JOURNALISM FOR CHANGE INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
JOURNALISM FOR CHANGE INC (EIN 47-2148160)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-09-28
IRS object ID
202112719349300621
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)
Return2021-09-28T09:08:12-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WENDROFF & ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12900 SOUTH QUINCY STREET STE 360AddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22206ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN472148160EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOURNALISM FOR CHANGE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJOURBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2026576383PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 NORTH GLEBE RD 5TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22203ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARK WHITEHOUSEPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2026576383PhoneNum
Signature2021-08-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMARKPersonFirstNm
Person LastWHITEHOUSEPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRIAN WENDROFFPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00727678PTIN
Phone7035531099PhoneNum
Preparation2021-09-28PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance LevelFAL1FederatedAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMAZIAR BAHARIPrincipalOfficerNm

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 LUKE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityLONDONCityNm
CountryUKCountryCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,190,176GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.journalismforchange.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionJOURNALISM FOR CHANGE (JFC) SUPPORT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FOR ARTISTS, AUTHORS, MUSICIANS AND JOURNALISTS. JFC SUPPORTS ALL FORMS OF JOURNALISM BY AND FOR CITIZENS, COMMUNITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY SEEKING POSITIVE CHANGE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,286,472PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,190,176CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,290,302PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,779,095CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$434,101CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$15,156CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$675,701PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$958,937CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,248,992PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,172,133CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$37,480PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$18,043CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$332,952TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$226,403TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$152,117TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$162,792NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$180,835NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionJOURNALISM FOR CHANGE (JFC) SUPPORT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FOR ARTISTS, AUTHORS, MUSICIANS AND JOURNALISTS. JFC SUPPORTS ALL FORMS OF JOURNALISM BY AND FOR CITIZENS, COMMUNITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY SEEKING POSITIVE CHANGE.MissionDesc
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Expense$1,104,562ExpenseAmt
Grant$625,476GrantAmt
Revenue$1,235,251RevenueAmt
DescOTHER SIDE - GECDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$508,058ExpenseAmt
Grant$298,935GrantAmt
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DescADDRESSING AUTHORITIESDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$334,079ExpenseAmt
Grant$168,993GrantAmt
Revenue$341,881RevenueAmt
DescINFORMATION ADVOCATESDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (13 entries)

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$301,511$195,774$359,532ENGAGING NEWS
$224,277$101,148$238,30838ASL
$211,612$138,793$0CORONA
$202,900$87,806$203,262STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING
$126,572$87,487$129,133RELIGIOUS MINORITIES
$42,099$42,099$50,000LOVE OF THEIR COUNTRY
$29,326$26,558$44,905WORKERS & TEACHERS
$8,185$5,000$0GOAL SHELTER
$1,993$0$0MURAL
$1,047$0$0RACE AND UNITY 2019
$395$0$0JOURNALISM ADVOCACY AND MONITORING
$44$0$0SCREENINGS AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN
$14$0$0CHANGING THE WORLD
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Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,149,975TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$684,665TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$1,025,140TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,096,674TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
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Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (true)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (true)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee4EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARK WHITEHOUSEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2026576383PhoneNum

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CityARLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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MAZIAR BAHARI
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEHRENGIZ KAR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK WHITEHOUSE
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$157,208$0$8,849Yes (X)
MICHAEL DE VILLIERS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANISA KHADEM NWACHUKU
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC NOVOTNY
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ALI ARAB
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$0TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,000TotalAmt
Program Services$17,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$1,762,095TotalAmt
Program Services$1,762,095ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$385,663TotalAmt
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Management And General$16,776ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Total$12,000TotalAmt
Program Services$11,087ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$391FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$8,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$384ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$288FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$25,507ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$900FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,495ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$880,250ProgramServicesAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$6,171ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,631ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$957ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$7,993TotalAmt
Program Services$7,384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$348ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$261FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$1,640TotalAmt
Program Services$1,640ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$5,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$253ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$190FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Program Services$14,739ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$520FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$3,096,674ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,303ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,156FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$161,050BOYAmt
EOY$187,168EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$219,888BOYAmt
EOY$131,475EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$8,257BOYAmt
EOY$14,309EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$389,195BOYAmt
EOY$332,952EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$226,403BOYAmt
EOY$152,117EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$226,403BOYAmt
EOY$152,117EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,209BOYAmt
EOY$120,962EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,583BOYAmt
EOY$59,873EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,792BOYAmt
EOY$180,835EOYAmt

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BOY$389,195BOYAmt
EOY$332,952EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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 RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$890,111CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,067,060CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,726,618CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,286,472CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,190,176CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,160,437TotalAmt

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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,067,060CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,726,618CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,286,472CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,190,176CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,160,437TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,571,375SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,589,062PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,160,437TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.71930PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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)
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,190,176TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,190,176RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,190,176TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,172,133TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,172,133ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,172,133TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEuropeRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee3EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS/PROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedONLINE NEWS AND INFOSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$1,762,095RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees3SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,762,095SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,762,095TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEuropeRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantFREEDOM OF EXPRESSIOPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt I Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationJOURNALISM FOR CHANGE ADHERES TO A MONITORING SYSTEM DERIVED FROM US GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS (2CFR200) THAT DETAIL SELECTION ASSESSMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND MONITORING OF SUBGRANT RECIPIENTS. WE REVIEW AUDITS, REGULAR FINANCIAL REPORTS, REGULAR MEETINGS WITH RECIPIENTS, REVIEW OF PROGRAM REPORTS, AND SITE VISITS AS NECESSARY. ALL RECIPIENTS ARE VETTED THROUGH THE DONOR, SAM AND OTHER AVAILABLE VETTING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (2 entries)

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MARK WHITEHOUSE
$157,208$0$0$0$0$0$4,716$0$4,133$0$166,057$0$0$0
MAZIAR BAHARI
$157,080$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$157,080$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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ExplanationSCHEDULE L, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - JFC HAS AN AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH OFF-CENTRE PRODUCTIONS, LLC(OCP), AN ENTITY BASED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THAT IS OWNED BY THE PRESIDENT, MAZIAR BAHARI, OF JFC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. JFC AND OCP WORK TOGETHER TO JOINTLY BID FOR PROJECTS, MANAGE PROJECTS, AND ASSIST ONE ANOTHER IN CARRYING OUT SPECIFIC GRANTS AND PROJECTS. TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN JFC AND OCP ARE GOVERNED BY AGREEMENTS SPECIFIC TO EACH PROJECT. THE RELATIONSHIP IS DISCLOSED TO ALL DONORS AND THE BOARD TREASURER REVIEWS ALL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

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TransactionSUBGRANT EXPENSETransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

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ExplanationJOURNALISM FOR CHANGE(JFC) HAS AN AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH OFF-CENTRE PRODUCTIONS, LLC(OCP), AN ENTITY BASED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THAT IS OWNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF JFC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. JFC AND OCP WORK TOGETHER TO JOINTLY BID FOR PROJECTS, MANAGE PROJECTS, AND ASSIST ONE ANOTHER IN CARRYING OUT SPECIFIC GRANTS AND PROJECTS. TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN JFC AND OCP ARE GOVERNED BY AGREEMENTS SPECIFIC TO EACH PROJECT. THE RELATIONSHIP IS DISCLOSED TO ALL DONORS AND THE BOARD TREASURER REVIEWS ALL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (18 entries)

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Pt VI, Line 11bTHE 990 IS SHARED WITH BOARD AND REVIEWED AGAINST THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR ACCURACY. ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF THE 990. FOR 2020, JFC HAD ITS CPA AND AUDITOR DISCUSS THE 990 WITH THE BOARD AND IT WILL FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS OF MAKING COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
Pt VI, Line 12cJFC MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, AND AGENTS MUST ADHERE TO IT AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT AND COMPLIANCE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
OtherSCHEDULE L, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - JFC HAS AN AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH OFF-CENTRE PRODUCTIONS, LLC(OCP), AN ENTITY BASED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THAT IS OWNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF JFC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. JFC AND OCP WORK TOGETHER TO JOINTLY BID FOR PROJECTS, MANAGE PROJECTS, AND ASSIST ONE ANOTHER IN CARRYING OUT SPECIFIC GRANTS AND PROJECTS. TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN JFC AND OCP ARE GOVERNED BY AGREEMENTS SPECIFIC TO EACH PROJECT. THE RELATIONSHIP IS DISCLOSED TO ALL DONORS AND THE BOARD TREASURER REVIEWS ALL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dENGAGING NEWS 301511. 195774. 359532.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d38ASL 224277. 101148. 238308.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dCORONA 211612. 138793. 0.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dSTOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING 202900. 87806. 203262.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dRELIGIOUS MINORITIES 126572. 87487. 129133.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dLOVE OF THEIR COUNTRY 42099. 42099. 50000.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dWORKERS & TEACHERS 29326. 26558. 44905.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dGOAL SHELTER 8185. 5000. 0.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dMURAL 1993. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dRACE AND UNITY 2019 1047. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dJOURNALISM ADVOCACY AND MONITORING 395. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dSCREENINGS AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN 44. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dCHANGING THE WORLD 14. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gCONSULTANT 880250. 880250. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gPAYROLL PROCESSING FEE 2226. 0. 2226. 0.

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