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GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC (EIN 46-0908502)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201543209349309784
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionTHE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO TRAINING A NEW GENERATION OF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS AND TO ADDING INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ON ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE INCLUDING HUMAN RIGHTS, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, EMERGING DEMOCRACIES, THE ENVIRONMENT, RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS AND GLOBAL HEALTH. WE ARE A REGISTERED NONPROFIT HEADQUARTERED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. HEADED BY GLOBALPOST CO-FOUNDER CHARLES M. SENNOTT, OUR TEAM IS COMMITTED TO ONLINE PUBLISHING THAT ENLIGHTENS AND INFORMS. WE FOCUS ON NARRATIVE STORYTELLING ABOUT ISSUES THAT MATTER FOR AN INCREASINGLY INTERCONNECTED WORLD AND WE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS TO THESE ISSUES.AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO IS THE IDEA OF "GROUND TRUTH," WHICH, PUT SIMPLY, MEANS BEING ON THE GROUND TO TELL THE STORY. THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD ACTUALLY COMES FROM NASA, AND REFERS TO PART OF THE CALIBRATION PROCESS USED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. WHEN NASA MEASURES SOMETHING WITH A SATELLITE, AN EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND TAKES THE SAME MEASUREMENT. THAT HUMAN MEASUActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT SEEKS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD BY HELPING TO TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF CORRESPONDENTS WHO CAN WORK TOGETHER ACROSS DIFFERENT MEDIA PLATFORMS AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS.FOCUSING ON ISSUES OF SOCIAL INJUSTICE WITH THE AIM OF FINDING SOLUTIONS AS WELL AS EXPOSING INJUSTICES.MissionDesc
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DescTHIS YEAR OFFERED THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT THE CHANCE TO CONTINUE WORKING IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBALPOST AND OTHER PARTNERS ON MAJOR SPECIAL REPORTS AND CONTINUING COVERAGE, BUT ALSO TO BEGIN CREATING SIGNATURE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP DEFINE OUR ORGANIZATION AS WE CHART OUR COURSE INTO THE FUTURE.WITH PROJECTS LIKE BRANDING HEALTH, WHICH PRESENTED A DEEP LOOK AT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN A "RESPONSIVE" DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT HOSTED ON GLOBALPOST, AND ELEVENTH HOUR, CHARLIE'S REPORTING JOURNEY THROUGH CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES 100 YEARS AFTER WORLD WAR I, WE SHOWED THE BEST OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH GLOBALPOSTBRANDING HEALTH: HOW PRIVATE COMPANIES IMPACT THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTHPUBLISHING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2014IN THESE TIGHT ECONOMIC TIMES, THE US GOVERNMENT HAS TURNED TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR -- EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO GLOBAL HEALTH. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PRIVATE COMPANIES AND THE GOVERNMENT TO SHARE RESOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH A COMMON GOAL, "PPPS") ARE GAINING MOMENTUM IN WASHINGTON. MANY OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE WITH UBIQUITOUS BRANDS LIKE WALMART, COCA-COLA, EXXONMOBIL, NESTLE AND UNILEVER.BUT OUR REPORTING FOUND THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE EVALUATING WHETHER THESE PPPS ARE, IN FACT, EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE. NOR IS IT EASY TO TRACK PRIVATE FOREIGN AID SPENDING. OUR SPECIAL REPORT SOUGHT TO HELP FILL THIS IMPORTANT VOID BY SEEKING ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: WHY ARE BIG COMPANIES WORKING INTERNATIONALLY ON PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES? WHAT IS IN IT FOR THEM? WHAT DO THESE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ENTAIL? AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THEY?FUNDED BY THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION, THIS SERIES WAS LED BY EMILY JUDEM AND MARISSA MILEY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM VETERAN HEALTH REPORTER AND PRI-THE WORLD CONTRIBUTOR JOANNE SILBERNER. ALSO FEATURING REPORTING BY PAST GROUNDTRUTH GLOBAL HEALTH FELLOW TRACY JARRETT AMONG OTHER CORRESPONDENTS IN THE FIELD.PUBLISHING PARTNERS:PRI-THE WORLD, HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PULITZER CENTER, BROAD STREET MAPSTHE ELEVENTH HOUR: UNLEARNED LESSONS OF WORLD WAR IPUBLISHED MARCH THROUGH NOVEMBERON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE START OF WWI, A LOOK AT POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES TO ASSESS WHAT WORKS -- AND WHAT DOESN'T -- IN DIPLOMACY. AND WHAT THE LESSONS LEARNED CAN TEACH US ABOUT THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY. CHARLIE SENNOTT TOOK A REPORTING JOURNEY THROUGH DIVIDED SOCIETIES IN SARAJEVO, KADUNA, MITROVICA, SULAYMANIYAH, JERUSALEM, JERICHO AND BELFAST. THE SERIES CULMINATED THIS WEEK, WHICH INCLUDED ARMISTICE DAY. A SERIES OF COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS IS PUBLISHED PARALLEL TO REPORTED STORIES FROM THE FIELD.FUNDED BY THE FORD FOUNDATION, LUCE FOUNDATION AND THE BAKE FAMILY TRUST, THE SERIES WAS LED BY GLOBALPOST'S CHARLIE SENNOTT. THE PROJECT FEATURES WORK IN THE FIELD BY SENNOTT, NOGA TARNOPOLSKY, DAVID GREENWAY, GREG FEIFER, MIKE MORAN, RON HAVIV AND OTHERS.PUBLISHING PARTNERS:PRI-THE WORLD, WGBH RADIO, THE TAKEAWAY, HUFFINGTON POST--LAWS OF MEN: LEGAL SYSTEMS THAT FAIL WOMENPUBLISHING INTO 2015GENDER INEQUITY IS OFTEN BUILT INTO THE VERY LAWS THAT GOVERN SOCIETIES. THE PROSECUTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IS VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT IN MANY COUNTRIES, ARE ARE PROTECTIONS OF LAND, PROPERTY AND PRIVACY. BUT EVEN IN THE COUNTRIES WITH THE BEST LAWS AND CONSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, POOR ENFORCEMENT MEANS THAT SEXUAL ASSAULT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, POLITICAL EXCLUSION, WAGE IMBALANCE AND EDUCATION DEFICIENCY OFTEN GO UNCHALLENGED.THIS SPECIAL REPORT FOCUSES ON WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE CHALLENGING SOME OF THE WORST MANIFESTATIONS OF INJUSTICE AGAINST WOMEN, DRAWING ON REPORTS FROM THE FIELD AND EXPERT ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY.FUNDED BY FORD FOUNDATION, THE SERIES IS LED BY EMILY JUDEM AND FEATURES WORK BY CORRESPONDENTS ELAISHA STOKES, SIM CHI YIN, CARYLE MURPHY, TRACEY SHELTON, BETH MURPHY AND PAILIN WEDEL.PUBLISHING PARTNERS:PRI-THE WORLD, HUFFINGTON POST, REUTERS FOUNDATION'S TRUST WOMEN CONFERENCE IN LONDON (NOVEMBER 18-19)--BIRTH RIGHTS: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FOR WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTSPUBLISHING INTO 2015A SERIES INSPIRED BY LAWS OF MEN BUT FOCUSED ON THE LIMITS RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS PUT ON ABORTION, BIRTH CONTROL AND WOMEN'S FREEDOM TO PROCREATE. FEATURING WORK FROM NIGERIA, SPAIN, CHINA, ARGENTINA, PHILIPPINES AND INDIA. A GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPLEX MORAL, RELIGIOUS AND SOCIETAL ISSUES SURROUNDING ABORTION.FUNDED BY FORD FOUNDATION AND LUCE FOUNDATION, THE SERIES IS LED BY MULTIMEDIA EDITOR EMILY JUDEM AND FEATURES WORK BY ALLISON SHELLEY, ALLYN GAESTEL, SONIA NARANG, REBECCA SANCHEZ, EMILY JUDEM AND OTHERS.PUBLISHING PARTNERS:PRI-THE WORLD, HUFFINGTON POST, REUTERS FOUNDATION'S TRUST WOMEN CONFERENCE IN LONDON (NOVEMBER 18-19)--THE DRAWDOWN: ENDING THE WAR IN AFGHANISTANPUBLISHING INTO 2015AS THE UNITED STATES WITHDRAWS TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN TO END THE LONGEST WAR IN US HISTORY, THE AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY (ANA) IS TRYING TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE COUNTRY.Desc

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DescGENERATION TBD: MILLENNIALS FACING AN UNCERTAIN GLOBAL ECONOMYPUBLISHED MARCH THROUGH NOVEMBERTHE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT HOSTED AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP FOR 21 YOUNG REPORTERS CHOSEN FROM A POOL OF 400 APPLICANTS TO HELP CREATE A MOBILE-OPTIMIZED SPECIAL REPORT ON GLOBALPOST. THE FELLOWS REPORTED FROM 11 COUNTRIES TELLING STORIES OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS. THE WORK WAS PUBLISHED AS A SPECIAL REPORT WITH LIVE BLOG POSTS, TWEETS AND INSTAGRAM IMAGES FROM THE FIELD.WE CAPPED THE FELLOWSHIP WITH A CONFERENCE AT NEW YORK CITY'S INTERNATIONAL HOUSE ON OCTOBER 24-25, 2014 FEATURING PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR WORK, INCLUDING IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS WITH TOP GLOBAL MINDS.FUNDED BY THE FORD FOUNDATION, THE REPORTING SERIES WAS LED BY CHARLIE SENNOTT AND KEVIN GRANT. THE CONFERENCE WAS SUPPORTED BY BAKE FAMILY TRUST, THE P. I. GARDEN FUND AND INTERNATIONAL HOUSE.PUBLISHING PARTNERS:NBC NEWS, MSNBC, PRI-THE WORLD, THE TAKEAWAY, RYOT NEWS, HUFFINGTON POSTCONFERENCE PARTNERS:INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, LINKEDIN, WORLD BANK,Desc
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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 Minus1 Year$1,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,728,393CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,729,393TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,728,393CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,729,393TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,573,662SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$155,731PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$1,729,393TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceII, LINE 13FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION'S EFFECTIVE DATE OF EXEMPTION WAS 8/8/2012, AS SUCH THIS IS IT'S 3RD YEAR AS A 501(C)3 ORGANAZATIONExplanationTxt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,338,805TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$18,745DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$18,745RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,320,060RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,320,060TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$759,612TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$18,745DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$18,745ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$740,867ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$740,867TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNO PROVISION IS MADE FOR INCOME TAXES AS THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990 GENERALLY REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GLOBAL NEWS ENTERPRISES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR, A DIRECTOR IS A GREATER THAN 5% OWNERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$142,360TransactionAmt
TransactionTHE ORGANIZATION PAID GLOBAL NEWS ENTERPRISES, LLC AS A CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE SOME OF THE WORK REQUIRED UNDER THESE SUB-GRANTS AND OTHER GRANTS IT RECEIVED AS WELL AS VARIOUS MANAGEMENT SERVICES SUCH AS A PART-TIME CFO.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE A COMPLETED COPY OF THE 990 TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BEFORE FILING IT FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS/THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19HTTP://THEGROUNDTRUTHPROJECT.ORG/ HTTP://WWW.MASS.GOV/AGO/DOING-BUSINESS-IN-MASSACHUSETTS/PUBLIC-CHARITIES-OR
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 21,284. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,284. JOURNALISTS AND DIRECT PROGRAM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 244,117. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 244,117. RECRUITING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 315. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 150. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 465. PUBLIC RELATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,475. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 500. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,975.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:IMPLEMENTATION OF ASC 958 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES, SEE XII LINE 1 408,333.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1:FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/13, THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT(THE "ORGANIZATION") PREPARED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITHOUT IMPLEMENTING ASC 958 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES, AS THE ORGANIZATION HAD NOT RECEIVED APPROVAL OF ITS 501(C)3 EXEMPTION STATUS. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENTS OF THE GRANTS THEY RECEIVED PRIOR TO 12/31/13 THESE GRANTS WOULD NEED TO BE RETURNED IF THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT RECEIVE 501C(3) STATUS, AS SUCH THE ORGANIZATION TREATED THEM AS DEFERRED REVENUE ON THE FINANCIALS PREPARED FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 12/31/13. ON 8/1/2014 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED APPROVAL OF ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS AND APPLIED ASC 958 RETROACTIVITY. ALL GRANTS RECEIVED IN PRIOR YEARS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE A AND B IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

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