GRIST MAGAZINE INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
GRIST MAGAZINE INC (EIN 06-1664153)
Tax period
2018-10-01 to 2019-09-30
Filed
2020-08-10
IRS object ID
202042239349301539
Schema version
2018v3.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2020-08-10T20:01:28-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN061664153EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1GRIST MAGAZINE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlGRISBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2068762020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11201 WESTERN AVE NO 410AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRADY WALKINSHAWPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2068762020PhoneNum
Signature2020-07-31SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Phone2063827777PhoneNum
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address24.22.236.13IPv4AddressTxt
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerBRADY WALKINSHAWPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11201 WESTERN AVE NO 410AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$12,036,761GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GRIST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGRIST MAGAZINE, INC. ("GRIST") (WWW.GRIST.ORG) GRIST MAKES THE STORY OF A BETTER WORLD SO IRRESISTIBLE, YOU WANT IT RIGHT NOW. WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO EYE-OPENING ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM THAT EXPLORES SOLUTIONS, EXPOSES INJUSTICE, AND EMBOLDENS READERS TO ACT. WE GO BEYOND THE PAGE TO FOSTER AN UNLIKELY NETWORK OF LEADERS TO BRING ABOUT A SUSTAINABLE WORLD THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$688,702CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,009,003PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$3,848,144PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,706,016CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$508,381PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,154,878NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OGRIST MAGAZINE, INC. ("GRIST") (WWW.GRIST.ORG) IS AN INFLUENTIAL AND IRREVERENT GREEN MEDIA PLATFORM. GRIST MAKES THE STORY OF A BETTER WORLD SO IRRESISTIBLE, YOU WANT IT RIGHT NOW. WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO EYE-OPENING ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM THAT EXPLORES SOLUTIONS, EXPOSES INJUSTICE, AND EMBOLDENS READERS TO ACT. WE GO BEYOND THE PAGE TO FOSTER AN UNLIKELY NETWORK OF LEADERS TO BRING ABOUT A SUSTAINABLE WORLD THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,672,370ExpenseAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE OAMONG GRIST'S PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY2019 WERE: 1. PUBLISHING CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY NEWS AND COMMENTARY. GRIST PUBLISHED MORE THAN 1,200 ARTICLES ON CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, RANGING FROM SHORT NEWS ITEMS TO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS AND FEATURES. THE ORGANIZATION REACHED MORE THAN 1,500,000 READERS PER MONTH, INCLUDING WEBSITE VISITORS, EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS, AND OFFSITE (PRIMARILY SOCIAL-MEDIA) AUDIENCES.2. FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. GRIST'S GOAL IS TO CREATE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY; MAKE SUSTAINABLE CHOICES AND ENCOURAGE THEIR COMMUNITIES TO DO THE SAME; AND ENCOURAGE READERS TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER TOOLS TO ACTIVATE THEIR PERSONAL NETWORKS AND TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE. GRIST ON-SITE SURVEYS INDICATE THAT 65-70 PERCENT OF USERS TAKE ACTION BASED ON GRIST CONTENT, MAKING MORE SUSTAINABLE CHOICES IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES.3. TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS. BY PROVIDING HANDS-ON JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS EXPOSURE TO LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL THINKERS, THE GRIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRAINS EARLY-CAREER JOURNALISTS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATORS. GRIST HOSTS GROUPS OF THREE FELLOWS FOR SIX-MONTH TERMS. FELLOWS PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH AND STORY GENERATION, CRAFTING INVESTIGATIVE STORIES AND GROUND BREAKING MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS.4. SERVING AS A RESOURCE FOR OTHER MEDIA. GRIST INFORMS AND INFLUENCES COVERAGE OF CLIMATE AND ENERGY IN MAJOR MEDIA INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, HUFFINGTON POST, MSNBC, POLITICO, AND VOX, AND HAS SERVED AS AN EXPERT SOURCE FOR MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CNN, AND OTHER NETWORKS. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, JOURNALISTS AND OTHER INFLUENCERS TURN TO GRIST FOR ENLIGHTENMENT AND ELABORATION. 5. CREATING A GENERATION OF LEADERS OF FIXERS WHO ARE NOW THE PROTAGONISTS OF THE STORY OF A BETTER WORLD. THE FIX @GRIST, CONNECTS FIXERS TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE PUBLIC, SPUR NEW COLLABORATIONS, ACCELERATE SOLUTIONS, AND FUEL OUR FUTURE STORYTELLING. THE FIX, WHICH IS COMPLEMENTARY TO GRIST'S JOURNALISM, HAS THREE INTERRELATED AREAS OF WORK: CONVENINGS, COMMUNITY, AND CONTENT. AS AN EXAMPLE OF IMPACT IN FY19, THE FIX HELPED CREATE A $15 MILLION FUND TO PROVIDE PRO BONO LEGAL SUPPORT THROUGH SOME OF THE NATION'S TOP LAW FIRMS TO GRIST 50 FIXERS LIKE DAVIDA DAVISON, CEO OF ACLIMA, WHO PLANS TO DISSEMINATE THE COMPANY'S AIR-POLLUTION SENSORS ACROSS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; AND CATHERINE FLOWERS, FOUNDER OF THE ALABAMA CENTER FOR RURAL ENTERPRISE, WHO IS LAUNCHING A HYBRID ACADEMIC CENTER AND NONPROFIT TO FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS TO RURAL-HEALTH ISSUES IN THE SOUTH.Desc
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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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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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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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBEKAH CARDWELLPersonNm
Phone2068762020PhoneNum

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GILLER CHARLES
FOUNDER50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$226,517$0$24,808
WALKINSHAW BRADY
CEO50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$220,091$0$7,719
JACKSON KATHARINE
DIRECTOR OF FIX45.00$140,104$0$10,574Yes (X)
SWAMINATHAN NIKHIL
EXECUTIVE EDITOR45.00$114,133$0$1,549Yes (X)
SIMON ANDREW
DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING45.00$114,042$0$11,869Yes (X)
LETSINGER NATHAN
SENIOR DEVELOPER45.00$107,930$0$8,232Yes (X)
CARDWELL BEKAH
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/ADMIN45.00Yes (X)$94,750$0$9,549
ALDERMAN JOHN
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORELLO-FROSCH RACHEL
BOARD PAST CHAIR1.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAUFMAN SUSAN
BOARD TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HU ELISE
BOARD CLERK0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BORLAND GINO
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEPASS MICHELLE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRIMM KRISTIN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MCKIBBEN BILL
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIRMAN EUGENE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MULLENWEG MATT
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RESNICK JEFF
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAMDAS KAVITA
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
VECHEY JOHN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Noncash Contributions$1,130NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$11,677,202TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,248TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,248ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$210,000SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$211,391SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$1,391SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Exclusion-$1,391ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING541800$132,798$132,798
CONSULTING900099$7,500$7,500
REIMBURSEMENTS900099$1,012$1,012

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$142,311OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$15,370ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$565,067TotalAmt
Program Services$438,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,507ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86,686FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,338,727TotalAmt
Program Services$1,817,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$361,824FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,991TotalAmt
Program Services$44,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,012ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,898FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,122TotalAmt
Program Services$138,545ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,824FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,198TotalAmt
Program Services$183,237ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,831FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,710TotalAmt
Program Services$9,710ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,995TotalAmt
Management And General$27,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,614TotalAmt
Fundraising$77,614FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$485,285TotalAmt
Program Services$431,264ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,135FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,485TotalAmt
Program Services$14,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,125FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,837TotalAmt
Program Services$60,555ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,950FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,628TotalAmt
Program Services$102,048ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,322FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$217,542TotalAmt
Program Services$186,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,804FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,833TotalAmt
Program Services$150,643ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,704FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,522TotalAmt
Program Services$10,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,360FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,514TotalAmt
Program Services$14,474ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$935FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$55,841$43,443$5,977$6,421
MISCELLANEOUS$17,629$12,990$2,494$2,145
BOARD EXPENSES$11,307$8,797$1,210$1,300
PROCESSING FEES$7,169$5,578$767$824

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,706,016TotalAmt
Program Services$3,672,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$344,944ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$688,702FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$641,527BOYAmt
EOY$2,370,824EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,195BOYAmt
EOY$168,329EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,502,280BOYAmt
EOY$6,871,058EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,242BOYAmt
EOY$139,175EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,170BOYAmt
EOY$70,433EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$144,583LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$105,317LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,021BOYAmt
EOY$39,266EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,338,435BOYAmt
EOY$9,659,085EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$304,249BOYAmt
EOY$503,007EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,200BOYAmt
EOY$1,200EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$305,449BOYAmt
EOY$504,207EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,910,706BOYAmt
EOY$1,286,691EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,280BOYAmt
EOY$7,868,187EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,032,986BOYAmt
EOY$9,154,878EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,338,435BOYAmt
EOY$9,659,085EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,119,354ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,538NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$2,613,216CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,973,974CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,990,195CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,182,206CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,677,202CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,436,793TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,613,216CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,973,974CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,990,195CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,182,206CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,677,202CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,436,793TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$13,652,401SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,784,392PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,281CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$45,660CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,264CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,827CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,248CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$161,280TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,498CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,238CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,546CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,800CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,513CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,595TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$23,623,668TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.41420PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.60520PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationREIMBURSEMENTS MISCELLANEOUS HONORARIUM ARTWORK USE AND REPRINTS CONSULTINGExplanationTxt

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,125OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,125DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$129,458OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$90,192DepreciationAmt
Book Value$39,266BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$39,266TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,932,985TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$2,538NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$105,077DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$107,615RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,825,370RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,825,370TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,811,093TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$105,077DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$105,077ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,706,016ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,706,016TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANNE LEWIS STRATEGIES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1650 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW SUITEAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityPROVIDED EMAIL LISTSActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$75,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$75,000NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$75,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$75,000TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
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
GILLER CHARLES
FOUNDER$194,502$0$32,015$0$0$0$9,447$0$15,361$0$251,325$0$0$0
WALKINSHAW BRADY
CEO$197,091$0$23,000$0$0$0$7,440$0$279$0$227,810$0$0$0
JACKSON KATHARINE
DIRECTOR OF FIX$140,104$0$0$0$0$0$3,290$0$7,284$0$150,678$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 5FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CEO AND FOUNDER'S BONUS AMOUNT IS CALCULATED AND AWARDED BY THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE BASED ON ACTUAL PERFORMANCE AGAINST BUDGETARY AND OBJECTIVE GOALS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES, DISCRETIONARY BONUSES ARE AWARDED AT YEAR-END BY THE CEO BASED ON PROGRESS AND AND ACHEIVEMENT OF PROGRAM/ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMATT MULLENWEGPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBER OF ORGANIZATIONRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$45,000TransactionAmt
TransactionPURCHASED MONTHLY WEB HOSTING & SUPPORT SERVICES (AT FAIR MARKET VALUE)TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBEFORE THE TAX RETURN IS FILED, MEMBERS OF GRIST'S MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING THE CEO, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, WILL REVIEW THE DETAILED INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE RETURN FOR ACCURACY AND APPROPRIATENESS. THIS GROUP HAS A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF GRIST'S OPERATIONS AND FINANCES AS WELL AS THE RETURN'S FORMAT AND PURPOSE. ANY QUESTIONS OR ISSUES WILL BE DISCUSSED AND AGREED ON AS A GROUP. THE ENTIRE BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FILING DATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION MUST COMPLY WITH GRIST'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS; EMPLOYEES DO SO AT THEIR START OF EMPLOYMENT. ANY CONFLICTS OR MATTERS THAT MAY ARISE ARE DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED IMMEDIATELY. IF A TRUE CONFLICT EXISTS, THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL(S) IS RESTRICTED FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DECISION-MAKING RELATED TO THE MATTER. NO CONFLICTS HAVE ARISEN IN THE PAST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15FOR THE CEO AND FOUNDER: AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, LED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND INCLUDING THE BOARD TREASURER AND TWO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, USES MARKET SALARY STUDIES AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS' KNOWLEDGE OF AND COMPARISON TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. THIS COMMITTEE CONDUCTS TWO COMPENSATION EVALUATION PROCESSES. 1) SALARY: THE CEO AND FOUNDER ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SALARY INCREASES IN LINE WITH THE REST OF THE STAFF BASED ON A PERFORMANCE REVIEW. THE COMMITTEE COLLECTS INPUT FROM THE BOARD AND STAFF ABOUT HOW THE CEO AND FOUNDER ARE PERFORMING AS MANAGERS AND LEADERS. WHEN APPLICABLE, THE COMMITTEE MAY ALSO CONSIDER A MARKET ADJUSTMENT TO THE SALARY BASED ON COMPENSATION STUDIES OR OTHER MARKET RESEARCH AND SURVEYS. 2) CEO AND FOUNDER'S BONUSES: A SET BONUS POOL IS DETERMINED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THE AMOUNT AWARDED IS CALCULATED BY THE COMMITTEE BASED ON ACTUAL PERFORMANCE VERSUS BUDGETARY AND OBJECTIVE GOALS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES: OTHER EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY THE CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON GRIST'S WEBSITE, DISTRIBUTED VIA BIENNIAL REPORTS, AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GARTICLE CONTRIBUTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 139,098. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 139,098. SUPPORT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 89,242. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 89,242. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 202,924. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 34,886. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 19,135. TOTAL EXPENSES 256,945.

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