2025-11-14T09:23:40-06:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 130433220 NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE NEWS 5713661140 4401 N FAIRFAX DR 300 ARLINGTON VA 22203 ROBERT WALDEN CFO 5713661140 2025-11-14 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DANIELLE COFFEY 4401 N FAIRFAX DR 300 ARLINGTON VA 22203 12424250 0 X WWW.NEWSMEDIAALLIANCE.ORG X 1972 VA TO REPRESENT NEARLY 2,000 NEWS MEDIA ORGS. AND THEIR MULTI-MEDIA PLATFORM BUSINESSES IN THE US. 31 31 35 31 0 0 0 0 6956439 6913462 1897694 2794836 0 5582 8854133 9713880 0 3200 0 0 3437598 4433678 0 0 0 7226079 4592944 10663677 9029822 -1809544 684058 20312739 20109687 2419712 2570144 17893027 17539543 X THE NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE (NMA) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING NEARLY 2,000 NEWS MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR MULTI-MEDIA PLATFORM BUSINESSES IN THE US, CANADA AND EUROPE. 0 0 DIGITAL AND LEGAL - THIS DEPARTMENT MONITORS THE DIGITAL NEWS AND MEDIA ENVIRONMENTS (MARKETS, PARTICIPANTS, TECHNOLOGIES, LAWS, ETC.) AND DEVELOPS STRATEGIES WITH OUR MEMBERS TO HELP THEM REMAIN COMPETITIVE AND SECURE MORE EQUITABLE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR CONTENT. PUBLIC POLICY/STRATEGIC INITIATIVES - TO EXPLAIN, CLARIFY AND COMMUNICATE INDUSTRY VIEWS AND INTERESTS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND TO THIRD-PARTY STANDARDS AND MEASUREMENT BODIES. COMMUNICATIONS - COMMUNICATE THE VITALITY OF NEWS AND MEDIA PUBLISHERS TO EXTERNAL CONSTITUENCIES INCLUDING THE ADVERTISING COMMUNITY, WALL STREET AND THE NEWS AND MEDIA AUDIENCES. DRIVE INFORMED COVERAGE OF THE NEWS AND MEDIA PUBLISHING INDUSTRY USING A PROACTIVE ADVOCACY BASED APPROACH TO ENHANCING PERCEPTIONS OF VALUE OF THE MEDIUM AND ITS PLATFORMS. AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MEMBERSHIP 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 43 0 1 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 31 31 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 VA X ROBERT WALDEN 5713661140 4401 N FAIRFAX DR 300 ARLINGTON VA 22203 TONY W HUNTER CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBI CHRICHELLA VICE-CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GRANT MOISE VICE-CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBBY KRENEK PAST CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RIGGS TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECA GROSSMAN-COHEN SECRETARY 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA W WALL MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILLIAN AKAI MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS ARGENTIERI MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK W NEWHOUSE MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK ADAMS MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER BERTETTO MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GREGG FERNANDES MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN FISHER MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CONAN GALLATY MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE GROVE MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF HARTWIG MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY M JOHNSON MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BONNIE KINTZER MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAN KROCKMALNIC MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIETRICH VON KLAEDEN MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER LYNCH MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL MARCHIL JR MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BURKE OLSEN MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG OLSON MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK PINE MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY ROSSEN MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SPANFELLER MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TODD THORPE MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAM WASSERSTEIN MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LISA HUGHES MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE COFFEY PRESIDENT & CEO 25.00 15.00 X 959538 0 28957 ROBERT WALDEN CFO 25.00 15.00 X 509037 0 28340 REGAN SMITH SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 0.00 X 442725 0 28453 NEIL QUINTER SVP, GLOBAL GOVT AFFAIRS 40.00 0.00 X 285976 0 41564 CHARLOTTE MCBIRNEY SR. COUNS. & DIR OF PUB. POL. 40.00 0.00 X 222742 0 22932 EMILY DENADEL VP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 40.00 0.00 X 223706 0 17347 HOLLY LUBART VP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 40.00 0.00 X 223400 0 16311 2867124 0 183904 12 0 1 0 OPPENHEIM ZEBRAK LLP 4530 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW STE 5 WASHINGTON DC 20016 CONSULTING 589744 LEK CONSULTING 75 STATE STREET 19TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02109 CONSULTING 322300 DCI GROUP AZ LLC 2000 K STREET NW 9TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20006 CONSULTING 288000 INVARIANT LLC 740 15TH STREET NORTHWEST FLOOR 5 WASHINGTON DC 20005 CONSULTING 270066 WILLIAMS & JENSEN PLLC 1201 PENNSYLVANIA NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20004 CONSULTING 260000 11 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 6013462 6013462 MANAGEMENT FEE 900099 900000 900000 6913462 477797 477797 5027409 2710370 2317039 2317039 2317039 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5582 5582 5582 9713880 6913462 0 2800418 X 3200 1525872 2253025 151889 345803 157089 769202 89308 630065 43079 1784762 7751 62971 77674 368379 143643 2900 122352 142695 SUBSCRIPTIONS 122315 DUES AND SUBS. 85210 SPONSORSHIPS 41800 MEMBERSHIPS 22863 75975 9029822 17 170 3668064 2812863 588921 795258 202844 137243 1359289 1073553 387634 285736 13431072 13820555 2034187 2257862 20312739 20109687 444802 535770 25320 367410 1949590 1666964 2419712 2570144 X 17893027 17539543 17893027 17539543 20312739 20109687 684058 -1037542 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 1 6013462 1852441 -702874 1149567 2285116 -1135549 821854 591486 230368 199307 168536 30771 338128 313531 24597 285736 DUE FROM AFFILIATES 1402035 SECURITY DEPOSITS 26813 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 829014 2257862 DEFERRED COMPENSATION INVESTMENTS 326295 INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE 96426 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1244243 1666964 8633259 -1037542 -1037542 9670801 43079 43079 9713880 8987775 1032 1032 8986743 43079 43079 9029822 PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CBI MEDIA LLC EXPENSES INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL 1,032. STATEMENTS AND EXCLUDED FROM NMA FORM 990, PART IX REPORTING. X X X X X 0 0 0 DANIELLE COFFEY PRESIDENT & CEO 686538 0 250000 0 23000 0 25875 0 3082 0 988495 0 0 0 ROBERT WALDEN CFO 411072 0 74965 0 23000 0 25565 0 2775 0 537377 0 0 0 REGAN SMITH SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL 380625 0 62100 0 0 0 25875 0 2578 0 471178 0 0 0 NEIL QUINTER SVP, GLOBAL GOVT AFFAIRS 248675 0 37301 0 0 0 18651 0 22913 0 327540 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE MCBIRNEY SR. COUNS. & DIR OF PUB. POL. 202492 0 20250 0 0 0 15187 0 7745 0 245674 0 0 0 EMILY DENADEL VP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 203000 0 20706 0 0 0 15225 0 2122 0 241053 0 0 0 HOLLY LUBART VP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 203000 0 20400 0 0 0 15225 0 1086 0 239711 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NMA HAS TWO MEMBERSHIP CLASSES: (1) NEWS AND MEDIA MEMBERSHIP AND (2) ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ONLY THE NEWS AND MEDIA MEMBERS HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES. MEMBERS ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE ORIGINAL NEWS AT LEAST ONE TIME PER WEEK AND, IF NOT SUBSCRIPTION BASED, CONTAIN AT LEAST 25 PERCENT NEWS/MEDIA CONTENT. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE THE SUPPLIERS, VENDORS AND CONSULTANTS TO THE NEWS AND MEDIA INDUSTRY AND ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CURRENT OPERATION AND FUTURE PROFITABILITY OF THE INDUSTRY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP CLASS DESCRIBED ABOVE VOTES ANNUALLY ON A SLATE OF CANDIDATES WHO, UPON ELECTION, SERVE 2 YEAR TERMS ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NOMINATION OF BOARD CANDIDATES CAN BE MADE BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND/OR VOTING MEMBERS AT LARGE. ONLY VOTING MEMBERS MAY ELECT THE DIRECTORS WHO WILL SERVE ON THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARATION OF THE IRS FORM 990 IS COMPLETED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS SENT TO EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS. BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE THE STATEMENT EACH YEAR. THE DIRECTOR OF HR MONITORS AND RECEIVES THE SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND REPORTS ANY EXCEPTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT. IF A BOARD MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, HE/SHE WOULD RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING AND DELIBERATIONS ON THE MATTER. IF AN EMPLOYEE IS UNSURE OR BECOMES PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN ANY SITUATION THAT MAY VIOLATE THE REQUIREMENT AND SPIRIT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HE OR SHE CONTACTS NMA'S PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF HR. SIMILARLY, IF ONE BECOMES AWARE OF SITUATIONS AMONG HIS OR HER FELLOW EMPLOYEES THAT APPEAR TO VIOLATE HIS OR HER UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY, HE OR SHE REPORTS THOSE SITUATIONS TO NMA'S PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF HR, WHO WILL COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION. IF THE EMPLOYEE IS FOUND TO BE GUILTY OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS METED OUT. DISCIPLINARY ACTION MAY INCLUDE TERMINATION AND REIMBURSEMENT TO NMA FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE VIOLATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED OVERSIGHT OF CEO COMPENSATION TO A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS DEFINED IN THE BYLAWS. AN INDEPENDENT MARKET STUDY WAS DONE IN ANTICIPATION OF HIRING A NEW CEO WHO STARTED IN THE SPRING OF 2023. WITH EACH NEW EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS A THIRD-PARTY ANALYSIS, DELIBERATES, AND DOCUMENTS ITS DETERMINATION THAT THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SETS FORTH THE DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE IN MEMORANDUM FORM THAT IS MADE A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITY TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO, WITH AN ANNUAL REVIEW BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL PRESIDENT/CEO RECOMMENDATIONS. THE ASSOCIATION PERIODICALLY ENGAGES AN OUTSIDE FIRM TO PROVIDE COMPARABILITY STUDIES THAT ARE REVIEWED AND USED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE CEO TOOK PLACE IN MAY 2024, AND FOR THE CFO, IN DECEMBER 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING 1,468,418. WEB PUBLISHING 24,738. DESIGN FEES 3,435. OUTSIDE SERVICES 263,050. FREELANCE SERVICES 25,121. 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THE COSTS FOR THESE SERVICES ARE PART OF AN AGGREGATE ALLOCATION, AND THUS, INDIVIDUAL COST PERCENTAGES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.