2024-11-01T13:18:41-05:00 2023-12-31 871353108 EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC 130 NORTH 18TH STREET SUITE 3000 PHILADELPHIA PA 191032757 990 2023-01-01 920577182 SPOTLIGHT PA C/O CHRISTOPHER BAXTER SPOT 9739439130 312 MARKET STREET 11728 HARRISBURG PA 17108 CHRISTOPHER BAXTER PRESIDENT 9739439130 2024-10-29 1 0 HELEN M MARTIN P01330899 2158818800 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CHRISTOPHER BAXTER 312 MARKET STREET 11728 HARRISBURG PA 17108 7683305 0 X WWW.SPOTLIGHTPA.ORG X 2022 PA THE MISSION OF SPOTLIGHT PA IS TO HOLD POWERFUL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FORCES (CONTINUED ON SCH O) ESPECIALLY GOVERNMENTS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUSINESSES, AND SPECIAL INTERESTS TO ACCOUNT THROUGH URGENT AND COMPELLING INVESTIGATIVE AND PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM THAT DRIVES CHANGE AND STRENGTHENS OUR DEMOCRACY, THE STATE, AND ALL WHO LIVE HERE. 6 5 27 6 0 0 659261 7657904 0 7000 0 17000 0 0 659261 7681904 0 0 0 0 338220 2503035 0 0 515702 143900 677674 482120 3180709 177141 4501195 183600 4746499 6459 69154 177141 4677345 X THE MISSION OF SPOTLIGHT PA IS TO HOLD POWERFUL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FORCES, ESPECIALLY GOVERNMENTS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUSINESSES, AND SPECIAL INTERESTS, TO ACCOUNT THROUGH URGENT AND COMPELLING INVESTIGATIVE AND PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM THAT DRIVES CHANGE AND STRENGTHENS OUR DEMOCRACY, THE STATE, AND ALL WHO LIVE HERE. 0 0 2234779 7000 SPOTLIGHT PA IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN NEWSROOM DEDICATED TO HIGH-QUALITY INVESTIGATIVE AND PUBLIC-SERVICE JOURNALISM ABOUT THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE GOVERNMENT AND URGENT STATEWIDE ISSUES, INCLUDING ELECTIONS, VOTING, THE GOVERNOR, THE LEGISLATURE, RURAL COMMUNITIES, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, AND MORE. SPOTLIGHT PA WAS FOUNDED TO ADDRESS A CRISIS IN JOURNALISM IN PENNSYLVANIA: THE ONGOING AND RAPID DECLINE OF CORPORATE-OWNED LEGACY NEWS OUTLETS, WHICH IS GREATLY DIMINISHING ACCESS TO TRUSTED, CONTEXTUAL, AND FACTUAL REPORTING ACROSS THE STATE. SPOTLIGHT PA IS UNCOVERING STORIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNTOLD AND CUTTING THROUGH PARTISANSHIP AND MISINFORMATION TO DELIVER TRUSTED, RELIABLE JOURNALISM AT NO COST TO ALL IN PENNSYLVANIA. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)WE MAKE OUR JOURNALISM AVAILABLE AT NO COST VIA SPOTLIGHTPA.ORG, SEVERAL EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, VIRTUAL EVENTS, AND VIA MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY NEWS PARTNERS, INCLUDING NEWSPAPERS, PUBLIC RADIO, AND DIGITAL OUTLETS IN PENNSYLVANIA. 2234779 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 PA X YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER 2156702010 1500 WALNUT ST 1200 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 DAVID BOARDMAN CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNIE MCCAIN MADONIA VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER BAXTER PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 189825 0 35709 GEORGE FERNANDEZ DIRECTOR (EFF 4/23) 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN A PAVELKO DIRECTOR (EFF 1/23) 5.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA BENSON DIRECTOR (EFF 7/23) 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNA ZUCKERMAN BERNSTEIN DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 107689 0 4110 MATTHEW DEMPSEY SENIOR EDITOR, INVESTIGATIONS 40.00 X 119028 0 1418 416542 0 41237 3 0 1 0 0 7657904 1401 7657904 COACHING & CONSULTING 513110 7000 7000 7000 17013 17013 1388 1401 -13 -13 -13 7681904 7000 0 17000 225534 45106 112767 67661 1849820 1527737 81846 240237 28564 23131 1530 3903 205758 168323 10761 26674 193359 148546 16783 28030 102073 14049 88024 41585 41585 254010 181599 16464 55947 36830 19050 374 17406 64802 26880 4145 33777 30980 30980 1900 1900 61572 46684 6413 8475 5383 3801 198 1384 1567 1567 12572 12572 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 18896 2309 601 15986 COMMUNICATIONS 16604 14027 1619 958 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE 15190 0 536 14654 DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS 13710 11637 1463 610 3180709 2234779 430228 515702 48600 249668 2110043 135000 1164118 5710 11285 1567 0 9718 1207242 183600 4746499 6459 69154 6459 69154 X 42141 3131572 135000 1545773 177141 4677345 183600 4746499 4501195 -756 -235 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 659261 7657904 8317165 659261 7657904 8317165 1034778 7282387 17013 17013 8334178 7000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11285 1567 9718 9718 6 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 1207242 C 1207242 X 7685286 -756 20359 19603 7665683 235 15986 16221 7681904 3185082 20359 20359 3164723 15986 15986 3180709 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE"), AND AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY. THERE WERE NO INCOME TAX RELATED INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECORDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE OFFSET AGAINST REVENUE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT 15,986. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE OFFSET AGAINST REVENUE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT 15,986. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER BAXTER PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR 189825 0 0 0 0 0 2539 0 33170 0 225534 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ANNIE MCCAIN MADONIA IS EMPLOYED AS CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER AT AN EXEMPT ORG WHERE DIRECTOR DAVID BOARDMAN SERVES ON ITS BOARD. TWO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, KATHLEEN PAVELKO AND GEORGE FERNANDEZ, HAD A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, WHICH HAS SINCE ENDED ON AUGUST 30, 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD FOR WHICH MINUTES NEED TO BE DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT AND IS THEN REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, THE BOARD'S FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD, ULTIMATELY APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NO CONFLICTS AROSE OR WERE DISCLOSED. THE BOARD REGULARLY MONITORED THIS THROUGH ITS MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS IN THE TIME PERIOD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.