Liabilities / Assets
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.03x
Liabilities / Revenue
70th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 70% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
92nd percentile
Higher net margin than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
78th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$46,885
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$45,495
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$1,390
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$82,002
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$36,507
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$45,495
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Oct 14, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
- Signed
- Apr 7, 2025
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $82,002
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Brookline.news is an independent, nonprofit news organization that provides comprehensive local coverage to brookline residents. It works to train the next generation of journalists and to share learnings with other local news outlets.
Brookline.news works to train the next generation of journalists and to build a network of hyperlocal outlets that benefits from shared best practices and economies of scale.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| BROOKLINE.NEWS IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL COVERAGE TO BROOKLINE RESIDENTS. BROOKLINE.NEWS WORKS TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS AND TO BUILD A NETWORK OF HYPERLOCAL OUTLETS THAT BENEFITS FROM SHARED BEST PRACTICES AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE. | $0 | $17,730 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN CLEGG | Co-Chair & Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| JULIE RAFFERTY | Co-Chair | PT | $0 | - | - |
| FREDERICK PERRY | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| IRENE SEGE | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Brooklinedotnews Corporation
- EIN
- 88-4218324
- Phone
- 6176999257
- Address
- 1295 BEACON STREET 28, BROOKLINE, MA 02446
Signing Officer
- Name
- Julie Rafferty
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 6176999257
- Signed
- 2025-04-07
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Fiscal Compliance Assur Tax Adv Svcs LLC
- Address
- 1 BUTTERNUT AVENUE, PEABODY, MA 01960
- Phone
- 9783955759
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income
“Description: interest income. Amount: 2.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: payroll taxes. Amount: 1,294. Description: office supplies. Amount: 273. Description: information technology expenses. Amount: 3,991. Description: dues and subscription expenses. Amount: 250. Description: payroll processing fees. Amount: 622. Description: advertising expense. Amount: 1,250. Description: bank and credit card fees. Amount: 75. Description: insurance expenses. Amount: 2,297. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 10,052.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: prepaid expenses. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 5,967.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: accounts payable. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 1,390.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $46,885
- Liabilities
- $1,390
- Net assets
- $45,495
- Revenue
- $82,002
- Expenses
- $36,507
- Net income
- $45,495
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $4.26 | $0.02 | $4.24 | $4.29 | $3.41 | $0.88 |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $3.61 | $0.25 | $3.36 | $4.96 | $2.05 | $2.90 |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.47 | $0.01 | $0.45 | $0.82 | $0.37 | $0.45 |