2025-06-18T12:34:54-07:00 2024-12-31 872635810 Tovella Dowling PC 501 W Broadway Ste 1540 San Diego CA 92101 990 2024-01-01 851154363 Mountain State Spotlight Inc MOUN 3042206080 170 Summers Street Suite 210 Charleston WV 25301 Sara Crickenberger Executive Director 2025-06-18 true true Julie U Nguyen Esq P01881055 6199309332 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Sara Crickenberger 1196121 false X mountainstatespotlight.org X 2020 WV To serve the general public as an independent, civic news organization that tells stories of importance to West Virginians about issues and challenges facing their communities. 5 5 0 0 973619 1179051 0 17070 0 973619 1196121 0 0 769566 939343 0 38292 311406 338023 1080972 1277366 -107353 -81245 877429 695621 139031 116672 738398 578949 To serve the general public as an independent, civic news organization that tells stories of importance to West Virginians about issues and challenges facing their communities. false false 881354 Operation of digital news room serving universally-accessible information focused on major issues facing West Virginians, including public health threats, economic development challenges, environment issues, and government accountability. In 2024, the organization published stories covering various critical issues affecting West Virginia and traveled over 10,000 miles to all 55 West Virginia counties during the election cycle. Through conversations with more than 500 voters, the organization developed a "Citizens Agenda" that identified issues residents wanted candidates to address during their campaigns. The organization created comprehensive voter guides for both primary and general elections that were accessed by voters across the state, with county-specific general election voter guide pages receiving 26,240 page views and primary election guide county-specific pages receiving 30,623 page views. Election results coverage generated 34,729 page views. By the end of 2024, Mountain State Spotlight achieved a median monthly website readership of 38,293 people and maintained 10,247 email newsletter subscribers, all of whom received the organization's nonprofit journalism at no cost. 881354 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true 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 true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true true false WV X Missionwell LLC 6265780001 222 E Glenarm Street Suite B-2 Pasadena CA 91106 SARA CRICKENBERGER Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 103012 0 13411 Ken Ward Jr President 40.00 0.00 X 105582 0 774 BENJAMIN L BAILEY Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE M WEISE Secretary 0.25 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN D CANTERBURY-end 5-2024 Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMAR RAJWANI Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Mobley Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 208594 14185 2 false false false 0 1179051 1179051 0 17070 17070 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1196121 17070 0 0 0 0 222779 200501 22278 0 588443 415565 144819 28059 0 56012 35936 16838 3238 72109 55718 13644 2747 0 10445 10445 0 0 0 0 78860 36988 41872 22891 15591 5927 1373 3327 283 3044 0 0 70437 70437 34574 26235 7979 360 0 0 0 0 9429 9429 18550 6505 12045 SOFTWARE subscriptions 39378 1168 38210 technology 21977 3484 18243 250 PAYROLL FEES 14561 11591 2376 594 MISC BUSINESS EXPENSES 10186 1336 8850 3408 16 1721 1671 1277366 881354 357720 38292 685618 556643 0 33054 45809 0 0 0 0 0 23068 24699 66761 24972 49519 41789 0 9233 0 0 86170 17448 877429 695621 10020 4096 667 129011 111909 139031 116672 X 722157 558483 16241 20466 738398 578949 877429 695621 -81245 -78204 X true X true X true false X 325091 1166792 1123213 973619 1179051 4767766 0 0 325091 1166792 1123213 973619 1179051 4767766 533606 4234160 17070 17070 0 0 4784836 0.88490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 66761 24972 41789 41789 operating lease liability 16464 payroll and related payables 95445 111909 X 1196121 1196121 1196121 1277366 1277366 1277366 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is a public charity, and is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Organization believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The Organization is not a private foundation. The Organization's Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and State taxing authorities, generally three to four years after the return was filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of the Form 990 was provided to the Officers and Directors for review and comment prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Upon engagement, election, or hiring, directors, officers, and key employees agree to comply with the conflict of interest policy and to disclose any conflicts of interest, which are then handled in accordance with the conflict of interest policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a It is the organization's policy that compensation of any director, officer, or key employee is reasonable. Accordingly, compensation of the executive director was determined based on relevant comparability data followed by written resolution of a disinterested board approving the compensation in compliance with Treas. Reg. 53.4958-6. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b See response to Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Other organizational documents are made available to the public upon request.