PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING (EIN 27-0458242)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-10-18
IRS object ID
201902919349300800
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)
Return2019-10-18T08:07:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN221478099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2019-10-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPATRICIA MCGOWANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00184514PTIN
Phone9592007000PhoneNum
Preparation2019-10-01PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address209.59.242.22IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2019-10-16IPDt
IP Tm08:57:44IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

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$14,288,391GrossReceiptsAmt
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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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$179,850PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$194,245CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$12,033PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$13,737,536CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$273,784CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,604,689PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,001,385CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,367,816PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,833,412CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$994,955PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$8,904,124CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$394,746TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,271,966NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$4,221,853ExpenseAmt
Revenue$42RevenueAmt
DescTHE PULITZER CENTER'S PROGRAM SERVICES IN 2018 WERE IN PRINT JOURNALISM, BROADCAST JOURNALISM, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF BOTH THROUGH A BROAD PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. IN PRINT AND BROADCAST JOURNALISM THE CENTER COMMISSIONED OVER 150 PROJECTS, WITH PLACEMENT IN OVER 150 NEWS-MEDIA OUTLETS. THE CENTER'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS AT OVER 500 SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES: BOSTON, CHICAGO, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, ST. LOUIS, WASHINGTON AND WINSTON-SALEM, NC.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,221,853TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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
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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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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document249IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee31EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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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Phone8606593955PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 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)$219,280$0$41,084Yes (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)
ANN PETERS
UNIVERSITY & COMMUNITY OUTREACH DIRECTOR40.00$103,000$0$6,327Yes (X)
MARK SCHULTE
EDUCATION DIRECTOR40.00$101,172$0$14,194Yes (X)
NATHALIE APPLEWHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$131,380$0$22,793Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesJOURNALIST PAYMENTSServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$69,780GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$13,462,869AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$13,532,649TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$173,595TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$173,595ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$10,600RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$571,505SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$550,855SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$20,650SecuritiesAmt

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DescMISCELLANEOUS INCOMEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$260,364TotalAmt
Program Services$204,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,261FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$998,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$121,648ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$152,791FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$58,371TotalAmt
Program Services$45,783ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,008FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,440TotalAmt
Program Services$94,466ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,513ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,461FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$94,346ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,442FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$2,394TotalAmt
Program Services$2,394ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$39,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,229TotalAmt
Management And General$12,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$7,820ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,060FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$57,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,711FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$182,226ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,205ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,888FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$108,422ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,512FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$24,729ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,015ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,786FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,447TotalAmt
Program Services$13,279ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEVENT EXPENSESDesc
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Program Services$212,995ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$864FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,833,412TotalAmt
Program Services$4,221,853ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$337,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$273,784FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$87,781BOYAmt
EOY$220,141EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,795,523BOYAmt
EOY$6,413,506EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,898,626BOYAmt
EOY$6,727,932EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$7,176BOYAmt
EOY$493EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$43,764BOYAmt
EOY$45,453EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$202,848LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$111,005LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,116BOYAmt
EOY$91,843EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,763,611BOYAmt
EOY$5,158,565EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,718,376BOYAmt
EOY$18,666,712EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,738BOYAmt
EOY$51,338EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$343,408EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,738BOYAmt
EOY$394,746EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,074,430BOYAmt
EOY$1,947,183EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,146,208BOYAmt
EOY$2,510,783EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,464,000BOYAmt
EOY$13,814,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,684,638BOYAmt
EOY$18,271,966EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,718,376BOYAmt
EOY$18,666,712EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$8,904,124ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$316,796NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$3,665,605CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,357,108CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,170,888CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,532,649CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,051,910TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,665,605CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,357,108CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,170,888CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,532,649CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,051,910TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$18,578,766SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$14,473,144PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$77,294CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,714CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$111,890CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$184,195CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$499,176TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,092CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$300CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,467TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$33,556,553TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$13,639GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.43130PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.52020PublicSupportPY170Pct
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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,147,495BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,450,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$97,220InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$8,500,275EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 EOY0.98400PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01600TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,660OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,563DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,097BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$198,188OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$108,442DepreciationAmt
Book Value$89,746BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$91,843TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,408,511TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$316,796NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$316,796RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$13,725,307RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$12,229InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$12,229RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$13,737,536TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,821,183TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,821,183ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$12,229InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$12,229ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,833,412TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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: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 2015 THROUGH 2017 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)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC07PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$20,652
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM039PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$196,770
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,02PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$9,697
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES06PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$19,440
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,06PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$46,035
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,03PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$5,172
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,05PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$34,050
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN02PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$30,595
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees70SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee70TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$362,411SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$362,411TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
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
JON SAWYER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ SECRETARY$218,280$0$1,000$0$0$0$21,928$0$19,156$0$260,364$0$0$0
NATHALIE APPLEWHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR$130,380$0$1,000$0$0$0$10,606$0$12,187$0$154,173$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEMPLOYEES RECEIVED A BOARD APPROVED 2018 CALENDAR YEAR BONUS OF $1000 WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THEIR 2018 W-2.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
KEM SAWYER
WIFE OF JON SAWYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$80,865CONSULTING SERVICES0
DAN MCCAREY
SON-IN-LAW OF JON SAWYER$26,100OWNER OF MAPTIAN LLC WHICH PROVIDED SERVICES FOR CREATION OF CAF MICROSITE TO ORGANIZATION.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JOSEPH PULITZER, BOD MEMBER, IS EMIILY PULIZER'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 2,051,301. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,051,301. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 132,414. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,820. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,060. TOTAL EXPENSES 149,294.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C:THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2018.

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