GRIST MAGAZINE INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: GRIST MAGAZINE INC (EIN 06-1664153)
Tax period: 2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30
Filed: 2022-08-15
IRS object ID: 202242279349302934
Schema version: 2020v4.2
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 J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-08-15T12:11:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	135381590	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BDO USA LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	601 UNION ST STE 2300	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	981012345	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	061664153	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRIST MAGAZINE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GRIS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2068762020	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 E MADISON STREET NO 650	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98122	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	NIKHIL SWAMINATHAN	PersonNm
Person Title	INTERIM CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2068762020	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-07-28	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	NIKHIL	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	SWAMINATHAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MATTHEW FRERKER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01677675	PTIN
Phone	2063827777	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-07-28	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	NIKHIL SWAMINATHAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 E MADISON STREET NO 650	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98122	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,996,681	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GRIST.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2002	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	GRIST MAGAZINE, INC. ("GRIST") (WWW.GRIST.ORG) 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.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	58	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$298,812	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,335,888	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$8,488,096	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,287	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$23,962	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$161,717	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$340,778	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,503,892	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,804,912	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	$4,472,812	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,635,827	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$78,214	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$860,461	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,742,586	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,404,608	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,293,612	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,040,435	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,789,720	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$764,477	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,708,689	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,834,891	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,342,289	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,673,188	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,366,400	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$7,161,703	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE OGRIST 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
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,360,875	ExpenseAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE OAMONG GRIST'S PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY2021 WERE: 1. PUBLISHING CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY NEWS AND COMMENTARY. GRIST PUBLISHED MORE THAN 1,500 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 THREE 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
Total Program Service Expenses	$6,360,875	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	Yes (1)	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	0	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	0	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	Yes (1)	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	74	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	58	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	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	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	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BEKAH CARDWELL	PersonNm
Phone	2068762020	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 E MADISON STREET NO 650	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98122	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CHARLES GILLER
FOUNDER	50.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$251,124	$0	$34,286
BRADY WALKINSHAW
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	50.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$347,951	$0	$11,168
JOHN ALDERMAN
BOARD CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL MCKIBBEN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE DEPASS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAVITA RAMDAS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN L KAUFMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELISE HU
BOARD CLERK	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EUGENE MIRMAN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RACHEL MORELLO-FROSCH
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN VECHEY
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GINO BORLAND
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KRISTEN GRIMM
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATT MULLENWEG
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF RESNICK
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REBEKAH CARDWELL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND AD	45.00		Yes (X)	$121,571	$0	$12,552
NATASHA BERMAN
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR	50.00			$178,438	$0	$7,138	Yes (X)
NIKHIL SWAMINATHAN
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR	50.00			$152,500	$0	$6,100	Yes (X)
LISA GARCIA
DIRECTOR OF FIX CLIMATE SOLUTIONS LAB	50.00			$236,692	$0	$9,468	Yes (X)
ANDREW SIMON
DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP PRO	40.00			$112,285	$0	$11,804	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,400,561	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$92,516	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$8,488,096	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$253,262	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$8,488,096	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,925	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,925	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$163,882	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$191,769	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$27,887	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$27,887	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$27,887	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING	541800	$298,812	$298,812
CONSULTING	900099	$36,000		$36,000
REPUBLISHING INCOME	519130	$5,666		$5,666

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$300	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$300	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$340,778	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,804,912	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$298,812	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$18,004	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$739,915	TotalAmt
Program Services	$555,674	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$89,951	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$94,290	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,124,555	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,113,534	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$497,391	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$513,630	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,600	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,086	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,581	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$278,172	TotalAmt
Program Services	$194,752	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,040	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$380,918	TotalAmt
Program Services	$280,631	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$52,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$48,068	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,399	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,399	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,631	TotalAmt
Management And General	$22,631	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,522,720	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,418,952	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,621	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$68,147	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,525	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,525	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$115,187	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,204	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,597	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,386	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,778	TotalAmt
Program Services	$186,778	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$225,711	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,384	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,108	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,406	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,953	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,822	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,056	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,708	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,241	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,519	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,999	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,716	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,804	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$109,509	$82,906	$12,926	$13,677
MISCELLANEOUS	$51,845	$39,252	$6,119	$6,474
BOARD EXPENSES	$1,547	$1,171	$183	$193

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,040,435	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,360,875	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$819,099	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$860,461	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,366,631	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,294,295	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$171,903	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,099	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,005,049	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,850,241	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,833	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,674	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,141	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,997	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$223,615	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$167,969	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,132	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,646	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$3,502,939	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,708,689	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,834,891	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$621,851	BOYAmt
EOY	$926,918	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,200	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$719,238	BOYAmt
EOY	$745,070	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,342,289	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,673,188	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	$1,390,641	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,274,812	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,975,759	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,886,891	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,366,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,161,703	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,708,689	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,834,891	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$764,477	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$30,826	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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	$2,990,195	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,182,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,677,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,335,888	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,488,096	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$29,673,587	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,990,195	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,182,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,677,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,335,888	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,488,096	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$29,673,587	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$12,679,863	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$16,993,724	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$30,264	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$16,827	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,248	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,179	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,925	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$64,443	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,546	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,513	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,729	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$41,966	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$70,554	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$29,808,584	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.57010	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.46850	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	REIMBURSEMENTS MISCELLANEOUS HONORARIUM ARTWORK USE AND REPRINTS CONSULTING	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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,125	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$15,125	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$208,490	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$152,844	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$55,646	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$55,646	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,922,595	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$30,826	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$86,857	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$117,683	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,804,912	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,804,912	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,127,292	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$86,857	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$86,857	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,040,435	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,040,435	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	Yes (1)	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	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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
BRADY WALKINSHAW
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	$279,201	$0	$68,750	$0	$0	$0	$11,168	$0	$0	$0	$359,119	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES GILLER
FOUNDER	$239,124	$0	$12,000	$0	$0	$0	$10,045	$0	$24,241	$0	$285,410	$0	$0	$0
LISA GARCIA
DIRECTOR OF FIX CLIMATE SOLUTIONS LA	$216,692	$0	$20,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,468	$0	$0	$0	$246,160	$0	$0	$0
NATASHA BERMAN
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR	$168,438	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$7,138	$0	$0	$0	$185,576	$0	$0	$0
NIKHIL SWAMINATHAN
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR	$152,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,100	$0	$0	$0	$158,600	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 5	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE 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 AND ACHEIVEMENT OF PROGRAM/ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MATT MULLENWEG	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	BOARD MEMBER OF ORGANIZATION	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$69,750	TransactionAmt
Transaction	PURCHASED MONTHLY WEB HOSTING & SUPPORT SERVICES (AT FAIR MARKET VALUE)	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

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	$253,262	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 THE 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 11G	ARTICLE CONTRIBUTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 390,583. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 390,583. SUPPORT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,348. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,843. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,191. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,022,021. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 35,621. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 66,304. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,123,946.