Liabilities / Assets
32nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 32% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 87-2276466 • 501(c)3 • Springfield, MO
Profile
The mission of the springfield daily citizen is to inform our community and be a catalyst for good.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
32nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 32% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
31st percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 31% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
16th percentile
Higher net margin than 16% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
10th percentile
Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
36th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$1,498,529
Down $714,050 (-32%) from 2022
Liabilities
Down$16,583
Down $7,157 (-30%) from 2022
Net Assets
Down$1,481,946
Down $706,893 (-32%) from 2022
Revenue
Up$1,153,600
Up $5,477 (+0.5%) from 2022
Expenses
Up$1,363,402
Up $391,121 (+40%) from 2022
Net Income
Down-$209,802
Down $385,644 (-219%) from 2022
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
The mission of the springfield daily citizen is to inform our community and be a catalyst for good.
To reinvent local news in metro springfield by telling the stories of our community, bringing issues to light and encourage citizen discourse and action.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Accounts Receivable | $423,998 | $468,190 | ▲ $44,192 |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | $897,898 | $461,518 | ▼ $436,380 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $203,098 | $384,835 | ▲ $181,737 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $179,841 | $183,986 | ▲ $4,145 |
| Receivable From Disqualified Prsn | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Receivables From Officers Etc | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Investments Other Securities | $0 | - | - |
| Investments Program Related | $0 | - | - |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Loans From Officers Directors | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Total Assets | $1,704,835 | $1,498,529 | ▼ $206,306 |
| Other Assets Total | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $4,851 | $16,583 | ▲ $11,732 |
| Other Liabilities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Total Liabilities | $4,851 | $16,583 | ▲ $11,732 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $1,699,984 | $1,481,946 | ▼ $218,038 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $1,699,984 | $1,481,946 | ▼ $218,038 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $1,704,835 | $1,498,529 | ▼ $206,306 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Stoeffler | CEO | FT | $94,412 | $14,234 | $108,646 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Thomas Carlson | Chairman |
| Fritz Jacobi | Director |
| James Anderson | Director |
| Suzanne Shaw | Director |
| Andrew Lear | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $934,767 |
| Other Expenses | $428,635 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $245,543 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $416,988 | $138,996 | $138,996 | $694,980 |
| Advertising | $124,460 | $16,595 | $24,892 | $165,947 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $65,026 | $21,675 | $21,675 | $108,376 |
| Fees for Services Other | $80,204 | $10,694 | $16,041 | $106,939 |
| Payroll Taxes | $37,940 | $12,647 | $12,647 | $63,234 |
| Information Technology | $43,368 | $5,783 | $8,674 | $57,825 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $32,748 | $10,916 | $10,916 | $54,580 |
| Office Expenses | $25,789 | $3,439 | $5,158 | $34,386 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $30,320 | - | $30,320 |
| Travel | $12,272 | $1,636 | $2,454 | $16,362 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | $8,157 | $2,720 | $2,720 | $13,597 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $7,723 | - | $7,723 |
| Insurance | $3,710 | $495 | $742 | $4,947 |
| Other Expenses | $3,139 | $419 | $628 | $4,186 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $853,801 | $264,058 | $245,543 | $1,363,402 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Receivables from Disqualified Persons | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
“The draft 990 is reviewed by the president, treasurer, and chairman, and after any necessary changes are made, a copy is provided to the full board for review prior to filing.”
“Each board member and senior manager completes a form annually, accepting the policy and disclosing any actual or potential conflicts. The forms are maintained by the ceo, and any issue is discussed with the board chairman or board before action where a conflict may exist.”
“Compensation was reviewed in 2024 by the president and board chairman and subsequently reviewed by the full board. The process involves annual performance evaluation, along with a review of compensation for similar positions in the market.”
“Other key employees include the Managing Editor, Office Manager and Partnership Sales Manager. Each employee received an annual performance evaluation. Compensation is based on that paid to similar positions in the market. Updated in 2024.”
“Conflict of interest policy is posted on the website; other documents are available upon request.”
“Our journalism is distributed primarily through our website. Subscribers (approx. 3,100 as of 12-31-24) have unlimited access and others can read a limited number of articles for free each month. Guides for voters have been made available for free to all readers. A free email newsletter (with approx. 23,000 users as of 12-31-24) offers summaries of our journalism and provides a guide to the top news of the day. In addition, the daily citizen has worked with other local media partners, and with local officials and other nonprofit organizations, to raise greater awareness for major community issues.”
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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| IRS990/InsuranceGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 3710 |
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | THE MISSION OF THE SPRINGFIELD DAILY CITIZEN IS TO INFORM OUR COMMUNITY AND BE A CATALYST FOR GOOD. |
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| IRS990/OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 0 | 10916 |
| IRS990/OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 32748 |
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| IRS990/PayrollTaxesGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 0 | 12647 |
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| IRS990/PensionPlanContributionsGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 0 | 2720 |
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| IRS990/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | OUR JOURNALISM IS DISTRIBUTED PRIMARILY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. SUBSCRIBERS (APPROX. 3,100 AS OF 12-31-24) HAVE UNLIMITED ACCESS AND OTHERS CAN READ A LIMITED NUMBER OF ARTICLES FOR FREE EACH MONTH. GUIDES FOR VOTERS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO ALL READERS. A FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER (WITH APPROX. 23,000 USERS AS OF 12-31-24) OFFERS SUMMARIES OF OUR JOURNALISM AND PROVIDES A GUIDE TO THE TOP NEWS OF THE DAY. IN ADDITION, THE DAILY CITIZEN HAS WORKED WITH OTHER LOCAL MEDIA PARTNERS, AND WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, TO RAISE GREATER AWARENESS FOR MAJOR COMMUNITY ISSUES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE DRAFT 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND CHAIRMAN, AND AFTER ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE, A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | EACH BOARD MEMBER AND SENIOR MANAGER COMPLETES A FORM ANNUALLY, ACCEPTING THE POLICY AND DISCLOSING ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE FORMS ARE MAINTAINED BY THE CEO, AND ANY ISSUE IS DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD CHAIRMAN OR BOARD BEFORE ACTION WHERE A CONFLICT MAY EXIST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED IN 2024 BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD CHAIRMAN AND SUBSEQUENTLY REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD. THE PROCESS INVOLVES ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, ALONG WITH A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE MARKET. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Other key employees include the Managing Editor, Office Manager and Partnership Sales Manager. Each employee received an annual performance evaluation. Compensation is based on that paid to similar positions in the market. Updated in 2024. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE; OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public |
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