GRIST MAGAZINE INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
GRIST MAGAZINE INC (EIN 06-1664153)
Tax period
2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Filed
2023-08-15
IRS object ID
202302279349304800
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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MissionGrist Magazine, Inc. ("Grist") (www.grist.org) is an influential and irreverent green media platform. Grist makes the story of a better world so irresistible, you want it right now. We are an independent, nonprofit media organization devoted to eye-opening environmental journalism that explores solutions, exposes injustice, and emboldens readers to act. We go beyond the page to foster an unlikely network of leaders to bring about a sustainable world that works for everyone.MissionDesc
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DescAmong Grist's program accomplishments in FY2022 were: 1. Publishing climate and sustainability news and commentary. Grist published more than 900 articles on climate and sustainability topics during the fiscal year, ranging from short news items to in-depth interviews and features. The organization reached more than 1,200,000 readers per month, including website visitors, email subscribers, and offsite (primarily social-media) audiences. 2. Fostering 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. Grist on-site surveys indicate that 65-70 percent of users take action based on Grist content, making more sustainable choices in their homes and communities. 3. Train 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. 4. Serving 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, Huffington Post, MSNBC, Politico, and Vox, and has served as an expert source for MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CNN, and other networks. Across the country, journalists and other influencers turn to Grist for enlightenment and elaboration. 5. Creating a generation of leaders - of Fixers - who are now the protagonists of the story of a better world. The Fix @grist, connects Fixers to each other and to the public, spur new collaborations, accelerate solutions, and fuel our future storytelling. The Fix, which is complementary to Grist's journalism, has three interrelated areas of work: convenings, community, and content. As an example of impact in FY21, The Fix helped create a $15 million fund to provide pro bono legal support through some of the nation's top law firms to Grist 50 Fixers like Davida Davison, CEO of Aclima, who plans to disseminate the company's air-pollution sensors across developing countries; and Catherine Flowers, founder of the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise, who is launching a hybrid academic center and nonprofit to focus on solutions to rural-health issues in the South.Desc
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Lisa Garcia
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Rebekah Cardwell
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Christian Skotte
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Ayesha Pacholke
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Lisa Jurras Buchanan
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EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,834,891BOYAmt
EOY$10,095,645EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$926,918BOYAmt
EOY$662,529EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,200BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$745,070BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,673,188BOYAmt
EOY$662,529EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,274,812BOYAmt
EOY$4,945,245EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,886,891BOYAmt
EOY$4,487,871EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,161,703BOYAmt
EOY$9,433,116EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,834,891BOYAmt
EOY$10,095,645EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,878,808ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$607,395NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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$3,182,206CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,677,202CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,335,888CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,488,096CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,885,236CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,568,628TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,182,206CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,677,202CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,335,888CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,488,096CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,885,236CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,568,628TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$16,659,725SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$20,908,903PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,827CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,248CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,179CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,925CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$67,373CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$101,552TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,800CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,513CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,729CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$41,966CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$76,438CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$140,446TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$37,810,626TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.55299PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.57010PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

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$230,541OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$187,774DepreciationAmt
Book Value$42,767BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Land BuildingsOtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings$42,767TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,793,247TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$607,395NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$63,100DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$544,295RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,337,542RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,337,542TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,521,834TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$63,100DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$63,100ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,458,734ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,458,734TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (true)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Charles Giller
Founder$271,039$10,842$23,990$305,871
Brady Walkinshaw
Former CEO$375,075$15,003$425$390,503
Natasha Berman
COO$190,638$7,625$425$198,688
Nikhil Swaminathan
CEO$173,458$6,938$425$180,821
Lisa Garcia
Director of Fix$226,541$9,062$425$236,028

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 5a:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe CEO and Founder's 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 achievement of program/organizational objectives.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMatt MullenwegPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBoard MemberRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$69,750TransactionAmt
TransactionPurchased monthly web hostingTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSch L, Part IV, Business Transactions involving interested persons:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation(D) Description of Transaction: Purchased monthly web hosting and support services (at fair market value)ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission:Grist focus is climate, justice, and solutions. We are an independent, nonprofit media organization devoted to eye-opening environmental journalism that explores solutions, exposes injustice, and emboldens readers to act. We go beyond the page to foster an unlikely network of leaders to bring about a sustainable world that works for everyone.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B:Before 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 12C:All 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 15:For the CEO and Founder: 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 and Founder are 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 and Founder are performing as managers and leaders. When applicable, the committee may also consider a market adjustment to the salary based on compensation studies or other market research and surveys. 2) CEO and Founder's bonuses: 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 19:Financial statements are posted on Grist's website, distributed via biennial reports, and available upon request.
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:ARTICLE CONTRIBUTORS TOTAL FEES:352362
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:CONSULTING TOTAL FEES:778517
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:SUPPORT SERVICES TOTAL FEES:32482

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