PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING (EIN 27-0458242)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-16
IRS object ID
202023219349304727
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-11-16T09:53:31-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN221478099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 400EAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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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
Signature2020-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLORI ROTHE YOKOBOSKY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273422PTIN
Phone3016529100PhoneNum
Preparation2020-11-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
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$10,513,989GrossReceiptsAmt
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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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$194,245PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$547,327CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$10,642PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$73CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,737,536PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,131,910CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$4,913,202CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$8,904,124PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,218,708CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$394,746TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$606,076TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,271,966NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$22,126,564NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$4,112,895ExpenseAmt
DescTHE PULITZER CENTER'S PROGRAM SERVICES IN 2019 WERE IN PRINT JOURNALISM, BROADCAST JOURNALISM, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF BOTH THROUGH A BROAD PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. THE CENTER COMMISSIONED 188 REPORTING PROJECTS BY PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS, WITH 650 STORY PLACEMENTS IN MORE THAN 160 NEWS-MEDIA OUTLETS. THE CENTER'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDED MORE THAN 700 IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PRESENTATIONS. THE CENTER SUPPORTED JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES FOR 43 REPORTING FELLOWS ATTENDING ONE OF ITS 35-PLUS CAMPUS CONSORTIUM MEMBER SCHOOLS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,112,895TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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IRP Document203IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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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)
Business Name Line1KAREN OLIVERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027343760PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11779 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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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 DIRECTOR/ SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$224,646$0$43,575Yes (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
WILLIAM BUSH
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SAM DOLNICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN OLIVER
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION40.00$98,606$0$17,111Yes (X)
ANN PETERS
UNIVERSITY & COMMUNITY OUT40.00$106,550$0$7,607Yes (X)
MARK SCHULTE
EDUCATION DIRECTOR40.00$104,627$0$14,815Yes (X)
NATHALIE APPLEWHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$150,801$0$28,371Yes (X)
INDIRA LAKSHMANAN
EXECUTIVE EDITOR40.00$168,000$0$32,870Yes (X)0.00
STEPHEN SAPIENZA
SENIOR STRATEGIST40.00$101,420$0$22,699Yes (X)0.00
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

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ZIP20006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesJOURNALIST PAYMENTSServicesDesc
Compensation$100,853CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$800,304GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,784,206AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,584,510TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$496,185ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$3,433,221SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,382,079SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$51,142SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
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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$289,677ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$52,336FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$977,414ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$176,588FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$39,107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,660ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,065FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$89,549ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,179FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$100,692ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,573ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,192FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,434TotalAmt
Management And General$54,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,130TotalAmt
Management And General$32,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Fundraising$1,250FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,483TotalAmt
Program Services$5,243ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$47,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,947ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,789FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,618TotalAmt
Program Services$44,477ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$7,141FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,185TotalAmt
Program Services$160,711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,771ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,703FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,636TotalAmt
Program Services$116,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,677FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$213,131TotalAmt
Program Services$212,193ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$938ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,768TotalAmt
Program Services$23,219ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,572FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,133TotalAmt
Program Services$13,697ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,913,202TotalAmt
Program Services$4,112,895ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$489,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$310,492FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$220,141BOYAmt
EOY$120,143EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,413,506BOYAmt
EOY$3,503,065EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,727,932BOYAmt
EOY$2,276,801EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$493BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,453BOYAmt
EOY$52,394EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$202,847LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$140,772LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,843BOYAmt
EOY$62,075EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,158,565BOYAmt
EOY$16,709,383EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,666,712BOYAmt
EOY$22,732,640EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,338BOYAmt
EOY$52,772EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,408BOYAmt
EOY$553,304EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$394,746BOYAmt
EOY$606,076EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,947,183BOYAmt
EOY$2,863,429EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,324,783BOYAmt
EOY$19,263,135EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,271,966BOYAmt
EOY$22,126,564EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,666,712BOYAmt
EOY$22,732,640EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,218,708ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,635,890NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$8,357,108CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,170,888CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,532,649CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,584,510CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,310,760TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,357,108CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,170,888CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,532,649CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,584,510CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,310,760TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$19,232,353SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$18,078,407PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$61,714CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$111,890CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$184,195CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$496,185CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$931,278TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$33CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,540TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$38,247,578TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,500GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.47270PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.43130PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 5,092. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 300. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 33. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 42. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 73.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$13,950,275BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,200,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,665,494InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$16,815,769EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$2,506,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$34,263InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,540,263EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,660OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,874DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,786BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$198,187OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$137,898DepreciationAmt
Book Value$60,289BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$62,075TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,735,670TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,635,890NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,635,890RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,099,780RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$32,130InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$32,130RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,131,910TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,881,072TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,881,072ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$32,130InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$32,130ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,913,202TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 2019 OR 2018, 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 2016 THROUGH 2018 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)

RegionRegionTxtEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC9PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$14,821
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM31PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$105,717
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,6PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$6,356
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES7PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$17,341
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,40PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$153,843
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,7PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$31,493
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,8PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$28,980
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES2PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALISM$3,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees110SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee110TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$362,051SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$362,051TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

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/ SECRETARY$222,646$0$2,000$0$0$0$22,465$0$21,110$0$268,221$0$0$0
NATHALIE APPLEWHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR$148,801$0$2,000$0$0$0$12,064$0$16,307$0$179,172$0$0$0
INDIRA LAKSHMANAN
EXECUTIVE EDITOR$168,000$0$0$0$0$0$3,711$0$29,159$0$200,870$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$83,725INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR0
DAN MCCAREY
SON-IN-LAW OF JON SAWYER$24,700INDEPENDENT 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 ALL CHANGES IN COMPENSATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
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 1,865,879. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,865,879. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 127,038. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 28,418. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,250. TOTAL EXPENSES 156,706.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C:THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019.

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