

  • BLAIR BARNA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JASON PRAMAS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JUSTIN RUSHING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RON BURKE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • EVELYN CASTRO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JIMMY BOEGLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KIMBERLY SPENCER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEVIN GOLDBERG

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GRAHAM JARRETT

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GEORGE THURLOW

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELLEN MEANY

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $73,545
    From this org
    $73,545
    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.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610479349301251

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