Small Public Charity

JOURNALISM THAT MATTERS

JOURNALISM THAT MATTERS, of Bellevue, WA, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2020 filing shows $3K in revenue, $12K in expenses, $17K in total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $70K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 274321409 Bellevue, WA Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: A03 Latest filing: 2020
Total Revenue$3K
Total Expenses$12K
Total Assets$17K
Grant Records2
Funding Total$70K
Filing Years2017–2020

Mission

Journalism That Matters fosters, sustains and serves the values, principles and purposes of journalism by, among other means, convening, connecting, inspiring, educating and supporting the people who are shaping the news and information ecology.

Where $100 goes at Journalism That Matters

How Journalism That Matters divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 4 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$15 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $85 for programs

$29
Supported Alaska Humanities Forum with its Community | Media | Possibility program to strengthen relationships between communities and journalists
34% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 200 people
$28
Hosted online journalism education summit at the beginning of the pandemic to 1) generate innovations by connecting students and educators; and 2) model effective practices for online conversations
About 33% (cost not reported)
$28
Published tips for hosting online conversation in response to the pandemic
About 33% (cost not reported) · Reported in the filing: 5,000 people
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2020. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

President Ashley Alvarado
Director Bill Densmore
Director Karen Magnuson
Secretary Linda Miller
Director Lori Shontz
Treasurer Peggy Holman

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$70,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2020 $3K $12K $17K
2019 $64K $78K $27K
2018 $71K $85K $56K
2017 $111K $95K $55K

Between 2017 and 2020, reported annual revenue declined from $111K to $3K (-98%), with total assets most recently reported at $17K.

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