GRIST MAGAZINE INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
GRIST MAGAZINE INC (EIN 06-1664153)
Tax period
2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed
2016-08-15
IRS object ID
201632289349307023
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-08-15T18:15:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN910605875PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PETERSON SULLIVAN LLP CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 UNION ST STE 2300AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP981012345ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN061664153EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRIST MAGAZINE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGRISBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2068762020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 WESTERN AVE NO 410AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98101ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES GILLERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2068762020PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRAY HOLMDAHLPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00120599PTIN
Phone2063827777PhoneNum
Preparation2016-08-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerCHARLES GILLERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 WESTERN AVE NO 410AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,184,526GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GRIST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGRIST MAGAZINE, INC. ("GRIST") (WWW.GRIST.ORG) IS AN INFLUENTIAL AND IRREVERENT GREEN MEDIA PLATFORM. OUR MISSION IS TO SET THE AGENDA BY SHOWING HOW ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE RESHAPING OUR WORLD - FROM HOMES TO BUSINESSES TO OUR CULTURE AT LARGE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CUTTING THROUGH THE NOISE AND EMPOWERING A NEW GENERATION TO MAKE CHANGE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body16VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee41TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$296,178TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,333,916PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,613,216CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$46,801PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$53,828CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$227,564PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$297,676CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,608,281PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,964,720CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,743,845CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$72,702PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$89,928CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$521,048CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,108,575PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$953,310CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,277,095PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,787,083CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$668,814PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$822,363CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$3,713,901TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$358,090TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$278,511TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,296,093NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,435,390NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OGRIST MAGAZINE, INC. ("GRIST") (WWW.GRIST.ORG) IS AN INFLUENTIAL AND IRREVERENT GREEN MEDIA PLATFORM. OUR MISSION IS TO SET THE AGENDA BY SHOWING HOW ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE RESHAPING OUR WORLD - FROM HOMES TO BUSINESSES TO OUR CULTURE AT LARGE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CUTTING THROUGH THE NOISE AND EMPOWERING A NEW GENERATION TO MAKE CHANGE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,838,724ExpenseAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE OAMONG GRIST'S PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY2015 WERE: 1. PUBLISHING CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY NEWS AND COMMENTARY. GRIST PUBLISHED MORE THAN 2,000 ARTICLES ON CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, RANGING FROM SHORT NEWS ITEMS TO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS AND FEATURES. THE ORGANIZATION REACHED NEARLY 2,000,000 READERS PER MONTH, INCLUDING WEBSITE VISITORS, EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS, AND OFFSITE (PRIMARILY SOCIAL-MEDIA) AUDIENCES. 2. FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. GRIST'S GOAL IS TO CREATE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY; MAKE SUSTAINABLE CHOICES AND ENCOURAGE THEIR COMMUNITIES TO DO THE SAME; AND ENCOURAGE READERS TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER TOOLS TO ACTIVATE THEIR PERSONAL NETWORKS AND TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE. GRIST ON-SITE SURVEYS INDICATE THAT 65-70 PERCENT OF USERS TAKE ACTION BASED ON GRIST CONTENT, MAKING MORE SUSTAINABLE CHOICES IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES.3. TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS. BY PROVIDING HANDS-ON JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS EXPOSURE TO LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL THINKERS, THE GRIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRAINS EARLY-CAREER JOURNALISTS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATORS. GRIST HOSTS GROUPS OF THREE FELLOWS FOR SIX-MONTH TERMS. FELLOWS PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH AND STORY GENERATION, CRAFTING INVESTIGATIVE STORIES AND GROUND BREAKING MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS.4. SERVING AS A RESOURCE FOR OTHER MEDIA. GRIST INFORMS AND INFLUENCES COVERAGE OF CLIMATE AND ENERGY IN MAJOR MEDIA INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, TIME, USA TODAY, AND THE HUFFINGTON POST, AND HAS SERVED AS AN EXPERT SOURCE FOR MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CNN, AND OTHER NETWORKS. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, JOURNALISTS AND OTHER INFLUENCERS TURN TO GRIST FOR ENLIGHTENMENT AND ELABORATION.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,838,724TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document27IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee41EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBEKAH CARDWELLPersonNm
Phone2068762020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 WESTERN AVE NO 410AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98101ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ALDERMAN JOHN
BOARD TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BORLAND GINO
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEPASS MICHELLE
BOARD CHAIR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GILLER CHARLES
CEO50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$210,000$0$13,000
GOSNELL BRICE
PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$61,000$0$1,615
GRIMM KRISTEN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
HU ELISE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAUFMAN SUSAN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MCKIBBEN BILL
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIRMAN EUGENE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORELLO-FROSCH RACHEL
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MULLENWEG MATT
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAHDEV SHIVIKA
BOARD CHAIR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCHMALL LORI
INTERIM PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCHMIDT WENDY
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STRAUSS BENJAMIN
BOARD CLERK1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VECHEY JOHN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERADI KIM
DIR. OF FIN & ADMIN45.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HURTADO WENTINA
DIR. OF FIN & ADMIN45.00Yes (X)$90,000$0$9,380
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$361,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$23,995TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Noncash Contributions$22,500NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,613,216TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$61,281TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$61,281ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,212,353SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,219,806SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$7,453SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$7,453TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$7,453ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING541800$278,103$278,103
AFFILIATE FEES541800$18,075$18,075
HONORARIUM900099$1,179$1,179

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$319TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$319ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$297,676OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,964,720TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$296,178UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$55,326ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$582,161TotalAmt
Program Services$430,053ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,297FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,780,328TotalAmt
Program Services$1,315,834ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$222,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$241,829FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,818TotalAmt
Program Services$23,928ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,104ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,786FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,222TotalAmt
Program Services$100,777ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,287ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,158FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$210,316TotalAmt
Program Services$153,339ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,304ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,673FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,450TotalAmt
Program Services$4,450ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,239TotalAmt
Program Services$7,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,090ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,928TotalAmt
Fundraising$89,928FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,643TotalAmt
Management And General$5,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$244,152TotalAmt
Program Services$244,152ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,648TotalAmt
Program Services$114,648ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,761TotalAmt
Program Services$42,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,466FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,657TotalAmt
Program Services$86,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,962ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,205FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,595TotalAmt
Program Services$85,608ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,181ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,806FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,727TotalAmt
Program Services$131,390ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,720ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,617FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,018TotalAmt
Program Services$12,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,042ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,994FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,174TotalAmt
Program Services$12,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$949ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$802FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS$58,243$47,228$11,015$0
SMALL EQUIP PURCHASES$33,192$25,822$3,553$3,817
PROCESSING FEES$13,277$302$4,305$8,670
TAXES$5,534$5,534

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,787,083TotalAmt
Program Services$2,838,724ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$427,311ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$521,048FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,052,720BOYAmt
EOY$551,102EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,433,765BOYAmt
EOY$2,639,653EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,018,722BOYAmt
EOY$397,280EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,680BOYAmt
EOY$43,682EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,053BOYAmt
EOY$41,939EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$137,515LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$109,008LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,106BOYAmt
EOY$28,507EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,137BOYAmt
EOY$11,738EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,654,183BOYAmt
EOY$3,713,901EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$304,816BOYAmt
EOY$255,788EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,274BOYAmt
EOY$22,723EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$358,090BOYAmt
EOY$278,511EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,207,650BOYAmt
EOY$2,724,660EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,088,443BOYAmt
EOY$710,730EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,296,093BOYAmt
EOY$3,435,390EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,654,183BOYAmt
EOY$3,713,901EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$822,363ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$38,340NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,126,886CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,867,348CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,707,409CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,333,916CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,613,216CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,648,775TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,126,886CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,867,348CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,707,409CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,333,916CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,613,216CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,648,775TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,124,277SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,524,498PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,602CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,335CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,257CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$67,311CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$61,281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$215,786TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,849CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$839CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,135CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$410CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,498CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,731TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,883,292TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.56410PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.52460PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWORKSTUDY REIMBURSEMENT MISCELLANEOUS HONORARIUMExplanationTxt

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$60,575OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,431DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,144BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$76,940OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$63,577DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,363BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$28,507TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED LEASE INCENTIVEDesc
Amt$22,723Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$22,723TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,955,606TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$38,340NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$29,226DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$9,114RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,964,720RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,964,720TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,816,309TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$29,226DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$29,226ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,787,083ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,787,083TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRIST REPORTS A LIABILITY, IF ANY, FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS RESULTING FROM UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN AN INCOME TAX RETURN. ESTIMATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ARE RECORDED AS A COMPONENT OF INTEREST EXPENSE AND OTHER EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, OR RELATED INTEREST OR PENALTIES AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 OR 2014. TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE THE YEARS FROM SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 TO 2015.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ORANGEGERBERABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112273 SHOREWOOD DRIVE SWAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98146ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityINTERIM DEV. DIRECTORActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$87,500RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$87,500NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$87,500TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$87,500TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 OrgYes (1)CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGILLER CHARLESPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$174,470BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$35,530BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,700DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,300NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$223,000TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 6FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CEO'S BONUS IS DETERMINED FROM A SET BONUS POOL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THE AMOUNT AWARDED IS CALCULATED BY THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE BASED ON ACTUAL PERFORMANCE VERSUS BUDGETARY AND OBJECTIVE GOALS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES, DISCRETIONARY BONUSES ARE AWARDED AT YEAR-END BY THE PRESIDENT BASED ON PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT OF PROGRAM/ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMATT MULLENWEGPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBER OF ORGANIZATIONRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$45,000TransactionAmt
TransactionPURCHASED MONTHLY WEB HOSTING & SUPPORT SERVICES (AT FAIR MARKET VALUE)TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4BY-LAWS WERE AMENDED IN OCTOBER 2014 TO CLARIFY DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND CEO ROLE, BOTH OF WHICH WERE FORMERLY HELD BY CHARLES GILLER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BEFORE THE TAX RETURN IS FILED, MEMBERS OF GRIST'S MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, WILL REVIEW THE DETAILED INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE RETURN FOR ACCURACY AND APPROPRIATENESS. THIS GROUP HAS A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF GRIST'S OPERATIONS AND FINANCES AS WELL AS THE RETURN'S FORMAT AND PURPOSE. ANY QUESTIONS OR ISSUES WILL BE DISCUSSED AND AGREED ON AS A GROUP. THE ENTIRE BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION AT THE BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO THE FILING DATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION MUST COMPLY WITH GRIST'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS; EMPLOYEES DO SO AT THEIR START OF EMPLOYMENT. ANY CONFLICTS OR MATTERS THAT MAY ARISE ARE DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED IMMEDIATELY. IF A TRUE CONFLICT EXISTS, THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL(S) IS RESTRICTED FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DECISION-MAKING RELATED TO THE MATTER. NO CONFLICTS HAVE ARISEN IN THE PAST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15FOR THE CEO AND PRESIDENT: AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, LED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND INCLUDING THE BOARD TREASURER AND TWO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, USES MARKET SALARY STUDIES AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS' KNOWLEDGE OF AND COMPARISON TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. THIS COMMITTEE CONDUCTS TWO COMPENSATION EVALUATION PROCESSES. 1) SALARY: THE CEO AND PRESIDENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SALARY INCREASES IN LINE WITH THE REST OF THE STAFF BASED ON A PERFORMANCE REVIEW. THE COMMITTEE COLLECTS INPUT FROM THE BOARD AND STAFF ABOUT HOW THE CEO AND PRESIDENT ARE PERFORMING AS MANAGERS AND LEADERS. WHEN APPLICABLE, THE COMMITTEE MAY ALSO CONSIDER A MARKET ADJUSTMENT TO THE SALARY BASED ON COMPENSATION STUDIES OR OTHER MARKET RESEARCH AND SURVEYS. 2) CEO AND PRESIDENT'S BONUSES: A SET BONUS POOL IS DETERMINED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THE AMOUNT AWARDED IS CALCULATED BY THE COMMITTEE BASED ON ACTUAL PERFORMANCE VERSUS BUDGETARY AND OBJECTIVE GOALS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES: OTHER EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED VIA BIENNIAL ANNUAL REPORTS AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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