2018-06-18T10:06:38-07:00 2017-12-31 680260103 Regalia & Associates CPAs 103 Town Country Dr Ste K Danville CA 94526 990 2017-01-01 942434026 The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc CENT 5108093160 1400 65th Street Emeryville CA 94608 Christa Scharfenberg Acting CEO 5108093160 2018-06-18 true Douglas W Regalia P00186389 9253140390 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Phil Bronstein 1400 65th Street Suite 200 Emeryville CA 94608 13625361 false false X www.revealnews.org X 1977 CA The Center for Investigative Reporting engages and empowers the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling that sparks action, improves lives and protects our democracy. 19 17 91 17 2083 763 9935847 13354109 178186 185337 280 -37 19117 22041 10133430 13561450 0 0 7847056 8791275 0 580119 3248324 4391402 11095380 13182677 -961950 378773 7933541 8620384 724140 1058042 7209401 7562342 The Center for Investigative Reporting engages and empowers the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling that sparks action, improves lives and protects our democracy. false false 11095760 205295 The mission of The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) is to engage and empower the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling that sparks action, improves lives and protects our democracy. CIR is among the most innovative, credible and relevant media organizations in the country. Reveal our website, public radio program, podcast and social media platform is where we publish our multiplatform work.Our award-winning journalists hold the powerful accountable and reveal government fraud and waste of taxpayer funds, human rights violations, environmental degradation and threats to public safety. 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Under ASC 740, CIR is required to report information regarding its exposure to various tax positions taken by CIR and requires a two-step process that separates recognition from measurement. The first step is determining whether a tax position has met the recognition threshold; the second step is measuring a tax position that meets the recognition threshold. Management believes that CIR has adequately evaluated its current tax positions and has concluded that as of December 31, 2017 CIR does not have any uncertain tax positions for which a reserve or an accrual for a tax liability would be necessary.CIR has received notification from the Internal Revenue Service and the State of California that it qualifies for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23701d of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The exemptions are subject to periodic review by the federal and state taxing authorities and management is confident that CIR continues to satisfy all federal and state statutes in order to qualify for continued tax exemption status.CIR may periodically receive unrelated business income (such as sublease rental income, advertising income, etc.) requiring CIR to file separate tax returns under federal and state statutes. CIR also has certain transactions requiring the payment of value added taxes. Under such conditions, CIR calculates and accrues the applicable taxes. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Change in discount for multi-year rcvbls $-25832 990-T Rental Expenses $63911 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S 990-T Rental Expenses $63911 X X X X X false false false false false false false false false false Al Letson Radio Show Host 168667 12778 181445 Amy Pyle Editor in Chief 211667 6350 20588 238605 Christa Scharfenberg Acting CEO 182500 5475 6437 16230 9871 204205 16308 Elizabeth Share Chief Dev Officer 184400 4557 27030 215987 Joaquin Alvarado CEO 214359 6431 9871 230661 Kevin Sullivan Executive Producer 175000 3646 13699 192345 Phil Bronstein Executive Chair 165000 25585 190585 Robert J Rosenthal Executive Dir. 172125 5164 10434 187723 Susanne Reber Digital Media Dir 158912 13732 172644 Tom Lockard Board Member Operations X 250000 251667 false true true Susan Sachs Board Member Operations X 150000 151000 false true true Peter Kim Board Member Operations X 10000 10066 false true true Suzette Clark Board Member Operations X 25000 25167 false true true Susan Hirsch Board Member Operations X 10000 10033 false true true 447933 X 4 27391 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BYTHE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT WHICH INCLUDES THE EXECUTIVE CHAIR AND THE CEO. THE CONTENTS OF THE RETURN ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. AFTER A FULL REVIEW, THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S VOTING BODY. A REPRESENTATIVE OF MANAGEMENT AUTHORIZES THE FINAL FORM 990 WHICH IS THEN E-FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ATLEAST ANNUALLY. ALL PERSONNEL AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE (INWRITING) POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ANY RELATED PARTY AFFILIATIONS. LOANS BETWEEN THEORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THEORGANIZATION SEEKS FULL TRANSPARENCY ON ALL RELATIONSHIPS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS (IN FACT OR APPEARANCE) ARE DISCUSSED OPENLY AND RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AS PART OF THE REVIEW, COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS CONSIDERED. THE SUBCOMMITTEE CONDUCTS A COMPARABILITY SURVEY USING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SALARY SURVEYS AND BY CONSULTING WITH COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS ON THEIR COMPENSATION PACKAGES. A RECOMMENDATION FOR ANY CHANGE IN COMPENSATION IS THEN MADE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REQUIRES MAJORITY APPROVAL. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The compensation of other key employees is determined by the organization's CEO and Executive Chair in consultation with other senior management when appropriate, and is based on industry salary surveys, equitable pay scale within the organization, and individual employee performance as assessed in annual reviews. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER LEGALFILINGS ARE MAINTAINED IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT AND HELD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION FORTAX AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC (WHEN NECESSARY). TAX RETURNS ARE POSTED ANNUALLY ON THE ORGANIZATION'S OWN WEBSITE, ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG (WHERE THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING), AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR A PHYSICAL INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE IN Emeryville, CALIFORNIA. 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