Liabilities / Assets
89th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association
990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 93-0245830
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.41x
Liabilities / Revenue
99th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
12th percentile
Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
69th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
56th percentile
Faster asset growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
9th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$344,340
Up $16,364 (+5.0%) from 2015
Net Assets
Down$204,307
Down $14,071 (-6.4%) from 2015
Liabilities
Up$140,033
Up $30,435 (+28%) from 2015
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$67,866
Down $31,958 (-32%) from 2015
Expenses
Down$81,937
Down $26,280 (-24%) from 2015
Net Income
Down-$14,071
Down $5,678 (-68%) from 2015
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
- Signed
- Nov 13, 2017
- Return Version
- 2016v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $67,866
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The pacific northwest newspaper association is an association of daily newspapers in alaska, idaho, montana, oregon, utah, washington, alberta and british columbia advancing the newspaper industry through information, education and service.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| REPRESENTED MEMBERS OF THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, IDAHO, MONTANA, OREGON, UTAH AND WASHINGTON, AND THE PROVINCES OF CANADA OF ALBERT AND BRITISH COLUMBA BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND SERVICE RELATED TO THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY. | $0 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATHAN ALFORD | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| TONY BAKER | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| RUSTAN BURTON | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHRISTINE FOSSETT | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| HEATHER HERNANDEZ | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOSH O'CONNOR | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ALICE ROGOFF | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| RUFUS WOODS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| HEIDI WRIGHT | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAVID ZEECK | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOSH O'CONNOR | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| ROWLAND THOMPSON | Secretary/Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Political and Lobbying Activity
- In-house lobbying only
- Yes
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association
- EIN
- 93-0245830
- Phone
- 9162886015
- Address
- 2701 K STREET, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816
Signing Officer
- Name
- Thomas Newton
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 9162886015
- Signed
- 2017-11-13
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Pierini Accountancy CPA
- Address
- PO BOX 162460, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816
- Preparer
- Edward J Pierini CPA
- Phone
- 9167063301
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income
“Description: dividends. Amount: 8,902. Description: interest. Amount: 16. Total included on form 990-ez, line 4: 8,918.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue
“Description: royalties. Amount: 40,845.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: meetings and conferences. Amount: 3,333. Description: travel. Amount: 251. Description: bank service charges. Amount: 85. Description: miscellaneous expenses. Amount: 3,000. Description: postage and shipping. Amount: 104. Description: office expense. Amount: 162. Description: miscellaneous expenses. Amount: 2. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 6,937.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: dues and other receivables. Beg. Of year amount: 90,194. End of year amount: 102,175. Description: investments - publicly-traded securities. Beg. Of year amount: 199,154. End of year amount: 208,056. Description: clearing account. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 617.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: accounts payable and accrued expenses. Beg. Of year amount: 109,598. End of year amount: 111,449. Description: deferred dues revenue. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 28,584.”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION IS AN ASSOCIATION OF DAILY NEWSPAPERS IN ALASKA, IDAHO, MONTANA, OREGON, UTAH, WASHINGTON, ALBERTA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA ADVANCING THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY THROUGH INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND SERVICE. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: DIVIDENDS. AMOUNT: 8,902. DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 16. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 4: 8,918. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | DESCRIPTION: ROYALTIES. AMOUNT: 40,845. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES. AMOUNT: 3,333. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 251. DESCRIPTION: BANK SERVICE CHARGES. AMOUNT: 85. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 3,000. DESCRIPTION: POSTAGE AND SHIPPING. AMOUNT: 104. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 162. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 2. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 6,937. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | DESCRIPTION: DUES AND OTHER RECEIVABLES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 90,194. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 102,175. DESCRIPTION: INVESTMENTS - PUBLICLY-TRADED SECURITIES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 199,154. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 208,056. DESCRIPTION: CLEARING ACCOUNT. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 617. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 109,598. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 111,449. DESCRIPTION: DEFERRED DUES REVENUE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 28,584. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS |
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| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | ABATEMENT OF THE LATE FILING PENALTY IMPOSED BY SECTION 6652(C) (1)(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE IS REQUESTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 6652 (C)(4) DUE TO THE REASONABLE CAUSE AND NOT DUE TO WILLFUL NEGLECT. THE FOLLOWING EXPLANATION OF REASONABLE CAUSE IS MADE WITH A DECLARATION THAT IT IS MADE UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY.REGULATIONS SECTION 301.6724-1 PROVIDES FOR WAIVER OF THE PENALTY RELATING TO AN INFORMATION REPORTING REQUIREMENT IF THE FAILURE IS DUE TO REASONABLE CAUSE AND IS NOT DUE TO WILLFUL NEGLECT. THE ORGANIZATION IS AWARE THAT REASONABLE CAUSE REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT MITIGATING FACTOR WITH RESPECT TO ITS FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE ITS EXEMPT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION RETURNS. FURTHERMORE, THE ORGANIZATION'S FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE THESE RETURNS AROSE FROM EVENTS BEYOND ITS CONTROL. A SIGNIFICANT MITIGATING FACTOR EXISTS IN THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OF THE ORGANIZATION TO TIMELY FILE ITS IRS FORM 990 FOR 2012 AND PRIOR YEARS SO THE ORGANIZATION HAD AN ESTABLISHED HISTORY OF COMPLYING WITH THE ORGANIZATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT MITIGATING FACTOR EXISTS WITH RESPECT TO THIS REQUEST FOR ABATEMENT OF LATE FILING PENALTY. THE ORGANIZATION IS A SMALL ASSOCIATION OF REPRESENTING THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY IN SIX SMALL STATES AND TWO PROVINCES OF CANADA. IT DID NOT HAVE A PAID STAFF OF EMPLOYEES OR A SOPHISTICATED BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS WHO WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE VERY COMPLEX ACCOUNTING AND TAX REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES OF TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS TRIED ITS VERY BEST TO DISCHARGE ITS RESPONSIBILITIES IN THESE AREAS. REALIZING THE ACCOUNTING AND TAX REPORTING OBLIGATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION WERE BEYOND THE ABILITIES OF THIS VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A DECISION WAS MADE TO RETAIN AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM ALL ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES. SOME TIME WAS REQUIRED TO GET THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS IN ORDER SO THAT ACCURATE AND COMPLETE IRS FORM 990-EZ COULD BE PREPARED AND FILED. IT WAS THEN THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IRS FORM 990-EZ HAD NOT BEEN TIMELY FILED FOR 2013 THROUGH 2016. THE ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SERVICE PROVIDER, ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION, RETAINED THE SERVICES OF AN EXPERIENCED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT TO PREPARE THE DELINQUENT IRS FORM 990-EZ FOR 2013 THROUGH 2016 AND THEY WERE ALL FILED CONCURRENTLY. THE STAGE HAS BEEN SET WITH THE RETENTION OF THIS EXPERIENCED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT TO TIMELY FILE ALL FUTURE IRS FORM 990-EZ BY THE DUE DATE OF MAY 15TH OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE, THE 2017 IRS FORM 990-EZ WILL BE FILED NOT LATER THAN MAY 15, 2018. ACCOUNTING AND TAX REPORTING PROCEDURES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDER WILL ASSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION NEVER AGAIN WILL BE DELINQUENT WITH ITS IRS FORM 990-EZ TAX FILINGS. THESE IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS UPON DISCOVERY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S DELINQUENT IRS FORM 990-EZ TAX FILINGS ESTABLISH THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS ACTED IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED.CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN TO THE ECONOMICALLY-FRAGILE NATURE OF THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY THIS ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS AS IT STRUGGLES TO MAINTAIN ITS HISTORICAL LEADERSHIP IN THE MEDIA WORLD. NEWSPAPERS ARE STRUGGLING TO EXIST IN THIS DIGITAL AGE AND CONTINUE TO BE THE BEACON OF LIGHT AND HOPE FOR REAL JOURNALISM AND NEWS IN AN ESCALATING ERA OF "FAKE NEWS" JOURNALISM. IF THESE LATE FILING PENALTIES ARE NOT ABATED, IT WOULD AMOUNT TO THE FINANCIAL DEMISE OF THIS ORGANIZATION, THEREBY PUTTING THE FRAGILE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY AT RISK OF NOT HAVING THE ORGANIZATION TO ADVANCE ITS COMMON GOOD THROUGH ITS INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND SERVICE EFFORTS. |
| TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl/DeclarationDesc | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. |
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| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparerPersonNm | 0 | EDWARD J PIERINI CPA |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/SelfEmployedInd | 0 | X |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2017-11-14T14:06:34-06:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2016-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2016-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2016 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $344,340
- Liabilities
- $140,033
- Net assets
- $204,307
- Revenue
- $67,866
- Expenses
- $81,937
- Net income
- -$14,071