Liabilities / Assets
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.
The Local Journalism Project Inc
EIN 88-0752088 • 501(c)3 • Provincetown, MA
Profile
To strengthen local journalism by educating aspiring journalists, providing opportunities and support for in-depth, fact based reporting that goes beyond what ordinary small newspapers do, encouraging civic engagement, and researching and promoting new ways to make community journalism sustainable.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
63rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 63% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
49th percentile
Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
62nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
76th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$79,467
Up $31,312 (+65%) from 2022
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Up$79,467
Up $31,312 (+65%) from 2022
Revenue
Up$305,306
Up $142,952 (+88%) from 2022
Expenses
Up$273,994
Up $159,795 (+140%) from 2022
Net Income
Down$31,312
Down $16,843 (-35%) from 2022
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2023 • Form 990Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $79,467
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $79,467
- Revenue
- $305,306
- Expenses
- $273,994
- Net income
- $31,312
Latest Detailed Filing
The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Feb 8, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
- Signed
- Apr 20, 2023
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $162,354
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To strengthen local journalism by educating aspiring journalists, providing opportunities and support for in-depth, fact based reporting that goes beyond what ordinary small newspapers do, encouraging civic engagement, and researching and promoting new ways to make community journalism sustainable.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL JOURNALISM BY EDUCATING ASPIRING JOURNALISTS, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FOR IN-DEPTH, FACT BASED REPORTING THAT GOES BEYOND WHAT ORDINARY SMALL NEWSPAPERS DO, ENCOURAGING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND RESEARCHING AND PROMOTING NEW WAYS TO MAKE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM SUSTAINABLE. | - | $114,022 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLOW B SHIRE | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| DEAN K STEIN | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| EDWARD MILLER | Clerk | - | $0 | - | - |
| JANET LESNIAK | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JONATHAN MURRAY | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- The Local Journalism Project Inc
- EIN
- 88-0752088
- Phone
- 5082379108
- Address
- PO BOX 391, PROVINCETOWN, MA 02657
Signing Officer
- Name
- Dean K Stein
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 5082379108
- Signed
- 2023-04-20
Preparer
- Firm
- Depaola Begg & Assoc Pc
- Address
- 220 WEST MAIN STREET, HYANNIS, MA 02601
- Preparer
- Frank a Mello
- Phone
- 5087757819
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses office expenses 27 vorse fellowship expenses 5,900 summer fellowship expense 20,000 journalist grants-salary 66,330 journalist grants-contrac 13,075 parking costs 388 miscellaneous 336 total 106,056”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“To strengthen local journalism by educating aspiring journalists, providing opportunities and support for in-depth, fact based reporting that goes beyond what ordinary small newspapers do, encouraging civic engagement, and researching and promoting new ways to make community journalism sustainable.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“To strengthen local journalism by educating aspiring journalists, providing opportunities and support for in-depth, fact based reporting that goes beyond what ordinary small newspapers do, encouraging civic engagement, and researching and promoting new ways to make community journalism sustainable.”
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