MARKUP NEWS INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization: MARKUP NEWS INC (EIN 84-3438375)
Tax period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed: 2026-08-18
IRS object ID: 202642309349302909
Schema version: 2025v4.1
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-08-18T10:07:50-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	680260103	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	103 TOWN COUNTRY DR STE K	AddressLine1Txt
City	DANVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94526	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2025-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	843438375	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	The Markup News Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MARK	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3477174094	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 1103	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10159	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Neil Chase	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3477174094	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-08-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	David Berger	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P02044354	PTIN
Phone	9253140390	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2025	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Neil Chase	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 1103	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10159	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$227,692	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.themarkup.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2020	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MARKUP IS A NONPROFIT NEWSROOM THAT CHALLENGES TECHNOLOGY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD. THE MARKUP UTILIZES AN UNPARALLELED ROSTER OF ENGINEERS AND JOURNALISTS WHO PURSUE MEANINGFUL, DATA-DRIVEN INVESTIGATIONS AND DEVELOP DIGITAL TOOLS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$585,509	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$227,692	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$19,710	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,450	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$609,669	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$227,692	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,269,076	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$268,567	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,650,424	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$536,642	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,750	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,456,142	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$271,317	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,846,473	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$43,625	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$48,625	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,000	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$48,625	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,000	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MARKUP IS A NONPROFIT NEWSROOM THAT CHALLENGES TECHNOLOGY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD. THE MARKUP UTILIZES AN UNPARALLELED ROSTER OF ENGINEERS AND JOURNALISTS WHO PURSUE MEANINGFUL, DATA-DRIVEN INVESTIGATIONS AND DEVELOP DIGITAL TOOLS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$271,067	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EDITORIAL & GRAPHICS - THE MARKUP PUBLISHED INVESTIGATIONS, REPORTS, AND GUIDES THAT REVEALED HARMS CAUSED BY TECHNOLOGY AND HOW PEOPLE USE IT. THEIR JOURNALISM WAS ACTIONABLE AND DROVE REAL-WORLD IMPACT. THEY EXPOSED AND OUTLAWED DIGITAL DISCRIMINATION WITH THE HELP OF READERS. THEY LAUNCHED LANGUAGES OF MISINFORMATION SERIES, ABOUT THE INFORMATION NEEDS AND STRUGGLES OF VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANT ENCLAVES, WHICH WON AN AAJA JOURNALISM OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR WORKING DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BRIDGED GENERATIONAL GAPS, AND TAUGHT PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS. IN PARALLEL WITH THEIR REPORTING WORK, THEY CREATED DIGITAL TOOLS THAT ALLOWED READERS TO REPORT WITH THEM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY - THE MARKUP STARTED WITH A COMPREHENSIVE REDESIGN OF THE HOMEPAGE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE CREATION OF NEW CMS FEATURES TO SUPPORT THE STRUCTURE OF THE NEW HOMEPAGE AND MAKE IT EASY FOR EDITORS TO CHANGE IT EXTENSIVELY IF NEEDED. THEY MADE EXTENSIVE FEATURE UPDATES TO THEIR PREMIERE TOOL BLACKLIGHT. THEY UTILIZED SUMMER INTERNS TO HELP MANAGE THE WORKLOAD AND THE END RESULT IS A PLETHORA OF NEW FEATURES INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO "SPOOF" SITE SCANS FROM GERMANY, SCAN AS A DESKTOP BROWSER IN ADDITION TO A MOBILE BROWSER, BYPASS CACHE OF ALREADY SCANNED SITES, AND A HOST OF PERFORMANCE UPGRADES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	AUDIENCE - IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LAUNCH OF THEIR WEBSITE REDESIGN, THE MARKUP CONTINUED TO GROW THE OVERALL BRAND IMPACT. THEIR WORK WAS REPUBLISHED ACROSS OTHER NEWS NETWORKS 1,223 TIMES AND LOCALIZED BY OTHER NEWSROOMS 8 TIMES. THEIR TOOLS CONTINUE TO HAVE IMPACT WITH THEIR AUDIENCE AS WELL: OVER 13 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE USED THE BLACKLIGHT TOOL. THEY WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED BY LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY. THEY WON 18 INDUSTRY AWARDS, INCLUDING SEVERAL FROM SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN, SIGMA, SCRIPPS HOWARD, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, AND THE ONLINE JOURNALISM ASSOCIATION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$271,067	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Neil Chase CEO	PersonNm
Phone	3477174094	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 1103	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10159	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
John Boland
Director	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Hema Sareen Mohan
Chair	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Leo Wolinsky
Director	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Neil Chase
CEO	40.00	40.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$227,692	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$227,692	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$227,692	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$268,567	TotalAmt
Program Services	$268,567	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Dues and Subscriptions	$2,500	$2,500
Bank Charges	$250		$250

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$271,317	TotalAmt
Program Services	$271,067	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,000	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$7,692	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$29,000	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$29,000	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,000	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,000	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$43,625	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,857,120	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,274,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,273,676	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$585,509	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$220,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,210,853	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,857,120	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,274,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,273,676	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$585,509	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$220,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,210,853	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$13,922,375	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,288,478	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,908	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,933	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$32,374	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,710	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$67,925	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$4,450	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$16,283,228	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.14050	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.47920	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind
Facts And Circumstances Test	Current Year Facts and Circumstances: During the computation period, the Markup received at least 10% of its total support from contributions from the general public, or other public charities. The Markup continues to be organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and maintains a governing body that represents the public interest. The Markups public support percentage was affected by the transition of operations following a merger with a related nonprofit organization, CalMatters. As the Markup winds down its activities and transfers programs to the related organization, fundraising and program operations have been reduced. The decrease in public support reflects this transition and wind-down process rather than a change in the Markups publicly supported nature. Accordingly, the Markup satisfies the 10% facts and circumstances test under Treasury Regulation 1.170A-9(f).	FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$29,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$29,000	DepreciationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Income Taxes The Markup is organized as a New York nonprofit corporation and has been recognized by the IRS as exempt from federal income taxes under IRC Section 501(a) as organizations described in IRC Section 501(c)(3), qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under IRC Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and (viii), and has been determined not to be private foundations under IRC Sections 509(a)(1) and (3), respectively. The Markup is annually required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. We have determined that the entity is not subject to unrelated business income tax and have not filed an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS. The Markup has received notification from the Internal Revenue Service and the State of New York that it qualifies for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The exemptions are subject to periodic review by the federal and state taxing authorities and management is confident that The Markup continues to satisfy all federal and state statutes in order to qualify for continued tax exemption status.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	false	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CalMatters	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1017 L Street 261	AddressLine1Txt
City	Sacramento	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	472474086	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(c)9(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$260,875	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	FMV	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of Grant	funding to support operations	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	Form 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional. The form is reviewed by the organization's management. After a full review, the final version of the tax return is provided to all members of the organization's voting body. A representative of management approves the final return which is then e-filed with the Department of the Treasury.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	Members of the Board of Directors review all potential conflicts of interest periodically. Executive personnel and board members are required to disclose potential conflicts and any related party affiliations. The Organization seeks full transparency on all relationships. Any potential conflicts (in fact or appearance) are discussed openly and resolved in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a	Members of the Board of Directors review the compensation of all top management personnel periodically in accordance with IRS rules and regulations. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries. Every effort is made to ensure that the process is thorough and transparent in accordance with IRS guidelines and the organization's policies and procedures. Final compensation adjustments are approved by the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b	Compensation of other individuals (including high-level personnel and key employees) is reviewed periodically by members of management. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries and all related benefits. All decisions are then documented in personnel files.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18	Tax returns are available for download from several websites and by request from the organization's office in New York, New York.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	All of the organization's governing documents, financial statements and other legal Filings are maintained in a secure environment and held available for inspection by Tax authorities and the general public. Tax returns are posted annually to www.guidestar.org (where they are available for viewing as electronic copies) and are also available by request from the organization's office in New York, New York.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c	The audited financial statements are prepared by a qualified and licensed independent audit firm. The audit report is reviewed and approved by the organization's management and the Board of Directors.
FORM 990, Part IX, Line 1 - GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE	THESE AMOUNTS REPRESENT FUNDING TRANSFERS TO CALMATTERS, THE SOLE MEMBER, TO SUPPORT ONGOING OPERATIONS POST-MERGER.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CalMatters	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1017 L Street 261	AddressLine1Txt
City	Sacramento	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	472474086	EIN
Primary Activities	improve democracy	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	7	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CalMatters	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	b	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$260,875	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FMV	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt