Liabilities / Assets
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
58th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
25th percentile
Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
96th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 56.5% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
20th percentile
Faster asset growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
56th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$39,672
Down $10,219 (-20%) from 2014
Net Assets
Down$39,239
Down $10,652 (-21%) from 2014
Liabilities
Up$433
Up $433 from 2014
Revenue
Up$127,949
Up $5,878 (+4.8%) from 2014
Expenses
Down$138,601
Down $10,796 (-7.2%) from 2014
Net Income
Up-$10,652
Up $16,674 (+61%) from 2014
To produce investigative journalism, as well-informed citizens make better decisions.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| ASPEN JOURNALISM'S MISSION IS TO PRODUCE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN THE LOCAL PUBLIC INTEREST. OUR WORK RAISES AWARENESS AND SPARKS ACTION ON RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT LOCAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES. IN 2015, WE PRODUCED A RANGE OF INVESTIGATIVE, IN-DEPTH AND HARD NEWS STORIES, PRIMARILY ON EDUCATION AND WATER ISSUES. THE STORIES WERE MAINLY DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ASPEN TIMES, THE GLENWOOD SPRINGS POST INDEPENDENT, AND COYOTE GULCH. WE BELIEVE OUR INFORMATIVE AND INSIGHTFUL WORK HAS HELPED CITIZENS - LOCALLY, REGIONALLY AND STATEWIDE - MAKE BETTER DECISIONS. | $1,500 | $116,785 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Gardner-Smith | Editor/Executive Director | FT | $63,414 | $8,889 | $72,303 |
| Tim McFlynn | Board Chair | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Edgar Boyles | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Mark Harvey | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Michael McVoy | Treasurer/Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Harry Teague | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description: Interest Income. Amount: 5.”
“Description: Insurance. Amount: 1,730. Description: Office Expenses. Amount: 2,208. Description: Internet/Cable/Phone/Web. Amount: 1,673. Description: Marketing & Promotion. Amount: 3,520. Description: Dues & Memberships. Amount: 249. Description: News Gathering Costs. Amount: 2,487. Description: Payroll Taxes. Amount: 4,717. Description: Lodging, Meals, Travel. Amount: 799. Description: AUTO EXPENSE. Amount: 1,939. Description: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE. Amount: 7,671. Description: COMPUTER EXPENSE. Amount: 1,166. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 28,159.”
“Description: PREPAID INSURANCE. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 2,342.”
“Description: PAYROLL TAX LIABILITY. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 433.”
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z |
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