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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Taylor Levine | CEO | 2023-2024 | $167,927 | $234,177 | 1 |
| Jacob Owens | EDITOR IN CHIEF | 2024 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Baxter | BOARD TREASURER | 2023-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Patricia Rivera | BOARD CHAIR | 2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Schlonn Hawkins | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 2023-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laurie Jacobs Stovall | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Darrin Kerr | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chuck Posnecker | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Marcella Saborio | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jaimie Watts | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Vikram Bhagat | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeremy Tucker | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amy Cherry (former) | BOARD CHAIR | 2023 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jill Dipaolo (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jose Quinones (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Andre Smith (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Matt Sullivan (former) | BOARD SECRETARY | 2023 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 12 people listed · 2 paid, $275K · 11 employees · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLISON TAYLOR LEVINE | CEO | 40 | $150,000 | $0 | $17,927 | $167,927 | 1 |
| JACOB OWENS | EDITOR IN CHIEF | 40 | $101,773 | $0 | $5,347 | $107,120 | 1 |
| MARK BAXTER | BOARD TREASURER | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PATRICIA RIVERA | BOARD CHAIR | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SCHLONN HAWKINS | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LAURIE JACOBS STOVALL | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DARRIN KERR | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHUCK POSNECKER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARCELLA SABORIO | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JAIMIE WATTS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| VIKRAM BHAGAT | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEREMY TUCKER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $66K · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLISON TAYLOR LEVINE | PRESIDENT | 40 | $66,250 | $0 | $0 | $66,250 | 1 |
| MARK BAXTER | BOARD TREASURER | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMY CHERRY | BOARD CHAIR | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SCHLONN HAWKINS | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LAURIE JACOBS STOVALL | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JILL DIPAOLO | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHUCK POSNECKER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSE QUINONES | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANDRE SMITH | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATT SULLIVAN | BOARD SECRETARY | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEREMY TUCKER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,481,910 | $1,096,611 | $1,291,058 | $677,835 | $1,328,733 | $99,706 | $167,927 | 11 | 10 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $454,974 | $169,663 | $1,376,001 | $291,363 | $440,827 | $0 | $66,250 | 0 | 15 |
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC | Public charity | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $644,975 | 2024 | $444,975 | show |
| DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $417,184 | 2024 | $212,151 | show |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2025 | 1 | $22,500 | 2025 | $22,500 | show |
| LOCAL INDEPENDENT ONLINE NEWS PUBLISHERS INC | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $20,600 | 2024 | $20,600 | show |
| INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 | $20,000 | show |
| DELAWARE HUMANITIES COUNCIL | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $18,000 | 2023 | $18,000 | show |
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| ENLACE LATINO NC INC | NC | A30 | $1,507,693 | $1,488,725 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $95,000 | 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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,096,611 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $169,663 spent · pay $66,250 · grants $0 · events $1,228
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $169,663 | 100% |
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