2024-11-14T22:56:12-05:00 2023-12-31 464522665 Menda Waters 146 West Northfield Rd Northfield MA 01360 990 2023-01-01 202140604 Vermont Independent Media Inc VERM 139 Main Street STE 604 Brattleboro VT 05301 Lynn Barrett President 8885115150 2024-11-14 true true Menda Waters P00523349 4134985746 2024-11-14 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z The Commons Lynn Barrett 527802 false X commonsnews.org X 2005 VT Promotion of public media literacy and local, citizen-driven media. 8 8 8 22 0 0 191329 260189 252204 262213 132 4980 272 420 443937 527802 0 0 217810 251454 8276 0 51185 173501 219427 399587 470881 44350 56921 137536 211334 49312 78735 88224 132599 Promotion of public media literacy and local, citizen-driven media. false false 327123 262313 Weekly publication of The Commons, a free locally-produced newspaper. The Commons encourages local participation in reporting and debating local news, providing a venue for dialog for the citizens of Windham County. 4333 The Media Mentoring project has been revived as a way to offer journalism work experience and to foster critical media literacy through collaboration with regional educational institutions and non-scholastic opportunities as they arise. 331456 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false X X Sandra Pinger 8022466397 139 Main Street Brattleboro VT 05301 X Steve Mundahl Trustee 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Don Cook Trustee 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Phayvanh Luekhamhan Trustee 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Heather Ahrenholz Trustee 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stuart Strothman Vice President 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barry Aleshnick Secretary 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Bosworth Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynn Barrett President 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 34828 225361 260189 Advertising Sales 511110 259628 259628 Custom Publishing 511110 2585 2585 262213 4980 4980 Finance charge income 511110 417 417 Reconciliations 511110 3 3 420 527802 267613 0 0 X 225879 157035 39638 29206 4498 3127 789 582 21077 14653 3699 2725 6009 6009 70191 53296 119 16776 6742 6742 2874 2874 2327 2327 15016 15016 312 312 140 140 3252 3252 5634 1435 3982 217 Printing 65104 63425 1679 Dues & subscriptions 3441 3441 Bank and processing charges 2480 2480 Distribution 23852 23852 12053 11381 672 470881 331456 88240 51185 58536 33943 72822 134114 25 37534 30702 6178 6832 36420 137536 211334 36420 41847 33252 1000 1000 6465 8063 49312 78735 X 48449 96179 39775 36420 88224 132599 137536 211334 X 56921 -12546 X false false false X 97177 180310 155748 191329 260189 884753 332620 222367 248061 252204 262213 1317465 429797 402677 403809 443533 522402 2202218 26281 84250 60000 75296 86392 332219 26281 84250 60000 75296 86392 332219 1869999 7 158 73 132 4980 5350 7 158 73 132 4980 5350 272 420 692 429804 402835 403882 443937 527802 2208260 0.84680 0.88410 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 37534 30702 6832 6832 Restricted grant balances 36420 36420 Employee benefits payable 1828 Loan from major donor 6000 Payroll taxes 235 8063 Jane Noyes Secretary - former operations X 6500 6500 false false false Barry Aleshnick Secretary operations X 4000 7860 false false false Carolyn Taylor-Olsen Former board member operations X 7000 10817 false false false Richard Witty former Treasurer operations X 20500 1257 false false false Jeff Potter Key Employee operations X 2000 6818 false true false 33252 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Financial data is reviewed by the board in the form of annual financial statements, with supplemental information supplied by the office manager. The 990 is distributed to the board at a meeting after its completion. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Governing documents and form 990 are available to the public on the organizations website or upon request. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 Accrual to cash adjustment of unpaid invoices in prior years - 12,546 List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Freelancers - 49,600Honoraria - 1925Technical fees - 1300Donation collection fees - 10798Grant development - 5890Payroll processing - 677