RELIGION NEWS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
RELIGION NEWS FOUNDATION (EIN 31-1650883)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-05-09
IRS object ID
201741299349301424
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-05-09T10:53:54-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Business Name ControlRELIBusinessNameControlTxt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

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Suprt Org No IRS DeterminationfalseSuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456Yes (true)SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org QualifiedYes (true)SupportedOrgQualifiedInd
Suprt Exclusively Sec170c2 BYes (true)SuprtExclusivelySec170c2BInd
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Organization Change Suprt OrgfalseOrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported OrgfalseSupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial ContribtrfalsePaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified PersonfalseLoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified PrsnfalseControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings RulesfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution ControllerfalseContributionControllerInd
Contribution FamilyfalseContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 ControlledfalseContribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (true)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt OrgfalseOperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 3BTHE ORGANIZATION RETAINS A COPY OF THE IRS DETERMINATION LETTER OF ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.
PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 3CTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GRANT AND CONTRACTED REVENUE FUNDS TO PAY FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS A QUALIFIED CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. STIPEND AGREEMENTS ARE SIGNED WITH SUMS DOCUMENTED FOR ALL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSES TO THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Depreciation$15,221DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,231BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$24,231TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,847,014TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$12,697NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$11,418DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,279RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,848,293RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$5,352OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$5,352RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,853,645TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,344,107TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$11,418DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Losses Reported$2,368LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,906,862OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,920,648ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$423,459ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,698,968OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,698,968ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,122,427TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4BINCOME FROM RNS, LLC NOT IN AUDIT 7,720 NET LOSS ON ASSET DISPOSAL -2,368
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2DTRANSFERS TO SUBSIDIARY 2,906,862
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4BEXPENSE FROM RNS, LLC NOT IN AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1,698,968 (AUDIT WAS NOT A CONSOLIDATED AUDIT) 0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$118,863NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesTHIRD PARTY VALUATIONMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VLINE 2A: EMPLOYEES WERE PAID BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI NO W-2 FORMS WERE ISSUED BY THE ORGANIZATION
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AYES
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER THE FORM IS FILED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CA DISCLOSURE FORM IS FILED ANNUALLY AND THE POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS DURING A MEETING ANNUALLY. ALSO REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE AS THEY ARISE AT BOARD MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ASTARTING SALARY AS ESTABLISHED WITH A BOARD SOURCE COMPARISON OF AVERAGE SALARY FOR ASSOCIATION NONPROFITS WITH A BUDGET SIZE OF 500,000-1,000,000 AS REPORTED BY BOARDSOURCE. MIDDLE OF THE AVERAGE RANGE WAS SELECTED. THE BOARD APPROVED ALL BASE SALARIES. THE SAME PROCESS WAS USED TO DETERMINE SALARY FOR KEY EMPLOYEES, BASED ON THEIR JOB TITLE (BOOKKEEPER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/MARKETING DIRECTOR). RAISES HAVE OCCURRED IRREGULARLY, USUALLY BASED ON WHEN FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE AN THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN RAISES. FOR EXAMPLE, 5% RAISES HAVE BEEN GRANTED WHEN NO RAISE WAS GIVEN FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. ALL RAISES ARE MERIT BASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, WHICH ADMINISTERS THE FOUNDATION'S PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BSTARTING SALARY AS ESTABLISHED WITH A BOARD SOURCE COMPARISON OF AVERAGE SALARY FOR ASSOCIATION NONPROFITS WITH A BUDGET SIZE OF 500,000-1,000,000 AS REPORTED BY BOARDSOURCE. MIDDLE OF THE AVERAGE RANGE WAS SELECTED. THE BOARD APPROVED ALL BASE SALARIES. THE SAME PROCESS WAS USED TO DETERMINE SALARY FOR KEY EMPLOYEES, BASED ON THEIR JOB TITLE (BOOKKEEPER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/MARKETING DIRECTOR). RAISES HAVE OCCURRED IRREGULARLY, USUALLY BASED ON WHEN FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE AN THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN RAISES. FOR EXAMPLE, 5% RAISES HAVE BEEN GRANTED WHEN NO RAISE WAS GIVEN FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. ALL RAISES ARE MERIT BASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, WHICH ADMINISTERS THE FOUNDATION'S PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART VIITHOMAS L. GALLAGHER WAS HIRED AS THE FOUNDATION'S CEO ON OCTOBER 27, 2016. DEBRA MASON WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION PRIOR TO MR. GALLAGHER'S EMPLOYMENT.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING FEES 0 167,988 0 STRINGERS 78,675 0 0 BLOGGERS 50,452 0 0 PHOTOGRAPHY STRINGERS 8,842 0 0 RELIGIONLINK CORRESPONDENTS 12,750 0 0 STRATEGIC PLANNING 22,304 0 0 CONTRACTED JOURNALISTS 200,057 0 0 TEMP CONTRACTED JOURNALISTS 1,173 0 0 WIRE SERVICE 30,000 0 0 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & EQUIP 52,392 0 0 LESS: CAPITALIZED EQUIP -18,026 0 0 HONORARIUMS 2,900 0 0 TEMPORARY LABOR 10,699 0 0
FORM 990, PART XIIFOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 RELIGION NEWSWRITERS FOUNDATION RECEIVED AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. HOWEVER, ITS DISREGARDED ENTITY, RELIGION NEWS SERVICE LLC, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RELIGION NEWS SERVICES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 NEFF ANNEXAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBIACityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP65211ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesCHARITABLEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$2,092,298TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$1,341,902EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RNFBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2RELIGION NEWSWRITERS FDNBusinessNameLine2Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RELIGION NEWSWRITERS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 NEFF ANNEXAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBIACityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP65211ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN541486927EIN
Primary ActivitiesMBRSHP ORGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code SectionC 6ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
RELIGION NEWSWRITERS ASSOCIATION
P$47,131ACTUAL MONETARY AMT
RELIGION NEWSWRITERS ASSOCIATION
Q$12,674ACTUAL MONETARY AMT

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