CIVIC NEWS COMPANY: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: CIVIC NEWS COMPANY (EIN 90-0915846)
Tax period: 2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed: 2023-05-12
IRS object ID: 202341329349309084
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-05-12T19:28:20-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	873231666	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	245 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10167	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	900915846	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CIVIC NEWS COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CIVI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9173889035	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	450 SEVENTH AVENUE 32ND FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10123	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KENDRA IRVING	PersonNm
Person Title	SECRETARY/CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9173889035	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-05-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KENDRA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	IRVING	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	EVA MRUK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00543254	PTIN
Phone	2122862600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-05-12	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELIZABETH GREEN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	450 SEVENTH AVENUE 32ND FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10123	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$12,805,652	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	CIVICNEWS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2012	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE DEEP LOCAL COVERAGE OF IMPORTANT ISSUES IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS SO AS TO INFORM THE DECISIONS AND ACTIONS THAT LEAD TO BETTER OUTCOMES FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THOSE ISSUES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	96	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	8	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$287,515	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$21,265	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$10,356,192	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$12,484,474	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$5,551	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,488	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$208,084	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$309,265	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$10,569,827	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$12,795,227	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,364,040	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,685,773	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$16,725	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,216,284	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,765,267	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,196,287	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$9,129,307	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,898,785	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,440,520	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$896,442	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,430,342	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,487,702	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$329,631	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$490,549	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,100,711	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$7,997,153	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO INFORM THE DECISIONS AND ACTIONS THAT LEAD TO BETTER OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING DEEP, LOCAL COVERAGE OF EDUCATION POLICY AND PRACTICE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES DEEP LOCAL COVERAGE OF IMPORTANT ISSUES IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS SO AS TO INFORM THE DECISIONS AND ACTIONS THAT LEAD TO BETTER OUTCOMES FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THOSE ISSUES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$7,880,519	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	CHALKBEAT/EDUCATION REPORTING:THROUGH UNBIASED REPORTING, OUR REPORTERS HELP THE PUBLIC EXAMINE HOW SCHOOLS ARE TRULY OPERATING, SCRUTINIZE KEY POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAPPEN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, AND GAIN ACCESS TO IMPORTANT DATA AND CONTEXT THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE MADE TRANSPARENT. BY BUILDING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES' UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTS, INNOVATIONS, AND CHALLENGES THAT AFFECT STUDENT OUTCOMES, WE CAN IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE STUDENTS BETTER - WHETHER THROUGH THEIR WORK AS PRACTITIONERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND LAWMAKERS, OR THROUGH THEIR DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION AS PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND VOTERS. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES IN ITS EDUCATION/REPORTING PROGRAM: 1. REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT RELATED TO EDUCATION, WITH A FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUREAUS: THE VAST MAJORITY OF ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT IS PRODUCED BY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ACTIVITY IS CONDUCTED ON A DAILY BASIS IN OUR BUREAUS IN NEW YORK, COLORADO, INDIANA, TENNESSEE, DETROIT, CHICAGO, NEWARK AND PHILADELPHIA. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NATIONAL EDUCATION COVERAGE, WHICH KNITS TOGETHER REPORTING FROM LOCAL BUREAUS AND SITUATES IT WITHIN THE BROADER NATIONAL CONTEXT. THE MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EDITORIAL STAFF TIME IS DEDICATED TO THIS ACTIVITY. 2. REACHING AND ENGAGING A BROAD AUDIENCE THROUGH STRATEGIC DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH: THE ORGANIZATION'S EDITORIAL STAFF OVERSEES THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT TO DECISION-MAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT NO COST. THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, WEB PUBLICATIONS, EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIPS, AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES, THE ORGANIZATION ENSURES THAT ITS CONTENT REACHES AS DEEP AND BROAD AN AUDIENCE AS POSSIBLE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS AND PARTICIPATES IN EVENTS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR READERS TO DIRECTLY INTERACT WITH OUR CONTENT, OUR EDITORIAL STAFF, AND ONE ANOTHER. TO FURTHER EXPAND AND DEEPEN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT EDUCATION, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE INCLUDES A "FIRST PERSON" SECTION, FEATURING OP-ED PIECES AND COMMENTARIES FROM A DIVERSE ASSORTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF OPINIONS. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES BY EDUCATING A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE PUBLIC ON PRESSING ISSUES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. 3. DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, UPDATING AND UPGRADING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NEWS WEBSITE (INCLUDING RELATED PRODUCTS LIKE MOBILE PLATFORMS AND DATABASES), WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTENT DELIVERY: TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE IS USER-FRIENDLY, EMPLOYS THE LATEST INNOVATIONS IN CONTENT DELIVERY AND IMPACT MEASUREMENT, AND ATTRACTS AND RETAINS READERS, OUR STAFF WORK CONSTANTLY ON MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES. KEEPING THE WEBSITE RUNNING SMOOTHLY ENSURES THAT CONTENT IS READILY AVAILABLE TO USERS ON A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS (MOBILE PHONES, TABLETS, PCS) AND IS PRESENTED COMPELLINGLY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$590,398	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	VOTEBEAT/REPORTING ON ELECTION INTEGRITY:IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE VOTEBEAT PROGRAM PROVIDED INDEPENDENT NONPARTISAN COVERAGE OF ELECTION INTEGRITY IN ARIZONA, MICHIGAN, PENNSYLVANIA, AND TEXAS.VOTEBEAT'S REPORTING INFORMS DEBATES AT STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE LEVELS, AND HAS GENERATED DISCUSSION AMONG COUNTRY OFFICIALS ABOUT ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND VOTING IN FOUR STATEWIDE BUREAUS. VOTERS ALSO RELY ON VOTEBEAT'S JOURNALISM TO FACT-CHECK FALSE CLAIMS OF VOTE FRAUD AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$8,470,917	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	54	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	96	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KENDRA IRVING	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9173889035	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	450 SEVENTH AVENUE 32ND FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10123	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
ELIZABETH GREEN
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO	50.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$286,762	$0	$42,304
SUE LEHMANN
CHAIRPERSON	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GIDEON STEIN
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JILL BARKIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANI HILTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KANG-XING JIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN WISHART
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERTO YANEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENDRA IRVING SECRETARY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	50.00		Yes (X)	$209,678	$0	$24,546
JENNIFER BRAMBLE
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER	50.00		Yes (X)	$176,261	$0	$7,155
ALISON GO
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER	50.00		Yes (X)	$170,813	$0	$16,836
AMY ROSENBLUM
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER	50.00		Yes (X)	$16,719	$0	$3,262
NICOLE AVERY NICHOLS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF	40.00			$151,178	$0	$30,043	Yes (X)
MARY CIPOLLA
PUBLISHER THRU APR 2022	50.00			$200,334	$0	$21,513		Yes (X)
MARIA ARCHANGELO
VP, PARTNERSHIPS THRU AUG 2021	40.00			$148,347	$0	$14,254		Yes (X)
SCOTT ELLIOTT
DEPUTY REVENUE OFFICER	50.00			$132,126	$0	$7,409		Yes (X)
CAROLYN MELAGO
MANAGING EDITOR, LOCAL NEWS	50.00			$126,790	$0	$14,457		Yes (X)
HAROLD WHACK
SR DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT	40.00			$148,170	$0	$11,867			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,767,178	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$193,646	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	19	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
BARKER & SCOTT CONSULTING LLC
2202 18TH STREET NORTHWEST	WASHINGTON	DC	20009	PROFESSIONAL COACHING	$244,579
TRINET
PARK PLACE SUITE 600	DUBLIN	CA	94568	PEO SERVICES	$114,641

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$12,484,474	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$30,122	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$12,484,474	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,184	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,184	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,248	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$20,248	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$10,729	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$10,425	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$304	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$304	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$304	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING	541800	$151,060	$151,060
JOBS BOARD	511190	$136,455	$136,455
OTHER INCOME	900099	$1,502		$1,502

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$289,017	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,795,227	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$287,515	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$23,238	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,343,184	TotalAmt
Program Services	$763,230	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$292,029	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$287,925	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,650,075	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,180,896	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$832,410	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$636,769	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$191,883	TotalAmt
Program Services	$157,201	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,971	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,711	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$884,245	TotalAmt
Program Services	$693,715	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$121,187	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$69,343	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$616,386	TotalAmt
Program Services	$488,909	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,503	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$67,974	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,730	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,095	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,135	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,309	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,180	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,304	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,725	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$16,725	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$669,900	TotalAmt
Program Services	$299,020	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$320,731	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$50,149	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,780	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,241	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$208	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,331	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,493	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,320	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$47,352	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,821	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$610,951	TotalAmt
Program Services	$479,874	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$116,710	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,367	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$340,149	TotalAmt
Program Services	$108,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$231,649	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,450	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,308	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,746	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,396	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,308	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,037	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$46,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,627	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,120	TotalAmt
Management And General	$30,120	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
UBI TAX	$4,600	$4,600
RECRUITING	$42,906	$23,262	$15,577	$4,067
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT	$35,895	$3,007	$31,890	$998
COMMUNITY EVENTS	$13,724		$13,724

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,972	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,150	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,180	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,642	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,898,785	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,470,917	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,211,584	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,216,284	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,026,631	BOYAmt
EOY	$841,497	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,860,792	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,175,976	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,254,039	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,948,333	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,095	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,869	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$141,328	BOYAmt
EOY	$234,761	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,457	BOYAmt
EOY	$102,266	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,430,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,487,702	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$243,712	BOYAmt
EOY	$326,969	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,919	BOYAmt
EOY	$163,580	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$329,631	BOYAmt
EOY	$490,549	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,235,239	BOYAmt
EOY	-$717,430	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,865,472	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,714,583	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,100,711	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,997,153	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,430,342	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,487,702	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$896,442	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,553,789	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,767,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,314,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,356,192	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,484,474	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$43,476,519	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,553,789	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,767,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,314,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,356,192	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$12,484,474	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$43,476,519	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$5,198,544	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$38,277,975	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,165	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$32,775	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$21,432	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$68,600	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,924	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$21,265	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$25,189	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,167	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,558	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,241	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,695	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,502	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$21,163	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$43,591,471	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$29,295	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.87810	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.87650	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 570. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 82. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,297. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,502. CREDIT CARD REWARDS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 4,167. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 4,988. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 5,159. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 298. HONORARIA FEES - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,100.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$12,944,488	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$149,565	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$149,565	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$12,794,923	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$304	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$304	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$12,795,227	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$12,048,046	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$149,565	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$149,565	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$11,898,481	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$304	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$304	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$11,898,785	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	CHALKBEAT RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT CHALKBEAT HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. TAX YEARS SINCE 2019 REMAIN OPEN TO EXAMINATION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	GAIN ON SALE OF SECURITIES REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 7C 304.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	GAIN ON SALE OF SECURITIES REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 7C 304.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HIGH VIEW PHILANTHROPY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	274 SOUTH GROVE PARK ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MEMPHIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	38117	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$431,000	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$16,725	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$414,275	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$431,000	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$16,725	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$414,275	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE AGREEEMENT WITH HIGH VIEW PHILANTHROPY, LLC. PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF FUNDRAISING SERVICES AT AN HOURLY RATE UP TO A MONTHLY MAXIMUM, AND ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF REASONABLE EXPENSES TIED TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED WITH APPROVAL BY THE ORGANIZATION AS NEEDED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ELIZABETH GREEN
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO	$266,762	$0	$20,000	$0	$0	$0	$7,975	$0	$34,329	$0	$329,066	$0	$0	$0
KENDRA IRVING SECRETARY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$209,678	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,589	$0	$15,957	$0	$234,224	$0	$0	$0
MARY CIPOLLA
PUBLISHER THRU APR 2022	$200,334	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,138	$0	$13,375	$0	$221,847	$0	$0	$0
ALISON GO
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER	$170,813	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,241	$0	$11,595	$0	$187,649	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER BRAMBLE
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER	$176,261	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,476	$0	$679	$0	$183,416	$0	$0	$0
NICOLE AVERY NICHOLS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF	$151,178	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,043	$0	$181,221	$0	$0	$0
MARIA ARCHANGELO
VP, PARTNERSHIPS THRU AUG 2021	$119,001	$0	$0	$0	$29,346	$0	$4,853	$0	$9,401	$0	$162,601	$0	$0	$0
HAROLD WHACK
SR DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT	$148,170	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,867	$0	$160,037	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4A	MS. MARIA ARCHANGELO, VICE PRESIDENT-PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH AUGUST 2021, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $29,346, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS STIPULATED IN HER SEPARATION AGREEMENT. THE AMOUNT WAS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 7	ELIZABETH GREEN RECEIVED A BOARD-APPROVED PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUS WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN HER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN (B)(II),

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$10,425	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	AVG. SELLING PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	FURNITURE	Desc
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$19,697	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN PART I, COLUMN (B).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR REVIEW IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IT IS REVISED FOR ANY CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT APPLIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND ALL OFFICERS MUST SIGN AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, WHERE THEY ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO AFFIRM THE CODE OF ETHICS, INCLUDING THE CONFLICTS SECTION, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES, THE INTERESTED PARTY IS ASKED TO DISCLOSE ALL RELATED DETAILS TO THE BOARD OR CONFLICTS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. AFTER MAKING A PRESENTATION REGARDING HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON LEAVES THE MEETING WHILE THE COMMITTEE OR BOARD DISCUSSES AND VOTES ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE OR BOARD RECOMMENDS WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR AGREEMENT. THE DECISION OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SET OF COMPENSATION STANDARDS, WHICH INCLUDES SALARY GUIDANCE FOR THE CEO, OTHER OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THESE STANDARDS INCLUDE SALARY RANGES BY POSITION AND DIFFERENTIATION BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL REGION. THE STANDARDS ARE DETERMINED THROUGH A REVIEW OF PEER ORGANIZATIONS' COMPENSATION DATA, AND ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, AN INDUSTRY-WIDE COMPENSATION BENCHMARKING STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY A THIRD-PARTY COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE COMPENSATION STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WERE ALIGNED WITH THE MIDPOINT OF INDUSTRY PEER COMPENSATION. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION WERE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETINGS AND THE PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN FY2022.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, CHALKBEAT.ORG, AS WELL AS GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, FORM 1023, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10123, OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (917)-388-9035.
FORM 990, PART I, QUESTION 5, AND PART V, QUESTION 2A:	THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (PEO) FOR SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PAYROLL, TIMEKEEPING, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, HR ADMINISTRATION AND WORKFORCE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NEEDS. AS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD FOR TAX PURPOSES, FORMS W-2 AND W-3 ARE ISSUED BY THE PEO AND FILED UNDER THE PEO'S FEDERAL EIN. IN THIS CO-EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION IS THE COMMON LAW EMPLOYER AND, ACCORDINGLY, COMPENSATION IS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A AND PART IX, LINES 5-10.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.