GRIST MAGAZINE INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
GRIST MAGAZINE INC (EIN 06-1664153)
Tax period
2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed
2015-06-17
IRS object ID
201511689349300641
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-06-17T17:35:22-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN910605875PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PETERSON SULLIVAN LLP CPA'SBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 UNION ST STE 2300AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code981012345ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN061664153EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRIST MAGAZINE INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGRISBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2068762020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1710 2ND AVE NO 860AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98104ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES GILLERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2068762020PhoneNum
Signature2015-06-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRAYMON G HOLMDAHLPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00120599PTIN
Phone2063827777PhoneNum
Preparation2015-06-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHARLES GILLERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1710 2ND AVE NO 860AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98104ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,546,719GrossReceiptsAmt
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
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee33TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers25TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,707,409PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$26,257PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$46,801CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$434,904PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$227,564CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,168,570PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,608,281CYTotalRevenueAmt
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 Other Expenses$1,108,575CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$3,277,095CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,912,053PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$668,814CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$4,654,183TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$333,045TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$358,090TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,991,846NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,296,093NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$2,432,914ExpenseAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE OAMONG GRIST'S PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY2014 WERE: 1. PUBLISHING CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY NEWS AND COMMENTARY. GRIST PUBLISHED MORE THAN 3,400 ARTICLES ON CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, RANGING FROM SHORT NEWS ITEMS TO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS AND FEATURES. THE ORGANIZATION REACHED A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF 2,000,000 READERS PER MONTH, INCLUDING WEBSITE VISITORS, EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS, AND OFFSITE (PRIMARILY SOCIAL-MEDIA) AUDIENCES. 2. FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. GRIST PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT CREATES PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES; READERS REPORT THAT THIS INFORMATION OFTEN INSPIRES THEM TO TAKE ACTION. 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. LAUNCHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE A SERVICE TO EARLY-CAREER JOURNALISTS, INCREASE THE REPORTING CAPACITY OF GRIST, AND CREATE A NEW GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STORYTELLERS, GRIST LAUNCHED AN ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THAT HOSTS GROUPS OF THREE JOURNALISTS FOR SIX-MONTH TERMS.4. SERVING AS A RESOURCE FOR OTHER MEDIA. GRIST IS FREQUENTLY CITED AS A SOURCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS BY MEDIA OUTLETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SUCH AS THE WASHINGTON POST, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE NEW YORK TIMES, MSNBC, AND VARIOUS BROADCAST OUTLETS, HELPING TO INFORM AND SHAPE THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,432,914TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document36IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee33EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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)
PersonKIM BERARDIPersonNm
Phone2068762020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1710 2ND AVE STE 860AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98104ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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MORELLO-FROSCH RACHEL
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALDERMAN JOHN
BOARD TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STRAUSS BENJAMIN
BOARD CLERK1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BORLAND GINO
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEPASS MICHELLE
BOARD CHAIR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
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
MULLENWEG MATT
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAHDEV SHIVIKA
BOARD CHAIR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCHMIDT WENDY
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
VECHEY JOHN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GILLER CHARLES
CEO50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$204,082$0$14,968
GOSNELL BRICE
PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HURTADO WENTINA
DIR. OF FIN & ADMIN45.00Yes (X)$91,904$0$10,121
ROSENBERG SCOTT
EXECUTIVE EDITOR50.00$139,908$0$11,146Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$435,894TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$36,235TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$2,333,916AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$92,791NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,333,916TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$67,311TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$67,311ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$917,928SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$938,438SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$20,510SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$20,510TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$20,510ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING541800$189,986$189,986
LEGAL SETTLEMENT900099$21,407$21,407
AFFILIATE & SYNDICATIO541800$15,761$15,761

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$410TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$410ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$227,564OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$2,608,281TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$68,618ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$383,393TotalAmt
Program Services$143,556ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$142,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,572FundraisingAmt

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Total$1,402,198TotalAmt
Program Services$1,149,483ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,181ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$165,534FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,643TotalAmt
Program Services$24,852ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$199ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,592FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$118,899TotalAmt
Program Services$90,818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,006ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,075FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$163,685TotalAmt
Program Services$119,341ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,472ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,872FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,395TotalAmt
Program Services$4,228ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$167ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,702TotalAmt
Fundraising$72,702FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,377TotalAmt
Management And General$4,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$440,658TotalAmt
Program Services$374,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,877FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,629TotalAmt
Program Services$123,565ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,846ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,218FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,772TotalAmt
Program Services$31,927ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,067ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,778FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,545TotalAmt
Program Services$142,325ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,640ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,580FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,875TotalAmt
Program Services$79,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,633ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,537FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,479TotalAmt
Program Services$79,998ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,710ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,771FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,748TotalAmt
Program Services$14,228ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,334ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,186FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,746TotalAmt
Program Services$12,048ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$920ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$778FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS$31,503$21,144$6,295$4,064
SMALL EQUIP PURCHASES$27,082$21,069$2,899$3,114
PROCESSING FEES$14,823$307$5,718$8,798
TAXES$3,943$3,943

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,277,095TotalAmt
Program Services$2,432,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$358,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$486,048FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$389,900BOYAmt
EOY$1,052,720EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,823,824BOYAmt
EOY$2,433,765EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,891,942BOYAmt
EOY$1,018,722EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,426BOYAmt
EOY$23,680EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,535BOYAmt
EOY$76,053EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$129,095LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$90,989LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,953BOYAmt
EOY$38,106EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,311BOYAmt
EOY$11,137EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,324,891BOYAmt
EOY$4,654,183EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$254,517BOYAmt
EOY$304,816EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,528BOYAmt
EOY$53,274EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$333,045BOYAmt
EOY$358,090EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,005,901BOYAmt
EOY$2,207,650EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,985,945BOYAmt
EOY$2,088,443EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,991,846BOYAmt
EOY$4,296,093EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,324,891BOYAmt
EOY$4,654,183EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$668,814ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$26,939NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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$1,580,182CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,126,886CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,867,348CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,707,409CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,333,916CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,615,741TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,126,886CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,867,348CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,707,409CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,333,916CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,615,741TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,031,684SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,584,057PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$41,049CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$48,602CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,335CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,257CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$67,311CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$195,554TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$341,947CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$513,483CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$482,241CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$432,769CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$205,747CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,976,187TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,648CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,849CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$839CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,135CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$410CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,881TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,811,363TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$281GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.48190PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.45570PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

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

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$33,316DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,259BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$68,520OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,673DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,847BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$38,106TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED LEASE INCENTIVEDesc
Amt$53,274Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$53,274TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,658,639TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$26,939NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$77,297DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$50,358RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,608,281RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,608,281TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,354,392TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$77,297DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$77,297ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,277,095ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,277,095TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2014 OR 2013. TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE THE YEARS FROM SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 TO 2014.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 Line1ORANGEGERBERABusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112273 SHOREWOOD DRVIE SWAddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98146ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityINTERIM DEV. DIRECTORActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$71,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$71,000NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$71,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$71,000TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
GILLER CHARLES
CEO$172,922$0$31,160$0$0$0$8,846$0$6,122$0$219,050$0$0$0
ROSENBERG SCOTT
EXECUTIVE EDITOR$139,908$0$0$0$0$0$5,635$0$5,511$0$151,054$0$0$0

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 M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$52,741NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)SOFTWARE USAG1$37,500COST
Yes (X)DONOR PREMIUM2$2,550COST
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GARTICLE CONTRIBUTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 89,302. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,937. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,889. TOTAL EXPENSES 105,128. SUPPORT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 249,898. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,009. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 19,279. TOTAL EXPENSES 294,186. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 35,120. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,515. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,709. TOTAL EXPENSES 41,344.

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