2024-05-14T17:14:49-04:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 824314833 THE562 NETWORK INC % Andrew J Kerr THE5 5622341740 5940 E WALTON ST LONG BEACH CA 908151352 Andrew J Kerr President 2024-05-14 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Andrew J Kerr 3939 Lime Ave Long Beach CA 90807 302316 false X www.the562.org X 2018 CA The562 Network is a community funded and supported news organization serving the city of Long Beach California and greater communities. By developing a sustainable nonprofit news agency for the Long Beach community we are working to strengthen local journalism in our city. Our founding journalists have many years experience in producing a high-quality news product and have the community support the relationship with the schools colleges and universities in the area and the team around them that produces a well respected public service for our city. The products we create for the community appear on our website www.The562.org for free without charge and without "pay-walls" to block readers and viewers. Donations are solicited to support the financial cost of our work. Many community members and leaders sponsor different areas of our reporting bringing critical revenue to the organization and engaging the community in our mission. 10 10 3 0 0 0 185951 241516 68000 60800 0 0 0 0 253951 302316 0 1200 0 0 221496 227112 0 0 0 40027 41081 261523 269393 -7572 32923 25563 58486 0 0 25563 58486 This Corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for public purposes. The specific purpose of this Corporation is to be a community-funded nonprofit news organization covering the greater Long Beach area and its students: Writers photographers and videographers cover youth and amateur sports in and around the city. The coverage provides the community with information and the student-athletes with free exposure without the business side of college recruiting services. The Corporation staff also spends time in classrooms with young and aspiring high school and college journalists to help give them the skills to succeed in the professional world. The Corporation's website will feature multimedia content and coverage of local sports including articles videos and photographs. 233781 60000 224316 The562 Network is a community funded nonprofit media outlet that covers sports and education in the City of Long Beach with free articles video highlights photo galleries podcasts features previews and more. Founders and editors Mike Guardabascio and JJ Fiddler as well as other staff members visit local high schools and colleges to discuss the future of media and work with aspiring local journalists. Mike Guardabascio has been writing professionally for 17 years. His work has been published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards and is the author of the book Football in Long Beach and co-author of Basketball in Long Beach. JJ Fiddler is an award-winning professional sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Southern California sports for multiple newspapers and websites since 2004. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly newspaper he has exclusively covered Long Beach sports since 2007. The562 Network covers the schools of Long Beach not just the sports. Everyone in the city is encouraged to utilize this community service to promote their events that support the local youth on and off campus. The562.org has about 150,000 page views each month with approximately 50,000 unique readers per month. Our videos are viewed between 75,000 and 160,000 times per month. Our social media engagements are regularly in the tens of thousand and our daily email newsletter reaches close to 3,000 subscribers. 27326 18000 0 The562 Network partnered again with the Long Beach Unified School District to work with high school interns seeking experience and knowledge about journalism and the coverage of community and youth athletics. The562 applied for and received grant revenue to provide stipends to the interns in their work for the organization as well as received donations from the community to support this mentoring work by our staff. 0 0 0 0 0 0 261107 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 3 true 3 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false 58486 false false false 10 10 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false CA X X Andrew J Kerr 3238162408 5940 E WALTON ST LONG BEACH CA 908151352 X Michael Guardabascio Founder Editor 40.00 0.00 X X 68992 0 0 Jeffrey L Fiddler Jr Founder Editor 40.00 0.00 X 67514 0 0 S Tyler R Hendrickson Development Director Associate Editor 40.00 0.00 X 63861 0 0 Joseph Carlson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marilyn Jean Bohl Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Jacob Dunning Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Gould Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew J Kerr President Chairperson of the Board 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ryan Robert Thies Treasurer Chief Financial Officer 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sharleen Chiyeko Higa Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dan Gooch Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Natan Bershtel Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dan DeCarlo Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 200367 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 241516 0 241516 News Syndicates 519110 60800 60800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 302316 60800 0 0 1200 1200 0 0 0 0 0 0 203257 203257 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8527 8527 0 0 15328 15328 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1334 0 1334 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 49 0 627 0 627 0 188 188 0 0 703 703 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 790 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4801 0 4801 0 Freelance Photography & Videography 14035 14035 0 0 Freelance Writing & Content 9410 9410 0 0 Internship Stipends 7000 7000 0 0 Production Equipment 1459 1459 0 0 685 0 685 0 269393 261107 7496 0 0 0 0 0 14489 40486 0 0 0 0 11074 18000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25563 58486 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 25563 58486 25563 58486 25563 58486 32923 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 77663 119434 178699 185951 241516 803263 62500 63500 72513 68000 60800 327313 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140163 182934 251212 253951 302316 1130576 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1130576 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140163 182934 251212 253951 302316 1130576 1 0 X Part III - Line 12 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2019, , | 2020, | 2021, | 2022, | 2023, | RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part VI, Section B, Line 1 No material differences between voting members Part VI, Line 2 Sharleen Chiyeko Higa is the spouse of our founder and key employee Michael Guardabascio. Sharleen is an important member of our Board of Directors and provides invaluable leadership and direction for our mission and work. Her experience as a public school educator is extremely valuable to our Board and leadership. Sharleen recuses herself from voting and decision making concerning Mr. Guardabascio's employment compensation or benefits. Part VI, Line 11b The Board Chair distributed copies of the Form 990 to each voting member of the Board of Directors for approval prior to filing. After approval the Board Chair filed the Form 990 with the IRS he prepared and filed the California Form 199 with the California Franchise Tax Board along with a copy of the Form 990 and filed Form RRF-1 with the California Department of Justice Registry of Charitable Trusts along with a copy of the Form 990. Part VI, Line 12c Each member of the board of directors is required to annually provide a signed Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form. Part VI, Line 15 Comparisons of compensation for local journalists editors and industry leaders are evaluated each year. Our staff salaries are always below industry average for the duties performed especially when considering experience levels of our employees. Part VI, Line 18 Governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public. Any member of the community can request these documents and we regularly provide copies of these documents to our funding partners and stakeholders in the community. Part VI, Line 19 Governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public. Any member of the community can request these documents and we regularly provide copies of these documents to our funding partners and stakeholders in the community. Part XII, Line 1 Not applicable Part XII, Line 2c Not applicable Part XI, Line 9 | Description:, Explanation:, Amount:| Not applicable, Not applicable, $0|