COMMENTARY INC: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- COMMENTARY INC (EIN 13-3610041)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-08-21
- IRS object ID
- 201312339349300231
- Schema version
- 2012v2.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-08-21T12:13:58-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | SCHALL & ASHENFARB CPAS | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 350 5TH AVE STE 5610 | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 101180110 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 133610041 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Commentary Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | COMM | NameControl |
| Phone | 2128911400 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 561 7th Avenue 16th Floor | AddressLine1 |
| City | New York | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10018 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | John Podhoretz | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Date Signed | 2013-08-21 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | David C Ashenfarb | Name |
| PTIN | P00535436 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2122682800 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | John Podhoretz | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 561 7th Avenue 16th Floor | AddressLine1 |
| City | New York | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10018 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 4766954 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| All Affiliates Included | false | AllAffiliatesIncluded |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | www.commentarymagazine.com | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2007 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | NY | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | The organization publishes a monthly magazine available in print and online. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 11 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 9 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 16 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Gross UBI | 138399 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 1196007 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 1295252 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 738145 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 737799 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 468668 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 292389 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 106811 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 138399 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 2509631 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 2463839 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 1611956 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 1677947 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 238503 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 1762639 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 1783212 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 3374595 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 3461159 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | -864964 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | -997320 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 9500777 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 9105637 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 826818 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 983996 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 8673959 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 8121641 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | The organization publishes a monthly magazine available in print and online. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 2453259 | Expense |
| Revenue | 737799 | Revenue |
| Description | Commentary publishes a monthly print magazine, COMMENTARY. Commentary's website, www.commentarymagazine.com, features original daily weblogs and other separate online content, and it makes available, in electronic form, both the current print issue and the entire print archive of the monthly magazine. | Description |
| Total Program Service Expense | 2453259 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | true | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | false | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | true | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | true | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | true | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | true | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | true | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | false | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | true | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | true | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | false | InvestTaxExemptBonds |
| Escrow Account | false | EscrowAccount |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | false | OnBehalfOfIssuer |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | false | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | false | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | false | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | true | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | false | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | false | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 103 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | true | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 16 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | true | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | true | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | true | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Disclosure | true | QuidProQuoDisclosure |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Number Of8282 Filed | 0 | NumberOf8282Filed |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | false | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | false | PremiumsPaid |
| Form8899 Filed | false | Form8899Filed |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiled |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Taxable Distributions | false | TaxableDistributions |
| Distribution To Donor | false | DistributionToDonor |
| Filed Lieu1041 | false | FiledLieu1041 |
| Licensed More Than One State | false | LicensedMoreThanOneState |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 11 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 9 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | false | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | false | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | true | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | true | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | true | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | true | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | true | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | true | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | true | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | true | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Ilya Leyzerson | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 2128911401 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 561 7th Avenue 16th Floor | AddressLine1 |
| City | New York | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10018 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | OfficerOfficer | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee | FormerFormer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Leffell | |||||||||
| Member | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thomas J Tisch | |||||||||
| Member | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Paul Singer | |||||||||
| Member | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary L Rosenthal | |||||||||
| Member | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Judah S Kraushaar | |||||||||
| Member | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Roger Hertog | |||||||||
| Member | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Daniel R Benson | |||||||||
| Chairman | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | ||
| Michael W Schwartz | |||||||||
| Member | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stephanie Roberts | |||||||||
| Sec'y/Treas. | 40.00 | 0.00 | X | 96082 | 0 | 8749 | X | ||
| Marilyn Fedak | |||||||||
| Member | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Podhoretz | |||||||||
| President | 40.00 | 0.00 | X | 342555 | 0 | 26604 | X | ||
| Ilya Leyzerzon | |||||||||
| Business Director | 40.00 | 0.00 | 139305 | 0 | 7268 | X | |||
| Carolin Moskot | |||||||||
| Publisher | 40.00 | 0.00 | 152327 | 0 | 27780 | X | |||
| Jonathan Tobin | |||||||||
| Web Editor | 40.00 | 0.00 | 182327 | 0 | 35073 | X | |||
| Abe Greenwald | |||||||||
| Senior Editor | 40.00 | 0.00 | 107082 | 0 | 11605 | X | |||
| Neal Kozodoy | |||||||||
| Editor at large | 2.00 | 0.00 | 75000 | 0 | 0 | X | |||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 1094678 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Other Compensation | 117079 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 5 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | true | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | true | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation
Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Cadmus Communications | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1991 Northampton Street | AddressLine1 |
| City | Easton | City |
| State | PA | State |
| ZIP Code | 18042 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Of Services | Magazine publication | DescriptionOfServices |
| Compensation | 174859 | Compensation |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 1 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| Fundraising Events | 232272 | FundraisingEvents |
| All Other Contributions | 1062980 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 1295252 | TotalContributions |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
|---|---|---|
| Website | 67283 | 67283 |
| Print Magazine | 670516 | 670516 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 737799 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 185354 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 185354 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 2300962 | Securities |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 2193927 | Securities |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 107035 | Securities |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 107035 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 107035 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Income Fundraising Events | 109188 | GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents |
| Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events | 232272 | CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents |
| Fundraising Direct Expenses | 109188 | FundraisingDirectExpenses |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Advertising income | Description |
| Business Code | 511120 | BusinessCode |
| Total Revenue Column | 138399 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 138399 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 138399 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 2463839 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 1030188 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 138399 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IX | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIX |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 504750 | Total |
| Program Services | 434800 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 34975 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 34975 | Fundraising |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 886396 | Total |
| Program Services | 638012 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 223914 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 24470 | Fundraising |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 25723 | Total |
| Program Services | 19807 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 4887 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 1029 | Fundraising |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 171570 | Total |
| Program Services | 132109 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 32598 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 6863 | Fundraising |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 89508 | Total |
| Program Services | 68921 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 17007 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 3580 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 27919 | Total |
| Management And General | 27919 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 501464 | Total |
| Program Services | 420710 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 20754 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 60000 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 47870 | Total |
| Management And General | 47870 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Royalties Royalties
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 211603 | Total |
| Program Services | 162934 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 40205 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 8464 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 58286 | Total |
| Management And General | 58286 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 15625 | Total |
| Program Services | 12031 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2969 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 625 | Fundraising |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine distribution | 111364 | 111364 | |
| Website development & maint. | 152618 | 152618 | |
| Magazine printing & production | 182734 | 182734 | |
| Direct Mail | 229093 | 229093 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 244636 | Total |
| Program Services | 117219 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 28920 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 98497 | Fundraising |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3461159 | Total |
| Program Services | 2453259 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 769397 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 238503 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 278185 | BOY |
| EOY | 261738 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 211546 | BOY |
| EOY | 123420 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 21870 | BOY |
| EOY | 35017 | EOY |
Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 34413 | BOY |
| EOY | 19017 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 415753 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 146963 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 296748 | BOY |
| EOY | 268790 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 6005730 | BOY |
| EOY | 5874658 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2591389 | BOY |
| EOY | 2462101 | EOY |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 60896 | BOY |
| EOY | 60896 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 9500777 | BOY |
| EOY | 9105637 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 114656 | BOY |
| EOY | 211068 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 678466 | BOY |
| EOY | 657327 | EOY |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 33696 | BOY |
| EOY | 115601 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 826818 | BOY |
| EOY | 983996 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 8501637 | BOY |
| EOY | 7971819 | EOY |
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 172322 | BOY |
| EOY | 149822 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 8673959 | BOY |
| EOY | 8121641 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 9500777 | BOY |
| EOY | 9105637 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | -997320 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconciliation Unrealized Invest | 445002 | ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | true | FSAudited |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | true | AuditCommittee |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 1998054 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1648691 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1939516 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1196007 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1295252 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 8077520 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 1998054 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1648691 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1939516 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1196007 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1295252 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 8077520 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 1470798 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 6606722 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 389003 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 311479 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 344354 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 303619 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 185354 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 1533809 | Total |
Net UBI NetUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 9611329 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 4691463 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.68740 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 415753 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 146963 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 268790 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 268790 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivatives
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Book Value | 2462101 | BookValue |
| Method Of Valuation | F | MethodOfValuation |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Securities | 2462101 | TotalOfBookValueSecurities |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Deferred Rent | Description |
| Amount | $115,601 | Amount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Amounts | 115601 | TotalOfAmounts |
| Footnote In Part XIII | X | FootnoteInPartXIII |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 2908841 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Net Unrealized Gains Investments | 445002 | NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 445002 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 2463839 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 2463839 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 3461159 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Expenses Subtotal | 3461159 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 3461159 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Part X | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Part X : FIN48 Footnote | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | Commentary does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for the periods ending December 31, 2009 and later subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. | Explanation |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Agreement Ref Fundraising | false | AgreementRefFundraising |
Events Information EventsInformation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Event1 | Special Event | NameOfEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | 341460 | GrossReceiptsEvent1 |
| Charitable Contributions Event1 | 232272 | CharitableContributionsEvent1 |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | 109188 | GrossRevenueEvent1 |
| Rent Facility Costs Event1 | 97359 | RentFacilityCostsEvent1 |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | 11829 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Total | 341460 | GrossReceiptsTotal |
| Charitable Contributions Total | 232272 | CharitableContributionsTotal |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | 109188 | GrossRevenueTotalEvents |
| Rent Facility Costs Total Events | 97359 | RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents |
| Other Direct Expenses Total Events | 11829 | OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | 109188 | DirectExpenseSummaryEvents |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation Survey | X | CompensationSurvey |
| Board Or Committee Approval | X | BoardOrCommitteeApproval |
| Severance Payment | false | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | false | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | false | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org | false | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg |
| Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs | false | CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org | false | CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs | false | CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | false | AnyNonFixedPayments |
| Initial Contract Exception | false | InitialContractException |
| Rebuttable Presumption Procedure | false | RebuttablePresumptionProcedure |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (4 entries)
| TitleTitle | Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg | Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg | Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg | Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg | Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Kozodoy | |||||
| Editor at large | 75000 | 75000 | |||
| Jonathan Tobin | |||||
| Web Editor | 217400 | 182327 | 7293 | 27780 | |
| John Podhoretz | |||||
| President | 369159 | 342555 | 10000 | 16604 | |
| Carolin Moskot | |||||
| Publisher | 180107 | 152327 | 27780 | ||
Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM
Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Non Cash Checkbox | X | NonCashCheckbox |
| Number Of Contributions | 1 | NumberOfContributions |
| Noncash Contribs Rptd F990 | 50563 | NoncashContribsRptdF990 |
| Method Of Determining Revenues | Fair market value | MethodOfDeterminingRevenues |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Any Property That Must Be Held | false | AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld |
| Review Process Unusual NC Gifts | false | ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts |
| Third Parties Used | false | ThirdPartiesUsed |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | The disclosure of governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | Each year, the executive committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the executive director to determine if the existing salary falls within these ranges. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. The minutes of the board of directors reflect the nature of this process. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The Board of Commentary, Inc. has adopted a conflict of interest policy. All members of the board execute an annual declaration affirming that they had no conflicts with Commentary (or identifying any such transaction). |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Prior to being filed with the IRS, the form 990 will be sent via email to the full board of directors for review and comment. The form 990 will reflect comments received from the board. |
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