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Public Record Media

EIN 37-1744036 • 501(c)3 • Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul, MN
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

21st percentile

-25%

Higher net margin than 21% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

31st percentile

-24%

Faster revenue growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Using 2023 Form 990EZ data because the latest 2024 filing does not report standard financial totals.

Assets

Up

$1,440

Up $661 (+85%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Net Assets

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin21st percentile

Revenue

Down

$7,545

Down $5,437 (-42%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$6,884

Down $7,008 (-50%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

$661

Up $1,571 (+173%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth10th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2014: $12,195Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $4,392Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $14,153Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $7,120Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $827Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $1,283Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $1,691Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $1,689Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $1,6892021Assets 2022: $779Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $7792022Assets 2023: $1,440Liabilities 2023: $02023

Latest loaded filing

2023

Assets$1,440
Liabilities$0
Net Assets-
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth31st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2014: $54,458Expenses 2014: $42,263Net Income 2014: $12,1952014Revenue 2015: $41,908Expenses 2015: $49,711Net Income 2015: -$7,8032015Revenue 2016: $26,640Expenses 2016: $16,879Net Income 2016: $9,7612016Revenue 2017: $18,374Expenses 2017: $25,407Net Income 2017: -$7,0332017Revenue 2018: $16,500Expenses 2018: $22,795Net Income 2018: -$6,2952018Revenue 2019: $16,361Expenses 2019: $15,905Net Income 2019: $4562019Revenue 2020: $9,972Expenses 2020: $9,564Net Income 2020: $4082020Revenue 2021: $15,125Expenses 2021: $15,155Net Income 2021: -$302021Revenue 2022: $12,982Expenses 2022: $13,892Net Income 2022: -$9102022Revenue 2023: $7,545Expenses 2023: $6,884Net Income 2023: $6612023

Latest loaded filing

2023

Revenue$7,545
Expenses$6,884
Net Income$661
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
-
Liabilities
-
Net assets
-
Revenue
-
Expenses
-
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.44$0.00$7.55$6.88$0.66
2022Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.$0.78$0.00$0.78$13.0$13.9$0.91
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.69$0.00$1.69$15.1$15.2$0.03
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.69$0.00$9.97$9.56$0.41
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.28$0.00$16.4$15.9$0.46
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.83$0.00$16.5$22.8$6.30
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$7.12$0.00$18.4$25.4$7.03
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$14.2$0.00$26.6$16.9$9.76
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.39$0.00$41.9$49.7$7.80
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$12.2$0.00$54.5$42.3$12.2
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 15, 2024
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$5,720
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Public record media's mission is to pursue transparancy and democracy through use, application, and enforcement of freedom of information laws.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION OF GOVERNMENT RECORDS; FOI LITIGATION AND AMICUS BRIEFING; PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY.-$2,460
RESEARCH & PUBLICATION 0F GOVERNMENT RECORDS: FOIA LITIGATION: PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT GOVERNMENT TRANSPARANCY.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SHEILA REGANPresident-$0--
MARTIN OWINGSVice Preside-$0--
MARK BRUNSWICKDirector-$0--
MATT EHLINGSecretary-$0--
MIKE KASZUBADirector-$0--
IDIL ABDULLDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Public Record Media
EIN
37-1744036
Phone
6515561381
Address
1539 GRAND AVENUE, ST PAUL, MN 55105

Signing Officer

Name
Martin Owings
Title
Vice President
Phone
6516450005
Signed
2024-05-15

Preparer

Firm
La Fayette & Plath Ltd
Address
6625 LYNDALE AVE S STE 516, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55423-2396
Preparer
Roger D Plath
Phone
6128618366
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses bank fees 53 meals for meeting 39 insurance 2,033 government fees 75 givemn fees 15 total 2,215”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Public record media's mission is to pursue transparancy and democracy through use, application, and enforcement of freedom of information laws.”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“Research & publication 0f government records: foia litigation: public education about government transparancy.”

Raw XML Appendix138 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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