2016-05-12T08:54:36-05:00 2015-12-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2015-01-01 272289715 Rewire REWI 5713350585 7315 Wisconsin Avenue No 400 Bethesda MD 20814 Jodi Jacobson President/ Editor-in-Chief 3012577897 2016-05-11 1 Lori A Collingsworth P00639819 7038930300 2016-05-09 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z X David Harwood 7315 Wisconsin Avenue No 400 Bethesda MD 20814 1114986 0 X http://rewire.news/ X 2009 CO Provide news and investigative research on reproductive and sexual health, rights and justice. 6 6 30 0 0 0 5949113 1106680 0 2994 2493 5312 2600 0 5954206 1114986 0 0 0 0 1787853 2154328 0 0 151126 381415 540965 2169268 2695293 3784938 -1580307 4414584 2881678 41731 89132 4372853 2792546 X Rewire is a daily online publication providing news, analysis, commentary and investigative research on reproductive and sexual health, rights and justice. See Schedule O for continuation 0 0 1917272 2994 General Programs:Rewire is a daily online publication providing news, analysis, commentary and investigative research on reproductive and sexual health, rights and justice. In order to meet its goals and mission, Rewire runs a news website 24x7 and produces a daily email summary of breaking news, coupled with execution of an in-depth social media, partnership, reposting, and community engagement strategy. Wellspring/RFRA:Program to report on, track, and investigate efforts by religious and corporate interests to institute what they refer to as religious freedom laws and policies at the local, state, and federal levels and through the courts thereby establishing state-approved and/or sponsored discrimination against women, LGBTQ persons, people of color, immigrants and other targeted groups. 1917272 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CO MD PA NY X Jessica Bradshaw 7036541400 11710 Plaza America Drive Suite 300 Reston VA 20190 Jodi Jacobson President/Editor-in-Chief 60.00 X X 210000 0 30211 David Harwood Board Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Bryan Howard Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Ellen Marshall Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Aimee Thorne-Thomsen Vice-Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Mimi Mager Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Shanelle Matthews Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mariam Ward VP, Finance & Operations 40.00 X 133583 0 18543 Sharona Coutts VP, Investigations & Research 40.00 X 109889 0 16063 453472 0 64817 3 0 1 0 Teal Media 306 S Washington Ave Suite 218 Royal Oak MI 48067 Rebranding consulting, design, and devel 104897 1 1106680 1106680 Program income 900099 2994 2994 2994 5312 5312 1114986 2994 0 5312 240211 92046 84714 63451 1581498 1207021 310781 63696 100630 26800 72328 1502 102482 27293 73660 1529 129507 34491 93083 1933 10862 10862 29102 29102 117206 108335 8871 55594 55126 468 160568 40092 116043 4433 35250 15140 20110 5774 5774 59292 29674 29547 71 13001 7036 5772 193 700 700 7889 7889 Subscriptions/Pubs 37322 31363 5463 496 Projects & Sponsorships 5550 5550 Recruiting & Hiring 2855 2855 Overhead Allocation 0 237305 -250659 13354 2695293 1917272 626895 151126 294964 1132522 1439299 1189732 2651321 543277 28300 14647 2799 2799 700 0 0 1500 4414584 2881678 41731 89132 41731 89132 X 704767 960106 3668086 1832440 4372853 2792546 4414584 2881678 -1580307 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 510240 1382690 1177815 5949113 1106680 10126538 510240 1382690 1177815 5949113 1106680 10126538 8159005 1967533 842 829 2493 5312 9476 10136014 7494 0.19410 0.15780 X Rewire (formerly known as RH Reality Check) was incorporated and became a registered 501(c)(3) public charity on December 22, 2009. Rewire received its determination letter in 2011, operating under a fiscal sponsor prior to 2012. While 2015 is the organization's seventh tax year, it has only had 4 full years of activity represented on Schedule A. The public support percentage is expected to increase once five full years of activities are represented on Schedule A. Rewire is organized and operated as to attract new and additional public support and funding on a continuous basis. The organization maintains a continuous and bona fide fundraising program for solicitation of funds from the general public. Part of Rewire's fundraising program includes email and online solicitation, which garnered Rewire numerous donations from 340 different individuals in 2015. The ongoing fundraising efforts are expected to raise the public support percentage in future years. Its current sources of support include a variety of private foundations, public charities, businesses and individuals. While certain large foundation grants may continue in the near term, this support is crucial to the support of the program service activities that accomplish Rewire's exempt purpose. Rewire expects to continue to solicit qualifying public support to assist in carrying out the program activities. As illustrated in in the program activities in Part III of the Form 990, Rewire's program services directly benefit the general public on a continuing basis. Rewire educates and provides news, information and commentary on key reproductive health issues in the United States and around the world. We seek to provide ideas and information on relevant developments at the state, national and international levels.Finally, Rewire's governing body represents the broad interest of the public, with no one individual or group of individuals having undue control or influence over the organization's funding or affairs. The board members bring important skill sets and qualifications that help the organization plan and achieve its strategic objectives. Rewire qualifies as a publicly supported organization under the facts and circumstances test set forth in Treas. Reg. 1.170A-9(f)(3). Rewire's public support exceeded the 10 percent threshold for public charities. Furthermore, Rewire's ongoing fundraising efforts, its sources of support, its governing body and the programs it conducts all demonstrate sufficient public support to meet the facts and circumstances test. Based upon all of the above, the "facts and circumstances" substantiate that Rewire continues to operate as a public charity. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 1 14844 0 0 0 0 14844 0 Part II-B, Line 1: Lobbying activities consisted of six campaign actions that were posted on website and emailed to one of our email lists: (1) US: Tell Senate to stop the 20-week abortion ban (2) US: Opposing the Hyde amendment and asking House Democrats to vote against HR 7 (3) US: Opposing Hyde in the Senate human trafficking bill (4) NY: Asking Sen. Schumer to support Obama's diplomacy w/ Iran (5) US: Asking Obama to close corporate tax loopholes through executive action (6) TN: Asking the governor and legislature to pass Insure Tennessee before end of session 2799 2799 0 0 X 1114986 0 1114986 0 1114986 2695293 0 2695293 0 2695293 Part X, Line 2: Management has evaluated the Rewire's tax positions and has determined that Rewire has taken no uncertain tax positions that require either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jodi Jacobson President/Editor-in-Chief 210000 0 0 0 0 0 21000 0 9211 0 240211 0 0 0 Mariam Ward VP, Finance & Operations 133583 0 0 0 0 0 13358 0 5185 0 152126 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 1 continuation: Rewire's goal is to provide evidence-based content to advance sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice for all. Rewire's strategic objectives include promoting accountability of the media, the far right, and policymakers who distort or misreport on the core issues; diversifying the issues and voices represented in public debates on sexuality, reproductive health and rights; and informing various publics of the key issues of the day. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Two members of the Board of Directors (David Harwood and Ellen Marshall) are husband and wife. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 At the end of the fiscal year, the CPA firm will prepare the annual Return for Organization Exempt from Income Tax (IRS Form 990). The return will be presented to the President and the Board of Directors for their review and approval. The CPA firm will then electronically file the return with the Internal Revenue Service by the annual deadline and forward full and public disclosure copies, along with proof of filing, to the VP of Finance & Operations to file. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Any possible conflict of interest shall be disclosed to the Board of Directors and Chair by the person concerned. The Chair shall notify the members of the Executive Committee in the event he or she may have a conflict of interest. The staff will prepare and distribute to each director and officer for signature an annual conflict of interest statement. The statement will affirm that each director and officer has read and understands the conflict of interest policy of Rewire, as outlined in Article V of the bylaws; agrees to comply with the policy; understands that Rewire is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes; and will amend the annual disclosure form if a potential conflict arises at any time during the year. The Board of Directors shall regularly and consistently monitor and enforce compliance with this policy by reviewing annual statements if an actual, potential or previously undisclosed conflict of interest is indicated and taking such other actions as are necessary for effective oversight. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The compensation of President / Editor will be set directly by the Board of Directors in the course of an annual performance review that the Board of Directors will also design and conduct in accord with a separate policy established to guide that process. The setting / adjusting of compensation in the President's performance review process will simultaneously include aggregation and review of most recently publicly available salary data for the chief executives of comparably sized (1) women's health and rights organizations and (2) new media organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Rewire makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: Rewire's Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of the audit, including selection of the independent accountant. The process is consistent with previous years.