2011-11-23T12:35:49-06:00 2011-04-30 DROLET & ASSOCIATES PLLC 1901 L STREET NW 250 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2010-05-01 331137541 AMERICAN INDEPENDENT NEWS NETWORK AMER 2023873670 1825 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 625 WASHINGTON DC 20009 DAVID BENNAHUM 2023873670 2011-11-11 1 ABYOT A WONDIMU 2028220717 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z DAVID BENNAHUM 1825 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 625 WASHINGTON DC 20009 2031233 0 X WWW.TAINEWS.ORG X 2006 DC TO INVESTIGATE AND DISSEMINATE NEWS THAT INFORMS PUBLIC DEBATE AND ADVANCES THE COMMON GOOD, BY OPERATING AN ONLINE NEWS NETWORK IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. 3 2 29 0 90581 -1754 2144047 1927762 0 0 15053 5097 64140 98374 2223240 2031233 0 0 0 0 1392906 1258733 149936 149077 268348 1298963 1160737 2841805 2568547 -618565 -537314 1520006 987802 105416 110526 1414590 877276 TO INVESTIGATE AND DISSEMINATE NEWS THAT INFORMS PUBLIC DEBATE AND ADVANCES THE COMMON GOOD, BY OPERATING AN ONLINE NEWS NETWORK IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. 0 0 1958744 NEW JOURNALIST EDITORIAL PROGRAM: DESIGNED TO PICK UP WHERE THE TRAINING PROGRAM LEAVES OFF. 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THE SECOND IS A NEW, EXPERIMENTAL PILOT PROJECT THAT MAY TURN IN TO AN ESTABLISHED RECURRING PROGRAM IF SUCCESSFUL. 11077 NATIONAL OUTREACH: IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK TOGETHER ON SHARED ACTIVITIES AND TO PROMOTE THE WORK OF OUR TRAINEES AND PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS AMONG KEY AUDIENCES. 2185974 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 68 0 1 29 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA CO DC MA NY VA X THE ORGANIZATION 2023873670 1825 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 625 WASHINGTON DC 20009 DAVID BENNAHUM 40.00 X X 240000 0 11090 ERIC BRAVERMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT NIELSEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 240000 0 11090 1 0 1 0 THE BONNER GROUP INC PO BOX 523523 SPRINGFIELD VA 22152 FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT 108489 1 1927762 19495 1927762 5097 5097 ADVERTISING INCOME 541800 90581 90581 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 7793 7793 98374 2031233 7793 90581 5097 251090 225919 12878 12293 821606 754608 45086 21912 102108 91330 8081 2697 83929 75070 6642 2217 8414 7677 364 373 46203 42158 1998 2047 149077 149077 652998 641771 6685 4542 50200 50200 69295 51462 6005 11828 121205 105710 10386 5109 86755 35353 2934 48468 4502 2330 1322 850 21132 18558 1764 810 58149 53072 3174 1903 RESEARCH 20243 20243 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 15212 9296 1780 4136 6429 1217 5126 86 2568547 2185974 114225 268348 1332860 926087 105009 260 29652 26146 96780 76751 37205 20029 15280 15280 1520006 987802 105416 110526 105416 110526 X 1085778 504023 328812 373253 1414590 877276 1520006 987802 -537314 0 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 1504507 4065386 4095723 2144047 1927762 13737425 1504507 4065386 4095723 2144047 1927762 13737425 2083303 11654122 11287 39865 7204 15053 5097 78506 3205 54314 90581 148100 9826 7793 17619 13981650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 10744 10744 0 86036 66007 20029 20029 2031233 2568547 -537314 0 -537314 2031233 0 2031233 0 2031233 2568547 0 2568547 0 2568547 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: AINN REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. 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