GRIST MAGAZINE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
GRIST MAGAZINE INC (EIN 06-1664153)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-06-18
IRS object ID
202641699349300229
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-06-18T12:51:02-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN882533599PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1WERSEN NONPROFIT CPAS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line14513 Lakeway DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityBellinghamCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98229ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN061664153EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Grist Magazine IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlGRISBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2068762020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 12710AddressLine1Txt
CitySeattleCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98111ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonNikhil SwaminathanPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2068762020PhoneNum
Signature2026-06-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonKeaton Wersen CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01957642PTIN
Phone3607709369PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Business Name Line1Grist MagazineBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Principal OfficerNikhil SwaminathanPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1PO Box 12710AddressLine1Txt
CitySeattleCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,415,700GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.grist.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGrist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to reporting on climate change. Since 1999, we have used the power of journalism to engage the public about the perils of one of the most existential threats we face. We seek to document the often unequal impacts of climate change on communities in the United States and globally, as well as to show the promise of equitable climate solutions.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers17TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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CY Investment Income$246,179CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Expenses$10,166,181CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$267,045PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,016,085TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,777,477TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionGrist is an independent, non profit media organization dedicated to reporting on climate change.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,966,306ExpenseAmt
DescPublishing climate and sustainability news and commentary: Grist published more than 800 articles on climate and sustainability topics during the fiscal year, ranging from short news items to in-depth interviews and features. The organization reached an average of 2.6m readers per month, including website visitors, email subscribers, and offsite (primarily social-media) audiences.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$548,945ExpenseAmt
DescFostering civic engagement: Grist's goal is to create a vibrant community of people who support sustainability; make sustainable choices and encourage their communities to do the same; and encourage readers to use social media and other tools to activate their personal networks and to create lasting change.Desc

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Expense$627,999ExpenseAmt
DescTrain a new generation of journalists: By providing hands-on journalism experience as well as exposure to leading environmental thinkers, the Grist Fellowship Program trains early-career journalists to become effective environmental communicators. Grist hosts groups of five fellows for six-month terms. Fellows participate in research and story generation, crafting investigative stories and ground breaking multimedia projects.Desc

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Expense$278,650ExpenseAmt
DescServing as a resource for other media: Grist informs and influences coverage of climate and energy in major media including The New York Times, Washington Post, ProPublica, the Seattle Times and more, and has served as an expert source for NPR, the BBC, PRX, PBS, and other networks.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$278,650TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$7,421,900TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document117IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee68EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone2068762020PhoneNum

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CitySeattleCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

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Kavita Ramdas
Board Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elise Hu
Board Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nikhil Swaminathan
CEO45.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$310,275$0$12,877
Donna Moodie
Board Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Giller
Founder1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Alderman
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Trenton Allen
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dana Bourland
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Chira
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michelle Depass
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
C'ardiss Gardner Gleser
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristin Grimm
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Kaufman
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Max Moinian
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rachel Morello-Frosch
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julian Brave Noisecat
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Vechey
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brady Walkinshaw
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rebekah Cardwell
Director of Finance & Admin45.00Yes (X)$165,808$0$24,499
Kat Bagley
Editor in Chief45.00$173,026$0$31,779Yes (X)
Natasha Berman
COO45.00$229,416$0$31,886Yes (X)
Patrick Schmitt
Director of Development45.00$167,845$0$15,818Yes (X)
Jess Stahl
Executive Editor, Strategic Initiatives40.00$188,242$0$16,634Yes (X)
Teresa Chin
Executive Editor, Data & Design40.00$137,960$0$5,984Yes (X)
Megan Merrigan
Director of Innovation and Growth40.00$146,708$0$14,972Yes (X)
Mignon Khargie
Art Director40.00$126,596$0$14,168Yes (X)
Tristan Ahtone
Editor at Large40.00$133,667$0$14,451Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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ServicesWebsite managementServicesDesc
Compensation$128,000CompensationAmt
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,005,743GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$8,898,666AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$48,896NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,904,409TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$246,158TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$246,158ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$48,917SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$48,896SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$21SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$21TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$21ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescAdvertisingDesc
Business541800BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$207,833TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$207,833UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$8,383TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,383ExclusionAmt
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Other Revenue Total$216,216OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$254,562ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$1,179,956TotalAmt
Program Services$463,361ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$368,169ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$348,426FundraisingAmt

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Total$5,710,158TotalAmt
Program Services$4,471,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$526,789ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$711,821FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$151,937TotalAmt
Program Services$123,317ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,419FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$677,497TotalAmt
Program Services$565,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,111ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110,319FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$549,382TotalAmt
Program Services$390,887ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,578ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,917FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Program Services$6,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,434FundraisingAmt

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Total$151,836TotalAmt
Management And General$151,836ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Total$4,631TotalAmt
Fundraising$4,631FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$15,222TotalAmt
Management And General$15,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$575,613TotalAmt
Program Services$496,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,300FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,198TotalAmt
Program Services$18,198ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,970TotalAmt
Program Services$45,412ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,979FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$199,618TotalAmt
Program Services$188,193ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,875FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,792TotalAmt
Program Services$110,844ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,474FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$260,212TotalAmt
Program Services$220,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,022FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$72,673TotalAmt
Program Services$70,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$698ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,054FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$24,882TotalAmt
Program Services$19,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,384FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$50,150TotalAmt
Program Services$38,816ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,820FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Dues and subscriptions$101,880$84,981$10,089$6,810
Program supplies$50,117$48,895$487$735
Taxes and fees$25,990$18,930$2,201$4,859
Employee development$25,035$19,377$2,253$3,405

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$53,628TotalAmt
Program Services$20,708ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,578ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,342FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,166,181TotalAmt
Program Services$7,421,900ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,385,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,359,026FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,621BOYAmt
EOY$269,477EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$4,171,609BOYAmt
EOY$3,984,981EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$2,429,389BOYAmt
EOY$1,833,431EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$117,969EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$187,733BOYAmt
EOY$47,931EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$217,804LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$207,547LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,585BOYAmt
EOY$10,257EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,023,004BOYAmt
EOY$5,326,458EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,955,941BOYAmt
EOY$11,590,504EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$997,410BOYAmt
EOY$1,738,677EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,675BOYAmt
EOY$38,800EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,016,085BOYAmt
EOY$1,777,477EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,109,721BOYAmt
EOY$7,290,477EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,830,135BOYAmt
EOY$2,522,550EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,939,856BOYAmt
EOY$9,813,027EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,955,941BOYAmt
EOY$11,590,504EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$200,623ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$25,923NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$301,529PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,488,096CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,885,236CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,232,699CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,390,396CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,904,409CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,900,836TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,488,096CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,885,236CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,232,699CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,390,396CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,904,409CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,900,836TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$13,814,754SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$33,086,082PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,925CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$67,373CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$129,527CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$403,543CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$246,158CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$850,526TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$41,966CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$76,438CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,775CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,968CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,383CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$194,530TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$47,945,892TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.69010PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.73070PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationReimbursements - 2021 Amount: $ 16,834. 2022 Amount: $ 12,700. Consulting - 2020 Amount: $ 36,000. 2021 Amount: $ 52,154. Artwork use and reprints - 2020 Amount: $ 5,666. 2021 Amount: $ 7,450. 2022 Amount: $ 1,000. Miscellaneous - 2020 Amount: $ 300. 2022 Amount: $ 75. 2023 Amount: $ 53,968. 2024 Amount: $ 8,383.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,125OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,125DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$202,679OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$192,422DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,257BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,257TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,451,132TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$25,923NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$125,473DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$99,550RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,351,582RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$15,222InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$15,222RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,366,804TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,276,432TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$125,473DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$125,473ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,150,959ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$15,222InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$15,222ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,166,181TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Nikhil Swaminathan
CEO$260,275$0$50,000$0$0$0$12,411$0$466$0$323,152$0$0$0
Natasha Berman
COO$229,416$0$0$0$0$0$9,177$0$22,709$0$261,302$0$0$0
Jess Stahl
Executive Editor, Strategic Initiati$188,242$0$0$0$0$0$7,530$0$9,104$0$204,876$0$0$0
Kat Bagley
Editor in Chief$173,026$0$0$0$0$0$6,921$0$24,858$0$204,805$0$0$0
Rebekah Cardwell
Director of Finance & Admin$165,808$0$0$0$0$0$6,632$0$17,867$0$190,307$0$0$0
Patrick Schmitt
Director of Development$167,845$0$0$0$0$0$6,714$0$9,104$0$183,663$0$0$0
Megan Merrigan
Director of Innovation and Growth$146,708$0$0$0$0$0$5,868$0$9,104$0$161,680$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 5FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe CEO bonus amount is calculated and awarded by the board compensation committee based on actual performance against budgetary and objective goals for the organization. For other employees, discretionary bonuses are awarded at year-end by the CEO based on progress and and acheivement of program/organizational objectives and in accordance with the union guidelines.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$48,896NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization is reporting number of contributions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bBefore the tax return is filed, members of Grist's Management Team, including the CEO, Director of Development, and Director of Finance, will review the detailed information included in the return for accuracy and appropriateness. This group has a strong understanding of Grist's operations and finances as well as the return's format and purpose. Any questions or issues will be discussed and agreed on as a group. The entire board receives a copy of the Form 990 for review and comment prior to the filing date.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAll officers, directors and employees of the organization must comply with Grist's conflict of interest policy. Officers and directors review and sign the policy on an annual basis; employees do so at their start of employment. Any conflicts or matters that may arise are discussed and considered immediately. If a true conflict exists, the affected individual(s) is restricted from participating in any decision making related to the matter. No conflicts have arisen in our past.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15For the CEO: An independent committee of the Board, led by the Board Chair and including the Board Treasurer and two other Board Members, uses market salary studies and committee members' knowledge of and comparison to other nonprofit organizations to determine compensation. This committee conducts two compensation evaluation processes. 1) Salary: The CEO is eligible for salary increases in line with the rest of the staff based on a performance review. The committee collects input from the Board and staff about how the CEO is performing as a manager and leader. When applicable, the committee may also consider a market adjustment to the salary based on compensation studies or other market research and surveys. 2)Bonus: A set bonus pool is determined at the beginning of the fiscal year, and the amount awarded is calculated by the committee based on actual performance versus budgetary and objective goals for the organization. For other employees: Other employees' compensation amounts are determined by the CEO.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Financial statements are posted on Grist's website, distributed via biennial reports, and available upon request. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.

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