2025-11-12T11:44:05-06:00 2024-12-31 341873282 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 222 SOUTH 9TH STREET SUITE 1000 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2024-01-01 834075323 TRADEOFFS INC TRAD 5852698674 PO BOX 31865 PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 JESSICA SILVERMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5852698674 2025-11-10 1 1 LISA BURKE P00220718 6123397811 2025-11-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JESSICA SILVERMAN PO BOX 31865 PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 1350962 0 X WWW.TRADEOFFS.ORG X 2019 PA A NONPROFIT NEWSROOM HELPING AMERICA HAVE SMARTER, MORE HONEST HEALTH POLICY CONVERSATIONS. 4 4 8 5 0 0 537604 1271242 202500 40139 8859 11308 18148 28273 767111 1350962 0 0 0 0 874478 978514 0 0 84779 401834 457715 1276312 1436229 -509201 -85267 1017090 994084 19114 81375 997976 912709 X TRADEOFFS' MISSION IS TO HELP AMERICA HAVE SMARTER, MORE HONEST HEALTH POLICY CONVERSATIONS. THROUGH OUR PODCAST, IN-DEPTH ARTICLES AND LIVE EVENTS, WE EXPLORE THE TOUGHEST CHOICES IN HEALTH CARE.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) WE DIVE INTO ISSUES LIKE THE COST OF CARE, HEALTH EQUITY, INSURANCE, MENTAL HEALTH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. WE CONNECT POLICY TO PRACTICE, UNCOVERING THE DATA AND PERSONAL STORIES THAT HELP AUDIENCES UNDERSTAND THE STAKES - AND THE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. 0 0 1039492 40139 TRADEOFFS' PODCAST, ARTICLES, NEWSLETTER AND EVENTS REACH MORE THAN 170,000 PEOPLE EACH MONTH, INFLUENCING POLICYMAKERS, EDUCATORS, JOURNALISTS AND THE PUBLIC ALIKE. IN 2024, OUR WORK CONTINUED TO ELEVATE THE NATIONAL DISCOURSE AROUND HEALTH POLICY. OUR MODEL OF ACCESSIBLE REPORTING THAT PAIRS DATA AND EVIDENCE WITH THE STORIES OF REAL PEOPLE DEEPLY RESONATED WITH OUR AUDIENCE. IN OUR 2024 AUDIENCE SURVEY, 96% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THEY USE TRADEOFFS TO INFORM THEIR THINKING ABOUT HEALTH CARE. OUR WORK WAS WIDELY CONSUMED AND SHARED BY MANY OF THE NATION'S TOP HEALTH POLICY LEADERS. WE HAD A 51% INCREASE IN PODCASTING LISTENING AND OUR NEWSLETTER HAD HIGHER-THAN-INDUSTRY AVERAGES IN OPEN AND CLICK THROUGH RATES, SHOWCASING THE VALUE DERIVED FROM OUR WORK. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR PODCAST AND WRITTEN STORIES WERE REPUBLISHED NEARLY 100 TIMES IN 2024, REACHING MILLIONS OF READERS AND LISTENERS VIA PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS. OUR WORK EARNED NATIONAL ACCOLADES, INCLUDING A NATIONAL EDWARD R. 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THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JESSICA SILVERMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 158654 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6501 0 165155 0 0 0 DANIEL GORENSTEIN FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE EDITOR 158654 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6501 0 165155 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE 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. AN INTERESTED PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH AN HR CONSULTANT TO REVIEW INDUSTRY DATA, AS WELL AS BENCHMARKS ACROSS THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR AND MEDIA. INPUT DATA WAS SHARED AND A PROPOSAL PUT FORTH TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL OF SALARIES. THE REVIEW OF COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS LAST COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES IS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G RECRUITMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,085. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,085. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,786. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,825. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,499. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,110. PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,753. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,753. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,193. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 17,193. PRODCUTION CREW: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 182,232. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 182,232. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.