2020-08-10T20:01:28-05:00 2019-09-30 135381590 BDO USA LLP 601 UNION ST STE 2300 SEATTLE WA 981012345 990 2018-10-01 061664153 GRIST MAGAZINE INC GRIS 2068762020 1201 WESTERN AVE NO 410 SEATTLE WA 98101 BRADY WALKINSHAW CEO 2068762020 2020-07-31 1 RAY HOLMDAHL P00120599 2063827777 2020-07-31 24.22.236.13 2020-07-31 13:28:10 PD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 B411F393A9CAFE4F4D0499E0ADDE6C2813C362DC 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z BRADY WALKINSHAW 1201 WESTERN AVE NO 410 SEATTLE WA 98101 12036761 0 X WWW.GRIST.ORG X 2002 MA GRIST 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. 15 13 45 0 132798 0 3182206 11677202 0 0 10689 5857 146868 142311 3339763 11825370 0 0 0 0 2807419 3373105 31722 77614 688702 1009003 1255297 3848144 4706016 -508381 7119354 2338435 9659085 305449 504207 2032986 9154878 X SEE 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. 0 0 3672370 SEE 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. 3672370 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 0 1 45 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X BEKAH CARDWELL 2068762020 1201 WESTERN AVE NO 410 SEATTLE WA 98101 GILLER CHARLES FOUNDER 50.00 X X 226517 0 24808 WALKINSHAW BRADY CEO 50.00 X X 220091 0 7719 JACKSON KATHARINE DIRECTOR OF FIX 45.00 X 140104 0 10574 SWAMINATHAN NIKHIL EXECUTIVE EDITOR 45.00 X 114133 0 1549 SIMON ANDREW DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING 45.00 X 114042 0 11869 LETSINGER NATHAN SENIOR DEVELOPER 45.00 X 107930 0 8232 CARDWELL BEKAH DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/ADMIN 45.00 X 94750 0 9549 ALDERMAN JOHN BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MORELLO-FROSCH RACHEL BOARD PAST CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 KAUFMAN SUSAN BOARD TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 HU ELISE BOARD CLERK 0.50 X X 0 0 0 BORLAND GINO BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEPASS MICHELLE BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 GRIMM KRISTIN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MCKIBBEN BILL BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MIRMAN EUGENE BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MULLENWEG MATT BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 RESNICK JEFF BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 RAMDAS KAVITA BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 VECHEY JOHN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 1017567 0 74300 6 0 1 0 0 11677202 1130 11677202 7248 7248 210000 211391 -1391 -1391 -1391 ADVERTISING 541800 132798 132798 CONSULTING 900099 7500 7500 REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 1012 1012 1001 1001 142311 11825370 0 132798 15370 X 565067 438874 39507 86686 2338727 1817092 159811 361824 56991 44081 5012 7898 179122 138545 15753 24824 233198 183237 15130 34831 9710 9710 27995 27995 77614 77614 485285 431264 34886 19135 18485 14381 1979 2125 77837 60555 8332 8950 107628 102048 3258 2322 217542 186095 7643 23804 188833 150643 12486 25704 13522 10563 1599 1360 16514 14474 1105 935 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 55841 43443 5977 6421 MISCELLANEOUS 17629 12990 2494 2145 BOARD EXPENSES 11307 8797 1210 1300 PROCESSING FEES 7169 5578 767 824 4706016 3672370 344944 688702 641527 2370824 66195 168329 1502280 6871058 66242 139175 59170 70433 144583 105317 3021 39266 2338435 9659085 304249 503007 1200 1200 305449 504207 X 1910706 1286691 122280 7868187 2032986 9154878 2338435 9659085 7119354 2538 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2613216 2973974 2990195 3182206 11677202 23436793 2613216 2973974 2990195 3182206 11677202 23436793 13652401 9784392 61281 45660 30264 16827 7248 161280 1498 6238 6546 1800 9513 25595 23623668 0.41420 0.60520 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REIMBURSEMENTS MISCELLANEOUS HONORARIUM ARTWORK USE AND REPRINTS CONSULTING RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 15125 15125 0 129458 90192 39266 39266 11932985 2538 105077 107615 11825370 0 11825370 4811093 105077 105077 4706016 0 4706016 X X X X X 1 ANNE LEWIS STRATEGIES LLC 650 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW SUITE WASHINGTON DC 20001 PROVIDED EMAIL LISTS 0 0 75000 -75000 75000 -75000 WA OR MA DC X X X 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 GILLER CHARLES FOUNDER 194502 0 32015 0 0 0 9447 0 15361 0 251325 0 0 0 WALKINSHAW BRADY CEO 197091 0 23000 0 0 0 7440 0 279 0 227810 0 0 0 JACKSON KATHARINE DIRECTOR OF FIX 140104 0 0 0 0 0 3290 0 7284 0 150678 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 5 THE 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. MATT MULLENWEG BOARD MEMBER OF ORGANIZATION 45000 PURCHASED MONTHLY WEB HOSTING & SUPPORT SERVICES (AT FAIR MARKET VALUE) 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BEFORE 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 12C ALL 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 15 FOR 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 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON GRIST'S WEBSITE, DISTRIBUTED VIA BIENNIAL REPORTS, AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTICLE 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.