JOLT NEWS ORGANIZATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023
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- Organization
- JOLT NEWS ORGANIZATION (EIN 87-2868827)
- Tax period
- 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
- Filed
- 2024-10-17
- IRS object ID
- 202432919349200023
- Schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2024-10-17T17:18:18-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2023-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 452781218 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Budd Bay Accountants & Advisors Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 245 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Olympia | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | WA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 98507 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2023-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 872868827 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | JOLT News Organization | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | JOLT | BusinessNameControlTxt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 4008 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Olympia | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | WA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 985010008 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Chuck Pfeil | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 3604815005 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2024-10-17 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | false | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (true) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Gary J Merz MBA Taxation | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00047392 | PTIN |
| Phone | 3607869515 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2024-10-17 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2023 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $179,713 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $160,389 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $19,312 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $12 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Total Revenue | $179,713 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $75,263 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $47,039 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $375 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $26,621 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $149,298 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $30,415 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $50,757 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $81,172 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $19,258 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $78,417 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $34,590 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $8,755 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $53,848 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $87,172 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,091 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $6,000 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $50,757 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $81,172 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | See Schedule O | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | See Schedule O | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $149,302 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $149,302 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Stusser | ||||
| Executive Director | 25.00 | $38,240 | $0 | $0 |
| Bill Will | ||||
| President | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hanig | ||||
| Vice President | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Pfeil | ||||
| Treasurer | 3.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Denise Parker | ||||
| Secretary | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Zahid Chaudhry | ||||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Alan Wertjes | ||||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Daniel Stusser | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 4008 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Olympia | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | WA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 985010008 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 3603571000 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $24,985 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $71,581 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $160,389 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $256,955 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $35,816 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $19,312 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $55,128 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $24,985 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $107,397 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $179,701 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $312,083 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $312,083 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $3 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $12 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $15 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $3 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $12 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $15 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $24,985 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $107,400 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $179,713 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $312,098 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | Yes (X) | First5Years509Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | Description AmountLegal & Professional 1,050Office Expenses 575Computers & Tech Stack 12,399Insurance 3,588Dues & Subscriptions 2,008Bank Fees 479Board Expenses 385Conference & Meeting Fees 1,012Travel 1,537Advertising 2,445Marketing & Fundraising 1,056Taxes 5Miscellaneous 82 |
| Description of other assets Part II line 24 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearAccounts Receivable 34,590 8,350Prepaid Expenses 0 405 |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearAccounts Payable 2,991 0Deferred Revenue 100 6,000 |
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