Nonprofit · EIN 46-0801080
CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC
Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27607
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $560,505 | $544,503 | $16,002 | $183,582 | $5,404 | $178,178 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $404,183 | $643,064 | -$238,881 | $163,375 | $6,408 | $156,967 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $559,336
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,163
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $37
- Other revenue
- $6
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $189,480
- Other salaries and wages
- $143,520
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $370,041
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $681
- Accounting fees
- $3,925
- Occupancy
- $4,498
- Travel
- $8,120
- Program services (functional)
- $420,685
- Management and general (functional)
- $66,974
- Fundraising (functional)
- $56,844
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $163,375
- Total assets, end of year
- $183,582
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,404
- Net assets, end of year
- $178,178
- Publicly traded securities
- $59,890
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $178,178
- Gross receipts
- $560,505
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA LOPEZ | INTERIM EXEC DIR (TERM 11/24) Officer | 40 | $95,023 | $0 |
| FRANK TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 11/2024) Officer | 40 | $88,990 | $5,467 |
| DR ELLEN HELMS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CALVIN HALL | VICE PRESIDENT (FROM 3/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER CHUNG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA HICKS | SECRETARY (FROM 11/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HURAND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY NEHLS NELSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB LEWIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK DORAN | SECRETARY (TERM 11/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEITRA WILLIAMS-TOONE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BARNWELL | PRESIDENT (TERM 12/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA LOPEZ | INTERIM EXEC Officer | 40 | $85,730 | $2,863 |
| ANGELIA NEWSOME | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $44,409 | $1,028 |
| SCOTT BARNWELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK DORAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEWIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA HICKS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER CHUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ELLEN HELMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HURAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY NEHLS NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEITRA WILLIAMS-TOONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3915 BERYL RD STE 130, RALEIGH, NC 27607-5609
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- VICTORIA HICKS, 3915 BERYL ROAD 130, RALEIGH, NC 27607
- Signed the 990
- FRANK TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (828) 774-5290
- Website
- CAROLINAPUBLICPRESS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC
Mission
CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO NONPARTISAN, IN-DEPTH AND INVESTIGATIVE NEWS BUILT UPON THE FACTS AND CONTEXT NORTH CAROLINIANS NEED TO KNOW. OUR AWARD-WINNING, BREAKTHROUGH JOURNALISM DISMANTLES BARRIERS AND SHINES A LIGHT ON THE CRITICAL OVERLOOKED AND UNDER-REPORTED ISSUES FACING OUR STATE'S MORE THAN 11 MILLION RESIDENTS.
Program accomplishments
- CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS'S 2024 GOALS WERE TO PROVIDE NONPARTISAN, IN-DEPTH AND INVESTIGATIVE NEWS BUILT UPON THE FACTS AND CONTEXT NORTH CAROLINIANS NEED TO KNOW. OUR AWARD-WINNING, BREAKTHROUGH PUBLIC-INTEREST JOURNALISM DISMANTLES BARRIERS AND SHINES A LIGHT ON THE CRITICAL OVERLOOKED AND UNDER-REPORTED ISSUES FACING OUR STATE'S 10.7 MILLION RESIDENTS. OUR OVERALL GOALS WERE TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, CONTEXT-RICH AND FACT-BASED NEWS FOR FREE TO AUDIENCES, TO PROVIDE JOURNALISM FOR AND ABOUT OVERLOOKED AND UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES AND ISSUES, AND TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES ABOUT SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES FACING THE STATE. CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS ALSO REMAINS WHOLLY INDEPENDENT AND NONPARTISAN. OUR 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE INCREASING FREE AND RELIABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY NEWS. THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHED NEWS AND INVESTIGATIVE NEWS REPORTS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, ACCESS TO VOTING AND ELECTIONS, ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, THE FUTURE OF THE STATE'S NATIONAL FORESTS, STAFFING SHORTAGES IN N.C. NURSING HOMES, LOSS OF PROTECTION FOR ISOLATED N.C. WETLANDS, WILDFIRES IN WESTERN N.C., MIGRANT WORKERS FACING A CHALLENGING N.C. SYSTEM, ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION AND DATA, AND MORE. CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS BEGAN AS ONE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO REVERSING THE REDUCTION OF INVESTIGATIVE AND PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM. OUR READERS, LISTENERS, AND MEMBERS HAVE HELPED THAT VISION BECOME A REALITY.Expenses $420,685
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-0801080
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $183,582
- Income (IRS master file)
- $560,505
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $560,505 | $544,503 | $183,582 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $404,183 | $643,064 | $163,375 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $600,397 | $702,985 | $413,237 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 46-0801080).
Questions about CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC
- What is the EIN of CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC is 46-0801080.
- Is CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC 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 CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names VICTORIA HICKS.
- Who are the officers and directors of CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $95,023 (LISA LOPEZ, INTERIM EXEC DIR (TERM 11/24)).
- How much revenue does CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $560,505, expenses of $544,503 and total assets of $183,582 at year end.
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