PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING (EIN 27-0458242)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202123199349302737
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)
Return2021-11-15T08:19:31-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN221478099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN270458242EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPULIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023320982PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11779 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 615AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200362109ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJON SAWYERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027975285PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJONPersonFirstNm
Person LastSAWYERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLORI ROTHE YOKOBOSKY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273422PTIN
Phone9592007000PhoneNum
Preparation2021-11-11PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJON SAWYERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11779 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 615AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200362109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$13,579,909GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PULITZERCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE PULITZER CENTER PROMOTES IN-DEPTH ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$547,327PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$516,554CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$73PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$35CYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$4,913,202PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,486,296CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,218,708PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,570,692CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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MissionTHE PULITZER CENTER PROMOTES IN-DEPTH ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,280,695ExpenseAmt
Revenue$35RevenueAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$4,280,695TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document244IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee33EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024177114PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11779 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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BETSY DIETEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETSY KAREL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ROHDE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY RAUH PULITZER
CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOEL MOTLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON SAWYER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$229,099$0$26,400Yes (X)
JOSEPH PULITZER V
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA WINSLOW
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD W MOORE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM DOLNICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM BUSH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN OLIVER
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMI40.00$111,400$0$27,200Yes (X)
NATHALIE APPLEWHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$152,908$0$5,400Yes (X)
ANN PETERS
UNIVERSITY & COMMUNITY OUT40.00$108,921$0$6,000Yes (X)
MARINA WALKER GUEVARA
EXECUTIVE EDITOR40.00$145,391$0$12,160Yes (X)
MARK SCHULTE
EDUCATION DIRECTOR40.00$109,820$0$13,413Yes (X)
STEPHEN SAPIENZA
SENIOR STRATEGIST40.00$112,821$0$5,834Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAROL ROSENBERGBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1C/O THE NEW YORK TIMES 1627 I ST NAddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesJOURNALIST PAYMENTSServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$9,540,399AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$447,368TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$447,368ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,592,107SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,522,921SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$69,186SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$69,186TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$69,186ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
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Other Revenue Total$35OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$516,554ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$302,953ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$48,642FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,175,768ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$164,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$188,779FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$42,234ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,926ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,782FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$393,652TotalAmt
Program Services$302,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,586FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,903TotalAmt
Program Services$107,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,089ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,267FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,941TotalAmt
Management And General$106,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,722TotalAmt
Management And General$61,722ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,229,967ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,524FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$85,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,864FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$252,340TotalAmt
Program Services$1,925ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$250,216ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$199FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,168TotalAmt
Program Services$20,902ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,614ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,652FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,626TotalAmt
Management And General$31,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,134TotalAmt
Program Services$11,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,721ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,486,296TotalAmt
Program Services$4,280,695ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$874,306ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$331,295FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$120,143BOYAmt
EOY$595,398EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,503,065BOYAmt
EOY$6,492,470EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,276,801BOYAmt
EOY$2,119,254EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,394BOYAmt
EOY$75,600EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$370,680LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$172,399LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,075BOYAmt
EOY$198,281EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,709,383BOYAmt
EOY$20,787,004EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,779BOYAmt
EOY$8,779EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,732,640BOYAmt
EOY$30,276,786EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,772BOYAmt
EOY$53,683EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$553,304BOYAmt
EOY$1,212,734EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$284,760EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$606,076BOYAmt
EOY$1,551,177EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,863,429BOYAmt
EOY$2,196,996EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,263,135BOYAmt
EOY$26,528,613EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,126,564BOYAmt
EOY$28,725,609EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,732,640BOYAmt
EOY$30,276,786EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,570,692ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,028,353NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,170,888CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,532,649CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,584,510CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,540,399CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,185,554TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,170,888CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,532,649CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,584,510CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,540,399CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,185,554TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$16,487,173SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$26,698,381PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$111,890CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$184,195CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$496,185CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$447,368CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,301,352TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$73CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$483TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$44,487,389TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.60010PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.47270PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 300. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 33. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 42. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 73. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 35.ExplanationTxt

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$16,815,769BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,900,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,289,249InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$21,005,018EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,950,275BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,200,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,665,494InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$16,815,769EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,147,495BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,900,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$97,220InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$13,950,275EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,540,263BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$408,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$199,232InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,147,495EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$2,506,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$34,263InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,540,263EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,793OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,858DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,935BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$182,318OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$149,896DepreciationAmt
Book Value$32,422BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$171,569OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,645DepreciationAmt
Book Value$152,924BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$198,281TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPPP LOANDesc
Amt$284,760Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$284,760TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,023,619TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$2,028,353NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,028,353RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,995,266RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$61,722InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$61,722RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,056,988TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,424,574TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,424,574ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$61,722InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$61,722ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,486,296TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:IN 2016, THE CENTER CREATED AN ENDOWMENT ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. AS REQUIRED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES, EXCEPT FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE CENTER HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME IN 2020 OR 2019, ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. THE CENTER ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INCOME TAX TOPIC OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("FASB ASC"). THE CENTER FILES A FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURN. THE CENTER BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CENTER'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURNS (FORM 990) FOR 2017 THROUGH 2019 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THE THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. THERE ARE NO RETURNS UNDER EXAMINATION.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,023PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$53,341
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM011PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$35,768
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,08PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$31,550
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES05PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$14,924
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,042PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$160,355
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,014PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$31,750
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,029PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$103,909
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS,05PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$9,550
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees137SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee137TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$441,147SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$441,147TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:
PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F), METHOD USED TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES:THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES ON ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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 (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JON SAWYER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$229,099$0$0$0$0$0$26,000$0$400$0$255,499$0$0$0
NATHALIE APPLEWHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR$152,908$0$0$0$0$0$2,400$0$3,000$0$158,308$0$0$0
MARINA WALKER GUEVARA
EXECUTIVE EDITOR$145,391$0$0$0$0$0$12,160$0$0$0$157,551$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
KEM SAWYER
WIFE OF JON SAWYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$83,070INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR0
DAN MCCAREY
SON-IN-LAW OF JON SAWYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$15,825INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:THE PULITZER CENTER PROMOTES IN-DEPTH ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JOSEPH PULITZER, BOD MEMBER, IS EMILY PULITZER'S (BOD MEMBER) GRANDSON.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COMPLETE COPY OF THE DRAFT 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CUPON ELECTION, HIRING, OR APPOINTMENT, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, INSIDERS SHOULD COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE IN THE FORM PROVIDED BY PULITZER CENTER. ON THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, THE INSIDER SHOULD DISCLOSE AFFILIATIONS THAT CONSTITUTE OR COULD RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND CONFIRM HIS OR HER COMMITMENT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. THE INSIDER SHOULD UPDATE THIS DISCLOSURE AS APPROPRIATE. INSIDERS HAVE A CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW THEIR BUSINESS, PERSONAL, AND PHILANTHROPIC INTERESTS, AND THEIR FAMILY AND OTHER CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS, FOR ACTUAL, APPARENT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO PULITZER CENTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SALARIES FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH SENIOR STAFF AND WITH CONSIDERATION OF COMPARABILITY DATA, AS PART OF THE CREATION OF AN OPERATIONAL BUDGET FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR THAT IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19OUR ANNUAL REPORTS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. THE REPORTS INCLUDE PRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE YEAR RECORDED AND NOTICE THAT AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GJOURNALIST EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,130,815. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 26. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 500. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,131,341. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 99,152. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 27,655. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,024. TOTAL EXPENSES 135,831.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C:THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2020.

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