2023-11-15T18:00:37-06:00 2022-12-31 221478099 COHNREZNICK LLP 350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOOR HARTFORD CT 06103 990 2022-01-01 270458242 PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING PULI 2023320982 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 7000-081 WASHINGTON DC 20006 JON SAWYER CEO AND PRESIDENT 2027975285 2023-11-15 1 JON SAWYER 999009999 0 LORI ROTHE YOKOBOSKY CPA P01273422 9592007000 2023-11-15 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X JON SAWYER 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 7000-081 WASHINGTON DC 20006 15144786 0 X WWW.PULITZERCENTER.ORG X 2009 DC THE PULITZER CENTER PROMOTES IN-DEPTH ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. 12 11 47 11 0 0 9659376 11142101 14961 386223 1060396 562975 3402 11145 10738135 12102444 0 0 0 0 3361938 4379608 0 0 417511 3822434 6402201 7184372 10781809 3553763 1320635 35485888 31801807 917010 948970 34568878 30852837 THE PULITZER CENTER PROMOTES IN-DEPTH ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. 0 0 7817302 397368 IN 2022 THE PULITZER CENTER COMMISSIONED 275 REPORTING PROJECTS BY 389 JOURNALISTS AND 68 REPORTING FELLOWS FROM 40 PARTNER UNIVERSITIES. OTHER PROGRAMING INCLUDED: 250 OUTREACH EVENTS REACHING 14,000 PEOPLE. K12 EVENTS IN THE US REACHING 21,396 STUDENTS AND 4,456 TEACHERS; AND AN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM REACHED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE ACROSS THE GLOBE, VIA K12 AND UNIVERSITY EVENTS AS WELL AS ART EXHIBITS, COMMUNITY RADIO, AND SOCIAL-MEDIA ENGAGEMENT. 7817302 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 391 0 1 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X MOUHAMAD ALEM 2024177114 1779 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 AZMAT KHAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY KAREL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ROHDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY RAUH PULITZER CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOEL MOTLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON SAWYER CEO AND PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 286800 0 50022 JOSEPH PULITZER V DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA WINSLOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD W MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBBIE ROBINSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM DOLNICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BUSH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOUHAMAD ALEM CHIEF FINANCE AND OPREATIO 40.00 X 188339 0 19951 MARINA WALKER GUEVARA EXECUTIVE EDITOR 40.00 X 187113 0 33780 ANN S PETERS UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY O 40.00 X 114098 0 39062 MARK N SCHULTE EDUCATION DIRECTOR 40.00 X 117965 0 14752 NATHALIE APPLEWHITE STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF DEVE 40.00 X 159190 0 30028 SARAH SWAN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION 40.00 X 111000 0 5819 1164505 0 193414 9 0 1 0 DUPONT CIRCLE HOTEL 1500 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 CONFERENCE VENUE 171633 SC&H GROUP INC 910 RIDGEBROOK RD SPARKS MD 21152 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 146241 NATIONAL PRESS CLUB 529 14TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20045 CONFERENCE VENUE AND SERVICES 142856 3 20000 11122101 11142101 CAMPUS CONSORTIUM FEES 611710 386223 386223 386223 632202 632202 2973115 3042342 -69227 -69227 -69227 CREDIT CARD REWARDS 900099 5870 5870 5275 5275 11145 12102444 397368 0 562975 X 766004 444306 249519 72179 94707 54933 30850 8924 2248564 1304234 732453 211877 94120 54592 30659 8869 936633 543275 305101 88257 239580 138964 78041 22575 9975 5421 4554 166571 90517 76054 89649 89649 4041148 3825278 215870 465077 119884 344437 756 213510 121 213389 871683 818204 51039 2440 47549 47549 69761 1123 68638 EVENT EXPENSES 427278 416450 9194 1634 10781809 7817302 2546996 417511 1032762 1306710 4233509 2673924 3812613 1806064 1420480 64793 71278 298014 183632 161931 114382 26171501 24400190 8779 8779 35485888 31801807 169455 155372 747555 793598 917010 948970 X 2542377 1350842 32026501 29501995 34568878 30852837 35485888 31801807 1320635 -5036676 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 13532649 6584510 9540399 9659376 11142101 50459035 13532649 6584510 9540399 9659376 11142101 50459035 19655159 30803876 184195 496185 447368 653893 632202 2413843 42 73 35 11145 11295 52884173 401184 0.58250 0.56750 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 42. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 73. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 35. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,275. CREDIT CARD REWARDS - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,870. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 24042241 1655378 -194901 25502718 21005018 635786 2401437 24042241 16815769 2900000 1289249 21005018 13950275 1200000 1665494 16815769 3147495 10900000 -97220 13950275 1.00000 0 0 16793 6098 10695 78526 77288 1238 202695 100246 102449 114382 X 6976119 -5036676 -89649 -5126325 12102444 0 12102444 10692160 0 10692160 89649 89649 10781809 PART V, LINE 4: IN 2016, THE CENTER CREATED AN ENDOWMENT ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. AS REQUIRED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES, EXCEPT FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE CENTER HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME IN 2022 OR 2021, ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. THE CENTER FILES FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS, AS REQUIRED, AND BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CENTER'S FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FOR 2019 THROUGH 2021 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THE THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. THERE ARE NO RETURNS UNDER EXAMINATION. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT EXPENSES -89,649. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT EXPENSES 89,649. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 319946 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 22 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 204960 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 10 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 93832 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 122 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 1130213 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 50 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 464546 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 19 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 180457 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 43 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 399548 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS, 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 38700 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 34 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 41395 0 274 0 34 0 308 2832202 41395 2873597 0 0 0 0 0 1 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F), METHOD USED TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES ON ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JON SAWYER CEO AND PRESIDENT 285800 0 1000 0 0 0 28680 0 21342 0 336822 0 0 0 MARINA WALKER GUEVARA EXECUTIVE EDITOR 186113 0 1000 0 0 0 11604 0 22176 0 220893 0 0 0 MOUHAMAD ALEM CHIEF FINANCE AND OPREATIO 187339 0 1000 0 0 0 6794 0 13157 0 208290 0 0 0 NATHALIE APPLEWHITE STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF DEVE 158190 0 1000 0 0 0 12975 0 17053 0 189218 0 0 0 ANN S PETERS UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY O 113098 0 1000 0 0 0 7158 0 31904 0 153160 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THERE WERE EMPLOYEE RENTION BONUSES AWARDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS A FIXED AMOUNT ACROSS ALL FULL TIME STAFF IN 2022. KEM SAWYER WIFE OF JON SAWYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 102848 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE PULITZER CENTER PROMOTES IN-DEPTH ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL AFFAIRS THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JOSEPH PULITZER, BOD MEMBER, IS EMILY PULITZER'S (BOD MEMBER) GRANDSON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COMPLETE COPY OF THE DRAFT 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C "UPON ELECTION, HIRING, OR APPOINTMENT, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, INSIDERS SHOULD COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE IN THE FORM PROVIDED BY PULITZER CENTER. ON THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, THE INSIDER SHOULD DISCLOSE AFFILIATIONS THAT CONSTITUTE OR COULD RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND CONFIRM HIS OR HER COMMITMENT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. THE INSIDER SHOULD UPDATE THIS DISCLOSURE AS APPROPRIATE. INSIDERS HAVE A CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW THEIR BUSINESS, PERSONAL, AND PHILANTHROPIC INTERESTS, AND THEIR FAMILY AND OTHER CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS, FOR ACTUAL, APPARENT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO PULITZER CENTER." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SALARIES FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH SENIOR STAFF AND WITH CONSIDERATION OF COMPARABILITY DATA, AS PART OF THE CREATION OF AN OPERATIONAL BUDGET FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR THAT IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OUR ANNUAL REPORTS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. THE REPORTS INCLUDE PRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE YEAR RECORDED AND NOTICE THAT AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G JOURNALIST EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,579,998. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,781. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,589,779. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 228,077. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 191,635. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 419,712. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 17,203. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,454. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 31,657.