2020-11-11T08:17:04-06:00 2020-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2019-07-01 462775553 ON BEING PROJECT ONBE 6125843859 1619 HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 KRISTA TIPPETT PRESIDENT 6125843859 2020-11-06 1 HEIDI GRINDE P02163937 6123764500 2020-11-06 65.128.145.150 2020-11-06 08:25:19 CS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 AA1DCBC5EA6CA51D55B9304D21ACC821D9D41489 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z KRISTA TIPPETT 1619 HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 6583588 0 X WWW.ONBEING.ORG X 2013 MN ON BEING PROJECT IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT MEDIA AND PUBLIC LIFE INITIATIVE. 4 3 26 3 3301 2301 3969903 6233257 367983 345142 6465 1494 11452 2564 4355803 6582457 0 0 0 0 2570797 2380403 0 0 311947 1862396 1973313 4433193 4353716 -77390 2228741 4592141 6237366 1328295 744779 3263846 5492587 X THE MISSION OF THE ON BEING PROJECT IS TO PURSUE DEEP THINKING AND MORAL IMAGINATION, SOCIAL COURAGE AND JOY, TO RENEW INNER LIFE, OUTER LIFE, AND LIFE TOGETHER. THROUGH CONTENT, EXPERIENCES, AND PRACTICAL TOOLS, WE TEND THE HUMAN CHANGE THAT MAKES SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION POSSIBLE. WE PRODUCE THE ACCLAIMED GLOBAL PODCAST AND U.S. PUBLIC RADIO SHOW "ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT AND A GROWING PORTFOLIO OF AUDIO AND DIGITAL CONTENT THAT ENGAGES AND NOURISHES THE GENERATIVE NARRATIVE OF OUR TIME. WE MENTOR AND ACCOMPANY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE WORK OF CIVIL CONVERSATIONS AND SOCIAL HEALING TO INSPIRE AND TO AMPLIFY THE ADVENTUROUS CIVILITY, GENEROUS LISTENING, AND HOSPITALITY ARISING IN A TENDER, TUMULTUOUS GLOBAL MOMENT. THROUGH GATHERINGS LARGE AND SMALL, WE BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO INCUBATE NEW FORMS OF NAVIGATING DIFFERENCE AND SHARED LIFE. WE ENVISION A WORLD THAT IS MORE FLUENT IN ITS OWN HUMANITY - AND THUS ABLE TO RISE TO THE GREAT CHALLENGES AND PROMISE OF THIS CENTURY. 0 0 3104278 0 341841 ON BEING PROJECT CONTENT: THE ON BEING PROJECT HOLDS A DISTINCT PLACE IN THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE. OUR AWARD-WINNING CONTENT IS UNIQUE IN ITS APPROACH, DEPTH, AND PRODUCTION VALUE. OUR FLAGSHIP WEEKLY PROGRAM, "ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT," EXPLORES HOW THE ANCIENT, ANIMATING QUESTIONS OF MEANING ARE BEING REFRAMED IN 21ST CENTURY LIVES AND ENDEAVORS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN, HOW DO WE WANT TO LIVE, AND WHO WILL WE BE TO EACH OTHER? "ON BEING" HAS BEEN PLAYED/DOWNLOADED OVER 250 MILLION TIMES, AND AIRS ON OVER 400 PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS AROUND THE U.S. IT IS USED IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS FOR PERSONAL REFLECTION AND DISCERMENT, FOR TEACHING, FOR COMMUNAL NOURISHMENT AND CONVERSATION, AND FOR SOCIAL CONNECTION AND REPAIR. IN 2020, WE EXPANDED OUR PODCAST PORTFOLIO TO INCLUDE "POETRY UNBOUND", A NEW LISTENING RITUAL FOR IMMERSING IN THE UNIQUE WAYS POETRY GIVES VOICE TO THE DEPTHS OF OUR HUMANITY. WE ALSO OFFERED SPECIAL CONTENT, INCLUDING DIGITAL "CARE PACKAGES", TO PROVIDE NOURISHMENT AND PERSPECTIVE TO OUR AUDIENCES IN THIS YEAR OF GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND RACIAL RECKONING. THE ON BEING AUDIENCE CROSSES BOUNDARIES OF RACE, CLASS, GEOGRAPHY, AND GENERATION THAT HAVE BECOME CALCIFIED IN THE CULTURE AT LARGE. AUDIENCE RESEARCH AND TESTIMONIALS DOCUMENT AN EXTRAORDINARY DEPTH OF ENGAGEMENT IN THE WAY PEOPLE TAKE OUR CONTENT INTO THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. THE COUNTER-CULTURAL RANGE OF OUR AUDIENCE CONTINUES TO INSPIRE US, AND WE'RE DELIGHTED BY THE WIDE ARRAY OF PEOPLE AND PLACES CITING, RECOMMENDING, AND FEATURING OUR WORK. CIVIL CONVERSATIONS AND SOCIAL HEALING: OUR CIVIL CONVERSATIONS AND SOCIAL HEALING WORK IS THE AREA OF OUR SERVICE MOST CONCERNED WITH THE THIRD ANIMATING QUESTION THAT GUIDES OUR WORK: "WHO WILL WE BE TO ONE ANOTHER?" IT REPRESENTS THE ON BEING PROJECT'S PRESENCE IN THE WORLD AS IT INSPIRES, CALLS FORTH, AND CULTIVATES THE GENERATIVE VALUES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL HEALING. WE ACCOMPANY INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES AS THEY SEEK TO ENGAGE THE PRESSING MORAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME IN THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY AND RELATIONSHIP. IN 2020, WE INVESTED IN EXPANDING THIS TEAM TO MORE NIMBLY AND DEEPLY ENGAGE A WIDE ARRAY OF PARTNERS AND RAPIDLY GROWING INQUIRIES FROM INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS SEEKING OUR RESOURCES, MENTORSHIP, AND ACCOMPANIMENT, AND TO INCUBATE MODELS OF SOCIAL HEALING AND REPAIR ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 3104278 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 0 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN NY CA IL MD MI PA MA UT X CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 6123764500 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET STE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 KRISTA TIPPETT PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 292966 0 20339 ERINN FARRELL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 210959 0 18085 LILIANA MARIA PERCY RUIZ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 40.00 X 146052 0 10085 SERRI GRASLIE EXEC DIR, COMMUNITY & DESIGN 40.00 X 144997 0 1377 COLLEEN SCHECK EXEC DIR, OPERATIONS 40.00 X 52195 0 530 JAY COWLES III TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KONDA MASON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SRINIJA SRINIVASAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 847169 0 50416 4 0 1 0 LUCAS JOHNSON 516 E DUFFY STREET SAVANNAH GA 31401 CONTRACTOR, SOCIAL HEALING 173333 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP PO BOX 776376 CHICAGO IL 60677 ACCOUNTING AND HR SERVICES 151526 2 6233257 6233257 CARRIAGE FEES 515100 341841 341841 ADVERTISING REVENUE 541800 3301 3301 345142 1417 1417 1208 1131 77 77 77 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 2564 2564 2564 6582457 341841 3301 4058 533389 203189 154947 175253 1544074 1182638 317241 44195 64826 53119 9640 2067 102878 80389 18291 4198 135236 95177 31589 8470 26088 26088 146569 146569 500 500 351170 281779 54228 15163 109040 107121 1919 76176 62514 6348 7314 150291 116899 23073 10319 143225 96219 32480 14526 133256 114012 9921 9323 14652 14652 377668 350927 18477 8264 36011 36011 CARRIAGE FEES 264497 264497 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 101627 72553 20089 8985 EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS 22235 15535 4629 2071 MISCELLANEOUS 20308 7710 10799 1799 4353716 3104278 937491 311947 116849 520794 72 2101016 2812031 2453399 77746 62393 205901 71968 2093206 1468775 976177 624431 395757 395757 7608 7608 4592141 6237366 169167 223779 809128 117400 350000 0 0 403600 1328295 744779 X 207561 3235553 3056285 2257034 3263846 5492587 4592141 6237366 2228741 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 760163 2320389 4495752 3969903 6233257 17779464 760163 2320389 4495752 3969903 6233257 17779464 10700102 7079362 150 68 5905 1417 7540 945 3301 4246 19818 800 7817 11452 2564 42451 17833701 1636009 0.39700 0.37610 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 19,818. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 800. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 7,817. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 11,452. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 2,564. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 795443 517068 278375 167718 144168 23550 1130045 807539 322506 624431 X 6582457 0 6582457 0 6582457 4353716 0 4353716 0 4353716 PART X, LINE 2: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GUIDANCE CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR ALL MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS AND THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST EXPENSE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAS $3,301 AND $945 IN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019, RESPECTIVELY. THIS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME RESULTED IN $483 AND $0 IN TAXES FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019, RESPECTIVELY. AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990/FORM 990T) IS FILED ANNUALLY BY THE ORGANIZATION. ALL TAX EXEMPT ENTITIES ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND AUDIT BY FEDERAL, STATE AND OTHER APPLICABLE AGENCIES. SUCH AGENCIES MAY REVIEW THE TAXABILITY OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, OR THE QUALIFICATION OF THE TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE STATUTES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR THE YEARS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2018 OR STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR THE YEARS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2017. X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KRISTA TIPPETT PRESIDENT 292966 0 0 0 0 0 15167 0 5172 0 313305 0 0 0 ERINN FARRELL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 210959 0 0 0 0 0 11574 0 6511 0 229044 0 0 0 LILIANA MARIA PERCY RUIZ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 145452 0 0 0 600 0 9001 0 1084 0 156137 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 KRISTA TIPPETT RECEIVED A BONUS THAT WAS ACCRUED AS OF YEAR-END TOTALING $80K. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CHANGE RESOLUTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF KRISTA TIPPETT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS MAY BE AMENDED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING KRISTA TIPPETT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE YEAR COVERED BY THIS RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY ON BEING MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS. EACH COVERED MEMBER ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES THAT ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, A COVERED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND MUST BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL LEAVE THE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON BY THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IF APPROPRIATE, THE BOARD CHAIR WILL APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY ATTAINABLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL COMMITTEES WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS RECORD ALL PROCEEDINGS RESULTING FROM POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS EXPLORED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INDEPENDENT FROM THE CEO, REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE CURRENT BASE AND VARIABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO FOR FY19-20. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.