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Nonprofit · EIN 31-6025114

SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · CINCINNATI, OH 45201

Financials

$19.5M$10.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-PF$19,459,483$10,336,787$9,122,696$69,447,710$0$69,447,710
Financial details: 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$9,172,665
Dividends
$2,125,888
Interest
$616,550
Net gain from sales of assets
$7,488,655
Other income
$55,725

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$7,313,892
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$342,806
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$773,546
Disbursements for charitable purposes
$9,879,050
Excise tax on investment income
$143,738

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$59,946,932
Total assets, end of year
$69,447,710
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$69,447,710
Fair market value of assets
$75,440,079
Qualifying distributions
$9,879,050
Net investment income
$10,922,217

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Meredith Delaney
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
PRESIDENT, CEO, AND TRUSTEE (AS OF 5/24)37.5$164,851$12,960
Liz Carter
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
President and CEO (END 05/2024)37.5$157,703$7,292
Mike Canan
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Sr Dir Journ Strat
Highest-paid employee
37.5$145,081$22,921
Carrie High
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Dir Phil Strategies
Highest-paid employee
37.5$122,216$21,666
Casey Ruschman
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Philanthropy Manager
Highest-paid employee
37.5$101,125$17,650
Allison Hunter
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Journ Prog Manager
Highest-paid employee
37.5$87,000$16,862
Patrice Pennington
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Philanthropy Manager
Highest-paid employee
37.5$78,600$19,542
Carolyn Micheli
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Lead Trustee1$0$0
David Giles
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Secretary and Trustee1$0$0
Rebecca Riegelsberger
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Treasurer and Trustee1$0$0
Austin Heidt
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0$0
Christina Hartman
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0$0
Dean Littleton
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0$0
Eli Scripps
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0$0
Jack Howard-Potter
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0$0
15 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Jay Kaufman
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Julie McGehee
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Kate OBrian
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Kathleen Choal
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Keisha Taylor-Starr
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Leon Clark
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Lisa Knutson
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Margaret Scripps Klenzing
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
EMERITUS TRUSTEE1$0
Michael Scagliotti
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Pamela Howard
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
EMERITUS TRUSTEE1$0
Ray Granado
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Roy Perkins
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Samantha Brickner Anderson
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Lyn Plantinga
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0
Sam Scripps
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 452015380
Trustee1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 5380, CINCINNATI, OH 45201-5380
In care of
% THE EW SCRIPPS COMPANY
Signed the 990-PF
MEREDITH DELANEY, PRESIDENT/CEO
Phone
(513) 977-3000
Return prepared by
ERNST & YOUNG US LLP

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-PF on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-PF on file

IRS record

EIN
31-6025114
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Private foundation, 30% limit
Exempt since
2018
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-PF
Assets (IRS master file)
$69,447,710
Income (IRS master file)
$51,478,279

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-PFDecember 2024–––IRS
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2023$11,898,540$9,539,374$59,946,932IRS
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2022–––IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2018–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.

Questions about SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION is 31-6025114.
Is SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
Are donations to SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Private foundation, 30% limit).
Which annual return does SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION file?
Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year.
When is the next return of SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-PF for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION?
The 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 30 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $164,851 (Meredith Delaney, PRESIDENT, CEO, AND TRUSTEE (AS OF 5/24)).
How much revenue does SCRIPPS-HOWARD FOUNDATION have?
On its 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $19,459,483, expenses of $10,336,787 and total assets of $69,447,710 at year end.

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