RELIGION NEWS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: RELIGION NEWS FOUNDATION (EIN 31-1650883)
Tax period: 2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed: 2011-11-14
IRS object ID: 201123189349300917
Schema version: 2010v3.4
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-11-14T08:12:30-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COTTERMAN-WILSON CPAS INC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	951 HIGH STREET	AddressLine1
City	WORTHINGTON	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43085	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311650883	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RELIGION NEWSWRITERS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	RELI	NameControl
Phone	5733555201	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 2037	AddressLine1
City	WESTERVILLE	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43086	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DEBRA MASON	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	5733555201	Phone
Date Signed	2011-11-11	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	C DEVON COTTERMAN	Name
Phone	6147816174	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-11-14	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	194342	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.RNA.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1999	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	OH	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO ADVANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGION IN THE MEDIA	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	11	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	11	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	8	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	10	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	499732	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	191572	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	5557	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	2770	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	505289	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	194342	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	52299	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	170468	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	147195	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	2829	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	341646	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	124706	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	512114	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	324200	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-6825	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-129858	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	446045	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	438736	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	98235	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	220784	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	347810	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	217952	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO ADVANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGION IN THE MEDIA	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	185176	Expense
Grants	52299	Grants
Description	TO ADVANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGION BY MEANS OF INFORMATIVE PUBLICATIONS, PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CONFERENCE SEMINARS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS FOR REPORTERS, EDITORS, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SECULAR NEW MEDIA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC	Description
Total Program Service Expense	185176	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	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	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	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	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	true	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
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	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	true	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	true	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	true	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	true	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	false	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	8	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	8	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	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
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	11	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	11	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	true	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	false	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	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	DEBRA MASON	NamePerson
Telephone Number	5733555201	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 2037	AddressLine1
City	WESTERVILLE	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	430862037	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
KEVIN ECKSTROM
TRUSTEE	1.00	X	0	0	0
JD KALEEM
TRUSTEE	1.00	X	0	0	0
MANYA BRACHEAR
TRUSTEE	1.00	X	0	0	0
ANSLEY ROAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	X	0	0	0
AMY WHITE
TRUSTEE	1.00	X	0	0	0
BOB SMIETANA
TRUSTEE	1.00	X	0	0	0
DEBRA L MASON
EXEC DIR	20.00		21802	0	3336	X
STEVE MAYNARD
PRESIDENT	1.00		0	0	0	X
ROBERT MONG
SECOND VP	1.00		0	0	0	X
JEFF SHELER
TREASURER	1.00		0	0	0	X
ANN RODGERS
SECOND VP	1.00		0	0	0	X
ABE LEVY
SECRETARY	1.00		0	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	21802	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	3336	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	191572	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	191572	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2770	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,770	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	194342	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,770	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	52299	Total
Program Services	52299	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28650	Total
Management And General	28650	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	100662	Total
Program Services	71107	ProgramServices
Management And General	27256	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2299	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10026	Total
Program Services	6570	ProgramServices
Management And General	3456	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5524	Total
Program Services	2715	ProgramServices
Management And General	2809	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2333	Total
Program Services	1146	ProgramServices
Management And General	1187	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10415	Total
Program Services	5525	ProgramServices
Management And General	4890	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8827	Total
Program Services	3398	ProgramServices
Management And General	5429	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31759	Total
Program Services	16934	ProgramServices
Management And General	14825	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2629	Total
Management And General	2629	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
CORRESPONDENTS	38955	15909	23046
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	8561		8561
PROMOTION/ADVERTISING	3312	1912	1400
TELEPHONE	3003	800	2203
OFFICE SUPPLIES	2632	834	1798

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14613	Total
Program Services	6027	ProgramServices
Management And General	8056	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	530	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	324200	Total
Program Services	185176	ProgramServices
Management And General	136195	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2829	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	-1	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	365812	BOY
EOY	339755	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	58906	BOY
EOY	92798	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14674	BOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	48632	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	42448	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6653	BOY
EOY	6184	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	446045	BOY
EOY	438736	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	28338	BOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	69800	BOY
EOY	220784	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	97	BOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	98235	BOY
EOY	220784	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	347810	BOY
EOY	217952	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	347810	BOY
EOY	217952	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	446045	BOY
EOY	438736	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-129858	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3	X	SupportingOrganization509a3
Supporting Org509a3 Type1	X	SupportingOrg509a3Type1
Certification Checkbox	X	CertificationCheckbox
Contrib By Controlling Individual	false	ContribByControllingIndividual
Contribution By Related Party	false	ContributionByRelatedParty
Contrib By35 Controlled Entity	false	ContribBy35ControlledEntity

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformation

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RELIGION NEWSWRITERS ASSOCIATION 501 (C)(6)	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	541486927	EIN
Type Of Organization	7	TypeOfOrganization
Listed In Governing Doc	true	ListedInGoverningDoc
Supported Organization Notified	true	SupportedOrganizationNotified
Organized In US	true	OrganizedInUS
Amount	$185,176	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Supported Orgs	1	TotalNumberOfSupportedOrgs
Sum Of Amounts	185176	SumOfAmounts

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	48632	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	42448	Depreciation
Book Value	6184	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	6184	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	194342	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	324200	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-129858	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-129858	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	194342	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	194342	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	194342	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	324200	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	324200	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	324200	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	EDUCATION STIPENDS	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	58	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	52299	AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV	ReturnReference
Explanation	THESE FUNDS WERE USED BY INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND CLASSES AND CONFERENCES RELATED TO RELIGION NEWSWRITING.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	YES
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER THE FORM IS FILED.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	DISCLOSURE FORM FILED ANNUALLY. ALSO REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE AS THEY ARISE AT BOARD MEETINGS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	STARTING SALARY AS ESTABLISHED WITH A BOARD SOURCE COMPARISON OF AVERAGE SALARY FOR ASSOCIATION NONPROFITS WITH A BUDGET SIZE OF 500,000-1,000,000 AS REPORTED BY BOARDSOURCE. MIDDLE OF THE AVERAGE RANGE WAS SELECTED. THE BOARD APPROVED ALL BASE SALARIES. THE SAME PROCESS WAS USED TO DETERMINE SALARY FOR KEY EMPLOYEES, BASED ON THEIR JOB TITLE (BOOKKEEPER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/MARKETING DIRECTOR). RAISES HAVE OCCURRED IRREGULARLY, USUALLY BASED ON WHEN FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE AN THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN RAISES. FOR EXAMPLE, 5% RAISES HAVE BEEN GRANTED WHEN NO RAISE WAS GIVEN FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. ALL RAISES WERE GIVEN EQUALLY TO ALL STAFF.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	STARTING SALARY AS ESTABLISHED WITH A BOARD SOURCE COMPARISON OF AVERAGE SALARY FOR ASSOCIATION NONPROFITS WITH A BUDGET SIZE OF 500,000-1,000,000 AS REPORTED BY BOARDSOURCE. MIDDLE OF THE AVERAGE RANGE WAS SELECTED. THE BOARD APPROVED ALL BASE SALARIES. THE SAME PROCESS WAS USED TO DETERMINE SALARY FOR KEY EMPLOYEES, BASED ON THEIR JOB TITLE (BOOKKEEPER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/MARKETING DIRECTOR). RAISES HAVE OCCURRED IRREGULARLY, USUALLY BASED ON WHEN FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE AN THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN RAISES. FOR EXAMPLE, 5% RAISES HAVE BEEN GRANTED WHEN NO RAISE WAS GIVEN FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. ALL RAISES WERE GIVEN EQUALLY TO ALL STAFF.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RELIGION NEWS LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 2037	AddressLine1
City	WESTERVILLE	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43086	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	272491190	EIN
Primary Activities	EX IN REL	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	OH	LegalDomicileState
Total Income	214138	TotalIncome
EOY Assets	3441710	EOYAssets

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RNF	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	RELIGION NEWSWRITERS FDN	BusinessNameLine2

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Business Name Line2DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine2	Controlled OrgControlledOrg
RELIGION NEWSWRITERS ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 2037	WESTERVILLE	OH	43086	541486927	EX IN REL	VA	C 6	11A	NA	N/A	false
RELIGION NEWS LLC
PO BOX 2037	WESTERVILLE	OH	43086	272491190	EX IN REL	OH	C 3	7	RELIGION	NEWSWRITERS FOUNDATION	true

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	true	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionType	Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved	Method Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
RELIGION NEWSWRITERS ASSOCIATION
N	56032	FMV
RELIGION NEWSWRITERS ASSOCIATION
M	2965	FMV
RELIGION NEWS LLC
Q	92798	FMV
RELIGION NEWS LLC
P	61669	FMV

Form990 Schedule R Part VII Form990ScheduleRPartVII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE R	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE 92798 ADVANCED TO RELIGION NEWS LLC WAS REPAID IN AUGUST 2011	Explanation

RELIGION NEWS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2010

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Occupancy Occupancy

Travel Travel

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformation

Name Name

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Address US AddressUS

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (2 entries)

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (4 entries)

Form990 Schedule R Part VII Form990ScheduleRPartVII

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