2018-11-07T15:37:14-06:00 2017-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2017-01-01 130433220 NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE NEWS 5713661000 4401 N FAIRFAX DR NO 300 ARLINGTON VA 22203 ROBERT WALDEN CFO 5713661000 2018-11-07 1 TERRI MCKNIGHT CPA P00543022 3019519090 75.103.231.202 2018-11-07 16:37:07 ES P 313B103D6E3C57B12EC77713BE92156C3E56FDBD D31143E05F356F1ED32FD3554BCC3B2CA226BB0E 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z DAVID CHAVERN 4401 N FAIRFAX DR NO 300 ARLINGTON VA 22203 22081907 0 X WWW.NEWSMEDIAALLIANCE.ORG X 1972 VA TO REPRESENT NEARLY 2,000 NEWS MEDIA ORGS. AND THEIR MULTI-MEDIA PLATFORM BUSINESSES IN THE US. 25 25 20 25 2791 360 0 0 7616559 6475272 424915 702122 0 116668 8041474 7294062 0 0 0 0 3517854 3358403 0 0 0 4156684 4002864 7674538 7361267 366936 -67205 20945688 22512456 2929306 2146794 18016382 20365662 X THE NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE (NMA) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING NEARLY 2,000 NEWS MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR MULTI-MEDIA PLATFORM BUSINESSES IN THE US, CANADA AND EUROPE. NMA MEMBERS INCLUDE DAILY NEWSPAPERS, AS WELL AS NON-DAILIES, OTHER PRINT PUBLICATIONS AND ONLINE NEWS PUBLICATIONS. 0 0 MARKETING/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - TO PROVIDE INTELLIGENCE, TOOLS AND COORDINATED INDUSTRY ACTIVITY THAT WILL HELP NEWSPAPERS GENERATE REVENUE, GROW AUDIENCE AND IMPROVE BOTTOM LINE PERFORMANCE IN BOTH TRADITIONAL AND EMERGING MEDIA PLATFORMS. THIS HELPS NMA DO THE FOLLOWING: 1) SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR INDUSTRY GROWTH, 2) IDENTIFY AND DISSEMINATE EXAMPLES OF INDUSTRY INNOVATION, AND 3) PROVIDE TOOLS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND IDEAS. PUBLIC POLICY - TO EXPLAIN, CLARIFY AND COMMUNICATE INDUSTRY VIEWS AND INTERESTS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND TO THIRD-PARTY STANDARDS AND MEASUREMENT BODIES. COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT - COMMUNICATE THE VITALITY OF NEWSPAPER MEDIA TO EXTERNAL CONSTITUENCIES INCLUDING THE ADVERTISING COMMUNITY, WALL STREET AND THE NEWS MEDIA. DRIVE INFORMED COVERAGE OF THE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING INDUSTRY USING A PROACTIVE ADVOCACY BASED APPROACH TO ENHANCING PERCEPTIONS OF VALUE OF THE MEDIUM AND ITS PLATFORMS. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 37 0 1 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 VA X ROBERT WALDEN 5713661000 4401 N FAIRFAX DR NO 300 ARLINGTON VA 22203 MICHAEL KLINGENSMITH CHAIRMAN 1.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 TERRY KROEGER VICE-CHAIRMAN 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DONNA BARRETT PAST CHAIRMAN 1.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ANNA SEDGLEY TREASURER 1.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MARK ALDAM SECRETARY 1.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ANTOINETTE BUSH MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD BUSHEY MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ABERNATHY MEMBER 1.00 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROLAND CAPUTO MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANN CAULKINS MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN DEARBORN MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GUGLIOTTO MEMBER 1.00 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CHRISTMAN MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GREGG FERNANDES MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA HOLLINGSWORTH MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KIRK DAVIS MEMBER 1.00 0.50 X 0 0 0 AMY GLENNON MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL JOSEPH MEMBER 1.00 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES MORONEY MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TODD SCHURZ MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN ZIDICH MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN MOWBRAY MEMBER 1.00 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEX SKATELL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK NEWHOUSE MEMBER 1.00 0.50 X 0 0 0 MAC TULLY MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID CHAVERN PRESIDENT AND CEO 35.00 5.00 X 705984 0 62422 ROBERT WALDEN CFO 30.00 10.00 X 353718 0 30199 PAUL BOYLE SVP/ASSISTANT SECRETARY 40.00 0.00 X 374112 0 52945 SARAH BURKMAN VP OPERATIONS 40.00 0.00 X 162874 0 18648 DANIELLE COFFEY VP PUBLIC POLICY 40.00 0.00 X 219354 0 10054 JOHN MURRAY VP AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT 40.00 0.00 X 186823 0 20200 JAMES CONAGHAN VP RESEARCH/INDUSTRY (UNTIL 7/2017) 40.00 0.00 X 177948 0 3628 MICHAEL MALOON VP INNOVATION 40.00 0.00 X 147604 0 29993 2328417 0 228089 9 0 1 0 COVINGTON & BURLING 850 TENTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 LEGAL SERVICES 480757 THE OFFICE OF JULEANNA GLOVER 2146 WYOMING AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20008 CONSULTING FEES 260000 PAUL WEISS RIFKIND 1285 AVE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10019 LEGAL SERVICES 188898 GRANT THORNTON LLP 33960 TREASURY CENTER CHICAGO IL 60694 AUDIT AND TAX FILING 174901 4 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 5947863 5947863 CONVENTIONS/SEMINARS 900099 506957 506957 OTHER MEMBER SERVICES 900099 17611 17611 PUBLICATIONS 900099 2841 50 2791 6475272 486461 486461 104669 0 104669 104669 104669 14949281 54225 14770692 17153 178589 37072 215661 215661 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 11999 11999 11999 7294062 6472481 2791 818790 X 1579380 1408740 79650 127965 162668 744130 118821 71659 1220389 13914 288216 370775 305648 662092 127770 107993 G & A ALLOCATION -770000 MEMBERSHIPS 241798 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 190778 EQUIPMENT 110657 198224 7361267 138269 1165659 1580519 10135 98613 59775 2085541 1146516 285147 939025 17987382 19328153 1000 0 854758 1009709 20945688 22512456 561607 438216 1824202 119248 543497 1589330 2929306 2146794 X 18016382 20365662 18016382 20365662 20945688 22512456 -67205 2417487 -1002 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 1 5947863 1284908 1251654 2536562 1189573 1346989 821854 69164 752690 1046634 1008789 37845 217053 68563 148490 939025 POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS PAYABLE 185788 DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT 863209 DEFERRED COMPENSATION INVESTMENTS 451471 INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLE 88862 1589330 X 9711549 2417487 2417487 7294062 0 7294062 7363826 2559 2559 7361267 0 7361267 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE AND CBI HAVE DOCUMENTED THEIR CONSIDERATION OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CBI MEDIA LLC EXPENSES INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL 2,559. STATEMENTS AND EXCLUDED FROM NMA FORM 990, PART IX REPORTING. X X X X X 1 0 0 DAVID CHAVERN PRESIDENT AND CEO 655984 0 50000 0 0 0 27450 0 34972 0 768406 0 0 0 ROBERT WALDEN CFO 338718 0 15000 0 0 0 27450 0 2749 0 383917 0 0 0 PAUL BOYLE SVP/ASSISTANT SECRETARY 364112 0 10000 0 0 0 27450 0 25495 0 427057 0 0 0 SARAH BURKMAN VP OPERATIONS 159374 0 3500 0 0 0 5382 0 13266 0 181522 0 0 0 DANIELLE COFFEY VP PUBLIC POLICY 219354 0 0 0 0 0 7642 0 2412 0 229408 0 0 0 JOHN MURRAY VP AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT 186823 0 0 0 0 0 6555 0 13645 0 207023 0 0 0 JAMES CONAGHAN VP RESEARCH/INDUSTRY (UNTIL 7/2017) 104494 0 0 0 73454 0 3628 0 0 0 181576 0 0 0 MICHAEL MALOON VP INNOVATION 147604 0 0 0 0 0 5430 0 24563 0 177597 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, JAMES CONAGHAN RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $73,454. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION AND REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B (III), OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NMA HAS THREE MEMBERSHIP CLASSES: (1) NEWS MEDIA MEMBERSHIP,(2) ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AND (3) ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ONLY THE NEWS MEDIA MEMBERS HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES. NEWS MEDIA MEMBER ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE ORIGINAL NEWS AT LEAST ONE TIME PER WEEK AND, IF NOT SUBSCRIPTION BASED, CONTAIN AT LEAST 25 PERCENT EDITORIAL NEWS CONTENT. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE THE SUPPLIERS, VENDORS AND CONSULTANTS TO THE NEWS MEDIA INDUSTRY AND ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CURRENT OPERATION AND FUTURE PROFITABILITY OF THE INDUSTRY. THE LAST CLASS, ACADEMIC MEMBERS, ARE THOSE PERSONS WHO LOOK TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES OF THE NEWS MEDIA INDUSTRY. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NEWSMEDIAALLIANCE.ORG. STUDIES OF THE NEWS MEDIA INDUSTRY. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NEWSMEDIAALLIANCE.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP CLASS DESCRIBED ABOVE VOTES ANNUALLY ON A SLATE OF CANDIDATES WHO, UPON ELECTION, SERVE 2 YEAR TERMS ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NOMINATION OF BOARD CANDIDATES CAN BE MADE BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND/OR VOTING MEMBERS AT LARGE. ONLY VOTING MEMBERS MAY ELECT THE DIRECTORS WHO WILL SERVE ON THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARATION OF THE IRS FORM 990 IS COMPLETED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS SENT TO EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS. BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE THE STATEMENT EACH YEAR. THE VP FOR HR/OPERATIONS MONITORS AND RECEIVES THE SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND REPORTS ANY EXCEPTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT. IF A BOARD MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, HE/SHE WOULD RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING AND DELIBERATIONS ON THE MATTER. IF AN EMPLOYEE IS UNSURE OR BECOMES PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN ANY SITUATION THAT MAY VIOLATE THE REQUIREMENT AND SPIRIT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HE OR SHE CONTACTS NMA'S PRESIDENT AND VP FOR HR/OPERATIONS. SIMILARLY, IF ONE BECOMES AWARE OF SITUATIONS AMONG HIS OR HER FELLOW EMPLOYEES THAT APPEAR TO VIOLATE HIS OR HER UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY, HE OR SHE REPORTS THOSE SITUATIONS TO NMA'S PRESIDENT AND VP FOR HR/OPERATIONS, WHO WILL COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION. IF THE EMPLOYEE IS FOUND TO BE GUILTY OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS METED OUT. DISCIPLINARY ACTION MAY INCLUDE TERMINATION AND REIMBURSEMENT TO NMA FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE VIOLATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED OVERSIGHT OF CEO COMPENSATION TO A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS DEFINED IN THE BYLAWS. AN INDEPENDENT MARKET STUDY WAS DONE IN ANTICIPATION OF HIRING A NEW CEO WHO STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2015. ANNUALLY, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS A THIRD-PARTY ANALYSIS, DELIBERATES, AND DOCUMENTS ITS DETERMINATION THAT THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SETS FORTH THE DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE IN MEMORANDUM FORM THAT IS MADE A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE RESULTS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS WERE APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITY TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO, WITH AN ANNUAL REVIEW BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL PRESIDENT/CEO RECOMMENDATIONS. THE ASSOCIATION PERIODICALLY ENGAGES AN OUTSIDE FIRM TO PROVIDE COMPARABILITY STUDIES THAT ARE REVIEWED AND USED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. A COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER 2017 WHICH INCLUDED ALL STAFF LEVELS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER CONSULTING 1,172,855. WEB PUBLISHING 25,022. DESIGN FEES 22,512. 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