Liabilities / Assets
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 27-0318157 • 501(c)3 • Fort Lauderdale, FL
Profile
To deliver to the local public through on-line news media independent, in-depth investigative journalism and increase civic participation in the region by local citizens by providing to them the knowledge and in-depth analysis necessary to become informed advocates for Broward County, Florida region.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
80th percentile
Higher net margin than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
99th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 38.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
74th percentile
Faster asset growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
73rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$198,195
Up $47,790 (+32%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$431
Up $189 (+78%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$197,764
Up $47,601 (+32%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$178,281
Up $53,449 (+43%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$130,680
Up $8,820 (+7.2%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$47,601
Up $44,629 (+1502%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
To deliver to the local public through on-line news media independent, in-depth investigative journalism and increase civic participation in the region by local citizens by providing to them the knowledge and in-depth analysis necessary to become informed advocates for Broward County, Florida region.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Broward Bulldog published various stories, all of which were locally produced. The matters covered included fraud/waste/mismanagement, civil rights, ethics, law enforcement, police misconduct, crime, elections, open records, corruption, the environment, development, health care, education, waste disposal, politics, public health, real estate foreclosures, 9/11, etc.The stories were of local, regional, statewide and even national interest. Geographic areas that we covered included South Florida, Broward County and numerous municipalities such as Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Hallandale Beach. | - | $103,723 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Christensen | President | FT | $68,250 | - | $68,250 |
| Chuck Malkus | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Bonnie Gross | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Merrett R Stierheim | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Don Silver | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Hugo Ottolenghi | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Doug Clifton | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Kevin Boyd | Chairman | - | $0 | - | - |
“Miscellaneous Revenue $8931”
“Office Expenses $1899”
“Insurance $5179”
“Professional fees $3174”
“Books,subscript & ref material $2940”
“Miscellaneous expense $1465”
“Payroll fees $644”
“Bank fees $508”
“Credit Card Liability - Beginning $242 Credit Card Liability - Ending $431”
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| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 4 | Don Silver |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 5 | Hugo Ottolenghi |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 6 | Doug Clifton |
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| IRS990EZ/OrganizationHadUBIInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990EZ/SchoolOperatingInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 121479 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt | 0 | 153764 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt | 0 | 101919 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportPY170Pct | 0 | 0.64700 |
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| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorUSAddress/State | 0 | RESTRICTED |
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| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/TotalContributionsAmt | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Miscellaneous Revenue $8931 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Office Expenses $1899 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Insurance $5179 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Professional fees $3174 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Books,subscript & ref material $2940 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Miscellaneous expense $1465 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | Payroll fees $644 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | Bank fees $508 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | Credit Card Liability - Beginning $242 Credit Card Liability - Ending $431 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Other Revenue.1 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Other Expenses.1002 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Other Expenses.1012 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Other Expenses.1 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Other Expenses.2 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Other Expenses.3 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | Other Expenses.4 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 7 | Other Expenses.5 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 8 | Total Liabilities.1 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Dan Christensen |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | President |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2025-09-18 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | 0 | Broward Bulldog Inc |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine2Txt | 0 | DBA Florida Bulldog |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | BROW |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | PO Box 23763 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | Fort Lauderdale |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | FL |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 33307 |
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| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerFirmEIN | 0 | 251743181 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerFirmName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | 0 | McGee Maruca & Assoc PC CPAs |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | 3111 Banksville Rd Suite 200 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/CityNm | 0 | Pittsburgh |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | PA |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 15216 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 4123449006 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparerPersonNm | 0 | Lisa Maruca DiPardo CPA |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2025-09-18T11:12:27-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2024-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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