RELIGION NEWS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
RELIGION NEWS FOUNDATION (EIN 31-1650883)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-03-11
IRS object ID
201610719349300346
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$116,443ProgramServicesAmt

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$278EOYAmt
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BOY$23,434BOYAmt
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Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,650BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$46,412EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$44,384BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$563,048BOYAmt
EOY$104,803EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$38,452BOYAmt
EOY$192,741EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,531,119BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RELIGION NEWSWRITERS ASSOCIATION 501 (C)(6)BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2RELIGION NEWSWRITERS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN541486927EIN
Organization Type7OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (true)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$16,729SupportAmt
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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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Listed By Name Governing DocYes (true)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS DeterminationfalseSuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456Yes (true)SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org QualifiedYes (true)SupportedOrgQualifiedInd
Suprt Exclusively Sec170c2 BYes (true)SuprtExclusivelySec170c2BInd
Supported Org Not Organized USfalseSupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
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, LINE 3BTHE ORGANIZATION RETAINS A COPY OF THE IRS DETERMINATION LETTER OF ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.
PART IV, 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

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$28,449OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,862DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,587BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$15,587TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,003,115TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$11,953DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$2,645OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$14,598RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$988,517RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$31,459OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$31,459RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,019,976TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,340,503TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$11,953DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$837,992OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$849,945ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$490,558ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,791,457OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,791,457ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,282,015TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2DNET ASSETS TRANSFERRED FROM SUBSIDIARY 2,645
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4BINCOME FROM RNS, LLC NOT IN AUDIT 31,459
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2DTRANSFERS TO SUBSIDIARY 761,992 DONATION TO SUBSIDIARY 76,000
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4BEXPENSE FROM RNS, LLC NOT IN AUDIT 1,791,457

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeEDUCATION STIPENDSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$7,180CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IVFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHESE FUNDS WERE USED BY INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND CLASSES AND CONFERENCES RELATED TO RELIGION NEWSWRITING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$117,007NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (9 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 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 IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING FEES 0 166,273 0 STRINGERS 66,225 0 0 BLOGGERS 62,448 0 0 PHOTOGRAPHY STRINGERS 12,598 0 0 RELIGIONLINK CORRESPONDENTS 8,232 0 0 CONTRACTED JOURNALISTS 197,280 0 0 TEMP CONTRACTED JOURNALISTS 5,077 0 0 WIRE SERVICE 10,000 0 0 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & EQUIP 33,175 0 0 LESS: CAPITALIZED EQUIP -7,796 0 0 HONORARIUMS 680 0 0 TEMPORARY LABOR 16,954 0 0
FORM 990, PART XIIFOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 RELIGION NEWSWRITERS FOUNDATION RECEIVED AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. HOWEVER, ITS DISREGARDED ENTITY, RELIGION NEWS SERVICES 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$909,593TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$110,007EndOfYearAssetsAmt

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$16,729ACTUAL
RELIGION NEWSWRITERS ASSOCIATION
Q$13,775ACTUAL

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