2024-10-18T10:44:45-05:00 2023-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2023-01-01 510389878 ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION ONLI 2025400945 1111 N CAPITOL STREET NE 2ND FLOO WASHINGTON DC 20002 ANDREW FITZGERALD TREASURER 2025400945 2024-10-17 1 1 TINA PEACHER P01608826 4108840220 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z LASHARAH BUNTING 1111 N CAPITOL STREET NE 2ND FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20002 5376106 0 X WWW.JOURNALISTS.ORG X 1999 DE TO INSPIRE AND SUPPORT INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN DIGITAL JOURNALISM. 16 16 14 75 126300 0 2191431 3280239 1848785 1063955 39214 123264 4740 2588 4084170 4470046 1240528 1574500 0 0 1512192 1662335 0 0 134797 1900605 1739055 4653325 4975890 -569155 -505844 2002614 1873769 297079 678371 1705535 1195398 X TO INSPIRE AND SUPPORT INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN DIGITAL JOURNALISM. OUR VISION IS FOR THE JOURNALISM COMMUNITY TO BOLDLY INNOVATE TO BETTER ENGAGE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC. 0 0 1587826 1516000 84000 PIVOT PROGRAM - AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE PIVOT FUND, ONA PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE PIVOT PROGRAM, WHICH IS DEDICATED TO HELPING BIPOC-LED COMMUNITY NEWS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH FUNDING, CAPACITY BUILDING, SKILLS-BASED TRAININGS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. 1397195 5817 648520 CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS - ONA'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER JOURNALISTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS, NETWORKING ACTIVITIES, AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AIMED AT DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY IN NEWSGATHERING AND DISTRIBUTION.REGIONAL ORGANIZERS HOST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS FOR JOURNALISTS AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS WITH A FOCUS ON THE ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES UNIQUE TO EACH REGION. LOCAL EVENTS ARE ALSO HELD VIRTUALLY, ALLOWING A WIDER RANGE OF ONA MEMBERS TO TAKE PART IN THE EVENT. WEBINARS AND OTHER VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENTS: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ONA OFFERS MULTIPLE VIRTUAL TRAININGS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS AIMED AT DEVELOPING SPECIFIC SKILLS FOR DIGITAL JOURNALISTS. 493715 1513 FELLOWSHIPS AND OUTREACH - ONA FOCUSES ON CULTIVATING INCLUSIVE NEWSROOM LEADERSHIP, CULTURE, AND DIVERSITY. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION ARE INCORPORATED INTO ALL AREAS OF ONA'S WORK AND PROGRAMMING. THE PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON EQUITY AND INCLUSION INCLUDE THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR, THE DIGITAL WOMEN LEADERS, AND THE HBCU DIGITAL MEDIA FELLOWSHIP. 259000 51170 205135 AWARDS - THE ONLINE JOURNALISM AWARDS, LAUNCHED IN MAY, 2000, ARE THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE SET OF JOURNALISM PRIZES HONORING ACHIEVEMENTS IN DIGITAL JOURNALISM AROUND THE WORLD. THE AWARDS IDENTIFY AND PUBLICLY HONOR MODELS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE INDUSTRY. 214033 KNOWLEDGE SHARING - ONA'S WEBSITE (WWW.JOURNALISTS.ORG), AND E-NEWSLETTERS NURTURE ONLINE COMMUNITIES THROUGH CONTENT AND DATABASE SHARING, ALLOWING ONA'S MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, FIND ASSISTANCE AND EXPERTISE, RAISE QUESTIONS, AND ENGAGE IN DIGITAL MEDIA ISSUES. ONA PROVIDES SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKING TO SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHICS THROUGH ITS GROWING FACEBOOK, X (FORMERLY, TWITTER), LINKEDIN AND VARIOUS MEMBERSHIP GROUPS. ONA OFFERS FREQUENT MEMBER SURVEYS ON ONLINE ISSUES AND HOUSES FREE AND DISCOUNTED ACCESS TO OUTSIDE WEBINARS, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES, AS WELL AS FREE MEMBER ACCESS TO THE LATEST REPORTS, STUDIES, AND RESEARCH ON DIGITAL JOURNALISM ISSUES. 473033 51170 205135 3951769 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 0 1 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X LASHARAH BUNTING 2025400945 1111 N CAPITOL STREET NE 2ND FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20002 JESSICA STEWART CHIEF STRAT PARTSHP. OFF./ACTING CEO 1/1-2/28 40.00 X 189154 0 21168 LASHARAH BUNTING CEO AND EXE. DIR. AS OF 2/28/2023 40.00 X 183076 0 15826 TREVOR KNOBLICH CHIEF KNOWLEDGE OFF./ACTING CEO 1/1/-2/28 40.00 X 171176 0 20267 ELIZABETH LEITH DIR. OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 100950 0 15700 DAVID SMYDRA PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARO HENRIQUEZ VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW FITZGERALD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NIKETA PATEL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RODNEY GIBBS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA LI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUBINA MADAN FILLION BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 IMAEYEN IBANGA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERSHA SHARMA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELANA ZAK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA PACIENZA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRAHAM WATSON-RINGO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY ALVARADO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FERGUS BELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN REED BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GABRIEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 644356 0 72961 4 0 1 0 PHILADELPHIA DOWNTOWN MARRIOTT 1201 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19107 CONFERENCE SERVICES 441539 CLARITY EXPERIENCES 23 RANCHO CIRCLE LAKE FOREST CA 92630 AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES 211808 2 137003 3143236 3280239 CONFERENCE INCOME 611430 648520 648520 AWARD SUBMISSION FEES 900099 205135 205135 ADSVERTISING 900099 126300 126300 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP 900099 84000 84000 1063955 27032 27032 1002292 906060 96232 96232 96232 REFUNDS 900099 2588 2588 2588 4470046 937655 126300 125852 1573000 1573000 1500 1500 315551 213833 85299 16419 1071738 726271 289502 55965 60914 41276 16573 3065 111840 75783 30429 5628 102292 69314 27830 5148 26925 26925 70253 70253 7313 7313 462047 274595 142452 45000 1194 994 200 191858 116321 75537 39290 27860 9374 2056 212155 167926 42727 1502 633499 608531 24954 14 3834 3834 16733 6478 10255 LICENSES AND REGISTRATI 62213 40676 21537 AWARDS AND GIFTS 11343 7411 3932 OTEHR TAXES-NON UBI 235 235 MISCELLANEOUS 163 163 4975890 3951769 889324 134797 419829 528660 377101 142389 22500 420000 38412 34623 24735 14952 18005 12160 5933 5845 1114104 727300 2002614 1873769 120274 306239 176805 372132 297079 678371 X 1227904 597525 477631 597873 1705535 1195398 2002614 1873769 -505844 -4293 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2130679 1636321 1463851 2191431 3280239 10702521 2130679 1636321 1463851 2191431 3280239 10702521 3497385 7205136 5458 6421 17909 39214 27032 96034 2030 27334 4740 2588 36692 10835247 5429179 0.66500 0.67680 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18005 12160 5845 5845 X 4458440 -4293 -4293 4462733 7313 7313 4470046 4968577 0 4968577 7313 7313 4975890 PART X, LINE 2: ONA BELIEVES THAT IS 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 OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEEDED TO BE RECORDED. 1 PIVOT FUND 3247 BLACKSTONE RUN LAWRENCE GA 30043 871460953 501(C)(3) 1516000 0 FOR THE PIVOT PROGRAM. PRO PUBLICA INC 155 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10013 142007220 501(C)(3) 13500 0 3M TRUTH IN SCIENCE AWARD, SMALL/MEDIUM NEWSROOM; GATHER AWARD IN COMMUNITY-CENTERED JOURNALISM, OVERALL EXCELLENCE, MEDIUM/LARGE NEWSROOM; UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE DATA JOURNALISM, SMALL/MEDIUM NEWSROOM THE WASHINGTON POST 1301 K STREET NE 400 WASHINGTON DC 20002 530282885 N/A 12500 0 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE DATA JOURNALISM, LARGE NEWSROOM 2 1 PART I, LINE 2: AWARDS ARE GRANTED IN DIFFERENT CATERGORIES OF ONLINE NEWS REPORTING. THERE IS A LENGTHLY SELECTION PROCESS OF AWARDING, INCLUDING A WRITING ESSAY. ENTRIES ARE JUDGED BY A COMMITTEE OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE INDUSTRY AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION. MINIMAL MONITORING IS REQUIRED. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JESSICA STEWART CHIEF STRAT PARTSHP. OFF./ACTING CEO 1/1-2/28 159154 0 30000 0 0 0 11328 0 9840 0 210322 0 0 0 LASHARAH BUNTING CEO AND EXE. DIR. AS OF 2/28/2023 183076 0 0 0 0 0 7626 0 8200 0 198902 0 0 0 TREVOR KNOBLICH CHIEF KNOWLEDGE OFF./ACTING CEO 1/1/-2/28 151176 0 20000 0 0 0 10427 0 9840 0 191443 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 JESSICA STEWART AND TREVOR KNOBLICH BOTH RECEIVED A BONUS PER THEIR EMPLOYEE CONTRACT. PART OF EACH OF THEIR BONUSES WERE FOR SERVING AS ACTING CEO BETWEEN THE TIME THE LAST CEO LEFT IN DECEMBER 2022 AND THE NEW CEO STARTED IN FEBRUARY 2023. THE BONUSES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ARE BASED ON MERIT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY, BY RESOLUTION PASSED BY A MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD, DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE COMMITTEES, EACH COMMITTEE TO CONSIST OF ONE OR MORE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. ANY SUCH COMMITTEE THAT CONSISTS EXCLUSIVELY OF BOARD MEMBERS, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION, AND MAY AUTHORIZE THE SEAL OF THE CORPORATION TO BE AFFIXED TO ALL PAPERS WHICH MAY REQUIRE IT; BUT NO SUCH COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER OR AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OR THE BYLAWS, TO ADOPT AN AGREEMENT OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION, TO EFFECT THE SALE, LEASE OR EXCHANGE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE CORPORATION'S PROPERTY AND ASSETS, TO DISSOLVE THE CORPORATION OR TO REVOKE A DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION HAS FOUR CLASSES OF MEMBERS: PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, ACADEMIC MEMBERS, AND STUDENT MEMBERS. ALL ARE VOTING MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS VOTE TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS SLATE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE CEO AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD REQUIRES EACH COVERED PERSON TO REVIEW THE TERMS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND TO DISCLOSE TO ONA, AS THEY ARISE, ANY POTENTIAL PERSONAL, FAMILY, OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT REASONABLY MIGHT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, OR A PERCEIVED CONFLICT INVOLVING ONA. A COVERED PERSON WHO HAS DECLARED OR HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR OTHER MATTER MUST REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSION AND VOTING OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR OTHER MATTER, UNLESS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HAVING BEEN ADVISED OF THE CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT, NEVERTHELESS REQUESTS HIS/HER PARTICIPATION. IN THE CASE OF A DIRECTOR, HE OR SHE DOES NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER IN QUESTION AND IS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE, UNLESS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HAVING BEEN ADVISED OF THE CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT, NEVERTHELESS REQUESTS HIS/HER PARTICIPATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL TAKE SUCH ACTION AS THEY DEEM NECESSARY TO ASSURE THAT ANY TRANSACTION IN WHICH ANY EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER IS INVOLVED IS NOT TAINTED BY ANY CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND THAT THE TRANSACTION IS COMPLETED IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF ONA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ALL DECISIONS ON COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH INCLUDES THE OFFICERS (PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND SECRETARY), ALL OF WHOM ARE IN HIRING POSITIONS AT MEDIA COMPANIES OR ORGANIZATIONS. THE DECISION IS DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ONE OF ITS TWO ANNUAL MEETINGS. THE DECISION INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT MARKETPLACE, AND ALL DECISIONS ARE RECORDED IN MEETING MINUTES. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE BYLAWS AND FORM 990 ARE DISCLOSED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ASSOCIATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.