2026-08-19T10:38:09-07:00 2025-12-31 872635810 Tovella Dowling PC 501 W Broadway Ste 1540 San Diego CA 92101 990 2025-01-01 851154363 Mountain State Spotlight Inc MOUN 3042206080 170 Summers Street Suite 210 Charleston WV 25301 Ken Ward Jr President 2026-08-19 true Julie U Nguyen Esq P01881055 6199309332 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Ken Ward Jr 170 Summers Street Suite 210 Charleston WV 25301 1314503 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. 7 7 0 0 1179051 1292509 0 17070 18692 3302 1196121 1314503 0 0 939343 891563 0 83923 338023 312203 1277366 1203766 -81245 110737 695621 779795 116672 90109 578949 689686 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 778200 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 2025, the Organization continued its investigation of West Virginia's troubled foster care system, finding that state officials were returning millions of dollars meant to help foster youth transition to adulthood by providing assistance with educational opportunities, housing, and other needs. Following the Organization's reporting, state lawmakers passed a bill requiring foster care system officials to "maximize" their use of those federal funds and file a public report on their progress. The Organization reported extensively on data centers proposed around the state, lifting up the concerns of citizens about those projects, and published stories about ways the state's budget is shortchanging community needs, such as reducing funds for public schools while spending $300 million on a private school voucher program. The Organization also wrote repeatedly about the need to help West Virginians with rising costs of child care services, and lawmakers responded by passing legislation that addresses parts of that crisis. At the end of 2025, the Organization's website had an average monthly readership of 50,000 visitors and its weekly email newsletter had 15,000 subscribers, with stories continuing to be republished by newspapers and other online outlets around the state. 778200 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 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false KY WV X Missionwell LLC 6265780001 222 E Glenarm Street Suite B-2 Pasadena CA 91106 Ken Ward Jr President 40.00 0.00 X 120774 0 774 SARA CRICKENBERGER Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 102681 0 14727 BENJAMIN L BAILEY Chairman 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE M WEISE Secretary 0.35 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Maryanne Reed Director 0.17 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMAR RAJWANI Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Greer Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Margaret Hutchison Director 0.20 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stan Cavendish Director 0.17 0.00 X 0 0 0 223455 15501 2 false false false 0 1292509 1292509 0 18692 18692 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Revenue 3302 3302 3302 1314503 21994 0 0 0 0 238956 215060 23896 0 529004 347099 120325 61580 0 57001 30396 18543 8062 66602 47928 13452 5222 0 6838 6838 0 0 0 0 81724 40750 40974 16464 1795 10441 4228 2322 17 2305 0 0 66984 66984 18426 9185 6830 2411 0 0 0 0 9634 9634 19018 19018 SOFTWARE subscriptions 42980 2080 40900 technology 20620 4400 15620 600 PAYROLL FEES 14683 10759 2616 1308 MISC BUSINESS EXPENSES 11073 1747 9325 1 1437 926 511 1203766 778200 341643 83923 556643 563319 0 45809 158053 0 0 0 0 0 24699 26268 66761 34606 41789 32155 0 9233 0 0 0 17448 0 695621 779795 4096 7902 667 111909 82207 116672 90109 X 558483 576661 20466 113025 578949 689686 695621 779795 110737 X true X true X true false X 1166792 1123213 973619 1179051 1292509 5735184 0 0 1166792 1123213 973619 1179051 1292509 5735184 744030 4991154 17070 18692 35762 0 3302 3302 5774248 0.86440 0.88490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 66761 34606 32155 32155 payroll and related payables 82207 82207 X 1314503 1314503 1314503 1203766 1203766 1203766 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is a public charity, and is exempt from income taxes under Section 501c3 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, 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022 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.