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GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC (EIN 46-0908502)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-07-15
IRS object ID
201901969349302050
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-07-15T14:06:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042206126PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAPHAEL AND RAPHAEL LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line152 CHURCH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02116ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN460908502EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGROUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174126130PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 GUEST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02135ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES M SENNOTTPersonNm
Person TitleCEO, EDITOR & DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174126130PhoneNum
Signature2019-07-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJEFFREY J SIMMONSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP91999998PTIN
Phone6172101200PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address50.238.128.106IPv4AddressTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCHARLES M SENNOTTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02135ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,438,747GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THEGROUNDTRUTHPROJECT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT IS A NONPROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATION BASED IN BOSTON AT WGBH, A PBS PRODUCTION HUB, AND DEDICATED TO RESTORING JOURNALISM FROM THE GROUND UP. WE TRAIN AND MENTOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD AND BY ADDING INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ON CRITICAL GLOBAL ISSUES THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS AND TRAINING WORKSHOPS. WE HAVE ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW SERVICE PROGRAM CALLED REPORT FOR AMERICA WHICH IS A CALL TO EMERGING JOURNALISTS TO SERVE AS REPORTERS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO IS THE IDEA OF "GROUND TRUTH," WHICH, PUT SIMPLY, MEANS BEING ON THE GROUND TO TELL THE STORY. THE ORIGIN OF THE PHRASE "GROUND TRUTH" REFERS TO A TECHNICAL CALIBRATION PROCESS USED BY NASA. WE SEE IT AS A DIGITAL AGE METAPHOR FOR CALIBRATING WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING ON THE GROUND AT A TIME WHEN IT FEELS WE ARE BOMBARDED WITH TOO MUCH INFORMATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN BOSTON, DEDICATED TO TRAINING AND MENTORING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS AND TO ADDING INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ON CRITICAL ISSUES THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS AND TRAINING WORKSHOPS.HEADED BY VETERAN JOURNALIST, FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, DOCUMENTARY PRODUCER AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR, CHARLES SENNOTT, GROUNDTRUTH IS COMMITTED TO NARRATIVE STORYTELLING THAT ENLIGHTENS AND INFORMS ACROSS MEDIA PLATFORMS, INCLUDING DIGITAL, RADIO/PODCAST, TELEVISION AND DOCUMENTARY FILM. OUR REPORTING CENTERS ON ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE THAT MATTER FOR AN INCREASINGLY INTERCONNECTED WORLD, INCLUDING HUMAN RIGHTS, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, EMERGING DEMOCRACIES, THE ENVIRONMENT, RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS AND GLOBAL HEALTH. OUR LARGEST INITIATIVE IS A PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM CALLED REPORT FOR AMERICA, WHICH PLACES EMERGING JOURNALISTS IN HOST NEWSROOMS IN UNDER-COVERED CORNERS OF AMERICA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,522,427ExpenseAmt
DescALL PROJECTS FOSTERED THE MISSION OF THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT BY SUPPORTING A NEW GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS TO TAKE ON COMPLEX GLOBAL SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES THROUGH LOCAL REPORTING. DURING 2018, THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT CONTINUED WORK ON AND PIONEERED MANY SPECIAL REPORTING PROJECTS, INCLUDING; OUR CONTINUING COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE TITLED "LIVING PROOF;" A PODCAST SEASON ON THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIAN EVANGELICALS IN THE MIDDLE EAST TITLED "THE END OF DAYS; AND A SPECIAL REPORT IN COLLABORATION WITH THREE OF OUR REPORT FOR AMERICA HOST NEWSROOMS IN APPALACHIA ON THE LACK OF ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER TITLED "STIRRING THE WATERS." WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH PBS FRONTLINE TO PRODUCE AN IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE PROJECT TITLED "THE LAST GENERATION" WHICH EXPLORED THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE MARSHALL ISLANDS THROUGH THE EYES OF THE LAST GENERATION OF CHILDREN WHO WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE THERE. THIS PROJECT WON NUMEROUS, PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS INCLUDING THE DUPONT, THE EDWARD R MURROW AWARD, WORLD PRESS PHOTO AWARD AND A WEBBY. GROUNDTRUTH ALSO PARTNERED WITH NUMEROUS UNIVERSITIES FOR OUR STUDENT REPORTING FELLOWSHIP PROJECTS, INCLUDING AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT TITLED "GROUNDTRUTHING THE MIDTERMS" WHERE 60 STUDENT REPORTERS WERE DISPATCHED DURING THE ELECTION TO COVER VOTING RIGHTS ISSUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BY PARTNERING WITH MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS FOR DISTRIBUTION, SUCH AS PBS FRONTLINE, PBS NEWSHOUR, TIME, THE PACIFIC STANDARD, PRI THE WORLD AND MANY OTHERS, THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT'S ESTIMATED, TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH VIA OUR EDITORIAL PARTNERSHIPS INCREASED FROM APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILLION PEOPLE IN 2015 TO UPWARDS OF 10 MILLION IN 2018.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,522,427TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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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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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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CHARLES M SENNOTT
CEO, EDITOR & DIRECTOR60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$233,402$0$5,391
DAVID H FEINBERG
DIRECTOR, CLERK2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS BAKE
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN KHAZEI
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA MASON
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
CALVIN SIMS
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM BILDNER
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN WALDMAN
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT OF RFA60.00Yes (X)$149,999$0$4,963
ROBIN D'ALESSANDRO
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIVIAN SCHILLER
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$393,755TotalAmt
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Fundraising$170,842FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$38,154ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,449FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$38,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,506ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,903FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$67,684TotalAmt
Program Services$33,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,781ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,486FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,473TotalAmt
Management And General$63,473ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$684,532TotalAmt
Program Services$593,911ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,061ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,560FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,359TotalAmt
Program Services$36,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$158ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$80,963TotalAmt
Program Services$23,877ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$189FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$23,168TotalAmt
Program Services$2,294ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,248FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,734TotalAmt
Management And General$23,734ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$137,712TotalAmt
Program Services$113,075ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,707ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,930FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,553TotalAmt
Management And General$40,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,823TotalAmt
Management And General$12,823ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS EXPENSESDesc
Total$3,658TotalAmt
Program Services$2,063ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,517ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$2,249,690TotalAmt
Program Services$1,522,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$483,578ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$243,685FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$825,310BOYAmt
EOY$3,752,240EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$927,873BOYAmt
EOY$2,258,689EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$2,891EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,943BOYAmt
EOY$41,414EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$149,187LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,634BOYAmt
EOY$51,578EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,821,760BOYAmt
EOY$6,106,812EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,089BOYAmt
EOY$148,457EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,089BOYAmt
EOY$148,457EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,895BOYAmt
EOY$360,160EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,660,776BOYAmt
EOY$5,598,195EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,779,671BOYAmt
EOY$5,958,355EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,821,760BOYAmt
EOY$6,106,812EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,189,057ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$10,373OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$2,009,389CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,861,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,297,930CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,709,977CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,418,747CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,297,043TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,009,389CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,861,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,297,930CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,709,977CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,418,747CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,297,043TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,250,527SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,046,516PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$20,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,317,043TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$200GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.49220PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.43550PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,988OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,917DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,071BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$124,199OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$83,692DepreciationAmt
Book Value$40,507BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$51,578TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,528,787TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$90,040DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$90,040RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,438,747RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,438,747TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,350,103TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$90,040DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$10,373OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$100,413ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,249,690ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,249,690TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:NO PROVISION IS MADE FOR INCOME TAXES AS THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990 GENERALLY REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:NONCASH ASSETS RECEIVED FROM A PRIOR YEAR UNCONDITIONAL PROMISE TO GIVE 10,373.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANPROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$3,175
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMPROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$9,112
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,PROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$24,575
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAPROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$4,180
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICPROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$634
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$41,676SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$41,676TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCRUAL METHODExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (2 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, EDITOR & DIRECTOR$233,402$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$5,391$0$238,793$0$0$0
STEVEN WALDMAN
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT OF RFA$149,999$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$4,963$0$154,962$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BDRAFT COPIES OF THE 990 ARE SENT VIA PDF TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE (COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS) FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO BEING FILED. UPON THEIR APPROVAL OF THE FORMS, THE APPROPRIATE FORMS AUTHORIZING FILING ARE SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROVIDED TO THE TAX PREPARER FOR FINAL SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS/THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19HTTP://THEGROUNDTRUTHPROJECT.ORG/ HTTP://WWW.MASS.GOV/AGO/DOING-BUSINESS-IN-MASSACHUSETTS/PUBLIC-CHARITIES-OR- NOT-FOR-PROFITS/PUBLIC-CHARITIES-ANNUAL-FILINGS.HTML
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 342,984. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,560. TOTAL EXPENSES 348,544. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,438. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 77,402. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 83,840. HUMAN RESOURCES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,659. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,659. FELLOWSHIP PAYMENTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,258. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,258. RFA CORPS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 234,231. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 234,231.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:UNCONDITIONAL PROMISE TO GIVE NONCASH ASSETS IN 2017, RECIEVED IN 2018 -10,373.

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