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STATES NEWSROOM: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
STATES NEWSROOM (EIN 84-2113822)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-09-27
IRS object ID
202102709349300935
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-09-27T12:13:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390758449PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WIPFLI LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityLINCOLNSHIRECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60069ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN842113822EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STATES NEWSROOMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTATBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9198697788PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11450 RALEIGH ROAD NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityCHAPEL HILLCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27517ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER FITZSIMONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone9198697788PhoneNum
Signature2021-09-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCHRISTOPHERPersonFirstNm
Person LastFITZSIMONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTIMOTHY GRIFFITHPreparerPersonNm
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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER FITZSIMONPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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CHRISTOPHER FITZSIMON
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$183,500$0$25,260
COURTNEY CUFF
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JOHN MICEK
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ACTIONSPROUT INC
633 17TH ST STE 2150DENVERCO80293ADVERTISING & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT$465,100
CAPITOL OPERATIONS
5706 NEVADA AVE NWWASHINGTONDC20015FINANCE, HR & OPERATIONS$300,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$42,694TotalAmt
Management And General$42,694ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FEES$49,025$916$39,500$8,609
MEALS$5,386$2,419$2,967
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Total$159TotalAmt
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$13,567BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,558BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,142BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,371,684BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$465,936BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$465,936BOYAmt
EOY$185,045EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,655,598BOYAmt
EOY$4,891,135EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,150BOYAmt
EOY$310,843EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,905,748BOYAmt
EOY$5,201,978EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$5,371,684BOYAmt
EOY$5,387,023EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$296,230ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,982,113CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,976,227CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,958,340TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,982,113CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,976,227CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,958,340TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$660,833SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,297,507PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$16,958,340TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$77,999OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,033DepreciationAmt
Book Value$67,966BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$67,966TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,976,227TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,976,227RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,976,227TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,679,997TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,679,997ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,679,997TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE CENTER
PO BOX 28068RALEIGHNC276118068561348186$310,000SUBGRANT TO SPONSOR ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE ORGANIZATION
MARYLAND MATTERS
PO BOX 11121TAKOMA PARKMD20913830949175$250,000SUBGRANT TO SPONSOR ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE ORGANIZATION
MAINE PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTER
565 CONGRESS ST SUITE 200PORTLANDME04101222586108$225,000SUBGRANT TO SPONSOR ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE ORGANIZATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER FITZSIMONPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$183,500BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,577DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$19,683NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$208,760TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, ITEM CDBA: FLORIDA PHOENIX DBA: GEORGIA RECORDER DBA: IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH DBA: MICHIGAN ADVANCE DBA: MINNESOTA REFORMER DBA: NEVADA CURRENT DBA: OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL DBA: PENNSYLVANIA CAPITAL-STAR DBA: VIRGINIA MERCURY DBA: WISCONSIN EXAMINER DBA: COLORADO NEWSLINE DBA: IDAHO CAPITAL SUN DBA: KANSAS REFLECTOR DBA: LOUISIANA ILLUMINATOR DBA: MISSOURI INDEPENDENT DBA: DAILY MONTANAN DBA: TENNESSEE LOOKOUT DBA: NEW HAMPSHIRE BULLETIN
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. INFORMATION DISCUSSED AT THE EXECUTIVE MEETINGS IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVAL IS OBTAINED IF NEEDED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BEACH BOARD MEMBER WILL RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE 990, PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THEY WILL HAVE ONE WEEK TO REVIEW AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AND A SEPARATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES. AT THE DIRECTOR AND OFFICER LEVEL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW THE CONFLICTS. THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WITH THE CONFLICT MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. EMPLOYEES SHOULD DISLOSE, IN WRITING, ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THEIR SUPERVISOR. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST ALSO BE REPORTED TO HR. EMPLOYEES SHOULD ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STATES NEWSROOM AND ITS PROJECTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

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