2024-10-08T07:16:17-05:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2023-01-01 453714703 MONGABAY ORG CORP MONG 6502604018 1259 EL CAMINO REAL 150 MENLO PARK CA 94025 RHETT BUTLER CEO 6502604018 2024-10-03 1 0 DEIRDRE HODGSON P01484710 6123764500 2024-10-03 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MONGABAYORG RHETT BUTLER 1259 EL CAMINO REAL 150 MENLO PARK CA 94025 15804612 0 X WWW.MONGABAY.ORG X 2011 CA PROVIDING NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM NATURE'S FRONTLINE WITH DAILY, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS. 14 14 19 0 0 0 10241796 11062036 0 0 195038 288152 0 0 10436834 11350188 237848 130464 0 0 1398032 1669832 0 0 260168 3456284 3947597 5092164 5747893 5344670 5602295 12247055 17571621 917153 276206 11329902 17295415 X TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATING TO TROPICAL FORESTS AND OTHER ECOSYSTEMS, TO WILDLIFE, AND TO THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS PLAY IN MAINTAINING CRITICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING STABILIZING THE GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM. 0 0 5170732 130464 5170732 MONGABAY JOURNALISM PROGRAMS:IN 2023, MONGABAY PUBLISHED NEARLY 5,000 STORIES IN SIX LANGUAGES, AUTHORED BY ABOUT 900 INDIVIDUALS. THIS REPORTING ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE OF JUST OVER SEVEN MILLION VISITORS A MONTH TO OUR WEBSITES. THE BREAKDOWN OF READERSHIP BY NEWS SITE WAS AS FOLLOWS: GLOBAL ENGLISH (34%), SPANISH (33%), INDONESIA (18%), INDIA-ENGLISH (10%), BRASIL (2%), INDIA-HINDI (2%), AND FRENCH (1%).WE ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST REACH, AS MEASURED BY USAGE RELATIVE TO A COUNTRY OR REGION'S NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS, IN LATIN AMERICA, LED BY PERU, BOLIVIA, ECUADOR, PANAMA, AND COLOMBIA. OUTSIDE LATIN AMERICA, SINGAPORE HAD THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA REACH. WE PUBLISHED THE MOST STORIES ABOUT ASIA LAST YEAR, WITH INDONESIA TOPPING THE LIST.VIDEO PRODUCTION INCREASED BY 26% IN 2023 RELATIVE TO 2022 IN TERMS OF VOLUME. VIDEO VIEWERSHIP ACROSS THE MAIN CHANNELS WE TRACK AMOUNTED TO 212 MILLION VIEWS, MARKING A 51% INCREASE.CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS EXPERIENCING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND ACUTE THREATS REMAINED AT THE HEART OF OUR COVERAGE IN 2023. WHILE WE REMAINED COMMITTED TO OUR LONG-STANDING REPORTAGE ON TOPICS SUCH AS TROPICAL FORESTS, WILDLIFE, LAND RIGHTS, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, INFRASTRUCTURE, OCEANS, NATURE-BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS, AND THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN CONSERVATION, WE EXPANDED OUR COVERAGE OF POLLUTION, TOXICS, AND NOVEL COMPOUNDS AS WELL AS THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY.OUR TEAM CONTINUED TO GROW, WITH OUR GLOBAL HEADCOUNT EXPANDING BY 27%. NOTABLY, WE MADE THE DECISION TO CREATE MONGABAY-AFRICA, A NEW BUREAU THAT WILL EXPAND OUR COVERAGE ACROSS THE CONTINENT IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH. TO LEAD THIS INITIATIVE, WE HIRED DAVID AKANA. WE EXPECT SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH FOR THE AFRICA TEAM IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE NEXT YEAR.MONGABAY CONTINUED TO RECEIVE GROWING RECOGNITION FOR ITS ACHIEVEMENTS AND REPORTING, INCLUDING THE BIOPHILIA AWARD AND NUMEROUS ACCOLADES FOR INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBERS. THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM FEATURED MONGABAY IN A VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING OUR WORK.WE PUBLISHED OUR 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH PROVIDES A ROADMAP FOR HOW WE INTEND TO EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPACT IN THE COMING YEARS. KEY OBJECTIVES IN THE PLAN INCLUDE:EXPANDING COVERAGE: DELVE INTO A BROADER RANGE OF TOPICS AND REGIONS, EMPHASIZING UNDERREPORTED STORIES WITH POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.DEEPENING READER ENGAGEMENT: WE AIM TO BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR AUDIENCE BY PROVIDING QUALITY CONTENT AND REACHING NEW GROUPS.ENSURING FINANCIAL STABILITY: DIVERSIFY OUR FUNDING STREAMS TO ENSURE ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH AND AGILITY.PRIORITIZING SAFETY: PROMOTE A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT BY ACKNOWLEDGING AND MANAGING RISKS, TEACHING STAFF HOW TO MINIMIZE DANGERS, AND ENHANCING OUR SAFETY PROCEDURES.SUPPORTING AND GROWING OUR NETWORK OF JOURNALISTS: ELEVATE THE CAPABILITIES OF BOTH OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE JOURNALISTS, PREPARING THEM FOR EMERGING CHALLENGES.MONGABAY CONTINUED TO SEE IMPORTANT IMPACTS RESULTING FROM OUR REPORTING, ESPECIALLY FROM INVESTIGATIONS.MONGABAY ALSO ADDED DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS. FOR EXAMPLE, LEXISNEXIS, A RESEARCH TOOL WIDELY USED IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY, NOW INCLUDES MONGABAY CONTENT IN ITS ARCHIVE.LOOKING AHEAD, WE ANTICIPATE THREE MAJOR INITIATIVES TO TAKE SHAPE IN EARLY 2024: WE WILL BE HIRING THE FIRST STAFF POSITION DEDICATED TO A SHORT-FORM NEWS DESK, ESTABLISHING A DATA JOURNALISM PROGRAM, AND ROLLING OUT A REDESIGN OF MONGABAY.COM, RESULTING IN A MORE ENGAGING, MODERN, AND VISUALLY DRIVEN DESIGN. 5170732 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 0 1 19 1 0 1 ID ID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X SALMAN GHANI 6463521744 1259 EL CAMINO REAL 150 MENLO PARK CA 94025 RHETT BUTLER CEO 75.00 X X 274614 0 11743 HOLT THRASHER CHAIR & TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK CAPPELLANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DYE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM KELLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE LAFLEUR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN MARTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE MCCORMICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBY NG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN RECHBERGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE RHEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER RIGGS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNIE SEDGWICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF HOROWITX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SHUBERT GLOBAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR 60.00 X 133425 0 12056 408039 0 23799 2 0 1 0 0 481430 10580606 11062036 357079 357079 4385497 4454424 -68927 -68927 -68927 11350188 0 0 288152 X 130464 130464 432138 386273 5733 40132 1095134 818737 171113 105284 39622 25676 6202 7744 102938 80466 13352 9120 43230 16575 26655 3255982 3171156 44094 40732 385673 304301 34267 47105 106 106 251450 236978 4421 10051 11156 11156 5747893 5170732 316993 260168 4465798 7434987 1651545 540736 2344858 3621989 22616 49686 69534 69534 0 0 3762238 5924223 12247055 17571621 200550 239414 716603 36792 917153 276206 X 2963282 4772804 8366620 12522611 11329902 17295415 12247055 17571621 X 5602295 377474 -14256 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2969196 3468266 6779536 10241796 11109740 34568534 2969196 3468266 6779536 10241796 11109740 34568534 8158139 26410395 51173 65778 71604 286682 316814 792051 -32661 -32661 35327924 19905 0.74760 0.84600 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ -32,661. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3589226 149399 203488 169975 3772138 3677272 -27442 60604 3589226 0 0 69534 69534 0 0 X 11713406 377474 -14256 363218 11350188 0 11350188 5747893 0 5747893 0 5747893 PART V, LINE 4: MONGABAY ESTABLISHED OUR FIRST-EVER ENDOWMENT TO FUND THE SUBSTANTIVE DEVELOPMENT OF A FORMAL CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM: A FELLOWSHIP FOR JOURNALISTS IN LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS. BEYOND CREATING A PIPELINE OF POTENTIAL FUTURE CONTRIBUTORS AND STAFFERS FOR MONGABAY, WE BELIEVE THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WILL IMPROVE JOURNALISTIC COVERAGE OF BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE COUNTRIES THAT NEED THIS REPORTING MOST. WE HAD 12 FELLOWS AND INTERNS PARTICIPATE IN OUR FORMAL CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS IN 2023. WE ENGAGED HUNDREDS MORE JOURNALISTS VIA A SERIES OF TRAINING WEBINARS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS AND LECTURES AT UNIVERSITIES RANGING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY TO U.C. SANTA CRUZ. PART X, LINE 2: MONGABAY.ORG HAS A TAX EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXCHANGE TRADE LOSS -14,256. 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 17 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 414564 SOUTH AMERICA 1 22 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIORNMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 672850 SOUTH ASIA 1 26 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 446587 EUROPE 1 10 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 412741 AFRICA 1 4 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 165826 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 1 2 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 105278 6 81 0 0 6 81 2217846 0 2217846 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM NEWS REPORTING 79464 EFT 0 N/A N/A SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, NEWS REPORTING 51000 EFT 0 N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: NEW SUB-RECIPIENTS ARE SCREENED VIA A FINANCIAL RISK MONITORING ASSESSMENT TOOL. THIS TOOL ASSESSES THE INTERNAL CONTROL AND FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE RISK. WHERE APPLICABLE, THE MONGABAY FINANCE TEAM CONDUCTS FIELD MONITORING VISITS TO ASSESS THE FINANCIAL RISK ASSOCIATED WITH NEW OR EXISTING SUB-GRANT AGREEMENTS. CURRENT SUB-RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A DETAILED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS. PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR EXPENDITURES OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RHETT BUTLER CEO 274614 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11743 0 286357 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WHICH HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON THE BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND FINANCIAL CONTROLLER AFTER IT IS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE FORM 990 IS THEN SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR COMMENT AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C WE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST (COIS) STATEMENT, SELF-REPORTING SECTION OF OUR CONTRIBUTOR SURVEY, AND A LINE IN OUR CONTRIBUTOR CONTRACT ABOUT DISCLOSING COIS. NEW STAFF MEMBERS HAVE TO SIGN AND DATE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF OUR EMPLOYMENT POLICIES WHICH HAS A SECTION ON MONGABAY'S COI POLICIES FOR STAFF. BECAUSE WE ARE A JOURNALISM ORGANIZATION, WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TALKING ABOUT COIS ON OUR STAFF CALLS, AND MAKING SURE OUR CONTRACTS AND INFO ARE UP TO DATE TO AVOID COIS. THE POLICY COVERS ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST. TO ENSURE THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. APPROPRIATE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS FOUND TO EXIST. THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD AND ALL COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL CONTAIN A. THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO DISCLOSED OR OTHERWISE WERE FOUND TO HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE NATURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST, ANY ACTION TAKEN TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS PRESENT, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S DECISION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN FACT EXISTED. IT WILL ALSO CONTAIN B. THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, THE CONTENT OF THE DISCUSSION, INCLUDING ANY ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND A RECORD OF ANY VOTES TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROCEEDINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION IS AS FOLLOWS: THE NON-PROFIT SHALL APPOINT A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE PRESIDENT & CEO ON HIS OR HER PERFORMANCE, AND ASK FOR HIS OR HER INPUT ON MATTERS OF PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION BOARD APPROVAL. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO (AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES) BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE DATA. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES, 2. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, 3. DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND 4. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO(AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES) THE BOARD SHALL DOCUMENT HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED, IN MINUTES OF THE MEETING DURING WHICH THE COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED. DOCUMENTATION WILL INCLUDE: A) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED, B) THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, AND THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE, C) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA REVIEWED INCLUDING HOW IT WAS OBTAINED, AND D) ANY ACTIONS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, BUT WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION ON THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS INDEPENDENCE IN SETTING COMPENSATION. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO IS A VOLUNTEER AND NOT COMPENSATED BY THE NON-PROFIT, WILL OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT UNDUE INFLUENCE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO. NO MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE OR HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE WILL BE A STAFF MEMBER, THE RELATIVE OF A STAFF MEMBER, OR HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP WITH STAFF THAT COULD PRESENT AN CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2023. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2023 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. ALL DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT AND PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,171,156. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 44,094. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 40,732. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,255,982. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: EXCHANGE TRADE LOSS -14,256. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.