GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC (EIN 46-0908502)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-05-11
IRS object ID
202141319349303039
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2021-05-11T16:03:00-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1420 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityORLANDOCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN460908502EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlGROUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174126130PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line110 GUEST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonCHARLES M SENNOTTPersonNm
Person TitleCEO, EIC, COFOUNDER & DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174126130PhoneNum
Signature2021-05-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstCHARLESPersonFirstNm
Person LastSENNOTTPersonLastNm
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Preparer PersonAMY CHAPMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00843460PTIN
Phone4078021200PhoneNum
Preparation2021-05-04PreparationDt

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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCHARLES M SENNOTTPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,773,897GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THEGROUNDTRUTHPROJECT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO RECONSTRUCT JOURNALISM FROM THE GROUND UP BY SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$9,930PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Other Revenue$20,583PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,894,727PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,558,886PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$709,874CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$11,133,030TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$653,112TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,325,663TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION), A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, WAS FOUNDED TO RESTORE JOURNALISM FROM THE GROUND UP BY SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS THROUGH FIELD REPORTING THAT SERVES UNDER-COVERED CORNERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON TRAINING AND DEVELOPING THE CRAFT OF JOURNALISM AND THE POWER OF ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING. WHILE MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF COMMUNICATING FAIR, TRUSTED NEWS IN AN AGE WHERE IT SOMETIMES FEELS TRUTH ITSELF IS UNDER ATTACK, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO SUPPORT ON-THE-GROUND JOURNALISM THAT ENLIGHTENS AND INFORMS WITH A SPIRIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$3,214,189GrantAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS BUILD AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY AROUND IMPACTFUL JOURNALISM AND POWERFUL STORYTELLING BY A NEW GENERATION, WHILE SUPPORTING THEIR CAREERS AS FELLOWS, CORPS MEMBERS AND ALUMNI. SINCE INCORPORATION ON AUGUST 8, 2012, THE ORGANIZATION HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 250 EMERGING JOURNALISTS THROUGH ITS GLOBAL REPORTING FELLOWSHIPS ACROSS MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES. IN 2018, GROUNDTRUTH LAUNCHED ITS FLAGSHIP SERVICE PROGRAM REPORT FOR AMERICA WHICH NOW SUPPORTS 300 JOURNALISTS IN 200 NEWSROOMS ACROSS THE US. IN 2021, GROUNDTRUTH LAUNCHED A SMALL PILOT PROGRAM CALLED REPORT FOR THE WORLD, WITH SIX JOURNALISTS BASED IN INDIA AND NIGERIA. THE ORGANIZATION TRAINS AND PRODUCES CONTENT IN ITS FELLOWSHIPS AND CORPS MEMBERS THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIUMS INCLUDING ESSAYS, PHOTO ESSAYS, PODCASTS, AND FILMS AS WELL AS CORPS MEMBER SERVICE PROJECTS THROUGH ITS SERVICE PROGRAMS, REPORT FOR AMERICA.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$7,031,868TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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 Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHARLES M SENNOTTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6174126130PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBOSTONCityNm
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ZIP02135ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CHARLES M SENNOTT
CEO, EIC, COFOUNDER & DIRECTOR60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$226,819$0$5,154
STEVE WALDMAN
PRESIDENT & COFOUNDER, RFA60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$190,587$0$6,233
ANNA LIN MITCHELL
TREASURER, SECRETRY, CFO, INTERIM COO60.00Yes (X)$170,284$0$0
KIMBERLY KLEMAN
SENIOR VP, RFA40.00$132,469$0$0Yes (X)
KEVIN GRANT
COFOUNDER & CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$131,167$0$0
ROBERT ZEASKE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (UNTIL JULY)40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$122,327$0$0
ALISON BETHEL MCKENZIE
VP OF CORPS EXCELLENCE, RFA40.00$113,887$0$0Yes (X)
NORMAN PARISH
RECRUITMENT DIRECTOR, RFA40.00$110,497$0$0Yes (X)
TODD FRANKO
DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY, RFA40.00$106,379$0$0Yes (X)
LAUREN MCKOWN
VP OF DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS40.00$102,712$0$12,205Yes (X)
SUSAN LEATH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (BEG. NOV 2020)40.00Yes (X)$13,409$0$0
DAVID H FEINBERG
CLERK1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS BAKE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN KHAZEI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA MASON
DIRECTOR (LEFT BEFORE YEAR END)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CALVIN SIMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM BILDNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN D'ALESSANDRO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIVIAN SCHILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNA DAVIS VAUGHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOANNE HEYMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSIE TREES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK CONTRERAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN TOULON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL WHITAKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Other Compensation$23,592TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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ZIP02118ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesFILM/MULTIMEDIAServicesDesc
Compensation$125,000CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Exclusion$14,198ExclusionAmt

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$3,214,189TotalAmt
Program Services$3,214,189ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$865,980TotalAmt
Program Services$456,153ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$203,341FundraisingAmt

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Total$2,450,670TotalAmt
Program Services$1,880,688ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$482,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,639FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$281,428TotalAmt
Program Services$200,026ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,172ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,230FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$285,297TotalAmt
Program Services$201,152ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,310ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,835FundraisingAmt

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Total$20,596TotalAmt
Management And General$20,596ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$19,514TotalAmt
Management And General$19,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$765,965TotalAmt
Program Services$618,216ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,619ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80,130FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,550TotalAmt
Program Services$3,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,383ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$462FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,189TotalAmt
Program Services$176,035ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$13,154FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$141,276TotalAmt
Program Services$108,876ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,419ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,981FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,263TotalAmt
Program Services$96,310ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,938ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,015FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,005TotalAmt
Program Services$49,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,682ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,075FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,067TotalAmt
Program Services$14,064ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,248ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,755FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,782TotalAmt
Program Services$13,206ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,928ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,648FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,483,771TotalAmt
Program Services$7,031,868ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$982,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$469,265FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,427,165BOYAmt
EOY$4,861,711EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$816BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$6,466,129BOYAmt
EOY$5,227,059EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$684BOYAmt
EOY$201,500EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$20,494BOYAmt
EOY$71,909EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$177,494LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$144,607LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,954BOYAmt
EOY$32,887EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$201,111BOYAmt
EOY$737,964EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,170,353BOYAmt
EOY$11,133,030EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,507BOYAmt
EOY$724,145EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,240BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$307,365BOYAmt
EOY$601,518EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$653,112BOYAmt
EOY$1,325,663EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$234,596BOYAmt
EOY$1,191,037EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,282,645BOYAmt
EOY$8,616,330EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,517,241BOYAmt
EOY$9,807,367EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,170,353BOYAmt
EOY$11,133,030EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$709,874ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Minus4 Years$1,297,930CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,709,977CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,418,747CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,864,214CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,759,699CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,050,567TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,709,977CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,418,747CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,864,214CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,759,699CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,050,567TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$14,356,174SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,694,393PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,930CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,198CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,128TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,583CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$20,583TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$26,095,278TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.44810PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.42330PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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$33,295OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,688DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,607BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$144,199OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$116,919DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,280BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$32,887TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
PAYROLL RECEIVABLE$3,989
DEPOSITS$21,675
HOST NEWSROOM CONTRACTS$712,300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$737,964TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
HOST NEWS ROOM OBLIGATIONS$16,147
FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR SPECIFIC USE$549,655
FELLOWSHIPS PAYABLE$35,716
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$601,518TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,838,110TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$64,213DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$64,213RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,773,897RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,773,897TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,547,984TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$64,213DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$64,213ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,483,771ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,483,771TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypePAYMENTS TO CORPS MEMBERS AT HOST NEWS ROOMSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient228RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$3,214,189CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTS MADE TO FELLOWS AND CORPS MEMBERS AFTER A RIGOROUS APPLICATION PROCESS BASED ON A MULTITUDE OF EXPERIENCE METRICS. THE GRANTS ARE MONITORED THROUGH PERIODIC EVALUATION PROCESSES WITH THE FELLOW / CORPS MEMBER, THE HOST NEWSROOMS AND A REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERABLES PRIOR TO COMPLETION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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
CHARLES M SENNOTT
CEO, EIC, COFOUNDER & DIRECTOR$226,819$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$5,154$0$231,973$0$0$0
STEVE WALDMAN
PRESIDENT & COFOUNDER, RFA$190,587$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$6,233$0$196,820$0$0$0
ANNA LIN MITCHELL
TREASURER, SECRETRY, CFO, INTERIM CO$170,284$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$170,284$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT ENDED ITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BDRAFT COPIES OF THE 990 ARE SENT VIA PDF TO THE CEO AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO BEING FILED. UPON THEIR APPROVAL OF THE FORMS, THE APPROPRIATE FORMS AUTHORIZING FILINGS ARE SIGNED BY THE CEO ARE PROVIDED TO THE TAX PREPARER FOR FINAL SUMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS/THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPARABILITY DATA (SALARIES OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS CEO PER 990S) IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD WHEN MAKING THIS DECISION. A MAJORITY VOTE MUST TAKE PLACE IN ORDER TO APPROVE SALARY CHANGES. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION. THIS IS DOCUMENTED IN EMPLOYEE FILE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (BY-LAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, ETC.) AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PUBLIC CHARITIES ANNUAL FILINGS WEBSITE AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A:ROBERT ZEASKE, FORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, WAS AN OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE THROUGH JULY 2020. AFTER HE LEFT THAT POSITION, ROBERT BECAME AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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