2016-08-15T18:15:21-05:00 2015-09-30 910605875 PETERSON SULLIVAN LLP CPA'S 601 UNION ST STE 2300 SEATTLE WA 981012345 990 2014-10-01 061664153 GRIST MAGAZINE INC GRIS 2068762020 1201 WESTERN AVE NO 410 SEATTLE WA 98101 CHARLES GILLER CEO 2068762020 2016-08-15 1 RAY HOLMDAHL P00120599 2063827777 2016-08-15 2014 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z X CHARLES GILLER 1201 WESTERN AVE NO 410 SEATTLE WA 98101 4184526 0 X WWW.GRIST.ORG X 2002 MA GRIST 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. 16 13 41 0 296178 0 2333916 2613216 0 0 46801 53828 227564 297676 2608281 2964720 0 0 0 0 2095818 2743845 72702 89928 521048 1108575 953310 3277095 3787083 -668814 -822363 4654183 3713901 358090 278511 4296093 3435390 X SEE 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. 0 0 2838724 SEE 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. 2838724 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 41 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X X BEKAH CARDWELL 2068762020 1201 WESTERN AVE NO 410 SEATTLE WA 98101 ALDERMAN JOHN BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BORLAND GINO BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEPASS MICHELLE BOARD CHAIR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GILLER CHARLES CEO 50.00 X X 210000 0 13000 GOSNELL BRICE PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 61000 0 1615 GRIMM KRISTEN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 HU ELISE BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KAUFMAN SUSAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MCKIBBEN BILL BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MIRMAN EUGENE BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MORELLO-FROSCH RACHEL BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MULLENWEG MATT BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 SAHDEV SHIVIKA BOARD CHAIR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SCHMALL LORI INTERIM PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 0 0 0 SCHMIDT WENDY BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 STRAUSS BENJAMIN BOARD CLERK 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VECHEY JOHN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 BERADI KIM DIR. OF FIN & ADMIN 45.00 X 0 0 0 HURTADO WENTINA DIR. OF FIN & ADMIN 45.00 X 90000 0 9380 361000 0 23995 1 0 1 0 0 2613216 22500 2613216 61281 61281 1212353 1219806 -7453 -7453 -7453 ADVERTISING 541800 278103 278103 AFFILIATE FEES 541800 18075 18075 HONORARIUM 900099 1179 1179 319 319 297676 2964720 0 296178 55326 582161 430053 72811 79297 1780328 1315834 222665 241829 32818 23928 4104 4786 138222 100777 17287 20158 210316 153339 26304 30673 4450 4450 34239 7149 27090 89928 89928 5643 5643 244152 244152 114648 114648 51761 42149 5146 4466 110657 86490 8962 15205 108595 85608 7181 15806 136727 131390 1720 3617 18018 12982 3042 1994 14174 12423 949 802 MISCELLANEOUS 58243 47228 11015 0 SMALL EQUIP PURCHASES 33192 25822 3553 3817 PROCESSING FEES 13277 302 4305 8670 TAXES 5534 5534 3787083 2838724 427311 521048 1052720 551102 2433765 2639653 1018722 397280 23680 43682 76053 41939 137515 109008 38106 28507 11137 11738 4654183 3713901 304816 255788 53274 22723 358090 278511 X 2207650 2724660 2088443 710730 4296093 3435390 4654183 3713901 -822363 -38340 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3126886 2867348 5707409 2333916 2613216 16648775 3126886 2867348 5707409 2333916 2613216 16648775 7124277 9524498 48602 12335 26257 67311 61281 215786 13849 839 2135 410 1498 18731 16883292 0.56410 0.52460 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: WORKSTUDY REIMBURSEMENT MISCELLANEOUS HONORARIUM RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 60575 45431 15144 76940 63577 13363 28507 DEFERRED LEASE INCENTIVE 22723 22723 X 2955606 -38340 29226 -9114 2964720 0 2964720 3816309 29226 29226 3787083 0 3787083 PART X, LINE 2: GRIST 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. X X X X 1 ORANGEGERBERA 12273 SHOREWOOD DRIVE SW SEATTLE WA 98146 INTERIM DEV. DIRECTOR 0 0 87500 -87500 87500 -87500 WA DC MA X 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 GILLER CHARLES CEO 174470 0 35530 0 0 0 7700 0 5300 0 223000 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 6 THE 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. MATT MULLENWEG BOARD MEMBER OF ORGANIZATION 45000 PURCHASED MONTHLY WEB HOSTING & SUPPORT SERVICES (AT FAIR MARKET VALUE) 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 BY-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 11 BEFORE 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 12C ALL 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 15 FOR 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 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED VIA BIENNIAL ANNUAL REPORTS AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.