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West Virginia Press Association

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 55-0395401

Jul 01, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023 • Filed on Feb 06, 2024

3422 Pennsylvania AvenueCharleston, WV 25302

(304) 342-1011

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

98th percentile

1.96x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 98% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

87th percentile

0.28x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

16th percentile

-23%

Higher net margin than 16% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

73rd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 73% of similar nonprofits.

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

2023 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

7th percentile

-47%

Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

95th percentile

120%

Faster revenue growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Assets

Down

$25,481

Down $22,637 (-47%) from 2022

Net Assets

Down

-$24,355

Down $41,755 (-240%) from 2022

Liabilities

Up

$49,836

Up $19,118 (+62%) from 2022

Revenue

Up

$178,484

Up $97,257 (+120%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$219,969

Up $36,138 (+20%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$41,485

Up $61,119 (+60%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KAssets 2011: $182,961Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $197,669Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $161,878Liabilities 2013: $606Net Assets 2013: $161,2722013Assets 2014: $135,167Liabilities 2014: $606Net Assets 2014: $134,5612014Assets 2015: $213,010Liabilities 2015: $125,606Net Assets 2015: $87,4042015Assets 2016: $140,573Liabilities 2016: $121,793Net Assets 2016: $18,7802016Assets 2017: $135,934Liabilities 2017: $105,561Net Assets 2017: $30,3732017Assets 2018: $113,232Liabilities 2018: $79,511Net Assets 2018: $33,7212018Assets 2019: $60,503Liabilities 2019: $61,488Net Assets 2019: -$9852019Assets 2020: $74,872Liabilities 2020: $40,320Net Assets 2020: $34,5522020Assets 2022: $48,118Liabilities 2022: $30,718Net Assets 2022: $17,4002022Assets 2023: $25,481Liabilities 2023: $49,836Net Assets 2023: -$24,3552023Assets 2024: $25,363Liabilities 2024: $11,854Net Assets 2024: $13,5092024Assets 2025: $68,352Liabilities 2025: $80,002Net Assets 2025: -$11,6502025

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$25,481
Liabilities$49,836
Net Assets-$24,355

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100K-$200KRevenue 2011: $63,526Expenses 2011: $95,180Net Income 2011: -$31,6542011Revenue 2012: $135,701Expenses 2012: $128,016Net Income 2012: $7,6852012Revenue 2013: $121,227Expenses 2013: $148,023Net Income 2013: -$26,7962013Revenue 2014: $124,346Expenses 2014: $152,159Net Income 2014: -$27,8132014Revenue 2015: $138,214Expenses 2015: $203,763Net Income 2015: -$65,5492015Revenue 2016: $177,332Expenses 2016: $247,958Net Income 2016: -$70,6262016Revenue 2017: $259,261Expenses 2017: $248,533Net Income 2017: $10,7282017Revenue 2018: $263,792Expenses 2018: $259,934Net Income 2018: $3,8582018Revenue 2019: $258,713Expenses 2019: $293,596Net Income 2019: -$34,8832019Revenue 2020: $285,923Expenses 2020: $249,219Net Income 2020: $36,7042020Revenue 2022: $81,227Expenses 2022: $183,831Net Income 2022: -$102,6042022Revenue 2023: $178,484Expenses 2023: $219,969Net Income 2023: -$41,4852023Revenue 2024: $236,529Expenses 2024: $199,564Net Income 2024: $36,9652024Revenue 2025: $106,733Expenses 2025: $132,489Net Income 2025: -$25,7562025

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$178,484
Expenses$219,969
Net Income-$41,485
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
Signed
Feb 6, 2024
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$178,484
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educational & informational

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EDUCATE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION IN JOURNALISM.--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BETSY MILESExecutive Di-$0--
DOUG SKAFFDirector-$0--
TERRI HALEVice Ptrd --$0--
PERRY NARDOPast Preside-$0--
HANNA HEISHMANPresident-$0--
DAVID HEDGESTreasurer-$0--
JIM SPANNERDirector-$0--
SALLIE SEEDirector-$0--
SCOT REFSLANDVice Pres --$0--
JAMES MCGOLDRICKDirector-$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
No

Reported Spending and Taxes

Line ItemAmount
Total Nondeductible Lobbying and Political Cost$46,455
Current Year Nondeductible Lobbying and Political Cost$28,679
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
West Virginia Press Association
EIN
55-0395401
Phone
3043421011
Address
3422 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, CHARLESTON, WV 25302

Signing Officer

Name
Betsy Miles
Title
Executive Director
Phone
3043421011
Signed
2024-02-06
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Smith Cochran & Hicks Pllc
Address
3510 MACCORKLE AVE SE, CHARLESTON, WV 25304-1420
Preparer
Patrick C Smith
Phone
3043451151
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8

Convention 24,092 legal hotline 20,002 wvpa newsletter 8,000 sponsorships 4,500 geo-tel subscription fee 1,027 wvpa directory 141 total 57,762

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses office expense 6,447 bank charges 1,902 website costs 13,477 travel 1,517 conferences 3,457 convention costs 53,158 board meeting expense 965 legislative breakfast cos 8,315 sponsorship 1,500 dues and subscriptions 7,296 taxes and licenses 41 legal defense fund 2,000 legislative 400 legislative lookahead 8,079 miscellaneous 375 legislative meals 22,513 donations 3,100 total 134,542

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

Net unrealized loss on investments -270

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Equipment 15,133 0 less accumulated depreciation 15,133 0 total 0 0

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

Due to wv press services inc 28,696 43,564 payable-huntington bank credit card 2,022 6,272

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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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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.68$0.80$0.12$1.07$1.32$0.26
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.25$0.12$0.14$2.37$2.00$0.37
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.50$0.24$1.78$2.20$0.41
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.48$0.31$0.17$0.81$1.84$1.03
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.75$0.40$0.35$2.86$2.49$0.37
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.61$0.61$0.01$2.59$2.94$0.35
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.13$0.80$0.34$2.64$2.60$0.04
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.36$1.06$0.30$2.59$2.49$0.11
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.41$1.22$0.19$1.77$2.48$0.71
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.13$1.26$0.87$1.38$2.04$0.66
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.35$0.01$1.35$1.24$1.52$0.28
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.62$0.01$1.61$1.21$1.48$0.27
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.98$0.00$1.36$1.28$0.08
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.83$0.00$0.64$0.95$0.32