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ISTHMUS COMMUNITY MEDIA INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
ISTHMUS COMMUNITY MEDIA INC (EIN 85-2868484)
Tax period
2020-09-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-11
IRS object ID
202133159349201863
Schema version
2020v4.0
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 ReturnHeader

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Return2021-11-11T09:04:28-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN832707994PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Alliere CPA LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11707 Sapphire WayAddressLine1Txt
CitySun PrairieCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53590ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN852868484EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Isthmus Community Media IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlISTHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6082515627PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1542AddressLine1Txt
CityMadisonCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJudith DavidoffPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone6082515627PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstJudithPersonFirstNm
Person LastDavidoffPersonLastNm
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBonnie J Watson CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01427542PTIN
Phone6088438361PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance LevelFAL1FederatedAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addresshttps://isthmus.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$101,093GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$96,588ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$4,505ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$101,093TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$20,286FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$78OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$4,423OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$24,787TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$76,306ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$76,306NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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EOY$67,122EOYAmt

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EOY$34,576EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$25,392EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$76,306EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeIsthmus serves the Madison community by providing independent trusted local journalism. We strengthen democracy by helping to create an informed citizenry.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomWe provide free, online access to local news in a monthly printed issue of Isthmus and daily on isthmus.com. We maintain a comprehensive community calendar. We post content to three social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We monitor and offer a commenting system on articles to readers. We provide a platform for sponsorships.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$2,047GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$2,047TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

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Judith Davidoff
President2.00$0
Michael Cummins
Treasurer10.00$0
Molly Stentz
Secretary2.00$0
Sue Robinson
Director2.00$0
Ralph Russo
Director2.00$0
Dylan Brogan
Director2.00$0
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Organization Had UBIYes (true)OrganizationHadUBIInd
Organization Filed990 TYes (true)OrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonMichael CumminsPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 1542AddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
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Phone6082515627PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year$96,588CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt
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Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Total$101,093TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSupport Schedule: Additional Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation2020 is a short tax year, beginning on 9/1/2020 and ending on 12/31/2020. This is the initial return for this organization.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $435
Other Expenses.1005Travel $552
Other Expenses.1009Depreciation $233
Other Expenses.1Bank and Credit Card Fees $2682
Other Expenses.2Utilities $521
Other Assets.1003Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $0 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $4766
Other Assets.1005Accounts Receivable - Beginning $0 Accounts Receivable - Ending $29810
Total Liabilities.1001Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $0 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $4432
Total Liabilities.1003Deferred Revenue - Beginning $0 Deferred Revenue - Ending $20960

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