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Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Public, Society Benefit — Multipurpose and Other / Telephone, Telegraph and Telecommunication Services (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel
Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.71M (2023)

Expenses
$5.44M (2023)

Total Assets
$7.42M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$980k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,714,730
Expenses
$5,443,750
Net Income
-$3,729,020
Net Assets
$6,437,983
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,527,732
89.1%
Program Services $146,102
8.5%
Investment Income $34,234
2.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,662
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $569,835
10.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,820,877
33.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,418,103
Total Liabilities $980,120
Net Assets $6,437,983
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Krista Tippett (President) $362,210 $0 $28,390
Romy Nehme (Vp Of Experience & Strategy) $210,860 $0 $8,641
Lucas Johnson (Evp, Public Life & Social) $176,773 $0 $13,874
Colleen Scheck (Exec Dir, Operations & Vit) $158,190 $0 $19,759
Manuel Gonzalez Jr (Director, Civil Conversati) $124,500 $0 $12,197
Guantam Srikishan (Producer) $116,426 $0 $12,457
Christopher Heagle (Senior Producer) $110,043 $0 $19,357
Konda Mason (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jay Cowles Iii (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Srinija Srinivasan (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,513,693
Expenses
$5,105,928
Net Income
$2,407,765
Net Assets
$10,167,003
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,923,947
92.2%
Program Services $574,289
7.6%
Investment Income $5,299
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,637
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,521
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $550,764
10.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,883,988
36.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,611,458
Total Liabilities $444,455
Net Assets $10,167,003
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Krista Tippett (President) $344,395 $0 $34,128
Lucas Johnson (Evp, Public Life & Social Healing) $160,352 $0 $9,810
Colleen Scheck (Exec Dir, Operations & Vit) $148,843 $0 $23,356
Erin Colasacco (Creative Director) $127,286 $0 $20,608
Manuel Gonzalez Jr (Director, Civil Conversati) $120,938 $0 $13,254
Guantam Srikishan (Producer) $102,367 $0 $7,612
Jay Cowles Iii (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Konda Mason (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Srinija Srinivasan (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,812,649
Expenses
$4,413,283
Net Income
$2,399,366
Net Assets
$7,891,953
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,479,643
95.1%
Program Services $320,843
4.7%
Investment Income $9,852
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $141
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,170
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $836,573
19.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,183,891
26.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,862,676
Total Liabilities $970,723
Net Assets $7,891,953
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Krista Tippett (President) $375,732 $0 $36,821
Liliana Maria Percy Ruiz (Executive Producer) $154,749 $0 $19,157
Serri Graslie (Exec Dir, Community & Design) $146,026 $0 $9,304
Colleen Scheck (Exec Dir, Operations & Vitality) $137,292 $0 $19,391
Christine Wartell (Senior Manager, Editorial Operations) $118,001 $0 $8,445
Erin Colasacco (Creative Director) $103,721 $0 $21,129
Manuel Gonzalez Jr (Director, Civil Conversations Project) $101,376 $0 $13,385
Jay Cowles Iii (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Konda Mason (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Srinija Srinivasan (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,582,457
Expenses
$4,353,716
Net Income
$2,228,741
Net Assets
$5,492,587
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,233,257
94.7%
Program Services $345,142
5.2%
Investment Income $1,417
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $77
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,564
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $533,389
12.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,544,074
35.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,237,366
Total Liabilities $744,779
Net Assets $5,492,587
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Krista Tippett (President) $292,966 $0 $20,339
Erinn Farrell (Chief Operating Officer) $210,959 $0 $18,085
Liliana Maria Percy Ruiz (Executive Producer) $146,052 $0 $10,085
Serri Graslie (Exec Dir, Community & Design) $144,997 $0 $1,377
Colleen Scheck (Exec Dir, Operations) $52,195 $0 $530
Jay Cowles Iii (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Konda Mason (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Srinija Srinivasan (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,355,803
Expenses
$4,433,193
Net Income
-$77,390
Net Assets
$3,263,846
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,969,903
91.1%
Program Services $367,983
8.4%
Investment Income $5,905
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $560
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,452
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $605,311
13.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,681,796
37.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,592,141
Total Liabilities $1,328,295
Net Assets $3,263,846
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Krista Tippett (President) $326,658 $0 $33,278
Erinn Farrell (Chief Operating Officer) $206,541 $0 $21,715
Liliana Percy Ruiz (Executive Producer) $141,693 $0 $13,669
Konda Mason (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jay Cowles Iii (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,826,925
Expenses
$3,561,447
Net Income
$1,265,478
Net Assets
$3,377,908
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,495,752
93.1%
Program Services $324,435
6.7%
Investment Income $7,291
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,147
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $594
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $436,157
12.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,038,952
29.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,137,411
Total Liabilities $1,759,503
Net Assets $3,377,908

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,620,313
Expenses
$2,913,659
Net Income
-$293,346
Net Assets
$1,910,862
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,214,129
84.5%
Program Services $462,784
17.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$57,400
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $800
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $521,258
17.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $531,008
18.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,233,803
Total Liabilities $2,322,941
Net Assets $1,910,862
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Krista Tippett (President/Director) $249,698 $0 $23,241
Trent Gilliss (Editor In Chief) $173,732 $0 $10,460
Jay Cowles Iii (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Julie Zelle (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Walker (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,026,302
Expenses
$1,971,350
Net Income
-$945,048
Net Assets
$2,221,670
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $760,163
74.1%
Program Services $246,171
24.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $150
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,818
1.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $390,922
19.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $564,574
28.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,352,000
Total Liabilities $130,330
Net Assets $2,221,670
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Krista Tippett (President/Director) $216,539 $0 $19,159
Trent Gilliss (Cco/Executive Editor) $168,236 $0 $10,126
Jay Cowles Iii (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Julie Zelle (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Walker (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,092,007
Expenses
$1,608,517
Net Income
$2,483,490
Net Assets
$3,346,581
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,784,619
92.5%
Program Services $301,248
7.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $450
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,690
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $388,219
24.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $354,167
22.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,760,809
Total Liabilities $414,228
Net Assets $3,346,581
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Krista Tippett (President/Director) $205,014 $0 $18,249
Trent Gilliss (Cco/Executive Editor) $122,240 $0 $12,389
Jay Cowles Iii (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Julie Zelle (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Will Rosenweig (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Walker (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,758,818
Expenses
$1,619,820
Net Income
$1,138,998
Net Assets
$863,091
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,553,865
92.6%
Program Services $188,450
6.8%
Investment Income $46
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $150
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,307
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $214,216
13.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $484,485
29.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,581,093
Total Liabilities $718,002
Net Assets $863,091
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Krista Tippett (President/Director) $92,776 $0 $4,621
Jay Cowles Iii (Treasurer/Director) $0 $0 $0
Julie Zelle (Secretary/Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Rosenweig (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Walker (Director) $0 $0 $0

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