PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING (EIN 27-0458242)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-09-19
IRS object ID
201842629349300824
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-09-19T14:28:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN221478099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN270458242EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPULIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023320982PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11779 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW NO 615AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200362109ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJON SAWYERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027975285PhoneNum
Signature2018-09-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPATRICIA MCGOWANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00184514PTIN
Phone9592007000PhoneNum
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Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJON SAWYERPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200362109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,464,665GrossReceiptsAmt
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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PY Investment Income$42,640PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$179,850CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$34,901PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$12,033CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,434,649PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,362,771CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,684,638NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$4,198,963ExpenseAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document211IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee30EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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CityGLASTONBURYCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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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
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JOSEPH PULITZER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE MOORE
OUTGOING 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$101,000$0$6,245Yes (X)
NATHALIE APPLEWHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$128,800$0$21,330Yes (X)
THOMAS HUNDLEY
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Real$12,000RealAmt

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

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$28,199ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$2,922FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$62,544ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$644FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$198,909ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$99,282ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$2,539FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$2,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$2,597,600BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$7,176EOYAmt

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BOY$27,499BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$192,591LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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BOY$98,812BOYAmt
EOY$113,116EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,536,494BOYAmt
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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$8,779BOYAmt
EOY$8,779EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$30,159BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,705BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,864BOYAmt
EOY$33,738EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,270,369BOYAmt
EOY$2,074,430EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,727,350BOYAmt
EOY$4,146,208EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,506,000BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,503,719BOYAmt
EOY$9,684,638EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$9,718,376EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,325,660CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,665,605CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,357,108CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,170,888CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,354,104TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,325,660CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,665,605CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,357,108CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,170,888CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,354,104TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,967,358SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,386,746PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$64,083CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$77,294CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$61,714CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$111,890CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$372,224TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,092CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$300CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,425TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$25,732,753TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$25,435GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.52020PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.47000PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 1,000. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 5,092. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 300. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 33.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 EOY0.92600PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.07400TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,660OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,252DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,408BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$187,931OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$77,223DepreciationAmt
Book Value$110,708BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$113,116TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,548,735TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$185,964NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$185,964RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,362,771RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,362,771TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,367,816TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,367,816ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,367,816TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 2014 THROUGH 2016 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$26,180
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)035PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$162,814
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA02PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$21,020
NORTH AMERICA01PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$6,339
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES02PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$4,800
SOUTH AMERICA03PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$28,750
SOUTH ASIA01PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$10,000
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA02PROGRAM SERVICESJOURNALIST COMMISSIONS$14,100
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees53SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee53TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$274,003SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$274,003TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

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$213,600$0$1,000$0$0$0$21,500$0$17,956$0$254,056$0$0$0
NATHALIE APPLEWHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR$127,800$0$1,000$0$0$0$10,400$0$10,930$0$150,130$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEMPLOYEES RECEIVED A BOARD APPROVED 2017 CALENDAR YEAR BONUS OF $1000 WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THEIR 2017 W-2.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEM SAWYERPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionWIFE OF JON SAWYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$81,090TransactionAmt
TransactionCONSULTING SERVICESTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

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. RICHARD MOORE, BOD MEMBER, IS KATHERINE MOORE'S (BOD MEMBER) SON.
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 1,699,951. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,699,951. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 160,603. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 603. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 200. TOTAL EXPENSES 161,406. BENEFIT PLANNING & FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,250.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C:THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2017.

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