2015-12-04T13:32:02-08:00 2014-12-31 Comprehensive Financial Mgt 720 University Ave 200 Los Gatos CA 95032 990 2014-01-01 800951255 First Look Media Inc FIRS 9173044210 720 University Avenue Los Gatos CA 95032 William Fitzpatrick Secretary 2015-12-04 true Roger V Hansen P00294980 4083583316 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z William Fitzpatrick 1991 Broadway St Ste 200 Redwood City CA 94063 11505 false false X www.firstlook.org X 2013 DE First Look Media Works, Inc, is a digital news media organization on a mission to create a world with greater understanding, engaged citizens, and responsive institutions. 4 1 44 0 30865150 0 0 -98031 11505 0 30767119 11505 493203 0 469784 6401151 0 0 393060 4935738 862844 11830092 29904275 -11818587 30122995 19613485 218720 1527797 29904275 18085688 X First Look Media Works, Inc, is a digital news media organization on a mission to create a world with greater understanding, engaged citizens, and responsive institutions. true false 5873151 The Intercept is an online publication engaged in researching, preparing and publishing educational news content. The Intercept employs top investigative journalists, editors and other professional staff to produce and disseminate news content, providing its newsroom with the resources needed to make the most of their skill and commitment. 1266359 Racket is an online financial reporting publication with a humorous twist. 908281 Reported.ly is a global social media news team that will create stories from citizen journalists and social media participants and will be able to react immediately to news events around the world. 1097553 493203 9145344 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 44 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 4 1 true false false false true true false true true false false true true true true false false true true false CA X Kathleen Baumann 9173044210 114 5th Avenue 18th Floor New York NY 10011 William Fitzpatrick Director/Secty 10.00 12.00 X X 0 136094 0 Michael Mohr Director/Treasr 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Pierre Omidyar Board President 2.00 0.00 X X 11900 0 0 John Temple Director/Pres 40.00 0.00 X X 275309 0 21005 William Gannon Executive Editor 40.00 0.00 X 424805 0 18935 Randy Ching Chief of Staff 40.00 0.00 X 396985 0 28399 Eric Bates Executive Editor 40.00 0.00 X 325294 0 29789 Lynn Oberlander Gnrl Counsel,Media 40.00 0.00 X 321820 0 36319 Jeremy Scahill Editor at Large 40.00 0.00 X 218932 0 372 Matthew Taibbi Editor-in-Chief, New Digital 40.00 0.00 X 230875 0 14467 2205920 136094 149286 27 true true false Carrie Burke Parabola 614 Park Street Charlottesville VA 22902 Architect 832161 Cooley LLP 101 California 5th Floor San Francisco CA 94111 Legal Services 321982 Enzuli Managment LLC 5990 NW 31st Avenue Fort Lauderdale FL 33309 Founding Editor 274789 Morrison & Foerster LLP 707 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90017 Legal Services 256286 One Workplace L Ferrari 7220 Edgewater Drive Oakland CA 94621 Office Furniture 236623 6 0 0 11505 11505 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11505 11505 X 412507 412507 0 80696 80696 0 2110875 1375277 735598 0 3517328 3140799 376529 0 365591 303912 61679 407357 335244 72113 0 1045303 118246 927057 45000 45000 0 0 0 1638269 1434446 203823 52987 52987 213272 192780 20492 146103 124562 21541 0 847778 847778 455302 293168 162134 0 0 0 0 1900 1900 453546 412530 41016 Dues & Subscriptions 10654 2688 7966 Staff Development & Training 7594 7354 240 Staff Meetings & Appreciation 6664 5303 1361 License, Fees, Taxes 6326 3090 3236 5040 1977 3063 11830092 9145344 2684748 0 0 30122995 16610673 0 278 0 0 0 0 397505 2606929 1900 2605029 0 0 0 0 0 30122995 19613485 218720 1527797 218720 1527797 X 29904275 18085688 29904275 18085688 30122995 19613485 -11818587 X false true X true false X 30865150 30865150 0 0 30865150 30865150 30247617 617533 11506 11506 0 0 30876656 X 0.00000 2332307 2332307 37999 1900 36099 236623 236623 2605029 231505 220000 220000 11505 11505 12050092 220000 220000 11830092 11830092 true Europe 0 1 80696 1 1 80696 80696 Legal Aid Europe 1 80696 Wire Transfer false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US Regular review of legal strategies and progress of the litigation by outside counsel and by general counsel. Part III, Line 1 - Estimated Number of Recipients 1 true Committee to Protect Jrnalist 330 7th Avenue 11th Floor New York NY 10001 133081500 501(c)(3) 10000 0 gnrl charitable,educ,and/or scient First Amendment Coalition 534 4th Street Suite B San Rafael CA 94901 330308483 501(c)(3) 25000 0 gnrl charitable,educ,and/or scient Freedom of the Press Found 601 Van Ness Ave Ste E731 San Francisco CA 94102 460967274 501(c)(3) 350000 0 gnrl charitable,educ,and/or scient Leland Stanford Jr University 326 Galvez Street Stanford CA 94305 941156365 501(c)(3) 27507 0 to fund a journalism fellowship Rprts Commtee for Frdm of Prs 1101 Wilson Blvd Ste 1100 Arlington VA 22209 520972043 501(c)(3) 100000 0 to sponsor a fellowship The Electrnc Frontier Found 815 Eddy Street San Francisco CA 94109 043091431 501(c)(3) 100000 0 gnrl charitable,educ,and/or scient 6 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used For grants over $30,000, the grantees provide quarterly reports of their progress against the stated goals and metrics put forth in the grant agreements. These reports are reviewed by general counsel. true X X X X false false false false false false false false false false Eric Bates Executive Editor 325294 23000 6789 355083 Jeremy Scahill Editor at Large 218932 372 219304 John Temple Director/Pres 225309 50000 8119 12886 296314 Lynn Oberlander Gnrl Counsel,Media 321820 17500 18819 358139 Matthew Taibbi Editor-in-Chief, New Digital 180875 50000 11853 2614 245342 Randy Ching Chief of Staff 396985 17500 10899 425384 William Gannon Executive Editor 424805 18935 443740 Will Fitzpatrick PC Dir/Sec/Atty 136094 Legal advice false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Reported.ly is a global social media news team that will create stories from citizen journalists and social media participants and will be able to react immediately to news events around the world. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Keli Dailey project - Funds directed to an experiment in reaching millennial women through video. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Press Freedom Litigation Support Fund - is a fund designed to help individuals with legal support in bringing or defending litigation in support of freedom of the press. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: General Support for Freedom of the Press - provides funds to other 501(c)3 organizations working in support of freedom of the press, and the protections of the First Amendment. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Directors Pierre Omidyar, Will Fitzpatrick and Michael Mohr are involved in Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm committed to helping prople realize their potential, which is owned entirely by Mr. Omidyar and his wife, Pamela Omidyar. Mr. Mohr and Mr. Fitzpatrick each also own a firm that performs work for Mr. Omidyar and related entities. Mr. Omidyar and Mr. Fitzpatrick are also involved in First Look Productions, Inc. ("FLP"), a Delaware stock corporation restricted to operating for purposes that are consistent with First Look Media Works' educational mission. Mr. Omidyar, through ownership attribution, is the majority shareholder of FLP. Mr. Omidyar and Mr. Fitzpatrick are also involved in First Look Technologies, Inc. ("FLT")Aside from employment and contractor agreements related to the employment and contractor services described above, First Look Media Works does not have any leases, contracts, loans, or other agreements with its officers, directors, highest compensated employees, or highest compensated independent contractors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder The organization's members are its directors, Pierre Omidyar, Will Fitzpatrick, Michael Mohr and John Temple. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Submitted to directors for review and comment. Any questions to be answered and the Forms updated for final signature. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts First Look Media Works, Inc, monitors and enforces its conflict of interest policy by annually gathering from the directors, officers and key employees all conflict of interests and requiring all other employees to proactively disclose any conflict of interest as they arise. The policy outlines a process by which First Look Media Works evaluates and protects against undue influence by any person who may have a conflict of interest. The policy also outlines a process to be undertaken if there is a potential violation of the policy. Finally, the Board reviews the policy and its administration on an annual basis. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The process First Look Media conducts to determine compensation includes a committee conducting a compensation analysis followed by a review and approval by board chair and an outside compensation consultant. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing documents, policies and financial statements will be made available to the public upon request. Conflict of Interest Policy (Part VI Q 12a) The conflict of interest policy is designed to foster public confidence in the integrity of First Look Media Works (FLMW), and to protect FLMW's interest when it is comtemplating entering a transaction that might benefit the private interest of a director, a corporate officer, the top management or top financial official, a person with substantial influence over FLMW, or other disqualified person. Document Retention Policy (Part VI Q 14) First Look Media Inc, did not have a document retention policy in place by the end of the 2014 reporting year, but will implement one in 2015. Whistleblower Policy (Part VI Q 13) First Look Media Inc, has not adopted a formal whistleblower policy, but the Organization abides by state law with respect to whistleblower protections, and posts confirmation of this in common areas.