2025-10-08T09:51:32-05:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2024-01-01 453714703 MONGABAY ORG CORP MONG 6502604018 1259 EL CAMINO REAL 150 MENLO PARK CA 94025 RHETT BUTLER CEO 6502604018 2025-10-07 1 0 DEIRDRE HODGSON P01484710 6123764500 2025-10-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MONGABAYORG RHETT BUTLER 1259 EL CAMINO REAL 150 MENLO PARK CA 94025 17125826 0 X WWW.MONGABAY.ORG X 2011 CA PROVIDING NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM NATURE'S FRONTLINE WITH DAILY, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS. 13 12 23 13 0 0 11062036 9451300 0 0 288152 575875 0 5778 11350188 10032953 130464 3791 0 0 1669832 1905377 0 0 284228 3947597 5179865 5747893 7089033 5602295 2943920 17571621 20684464 276206 334996 17295415 20349468 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 6458779 3791 JOURNALISM PROGRAMS IN 2024, MONGABAY PUBLISHED OVER 6,500 ARTICLES AND VIDEOS IN SIX LANGUAGES, AUTHORED BY ABOUT 750 INDIVIDUALS. THIS REPORTING ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE OF JUST OVER SIX MILLION VISITORS A MONTH TO OUR WEBSITES. MONGABAY'S TEAM SURPASSED 100 MEMBERS AND WE LAUNCHED MULTIPLE INITIATIVES AFTER YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT TO DELIVER MORE INNOVATIVE AND DIVERSE STORYTELLING, FROM DATA JOURNALISM TO EXPANDED REPORTING AROUND THE WORLD. MONGABAY'S COVERAGE WAS EXTENSIVE, BOTH GEOGRAPHICALLY AND THEMATICALLY. KEY EDITORIAL THEMES INCLUDED TROPICAL FORESTS, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, THE ENERGY TRANSITION, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDER PROTECTION, MARINE FISHERIES, CORAL REEFS, PLANETARY HEALTH, THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS ADDRESSING BIODIVERSITY LOSS, FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE.NOTABLY, WE DEBUTED THE MONGABAY DATA STUDIO, AN INITIATIVE THAT LEVERAGES DATA-DRIVEN STORYTELLING TO DEEPEN READERS' UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THE DATA STUDIO ALIGNS WITH A BROADER EFFORT TO DIVERSIFY CONTENT FORMATS, INCLUDING THE UNVEILING OF OUR REDESIGNED NEWS SITE IN JULY. THE NEW SITE INTEGRATES FEATURES LIKE ENHANCED SEARCH CAPABILITIES, THEMATIC SPECIAL ISSUES AND MULTIMEDIA OFFERINGS. THESE CAPACITIES ENABLED MONGABAY TO PUBLISH A SPECIAL ISSUE ON ILLEGAL AIRSTRIPS IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON THAT USED AI TO VISUALLY SEARCH THROUGH SATELLITE IMAGERY AND VERIFY THE INFORMATION THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM. SIMILARLY, MONGABAY ACHIEVED ANOTHER LONG-AWAITED MILESTONE WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SHORT-FORM NEWS PROGRAM, THE NEWSWIRE DESK, FILLING A CRITICAL GAP IN COVERING BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS. BY PRODUCING CONCISE, TIMELY UPDATES, WE EXPANDED OUR APPEAL TO GENERAL-INTEREST AUDIENCES WITHOUT COMPROMISING OUR HALLMARK DEPTH. MONGABAY CONTINUED TO RECEIVE GROWING RECOGNITION FOR ITS ACHIEVEMENTS AND REPORTING. A NEWSROOM PROFILE BY THE COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW FURTHER VALIDATED MONGABAY'S REPUTATION AS A TRAILBLAZER IN NONPROFIT JOURNALISM. THE PIECE LAUDED OUR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AND OUR ABILITY TO CONSISTENTLY UNCOVER UNDERREPORTED STORIES. IN A RECENT SURVEY, 73% OF CONTRIBUTING JOURNALISTS STATED THEIR STORIES WOULD HAVE GONE UNPUBLISHED IF NOT FOR MONGABAY.CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMSMONGABAY WE WELCOMED SIX NEW JOURNALISTS INTO THE FOURTH AND FIFTH COHORTS OF THE Y. EVA TAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND SAW THE COMPLETION OF THE THIRD COHORT. TOGETHER, THE NINE JOURNALISTS REPRESENTED SEVEN COUNTRIES ON THREE CONTINENTS: KENYA, BHUTAN, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, CAMEROON, INDIA AND BRAZIL. IN ALL, FELLOWS PRODUCED 33 STORIES IN ENGLISH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND THREE OF THOSE ARTICLES WERE COLLABORATIVE REPORTS EXAMINING COMMON ISSUES SHARED ACROSS REGIONS. SEVERAL FELLOWS HAVE GONE ON TO WIN ADDITIONAL FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND JOBS AT PRESTIGIOUS OUTLETS IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. OUR SPANISH-LANGUAGE PROGRAM COMPLETED ITS THIRD COHORT OF FELLOWS WITH JOURNALISTS FROM ECUADOR, BOLIVIA AND HONDURAS, AND WELCOMED THE FOURTH COHORT. MONGABAY AFRICA LAUNCHED ITS FRENCH-LANGUAGE FELLOWSHIP. WE RECEIVED AROUND 500 APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEW PROGRAM, FROM WHICH 12 FELLOWS WERE SELECTED AND TRAINED IN THE SAHEL AND CONGO BASIN ACROSS TWO COHORTS. THE FELLOWS PRODUCED 37 ARTICLES AND THREE SHORT-FORM VIDEOS. 6458779 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 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 61 0 23 1 0 1 ID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 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 AK CO CT DC LA ME MO NV TX WA X X SALMAN GHANI 6463521744 1259 EL CAMINO REAL 150 MENLO PARK CA 94025 RHETT BUTLER CEO 75.00 X X 265000 0 13709 HOLT THRASHER CHAIR & TREASURER 1.00 X 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 WINNIE LAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK CEPPELLANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DYE DIRECTOR, UNTIL 11/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW BOYER VP OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVE, UNTIL 08/ 40.00 X 163597 0 6970 WILLIAM SHUBERT EXECUTIVE EDITOR & VP OF PROGRAMS 60.00 X 156107 0 11378 SALMAN GHANI FINANCIAL CONTROLLER 40.00 X 100891 0 3467 685595 0 35524 4 0 1 0 0 479993 8971307 9451300 455696 455696 5778 5778 7213052 7092873 120179 120179 120179 10032953 0 0 581653 X 3791 3791 616761 514966 101795 1101805 887050 173969 40786 68608 59623 6706 2279 118203 96362 12860 8981 65431 33761 31670 4312505 4177581 67843 67081 52600 52600 142982 90809 29024 23149 211357 179578 3673 28106 377720 362658 3011 12051 17270 17270 7089033 6458779 346026 284228 7434987 6217625 540736 239253 3621989 4709134 49686 35050 69534 69534 0 0 5924223 9483402 17571621 20684464 239414 240327 36792 94669 276206 334996 X 4772804 7107504 12522611 13241964 17295415 20349468 17571621 20684464 X 2943920 110272 -139 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3468266 6779536 10241796 11109740 9451300 41050638 3468266 6779536 10241796 11109740 9451300 41050638 10051173 30999465 65778 71604 286682 316814 461474 1202352 42252990 19905 0.73370 0.74760 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3772138 409929 226353 3955714 3589226 149399 203488 169975 3772138 3677272 -27442 60604 3589226 1.00000 0 0 69534 69534 0 0 10143086 110272 -139 110133 10032953 0 10032953 7089033 0 7089033 0 7089033 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 21 FELLOWS AND INTERNS PARTICIPATE IN OUR FORMAL CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS IN 2024. 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 -139. 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 18 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIORNMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 460018 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 14 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIORNMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 615496 NORTH AMERICA 1 4 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIORNMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 102713 SOUTH AMERICA 1 19 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIORNMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 631337 SOUTH ASIA 1 26 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIORNMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 632855 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 7 PROGRAM SERVICES ENVIORNMENTAL NEWS REPORTING 127879 6 88 0 0 6 88 2570298 0 2570298 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 265000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13709 0 278709 0 0 0 MATTHEW BOYER VP OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVE, UNTIL 08 163597 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6970 0 170567 0 0 0 WILLIAM SHUBERT EXECUTIVE EDITOR & VP OF PROGRAMS 156107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11378 0 167485 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 2024. 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 4,177,581. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 67,843. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 67,081. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,312,505. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: EXCHANGE TRADE LOSS -139. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.