COMMENTARY INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
COMMENTARY INC (EIN 13-3610041)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-10-25
IRS object ID
201742989349300544
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return2017-10-25T07:16:41-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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PersonJohn PodhoretzPersonNm
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Gross Receipts$3,543,988GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,295,252CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,186,504CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,831,116CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,952,028CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,026,660CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,291,560TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,295,252CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,186,504CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,831,116CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,952,028CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,026,660CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,291,560TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,588,580SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,702,980PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$185,354CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$166,391CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$182,585CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$109,034CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$129,258CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$772,622TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,064,182TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,376,507GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76540PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76740PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$445,456OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$347,583DepreciationAmt
Book Value$97,873BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$97,873TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$3,172,445TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred RentDesc
Amt$207,533Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$207,533TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,136,192TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$216,549NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$216,549RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,919,643RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,919,643TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,131,701TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,131,701ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,131,701TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCommentary does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for the periods ending December 31, 2013 and later subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Special EventEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$530,056GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$400,182CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$129,874GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$129,874OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$530,056GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$400,182CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$129,874GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$129,874OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$129,874DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Carolin Moskot
Publisher$169,950$34,438$204,388
Ilya Leyzerzon
Business Director$151,510$8,837$160,347
John Podhoretz
President$355,801$43,490$399,291
Jonathan Tobin
Web Editor$190,550$21,351$211,901

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$39,928NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessPrior to being filed with the IRS, a copy of Form 990 will be sent via email to the full board of directors for review and comment. The Form 990 will relect comments received from the board.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe Board of Commentary, Inc. has adopted a conflict of interest policy. All members of the board execute an annual declaration affirming that they had no conflicts with Commentary (or identifying any such transaction).
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementEach year, the executive committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the executive director to determine if the existing salary falls within these ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. The minutes of the board of directors reflect the nature of this process.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesEach year, the executive committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the key employees to determine if the existing salary falls within these ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. The minutes of the board of directors reflect the nature of this process.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe disclosure of governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.

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