2025-08-04T15:31:07-05:00 2024-12-31 411680240 SDK CPA 100 WASHINGTON AVE S STE 1600 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 990 2024-01-01 271628407 MINNESOTA NEWS MEDIA INSTITUTE INC MINN 6123328844 10 S 5TH ST 1105 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 LISA HILLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6123328844 2025-08-04 1 0 WENDY HARDEN CPA P00956490 6123325500 2025-07-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LISA HILLS 10 S 5TH ST NO 1105 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 71376 0 X WWW.MNA.ORG X 2009 MN PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MINNESOTA NEWSPAPER COMMUNITY. 11 11 0 11 0 0 8902 17283 10598 9340 158907 44753 0 0 178407 71376 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7794 134252 79758 134252 79758 44155 -8382 1539374 1635117 80222 69689 1459152 1565428 X THE MINNESOTA NEWS MEDIA INSTITUTE (MNI) IS A PARTNERSHIP OF THE MORE THAN 250 WEEKLY AND DAILY NEWSPAPER AND DIGITAL NEWS MEMBERS OF THE MINNESOTA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE MINNESOTA NEWS MEDIA INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE NEWS MEDIA PROFESSIONALS; TO PROMOTE FAIR AND TRUSTED JOURNALISM; AND TO WORK TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE AND OBLIGATION OF A FREE PRESS IN OUR SOCIETY. 0 0 23370 4400 CITIZEN JOURNALISM UNIVERSITY: CITIZEN JOURNALISM UNIVERSITY WAS LAUNCHED IN 2022 BY MNI, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BETHEL UNIVERSITY, IN RESPONSE TO AN OBVIOUS LABOR CRISIS AMONG MINNESOTA'S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS. CJU IS AN INTENSIVE, FIVE-WEEK ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT TAKES COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM INTERESTED BYSTANDERS TO FLEDGLING REPORTERS WHO ARE EQUIPPED TO REPORT ON COMMUNITY TOPICS FOR THEIR SPONSORING NEWSPAPER. THE CJU COURSE IS TAUGHT ONLINE BY SEASONED MINNESOTA NEWSPAPER PROFESSIONALS AND BETHEL UNIVERSITY JOURNALISM FACULTY. STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT BY VOLUNTEER MENTORS. FOURTEEN PEOPLE FROM THREE STATES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE COURSE IN 2024 AND EARNED CITIZEN JOURNALIST CERTIFICATION. (CONTINUTED ON SCHEDULE O)MNI SUBSIDIZES THE PROGRAM AND TUITION FOR MINNESOTA STUDENTS SPONSORED BY MNA MEMBERS. OTHER SPONSOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS PAY FULL TUITION. THERE IS NO COST TO STUDENTS. 9425 2000 MNI INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: THE MNI-SPONSORED INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES WAGE SUBSIDIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE AGED SUMMER INTERNS AT MNA MEMBER NEWSPAPERS. THE GOAL IS TO HELP THE STUDENT GAIN SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN THE WORKFORCE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO PURSUE CAREERS AS NEWS MEDIA PROFESSIONALS. IN 2022, THE PROGRAM PROVIDED A 75% INTERN WAGE SUBSIDY, UP TO $1,000, FOR 12 INTERNSHIPS (AN INCREASE FROM 10 IN PREVIOUS YEARS). DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, THE 12 MNA MEMBER NEWSPAPERS TO HOST MNI INTERNS WERE CHOSEN BY LOTTERY. 6196 ON-DEMAND AND IN-PERSON TRAINING FOR NEWS MEDIA PROFESSIONALS: ANNUALLY, MNI PRESENTS MORE THAN 30 TRAINING PROGRAMS, SEMINARS AND WEBINARS, REACHING OUR MEMBERS FROM WIDE VARIETY OF MEDIA OUTLETS. THESE PROGRAMS COVER A RANGE OF TOPICS ESSENTIAL TO HELPING PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD IMPROVE THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE AND SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. MNI SUPPORT CREATES NO-COST TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HUNDREDS OF SALES, EDITORIAL AND NEWS BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS THROUGH ONLINE MEDIA CAMPUS, DIGIVERSITY TV, MNI STUDENT SESSIONS AND IN-PERSON AND ONLINE MNI PROFESSIONAL SESSIONS. 3611 2840 MINNESOTA NEWS MEDIA INSTITUTE WORKS WITH THE MINNESOTA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION TO PRESENT AN ANNUAL CONVENTION. THE 2025 CONVENTION WAS A THREE-DAY EVENT IN BROOKLYN PARK, MN. APPROXIMATELY 600 NEWS MEDIA PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS ATTENDED TRAINING SESSIONS COVERING: INCREASING REVENUE; BEST PRACTICES; REPORTING; CIRCULATION; LEGAL ISSUES; PHOTOGRAPHY AND NEWSPAPER DESIGN. THE BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST AWARDS CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE BY RECOGNIZING AWARD WINNING NEWSPAPERS AND NEWS MEDIA PROFESSIONALS. 3611 2840 42602 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X ALL IN ONE ACCOUNTING 6512897660 1715 YANKEE DOODLE RD STE 305 EAGAN MN 55121 CHAD KOENEN IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JUSTIN LESSMAN 1ST VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL MILLER PRESIDENT 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TARA BRANDL 2ND VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KELLY BOLDAN 3RD VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUG HANNEMAN RETIRED EDITOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELISA COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE JAMESON DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL GAIER CHAIR, DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM DOUGLASS TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TED ALMEN DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA HILLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1.00 37.50 X 0 152515 12816 0 152515 12816 0 0 1 0 0 17283 17283 REGISTRATION INCOME 900099 4500 4500 CONVENTION INCOME 900099 2840 2840 INTERNSHIP REVENUE 900099 2000 2000 9340 44753 44753 71376 9340 0 44753 X 30252 21180 2424 6648 3762 900 2592 270 11580 11580 11800 11800 1253 713 348 192 2988 2088 240 660 8200 8200 132 96 12 24 INTERNSHIP EXPENSE 9425 9425 MISCELLANEOUS 341 341 FILING AND REGISTRATION 25 25 79758 42602 29362 7794 74206 21075 1634 2677 1365900 1507051 97634 104314 1539374 1635117 80222 69689 80222 69689 X 267054 243541 1192098 1321887 1459152 1565428 1539374 1635117 X -8382 107978 6680 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 13604 8194 14502 8902 17283 62485 13604 8194 14502 8902 17283 62485 62485 26168 35570 32993 35047 44753 174531 237016 29697 0.26360 0.41020 X 1095066 127076 0 1222142 1033679 121387 60000 1095066 1256783 -163104 60000 1033679 1023311 233472 1256783 908771 114540 1023311 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 0 CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE 104314 104314 X 174454 107978 6680 114658 59796 11580 11580 71376 68178 0 68178 11580 11580 79758 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: NEWS MEDIA PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND TO SUPPORT TRAINING OF NEWS MEDIA PROFESSIONALS. PART X, LINE 2: THE INSTITUTE IS CLASSIFIED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX ONLY ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO TAX POSITIONS WHICH ARE CONSIDERED UNCERTAIN. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN CSV OF LIFE INSURANCE 6,680. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LISA HILLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0 151515 0 1000 0 0 0 4545 0 8271 0 165331 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONSTITUTE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. TO THE EXTENT DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE CORPORATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL ACT ONLY IN THE INTERVAL BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND AT ALL TIMES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL AND DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 MANAGEMENT DUTIES ARE DELEGATED TO MINNESOTA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS A RELATED ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF MEMBERS OF THE MINNESOTA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION (MNA) BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLUS TWO PUBLIC, AT LARGE MEMBERS. FOLLOWING THE MNA ANNUAL MEETING IN JANUARY, THE ELECTED MNA BOARD FOR THE YEAR SHALL AUTOMATICALLY SERVE ON THE INSTITUTE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THAT YEAR, TOO. NEW AT LARGE MEMBERS WILL BE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS PRESENT AT A MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE INSTITUTE'S MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT WILL INTERNALLY APPROVE THE FORM 990 BEFORE PROVIDING A COPY TO THE BOARD ELECTRONICALLY. THE BOARD WILL RECEIVE A COPY ROUGHLY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE MEETING. AT THE MEETING, THE BOARD WILL CONDUCT A DETAILED REVIEW, ASK NECESSARY QUESTIONS TO MANAGEMENT AND THE INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE INSTITUTE'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS WHO HAVE EITHER (A) A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST OR (B) A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST OR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY AND MUST BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST OR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO THE INSTITUTE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST OR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST LEAVE THE BOARD (OR COMMITTEE) MEETING WHILE THE FINANCIAL INTEREST OR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD (OR COMMITTEE) MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. ALL PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD DISCUSSED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTING FIRM WHO PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE WAS REVIEWED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2019. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,800. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,800. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN CSV OF LIFE INSURANCE 6,680. MINNESOTA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION 10 S 5TH STREET STE 1105 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 410417169 ASSOCIATION OF NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS MN 501(C)(6) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0