GRIST MAGAZINE INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
GRIST MAGAZINE INC (EIN 06-1664153)
Tax period
2010-10-01 to 2011-09-30
Filed
2012-08-14
IRS object ID
201232279349301348
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Timestamp2012-08-14T15:50:00-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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Business Name Line1PETERSON SULLIVAN LLP CPA'SBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line1601 UNION ST STE 2300AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code981012345ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

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EIN061664153EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1GRIST MAGAZINE INCBusinessNameLine1
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Phone2068762020Phone

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Address Line1710 2ND AVE NO 860AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98104ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameCHARLES GILLERName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone2068762020Phone
Date Signed2012-08-07DateSigned
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NameRAYMON G HOLMDAHLName
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Tax Year2010TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Activity Or Mission DescriptionGRIST MAGAZINE, INC. ("GRIST") (WWW.GRIST.ORG) IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND IRREVERENT GREEN MEDIA PLATFORM IN THE NATION. OUR MISSION IS TO SET THE AGENDA BY SHOWING HOW GREEN, IN ALL ITS FORMS, IS RESHAPING OUR WORLD. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CUTTING THROUGH THE NOISE AND EMPOWERING A NEW GENERATION TO MAKE CHANGE.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionSEE SCHEDULE OGRIST MAGAZINE, INC. ("GRIST") (WWW.GRIST.ORG) IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND IRREVERENT GREEN MEDIA PLATFORM IN THE NATION. OUR MISSION IS TO SET THE AGENDA BY SHOWING HOW GREEN, IN ALL ITS FORMS, IS RESHAPING OUR WORLD. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CUTTING THROUGH THE NOISE AND EMPOWERING A NEW GENERATION TO MAKE CHANGE.MissionDescription
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DescriptionSEE SCHEDULE OAMONG GRIST'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY2011 WERE: 1. PUBLISHING MORE THAN 4,000 INFLUENTIAL, ENGAGING ARTICLES ON ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS, RANGING FROM SHORT NEWS ITEMS TO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS AND FEATURES. THIS WORK INCLUDED SPECIAL SERIES THAT HIGHLIGHTED SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS AND SOLUTIONS: "NEW ACTIVISTS" LOOKED AT THOSE LEADING A MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD MOVEMENT; "BIKENOMICS" EXPLORED THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BIKING; AND "GREAT PLACES" EXAMINED HOW IMPROVING CITIES CAN HELP TACKLE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. WE MADE COMPLICATED ISSUES ACCESSIBLE BY USING HUMOR AND UNEXPECTED APPROACHES, AS EXHIBITED IN PIECES SUCH AS "THE CLIMATE BILL IN SIX ACTS: A TRAGICOMIC", TO SERVE OUR MISSION OF BRINGING NEW, YOUNGER AUDIENCES INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONVERSATION.2. INCREASING OUR MONTHLY AUDIENCE TO MORE THAN 1,000,000, A MILESTONE THAT ENSURES MORE PEOPLE ARE SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND GRIST. WE ALSO TRIPLED OUR SOCIAL-MEDIA FOLLOWING TO 100,000 AND HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH NEW TOOLS SUCH AS GOOGLE PLUS. GRIST WAS DUBBED THE "SOCIAL-MEDIA SUCCESS STORY OF THE YEAR" IN 2011 BY NONPROFIT COMMUNICATIONS GURU BETH KANTER.3. INSPIRING 65 PERCENT OF OUR USERS TO TAKE REGULAR ACTION BASED ON OUR CONTENT, FROM STARTING AN ORGANIC FARM TO GOING VINYL-FREE, FROM SEALING THEIR DUCTWORK TO GETTING INVOLVED IN LOCAL BIKING INITIATIVES.4. INFLUENCING THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION, FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF TERMS SUCH AS "CLIMATE HAWK," "BIKENOMICS," AND "THE MEDIUM CHILL" TO OUR APPEARANCE IN PROMINENT NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. OUR NEWS AND ANALYSIS WERE WIDELY RECOGNIZED - INCLUDING A 2011 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARD NOMINATION; OUR WRITERS AND EDITORS WERE FREQUENTLY INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE VIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS MSNBC; AND OUR WORK INFLUENCED AND INFORMED COVERAGE IN PROMINENT OUTLETS INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, AND USA TODAY.5. BECOMING A MORE ACCESSIBLE, AGILE PLATFORM FOR THE PUBLIC, BY MAKING KEY UPGRADES SUCH AS REDESIGNING OUR HOME PAGE, ENSURING THAT WE OFFER ACCESSIBLE MOBILE VERSIONS OF GRIST, AND LAUNCHING THE MIGRATION OF GRIST.ORG TO THE WORDPRESS PLATFORM, WHICH ALLOWS GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND PROVIDES A STRONG BASE FOR EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (15 entries)

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General ExplanationSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: WORKSTUDY REIMBURSEMENT MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDS FROM LEGAL SETTLEMENTGeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

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Total Of Book Value Land Buildings33350TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

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CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$2,108
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Total Revenue3700490TotalRevenue
Total Expenses3022290TotalExpenses
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Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

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IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X:ReturnReference
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, 2011. TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE THE YEARS FROM SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 TO 2011.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonGILLER CHARLESNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org121969BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org35600BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org5492DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org965NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org164026TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XSOFTWARE USAGE137500COST
XDONOR PREMIUMS1119788COST
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts1ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
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 CONCURRED ON AS A GROUP. THE ENTIRE BOARD WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AFTER THE RETURN IS FILED.
ALL 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) ARE 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 12C
FOR THE PRESIDENT: AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, LED BY BOARD CHAIR SUSAN KAUFMAN AND INCLUDING THE BOARD TREASURER AND TWO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, USES COMMITTEE MEMBERS' UNDERSTANDING OF AND COMPARISON TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. THIS COMMITTEE CONDUCTS TWO COMPENSATION EVALUATION PROCESSES. 1) SALARY: THE PRESIDENT IS 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 PRESIDENT IS PERFORMING AS A MANAGER AND LEADER. WHEN APPLICABLE, THE COMMITTEE MAY ALSO CONSIDER A MARKET ADJUSTMENT TO THE SALARY. 2) PRESIDENT'S BONUS: 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 B, LINE 15
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED VIA BIENNIAL ANNUAL REPORTS AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 5,803.FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:

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