Nonprofit · EIN 84-2427054
OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,463,790 | $2,973,668 | -$509,878 | $3,297,082 | $67,080 | $3,230,002 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,151,890 | $2,114,501 | $3,037,389 | $3,761,864 | $21,984 | $3,739,880 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,416,161
- Program service revenue
- $46,416
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $1,213
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $999,834
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $544,159
- Other salaries and wages
- $684,047
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,425,518
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $77,463
- Occupancy
- $1,868
- Travel
- $96,608
- Program services (functional)
- $2,462,057
- Management and general (functional)
- $355,727
- Fundraising (functional)
- $155,884
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,761,864
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,297,082
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $67,080
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,230,002
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $855,070
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,374,932
- Gross unrelated business income
- $999
- Gross receipts
- $2,463,790
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA ARCHANGELO | CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $174,292 | $17,154 |
| SCOTT SMALLWOOD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $165,519 | $15,543 |
| SARA HEBEL | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Key employee | 40 | $166,664 | $4,988 |
| KAYLEIGH SKINNER | MANAGING EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,383 | $14,651 |
| COLLEEN MURPHY | MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,394 | $2,731 |
| TED WEIDLEIN | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LASHARAH BUNTING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE HENDRIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY KOVAC-ASHLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARLENE NOTORO MORGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL SELDIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA ARCHANGELO | CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $155,223 | $17,289 |
| SCOTT SMALLWOOD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $132,962 | $19,498 |
| SARA HEBEL | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,789 | $5,985 |
| TED WEIDLEIN | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LASHARAH BUNTING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE HENDRIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY KOVAC-ASHLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARLENE NOTORO MORGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL SELDIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1 THOMAS CIR NW STE 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-5802
- In care of
- % SCOTT SMALLWOOD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SCOTT SMALLWOOD, 1 THOMAS CIRCLE NW 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT SMALLWOOD, CEO
- Phone
- (240) 283-4856
- Website
- OPENCAMPUSMEDIA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.
Program accomplishments
- OPEN CAMPUS LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK:WE COMBINE SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL FUNDERS TO CREATE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADVANCE SOPHISTICATED COVERAGE OF THE HIGHER ED BEAT. THROUGH THE OPEN CAMPUS LOCAL REPORTER NETWORK, WE COLLABORATE EVERY WEEK WITH REPORTERS IN PARTNER NEWSROOMS, COACHING THEM ON COVERAGE, PROVIDING STORY GUIDANCE, DOING BIG-PICTURE EDITING, AND CONNECTING THEM WITH NATIONAL DATA, SOURCES, AND CONTEXT. THEY BENEFIT FROM CONNECTIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER AND FROM MONTHLY OPEN CAMPUS REPORTING WORKSHOPS. THEY ARE EMPLOYED BY THEIR LOCAL NEWSROOMS, AND STORIES ARE PUBLISHED BY THE LOCAL NEWSROOM AND OPEN CAMPUS. OPEN CAMPUS STAFF EDITORS WORK WITH THE PARTNER NEWSROOMS TO PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY WORK. THEY ALSO SEND OUT (CONTINUED ON SCH O)NEWSLETTERS ABOUT THE WORK TO OPEN CAMPUS SUBSCRIBERS.Expenses $1,318,396 · grants $714,574 · revenue $45,000
- OPEN CAMPUS NATIONAL REPORTING TEAM: OPEN CAMPUS COVERS ALL FACETS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. TO THAT END, WE HAVE A NATIONAL REPORTER ON STAFF WHO WRITES ABOUT POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INSIDE PRISONS AND HOW IT IS BEING TRANSFORMED BY NEW FUNDING AND NEW TECHNOLOGY. OUR SECOND NATIONAL REPORTER IS FOCUSED ON HOW HIGHER EDUCATION IS SERVING RURAL COMMUNITIES AND RURAL RESIDENTS. IN 2023, WE ADDED A MANAGING EDITOR WHO FOCUSES LEADING COVERAGE OF ISSUES OF RACE AND EQUITY IN HIGHER ED. OPEN CAMPUS STAFF EDITORS WORK WITH THE NATIONAL REPORTERS TO PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY WORK, AND TO CO-PUBLISH THAT WORK WITH NATIONAL NEWS OUTLETS.Expenses $404,885
- WORK SHIFT:WORK SHIFT IS A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF OPEN CAMPUS DEVOTED TO REPORTING ON THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EDUCATION AND WORK. AS TRENDS IN CAREER TRAINING EVOLVE, WORK SHIFT, AND ITS COMPANION NEWSLETTER, THE JOB, INFORM HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS, EMPLOYERS AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY.Expenses $285,260 · grants $285,260 · revenue $999
- OTHER PROGRAMS: JOURNALIST TRAINING, COLLEGE INSIDE, AND CONSUMER TOOLS.Expenses $453,516 · revenue $417
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
- 84-2427054
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,297,082
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,463,790
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,463,790 | $2,973,668 | $3,297,082 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,151,890 | $2,114,501 | $3,761,864 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,158,979 | $1,665,949 | $734,145 | 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 84-2427054).
Questions about OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC
- What is the EIN of OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC is 84-2427054.
- Is OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA 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 OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA 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 OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA 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 OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SCOTT SMALLWOOD.
- Who are the officers and directors of OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $174,292 (MARIA ARCHANGELO, CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does OPEN CAMPUS MEDIA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,463,790, expenses of $2,973,668 and total assets of $3,297,082 at year end.
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