2025-07-15T09:44:53-04:00 2024-12-31 474306215 Mullins PC 7625 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda MD 20814 990 2024-01-01 460781654 Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc % Chris Krewson LOCA 2676700357 4023 Kennett Pike STE 50019 Wilmington DE 19807 CHRIS KREWSON Executive Director 2676700357 2025-07-15 true true JOHN MULLINS P01429307 2027706371 2025-07-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Chris Krewson 4023 Kennett Pike STE 50019 Wilmington DE 19807 11783651 false X www.lionpublishers.com X 2012 DE To strengthen the local news industry by helping independent news publishers build more sustainable businesses. 10 8 17 10 0 0 1533399 5015142 5304119 6723890 44991 44619 0 6882509 11783651 3780767 3939500 0 1660288 1912839 0 359584 992816 1176723 6433871 7029062 448638 4754589 4683866 8882633 1640259 1084437 3043607 7798196 To strengthen the local news industry by helping independent news publishers build more sustainable businesses. false false 4415966 3880000 3460000 Sustainability Audits: A comprehensive process for LION members to identify and respond constructively to roadblocks to sustainability within their organizations, including $20K in direct funding for participants who complete deliverables. We completed 175 Sustainability Audits and distributed $20K to each participant to act on their recommendations. 98% of our Audit participants feel more confident in their organizations ability to reach sustainability. 980696 59500 1847691 Membership Services & LION Awards: The operations of having a membership, including processing applications/renewals, securing member benefits (e.g. discounts), organizing the national Independent News Sustainability Summit (INSS), and running our Community Ambassadors program. We clarified our membership criteria and accepted 103 new members. 29% of our memberships leadership identifies as BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+. We sold out the 500-person INSS event and supported nearly 100 attendees with a $600 travel stipend. We recognized 40 finalists of at Sustainability Awards ceremony and awarded nearly $60K in cash prizes to the 21 winners; all finalists received valuable feedback from judges. INSS hosted seven affinity groups and ten table talks, all led by LION members. 100 members participated in peer learning groups led by six Community Ambassadors. Our News Entrepreneur Community Slack group grew to nearly 1K total contributors. 424508 206600 Membership Education: We provided supplementary coaching hours to members who had gone through a Sustainability Audit, with 93% reporting that the sessions were valuable. We launched the Expert Network, a new product that allows all members to book discounted coaching and consulting hours on an as-needed basis. We launched our Sustainability 360 pilot program with six participants. This program is dedicated to helping 100 LION members reach the Growing stage of our independent news maturity model within the next five years, a significant cornerstone of our strategic plan. 170652 Data & Evaluation:Armed with our definition of sustainability and newly minted maturity model, we published six data insights in 2024 based on information from our membership and Sustainability Audit program. We also partnered with Impact Architects to analyze all the data collected through the Sustainability Audit program from 2022 to 2024. More in-depth insights, including benchmarks by maturity stage and areas of catalytic intervention, will follow in 2025. We continued to support Project Oasis, a public database that tracks every known local, independent news publication in the U.S. and Canada. As of December 2024, approximately 1,600 publications are represented in this database. 170652 5991822 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true 126 0 true 17 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 8 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AR CA DC FL GA IL MI NC NY OH OK PA X The Organization 2676700357 4023 Kennett Pike Suite 50019 Wilmington DE 19807 Chris Krewson Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 215467 0 30218 Lisa Hunter Director of Finance & Operations 40.00 0.00 X 161486 0 16020 Chloe Kizer Director of Data and Evaluation 40.00 0.00 X 127136 0 14561 Sarah Gustavus Lim Membership Director 40.00 0.00 X 126054 0 15499 Elaine Diaz Rodriguez AD of Coaching 40.00 0.00 X 107740 0 17804 Rockway Andrew AD of Sustainability Audits 40.00 0.00 X 101066 0 17254 Ariel Zirulnick Director 3.00 0.00 X 13300 0 0 Anita Li Director 3.00 0.00 X 1800 0 0 Neil Chase Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alvaro Gurdian Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rebekah Monson Director 8.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mazin Sidahmed Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cierra Brown Hinton Vice Chair 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jamaal Glenn Treasurer 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dan Hu Secretary 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Gunita Singh Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 854049 0 111356 6 false true false 5015142 5015142 Contracts 900099 4697600 4697600 Conference 900099 1905323 1905323 Membership Dues 900099 120967 120967 6723890 44619 44619 0 11783651 6723890 0 44619 3915600 3915600 17200 17200 6700 6700 230567 140526 50627 39414 1362935 830685 299268 232982 50835 32509 8276 10050 140315 96689 18216 25410 128187 84637 21961 21589 74570 74570 198315 134270 59345 4700 148 148 36190 44 36146 78872 54903 19617 4352 38786 16609 6586 15591 10333 10333 Contracted Program Services 338413 338413 Event Expenses 296499 296424 75 Recruitment & Development 81253 12396 65286 3571 Miscellaneous 16615 14217 2398 6729 4952 1777 7029062 5991822 677656 359584 460959 247782 1753943 5039738 400000 200000 2062300 3385198 6664 9915 4683866 8882633 1603841 1054971 36418 29466 1640259 1084437 X 2338060 3390556 705547 4407640 3043607 7798196 4683866 8882633 4754589 0 X false true X true false X 2582060 1124500 1600680 1533399 1015142 7855781 2582060 1124500 1600680 1533399 1015142 7855781 5973481 1882300 1458 656 16703 44991 44619 108427 7964208 0.23630 0.00000 X Unusual grants Part II or Part III line 1 Unusual Grant: $4,000,000 10 Facts and Circumstances Test Part II line 17a or 17b LION fails to meet the public support test for the year ended December 31, 2024. However, based on the following facts and circumstances, The Organization should continue to be recognized as a publicly supported organization under Internal Revenue Code section 509(a)(1). The total amount of public support for the organization during the above-mentioned period is 23.6%. Therefore, the total public support is greater than the required 10%. The Organization maintains a continuous and bona fide program for solicitation of funds from the general public, community, and membership groups. In addition, The Organizations governing board represents the broad interests of the public. The Organizations services are performed directly for the benefit of the public on a continuing basis. Based on the above facts and circumstances, LION should continue to be considered as publicly supported under internal revenue code section 509(a)(1). 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vote of the Board of Directors, including to update the following: LIONs mission statement; the extension of the term of the board chair; to clarify the voting officers of The Board; to update the criteria for removing a board member; and to remove the list of various specified classes of members. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Lisa Hunter, Director of Finance and Operations and Chris Krewson, Executive Director will review the 990 before filing, as well as distribute drafts to The Board of Directors to be reviewed. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c In 2021 LION adopted a more detailed Board conflict of interest policy, and required disclosure statements from all Board members. Questions that arise about potential conflicts of interest are referred to The Board Governance Committee. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a In 2023 an independent consultant on HR operations re-benchmarked LIONs salary ranges for all roles, and LION benchmarked to the 50th percentile nationally. In 2024 LIONs Board and senior leadership approved re-benchmarking all roles to the 75th percentile nationally in order to be competitive within the journalism support organization space. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b In 2023 an independent consultant on HR operations re-benchmarked LIONs salary ranges for all roles, and LION benchmarked to the 50th percentile nationally. In 2024 LIONs Board and senior leadership approved re-benchmarking all roles to the 75th percentile nationally in order to be competitive within the journalism support organization space. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The majority of governing documents are available on the website. Anything not on the website is available by request. Not undergone required audits or steps for audit part XII line 3b The Organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.