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GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC (EIN 46-0908502)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-15
IRS object ID
201603209349313620
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-11-15T15:05:36-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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EIN460908502EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES M SENNOTTPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174126130PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-15SignatureDt
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Preparer PersonJEFFREY J SIMMONSPreparerPersonNm
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Tax2015TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCHARLES M SENNOTTPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,863,450GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THEGROUNDTRUTHPROJECT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Activity Or MissionTHE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO TRAINING A NEW GENERATION OF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS AND TO ADDING INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ON ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE INCLUDING HUMAN RIGHTS, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, EMERGING DEMOCRACIES, THE ENVIRONMENT, RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS AND GLOBAL HEALTH. WE ARE A REGISTERED NONPROFIT HEADQUARTERED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. HEADED BY GLOBALPOST CO-FOUNDER CHARLES M. SENNOTT, OUR TEAM IS COMMITTED TO ONLINE PUBLISHING THAT ENLIGHTENS AND INFORMS. WE FOCUS ON NARRATIVE STORYTELLING ABOUT ISSUES THAT MATTER FOR AN INCREASINGLY INTERCONNECTED WORLD AND WE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS TO THESE ISSUES.AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO IS THE IDEA OF "GROUND TRUTH," WHICH, PUT SIMPLY, MEANS BEING ON THE GROUND TO TELL THE STORY. THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD ACTUALLY COMES FROM NASA, AND REFERS TO PART OF THE CALIBRATION PROCESS USED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. WHEN NASA MEASURES SOMETHING WITH A SATELLITE, AN EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND TAKES THE SAME MEASUREMENT. THAT HUMAN MEASUActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT SEEKS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD BY HELPING TO TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF CORRESPONDENTS WHO CAN WORK TOGETHER ACROSS DIFFERENT MEDIA PLATFORMS AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS.FOCUSING ON ISSUES OF SOCIAL INJUSTICE WITH THE AIM OF FINDING SOLUTIONS AS WELL AS EXPOSING INJUSTICES.MissionDesc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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CHARLES M SENNOTT
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DAVID H FEINBERG
CLERK0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY KNIGHT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$36,000$0$0
CHRIS BAKE
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ALAN KHAZEI
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA MASON
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year$2,863,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,592,843TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,728,393CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,863,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,592,843TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$1,348,828PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$4,592,843TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

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

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,894,470TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$31,020DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$31,020RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,863,450RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,863,450TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
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Donated Services Use Fclts$31,020DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$31,020ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,358,009ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,358,009TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNO PROVISION IS MADE FOR INCOME TAXES AS THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990 GENERALLY REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$45,112
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$6,244
SOUTH ASIA00PROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$4,620
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00PROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$1,485
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00PROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$5,149
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$296
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESREPORTING$3,876
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Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$66,782SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
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Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES M SENNOTTPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT, TREASURER, EXECTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$207,993BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
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Total Compensation Filing Org$210,993TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GLOBAL NEWS ENTERPRISES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionA DIRECTOR IS A GREATER THAN 5% OWNERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$48,964TransactionAmt
TransactionTHE ORGANIZATION PAID GLOBAL NEWS ENTERPRISES, LLC AS A CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE SOME OF THE WORK REQUIRED UNDER THESE SUB-GRANTS AND OTHER GRANTS IT RECEIVED AS WELL AS VARIOUS MANAGEMENT SERVICES SUCH AS A PART-TIME CFO.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 2015 990 IS THE FIRST FULL YEAR 990, AND THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SIGNS THE APPROVED 990. EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 2016, THE GROUNDTRUTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL IMPLEMENT AN AUDIT COMMITTEE WHO WILL ALSO PROVIDE A REVIEW OF UPCOMING FINANCIALS AND THE 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS/THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19HTTP://THEGROUNDTRUTHPROJECT.ORG/ HTTP://WWW.MASS.GOV/AGO/DOING-BUSINESS-IN-MASSACHUSETTS/PUBLIC-CHARITIES-OR
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 35,318. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 35,318. JOURNALISTS AND DIRECT PROGRAM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 487,626. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 487,626. RECRUITING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,759. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,759. PUBLIC RELATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 520. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,830. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,350.

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