2017-05-08T13:26:28-05:00 2016-12-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2016-01-01 272289715 Rewire REWI 5713350585 7315 Wisconsin Avenue No 400 Bethesda MD 20814 Jodi Jacobson President/ Editor-in-Chief 3012577897 2017-05-08 1 Lori A Collingsworth P00639819 7038930300 2017-05-08 72.214.41.82 2017-05-08 14:25:38 ED P 539A6A236E8C35E9CB3BF805290DF5953BA1CD00 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z David Harwood 7315 Wisconsin Avenue No 400 Bethesda MD 20814 6651055 0 X http://rewire.news/ X 2009 CO Provide news and investigative research on reproductive and sexual health, rights and justice. 5 5 37 0 0 0 1106680 3628009 2994 1710 5312 3596 0 0 1114986 3633315 0 0 0 0 2154328 2722779 0 0 131120 540965 548730 2695293 3271509 -1580307 361806 2881678 3258539 89132 104187 2792546 3154352 X Rewire is a daily online publication providing news, analysis, commentary and investigative research on reproductive and sexual health, rights and justice. See Schedule O for continuation 0 0 2221194 1710 General Programs:Rewire is a daily online publication providing news, analysis, commentary and investigative research on reproductive and sexual health, rights and justice. In order to meet its goals and mission, Rewire runs a news website 24x7 and produces a daily email summary of breaking news, coupled with execution of an in-depth social media, partnership, reposting, and community engagement strategy. 305256 Wellspring/RFRA:Program to report on, track, and investigate efforts by religious and corporate interests to institute what they refer to as religious freedom laws and policies at the local, state, and federal levels and through the courts thereby establishing state-approved and/or sponsored discrimination against women, LGBTQ persons, people of color, immigrants and other targeted groups. 2526450 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 1 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CO MD PA NY X Jessica Bradshaw 7036541400 11710 Plaza America Drive Suite 300 Reston VA 20190 David Harwood Board Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Bryan Howard Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Ellen Marshall Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Aimee Thorne-Thomsen Vice-Chair through Oct. 2016 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Mimi Mager Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Shanelle Matthews Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jodi Jacobson President/Editor-in-Chief 60.00 X 220500 0 32047 Sharona Coutts VP, Investigations & Research 40.00 X 106628 0 15984 Jessica Pieklo VP, Law and the Courts 40.00 X 117625 0 17465 Brady Swenson Director of Technology 40.00 X 100900 0 15476 Mariam Ward VP, Finance & Operations 40.00 X 145000 0 19918 690653 0 100890 5 0 1 0 Teal Media 306 S Washington Ave Suite 218 Royal Oak MI 48067 Rebranding consulting, design, and devel 116496 1 3628009 3017740 3628009 Program income 900099 1710 1710 1710 3596 3596 3017740 3017740 0 3633315 1710 0 3596 252547 97128 88977 66442 2033687 1685791 303309 44587 123882 34510 88243 1129 149953 41773 106813 1367 162710 45327 115900 1483 11152 11152 34773 998 33775 110011 102620 7391 10165 6223 225 3717 127331 19269 106092 1970 70894 44262 26632 21420 21420 84168 62156 21960 52 22219 16730 5479 10 10802 10802 Subscriptions/Pubs 38785 32204 6581 Recruiting & Hiring 5254 5254 Projects & Sponsorships 1756 1756 Overhead Allocation 0 335703 -346066 10363 3271509 2526450 613939 131120 1132522 540445 1189732 2658328 543277 20175 14647 38091 2799 2799 0 0 1500 1500 2881678 3258539 89132 104187 89132 104187 X 960106 707015 1832440 2447337 2792546 3154352 2881678 3258539 361806 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1382690 1177815 5949113 1106680 3628009 13244307 1382690 1177815 5949113 1106680 3628009 13244307 11126425 2117882 842 829 2493 5312 3596 13072 13257379 9204 0.15980 0.19410 X Rewire (formerly known as RH Reality Check) was incorporated and became a registered 501(c)(3) public charity on December 22, 2009. Rewire is organized and operated as to attract new and additional public support and funding on a continuous basis. The organization maintains a continuous and bona fide fundraising program for solicitation of funds from the general public. Part of Rewire's fundraising program includes email and online solicitation, which garnered Rewire numerous donations from 384 different individuals in 2016. The ongoing fundraising efforts are expected to raise the public support percentage in future years. Its current sources of support include a variety of private foundations, public charities, businesses and individuals. While certain large foundation grants may continue in the near term, this support is crucial to the support of the program service activities that accomplish Rewire's exempt purpose. Rewire expects to continue to solicit qualifying public support to assist in carrying out the program activities. As illustrated in in the program activities in Part III of the Form 990, Rewire's program services directly benefit the general public on a continuing basis. Rewire educates and provides news, information and commentary on key reproductive health issues in the United States and around the world. We seek to provide ideas and information on relevant developments at the state, national and international levels.Finally, Rewire's governing body represents the broad interest of the public, with no one individual or group of individuals having undue control or influence over the organization's funding or affairs. The board members bring important skill sets and qualifications that help the organization plan and achieve its strategic objectives. Rewire qualifies as a publicly supported organization under the facts and circumstances test set forth in Treas. Reg. 1.170A-9(f)(3). Rewire's public support exceeded the 10 percent threshold for public charities. Furthermore, Rewire's ongoing fundraising efforts, its sources of support, its governing body and the programs it conducts all demonstrate sufficient public support to meet the facts and circumstances test. Based upon all of the above, the "facts and circumstances" substantiate that Rewire continues to operate as a public charity. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2799 2799 0 0 X 3633315 0 3633315 0 3633315 3271509 0 3271509 0 3271509 Part X, Line 2: Management has evaluated Rewire's tax positions and has determined that Rewire has taken no uncertain tax positions that require either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jodi Jacobson President/Editor-in-Chief 220500 0 0 0 0 0 22050 0 9997 0 252547 0 0 0 Mariam Ward VP, Finance & Operations 145000 0 0 0 0 0 14500 0 5418 0 164918 0 0 0 X 1 3017740 Fair Market Value 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 1 continuation: Rewire's goal is to provide evidence-based content to advance sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice for all. Rewire's strategic objectives include promoting accountability of the media, the far right, and policymakers who distort or misreport on the core issues; diversifying the issues and voices represented in public debates on sexuality, reproductive health and rights; and informing various publics of the key issues of the day. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Two members of the Board of Directors (David Harwood and Ellen Marshall) are husband and wife. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 The Articles and Bylaws were amended in March of 2016 to change the name of the organization from RH Reality Check to Rewire. This name change was reported to the IRS in 2016. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b At the end of the fiscal year, the CPA firm will prepare the annual Return for Organization Exempt from Income Tax (IRS Form 990). The return will be presented to the President and the Board of Directors for their review and approval. The CPA firm will then electronically file the return with the Internal Revenue Service by the annual deadline and forward full and public disclosure copies, along with proof of filing, to the VP of Finance & Operations to file. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Any possible conflict of interest shall be disclosed to the Board of Directors and Chair by the person concerned. The Chair shall notify the members of the Executive Committee in the event he or she may have a conflict of interest. The staff will prepare and distribute to each director and officer for signature an annual conflict of interest statement. The statement will affirm that each director and officer has read and understands the conflict of interest policy of Rewire, as outlined in Article V of the bylaws; agrees to comply with the policy; understands that Rewire is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes; and will amend the annual disclosure form if a potential conflict arises at any time during the year. The Board of Directors shall regularly and consistently monitor and enforce compliance with this policy by reviewing annual statements if an actual, potential or previously undisclosed conflict of interest is indicated and taking such other actions as are necessary for effective oversight. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The compensation of President / Editor will be set directly by the Board of Directors in the course of an annual performance review that the Board of Directors will also design and conduct in accord with a separate policy established to guide that process. The setting / adjusting of compensation in the President's performance review process will simultaneously include aggregation and review of most recently publicly available salary data for the chief executives of comparably sized (1) women's health and rights organizations and (2) new media organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Rewire makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: Rewire's Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of the audit, including selection of the independent accountant. The process is consistent with previous years.