2025-11-07T13:44:46-05:00 2025-06-30 550697264 SMITH COCHRAN & HICKS PLLC 3510 MACCORKLE AVE SE CHARLESTON WV 253041420 990EZ 2024-07-01 550395401 WEST VIRGINIA PRESS ASSOCIATION WEST 3043421011 3422 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE CHARLESTON WV 25302 TERRI HALE PRESIDENT 3043421011 2025-10-28 true false PATRICK C SMITH P01226125 3043451151 2025-10-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.WVPRESS.ORG X X 106733 X 55247 27949 1421 22116 106733 12000 51739 68750 132489 -25756 13509 597 -11650 X 25363 68352 25363 68352 11854 80002 13509 -11650 EDUCATIONAL & INFORMATIONAL EDUCATE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION IN JOURNALISM. TERRI HALE PRESIDENT 000.00 0 HANNA HEISHMAN DIRECTOR 000.00 0 CHRISTINA MYER TREASURER 000.00 0 JIM SPANNER DIRECTOR 000.00 0 SALLIE SEE DIRECTOR 000.00 0 SCOT REFSLAND VICE PRES - 000.00 0 JAMES MCGOLDRICK DIRECTOR 000.00 0 PHIL PERRY HD MEDIA 000.00 0 false false false true false false false false SMITH COCHRAN HICKS PLLC 3510 MACCORKLE AVENUE SE CHARLESTON WV 25304 3043451151 false false false false false false true false false false false 27949 21014 23674 44688 9558 18391 SCHEDULE C, PART I-A, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MONITORS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WV LEGISLATURE. STAFF AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS MEET WITH LAWMAKERS, TESTIFY ON PROPOSED MEASURES, ISSUE POSITION PAPERS AND SEEK SPONSORS TO INTRODUCE BILLS THAT WILL BENEFIT THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO HAS A CONTRACT LOBBYIST TO HELP MONITOR THE SESSION, FURTHER PROTECTING THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY DURING THE SESSION. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 SPONSORSHIPS 18,350 WVPA NEWSLETTER 2,800 GEO-TEL SUBSCRIPTION FEE 868 WVPA DIRECTORY 62 MISCELLANEOUS 36 TOTAL 22,116 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 CONVENTION BNC COSTS 3,766 HOTEL/EVENTS 19,929 MISCELLANEOUS EXP 1,320 PROGRAM/SEMINAR/SPEAKER 2,321 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 177 OFFICE EXPENSE 1,096 BANK CHARGES 358 WEBSITE COSTS 16,398 TRAVEL 994 SPONSORSHIP 250 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 9,869 TAXES AND LICENSES 91 LEGISLATIVE LOOKAHEAD 8,136 LEGISLATIVE MEALS 4,045 TOTAL 68,750 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 UNREALIZED GAIN 597 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 EQUIPMENT 15,133 15,133 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 15,133 15,133 TOTAL 0 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 DUE TO WV PRESS SERVICES INC 10,093 60,251 PAYABLE-HUNTINGTON BANK CREDIT CARD 1,761 3,751 DUE TO WV PRESS ASSOC FOUNDATION 0 16,000