SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.5M · expenses $1.1M · assets $1.3M

EIN
87-2914947
Address
1425 WOODLAWN AVE, WILMINGTON, DE 19806-2447
Website
LJIDELAWARE.ORG
NTEE code
A30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Allison Levine (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE SEEKS TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER AND CONNECT DELAWAREANS WITH LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Allison Taylor Levine CEO2023-2024 $167,927$234,177 1
Jacob Owens EDITOR IN CHIEF2024 $107,120$107,120 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mark Baxter BOARD TREASURER2023-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Patricia Rivera BOARD CHAIR2024 4 $0 reported 1
Schlonn Hawkins BOARD VICE CHAIR2023-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Laurie Jacobs Stovall BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Darrin Kerr BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chuck Posnecker BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Marcella Saborio BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jaimie Watts BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Vikram Bhagat BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jeremy Tucker BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Amy Cherry (former) BOARD CHAIR2023 4 $0 reported 1
Jill Dipaolo (former) BOARD MEMBER2023 1 $0 reported 1
Jose Quinones (former) BOARD MEMBER2023 1 $0 reported 1
Andre Smith (former) BOARD MEMBER2023 1 $0 reported 1
Matt Sullivan (former) BOARD SECRETARY2023 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · 2 paid, $275K · 11 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON TAYLOR LEVINE CEO40 $150,000$0$17,927 $167,9271
JACOB OWENS EDITOR IN CHIEF40 $101,773$0$5,347 $107,1201
MARK BAXTER BOARD TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICIA RIVERA BOARD CHAIR4 $0$0$0 $01
SCHLONN HAWKINS BOARD VICE CHAIR4 $0$0$0 $01
LAURIE JACOBS STOVALL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DARRIN KERR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHUCK POSNECKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MARCELLA SABORIO BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JAIMIE WATTS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
VIKRAM BHAGAT BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JEREMY TUCKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $66K · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON TAYLOR LEVINE PRESIDENT40 $66,250$0$0 $66,2501
MARK BAXTER BOARD TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
AMY CHERRY BOARD CHAIR4 $0$0$0 $01
SCHLONN HAWKINS BOARD VICE CHAIR4 $0$0$0 $01
LAURIE JACOBS STOVALL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JILL DIPAOLO BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHUCK POSNECKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSE QUINONES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ANDRE SMITH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MATT SULLIVAN BOARD SECRETARY4 $0$0$0 $01
JEREMY TUCKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,481,910$1,096,611 $1,291,058$677,835 $1,328,733$99,706 $167,9271110
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$454,974$169,663 $1,376,001$291,363 $440,827$0 $66,250015

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,143,259 in all, tax years 2022 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$644,975 2024$444,975
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DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$417,184 2024$212,151
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THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2025 1$22,500 2025$22,500
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LOCAL INDEPENDENT ONLINE NEWS PUBLISHERS INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$20,600 2024$20,600
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INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS Public charity Exact 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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DELAWARE HUMANITIES COUNCIL Public charity Exact 2023 1$18,000 2023$18,000
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BALTIMORE BEAT INCMDA30 $832,886$828,872 PRESIDENT$124,494 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
GLOBAL NOMADS GROUP INCNYA30 $933,357$1,720,678 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$236,314 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
ENLACE LATINO NC INCNCA30 $1,507,693$1,488,725 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$95,000 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
FROM THE TOP INCMAA30 $1,870,882$2,294,290 EXECUTIVE DI$295,574 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
THEOREM MEDIA INCCTA30 $1,027,784$1,137,664 CEO$86,282 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
DREAM DARE TO REVITALIZE EDUCATION THRU ARTS & MEDIATION INCNYA30 $888,369$675,924 CO-EXEC DIRE$100,456 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
NASHVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA INCTNA30 $1,411,799$1,292,401 President$97,500 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
NA LEO O HAWAII INCHIA30 $2,117,790$2,033,418 PRES/CEO$128,010 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
CHINA DIGITAL TIMES INCCAA30 $1,671,335$1,476,385 President$229,679 Same NTEE code A30, revenue within 2x
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $1,096,611 spent · pay $753,457 · grants $0 · events $5,245
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $503,443$425,873$17,946$59,624 45.9%
Fees: other services $172,042$108,029$62,033$1,980 15.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $167,927$55,976$55,566$56,385 15.3%
Payroll taxes $48,212$35,110$5,014$8,088 4.4%
Advertising and promotion $40,838$35,390-$5,448 3.7%
Other employee benefits $30,398$28,284-$2,114 2.8%
Information technology $26,579$12,112$8,705$5,762 2.4%
Travel $21,331$12,481$4,425$4,425 1.9%
Occupancy $18,378$5,805$12,573- 1.7%
Office expenses $18,043$8,796$8,799$448 1.6%
Fees: accounting $13,266-$13,266- 1.2%
Other (as described)TRAINING AND PROFESSION $9,750$9,750-- 0.9%
Insurance $8,008-$8,008- 0.7%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $6,726$4,383$813$1,530 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,245$5,245-- 0.5%
Pension plan contributions $3,477$3,046-$431 0.3%
Fees: investment management $2,553-$2,553- 0.2%
Fees: legal $395$285$110- 0.0%
Total$1,096,611100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $169,663 spent · pay $66,250 · grants $0 · events $1,228
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $77,370$37,320$20,025$20,025 45.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $66,250$33,126$16,562$16,562 39.0%
Travel $8,115$2,103$3,006$3,006 4.8%
Office expenses $8,030$2,714$2,658$2,658 4.7%
Advertising and promotion $6,124$5,854$135$135 3.6%
Fees: investment management $1,375-$1,375- 0.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,228$712$258$258 0.7%
Insurance $1,145-$572$573 0.7%
Fees: legal $26-$13$13 0.0%
Total$169,663100%

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