2025-03-28T09:26:40-05:00 2023-12-31 221478099 COHNREZNICK LLP 350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOOR HARTFORD CT 06103 990 2023-01-01 270458242 PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING PULI 2023320982 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 7000-081 WASHINGTON DC 20006 MOUHAMAD ALEM CFOO 2023320982 2025-03-27 1 0 LORI ROTHE YOKOBOSKY CPA P01273422 9592007000 2025-03-26 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JON SAWYER 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 7000-081 WASHINGTON DC 20006 19769880 0 X WWW.PULITZERCENTER.ORG X 2009 DC THE PULITZER CENTER PROMOTES IN-DEPTH ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. 13 12 41 12 0 0 11142101 14126654 386223 574305 562975 863027 11145 9999 12102444 15573985 0 0 0 0 4379608 5479603 0 0 507604 6402201 6286533 10781809 11766136 1320635 3807849 31801807 40219398 948970 2077080 30852837 38142318 THE PULITZER CENTER PROMOTES IN-DEPTH ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. 0 0 8418851 584304 IN 2023 THE PULITZER CENTER COMMISSIONED 249 REPORTING PROJECTS BY 389 JOURNALISTS AND 65 REPORTING FELLOWS FROM 40 PARTNER UNIVERSITIES. OTHER PROGRAMING INCLUDED OUTREACH EVENTS. K12 EVENTS AND AN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM REACHING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE ACROSS THE GLOBE. 8418851 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 135 0 1 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X MOUHAMAD ALEM 2024177114 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE WASHINGTON DC 20036 AZMAT KHAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY KAREL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ROHDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY RAUH PULITZER CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOEL MOTLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON SAWYER CEO AND PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 296636 0 34727 JOSEPH PULITZER V DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA WINSLOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD W MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBBIE ROBINSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM DOLNICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACEY RIESE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BUSH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOUHAMAD ALEM CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 197197 0 5660 MARINA WALKER GUEVARA EXECUTIVE EDITOR 40.00 X 196259 0 0 ANN S PETERS UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY O 40.00 X 118993 0 18818 KATE LAROCQUE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 135890 0 0 MARK N SCHULTE EDUCATION DIRECTOR 40.00 X 122464 0 18221 NATHALIE APPLEWHITE STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF DEVE 40.00 X 164058 0 0 NICOLE YORK DIRECTOR OF HR 40.00 X 125754 0 19918 1357251 0 97344 9 0 1 0 GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMU 3939 CAMPBELL AVENUE ARLINGTON VA 22206 JOURNALISM 269600 THREESPOT MEDIA LLC 1325 G ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 WEB DEVELOPMENT 119859 PWC PRODUCT SALES LLC PO BOX 201399 DALLAS TX 753201399 ACCOUNTING 109021 3 45390 14081264 14126654 CAMPUS CONSORTIUM FEES 611710 574305 574305 574305 781824 781824 4277098 4195895 81203 81203 81203 9999 9999 9999 15573985 584304 0 863027 X 730478 478202 185745 66531 99504 65139 25302 9063 2654672 1737860 675027 241785 174984 114552 44495 15937 1551740 1015833 394575 141332 268225 175591 68204 24430 57090 22756 34334 247734 98748 148986 93756 93756 3870775 3650026 220046 703 492684 123172 369512 174243 174243 991390 730780 252897 7713 43607 13352 30145 110 80961 80961 EVENT EXPENSES 234293 192840 41453 11766136 8418851 2839681 507604 1306710 3304201 2673924 1479419 1806064 3682094 1420480 1590940 71278 88010 298014 227239 114382 70775 24400190 30003959 8779 0 31801807 40219398 155372 337150 793598 1739930 948970 2077080 X 1350842 1149521 29501995 36992797 30852837 38142318 31801807 40219398 3807849 3481632 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6584510 9540399 9659376 11142101 14126654 51053040 6584510 9540399 9659376 11142101 14126654 51053040 13735573 37317467 496185 447368 653893 632202 781824 3011472 73 35 11145 9999 21252 54085764 975489 0.69000 0.58250 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 73. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 35. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,275. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 9,999. CREDIT CARD REWARDS - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,870. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 25502718 3124562 3576552 1960023 30243809 24042241 1655378 -194901 25502718 21005018 635786 2401437 24042241 16815769 2900000 1289249 21005018 13950275 1200000 1665494 16815769 1.00000 0 0 16793 7217 9576 78526 78526 0 202695 141496 61199 70775 X 18961860 3481631 -93756 3387875 15573985 0 15573985 11672380 0 11672380 93756 93756 11766136 PART V, LINE 4: IN 2016, THE CENTER CREATED AN ENDOWMENT ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. AS REQUIRED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES, EXCEPT FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE CENTER HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME IN 2023 OR 2022, AND ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. THE CENTER FILES FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS, AS REQUIRED, AND BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CENTER'S FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FOR 2020 THROUGH 2022 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THE THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. THERE ARE NO RETURNS UNDER EXAMINATION. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT EXPENSES -93,756. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT EXPENSES 93,756. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 85 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 243548 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 46 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 117609 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 30 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 77863 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 333 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 1176323 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 109 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 356178 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 66 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 183127 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 100 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 274425 RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES 0 15 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 176248 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 14 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 31324 0 784 0 14 0 798 2605321 31324 2636645 0 0 0 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F), METHOD USED TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES ON ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JON SAWYER CEO AND PRESIDENT 295636 0 1000 0 0 0 26167 0 8560 0 331363 0 0 0 MOUHAMAD ALEM CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER 196197 0 1000 0 0 0 100 0 5560 0 202857 0 0 0 MARINA WALKER GUEVARA EXECUTIVE EDITOR 195259 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196259 0 0 0 NATHALIE APPLEWHITE STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF DEVE 163058 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 164058 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 BONUSES ARE PAID OUT AT THE DISCRETION AND APPROVAL OF THE CEO. KEM SAWYER WIFE OF JON SAWYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 99504 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE PULITZER CENTER PROMOTES IN-DEPTH ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JOSEPH PULITZER, BOD MEMBER, IS EMILY PULITZER'S (BOD MEMBER) GRANDSON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COMPLETE COPY OF THE DRAFT 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C "UPON ELECTION, HIRING, OR APPOINTMENT, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, INSIDERS SHOULD COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE IN THE FORM PROVIDED BY PULITZER CENTER. ON THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, THE INSIDER SHOULD DISCLOSE AFFILIATIONS THAT CONSTITUTE OR COULD RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND CONFIRM HIS OR HER COMMITMENT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. THE INSIDER SHOULD UPDATE THIS DISCLOSURE AS APPROPRIATE. INSIDERS HAVE A CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW THEIR BUSINESS, PERSONAL, AND PHILANTHROPIC INTERESTS, AND THEIR FAMILY AND OTHER CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS, FOR ACTUAL, APPARENT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO PULITZER CENTER." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SALARIES FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH SENIOR STAFF AND WITH CONSIDERATION OF COMPARABILITY DATA, AS PART OF THE CREATION OF AN OPERATIONAL BUDGET FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR THAT IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OUR ANNUAL REPORTS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. THE REPORTS INCLUDE PRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE YEAR RECORDED AND NOTICE THAT AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G JOURNALIST EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,508,606. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,680. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 703. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,515,989. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 114,927. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 173,397. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 288,324. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,493. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 39,969. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 66,462. THE ORGANIZATION HAS HISTORICALLY AND CONSISTENTLY MET ITS FILING OBLIGATION. THIS WAS CLEARY AN OVERSIGHT AND NOT ANY WILLFUL INTENT TO MISS THE FILING DEADLINE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PROCESS IN PLACE TO ENSURE TIMELY FILING MOVING FORWARD. BASED ON THE FACTS ABOVE, WE RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THIS REASONABLE CAUSE STATEMENT, AND REQUEST THE IRS NOT ASSESS ANY PENALTIES FOR LATE FILING OF THE TAXPAYER'S RETURN.