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Form 990 2018 ** PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY ** Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax OMB No. 1545-0047 Form 990 Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except private foundations) 2018 Department of the Treasury | Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public. Open to Public Internal Revenue Service | Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information. Inspection A For the 2018 calendar year, or tax year beginning and ending B Check if C Name of organization D Employer identification number applicable: Address change INTERNEWS NETWORK, INC. Name change Doing business as INTERNEWS 94-3027961 Initial return Number and street (or P.O. box if mail is not delivered to street address) Room/suite E Telephone number Final return/ P.O. BOX 4448 707-826-2030 termin- ated City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code G Gross receipts $ 53,606,756. Amended return ARCATA, CA 95518 H(a) Is this a group return Applica- tion F Name and address of principal officer:JEANNE BOURGAULT for subordinates? ~~ Yes X No pending SAME AS C ABOVE H(b) Are all subordinates included? Yes No I Tax-exempt status: X 501(c)(3) 501(c) ( )§ (insert no.) 4947(a)(1) or 527 If "No," attach a list. (see instructions) J Website: | WWW.INTERNEWS.ORG H(c) Group exemption number | K Form of organization: X Corporation Trust Association Other | L Year of formation: 1986 M State of legal domicile: CA Part I Summary 1 Briefly describe the organization's mission or most significant activities: SEE PART III, LINE 1. 2 Check this box | if the organization discontinued its operations or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets. 3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 15 4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 15 5 Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2018 (Part V, line 2a) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 157 6 Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 24 7 a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7a 0. Activities & Governance b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 38 7b 27,564. Prior Year Current Year 8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 53,244,741. 53,598,750. 9 Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 0. 0. 10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 646. 8,006. Revenue 11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e) ~~~~~~~~ 0. 0. 12 Total revenue - add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) 53,245,387. 53,606,756. 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1-3) ~~~~~~~~~~~ 11,282,396. 12,104,068. 14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 0. 0. 15 Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5-10) ~~~ 23,266,944. 23,305,254. 16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 0. 0. b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) | 45,751. Expenses 17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a-11d, 11f-24e) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18,884,604. 18,378,222. 18 Total expenses. Add lines 13-17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) ~~~~~~~ 53,433,944. 53,787,544. 19 Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12 -188,557. -180,788. Beginning of Current Year End of Year 20 Total assets (Part X, line 16) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11,610,503. 11,991,239. 21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8,417,631. 9,365,698. Net Assets or Fund Balances 22 Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20 3,192,872. 2,625,541. Part II Signature Block Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than officer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge. Sign = Signature of officer Date Here DAVID CREEKMORE, COO = Type or print name and title Print/Type preparer's name Preparer's signature Date Check PTIN if Paid RICHARD J. LOCASTRO, CPA 10/28/19 self-employed P00288314 Preparer Firm's name GELMAN, ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN Firm's EIN 52-1392008 Use Only Firm's address 9 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N 9 9 BETHESDA, MD 20814-2930 Phone no.(301) 951-9090 May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? (see instructions) X Yes No 832001 12-31-18 LHA For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions. Form 990 (2018) Form 990 (2018) INTERNEWS NETWORK, INC. 94-3027961 Page 2 Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part III X 1 Briefly describe the organization's mission: INTERNEWS IS AN INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO EMPOWER LOCAL MEDIA WORLDWIDE TO GIVE PEOPLE THE NEWS AND INFORMATION THEY NEED, THE ABILITY TO CONNECT AND THE MEANS TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD. 2 Did the organization undertake any significant program services during the year which were not listed on the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes X No If "Yes," describe these new services on Schedule O. 3 Did the organization cease conducting, or make significant changes in how it conducts, any program services?~~~~~~ Yes X No If "Yes," describe these changes on Schedule O. 4 Describe the organization's program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported. 4a (Code: ) (Expenses $ 14,510,821. including grants of $ 3,833,816. ) (Revenue $ ) AFRICA: IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, INTERNEWS SUPPORTS JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA OUTLETS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH, HUMANITARIAN RESOURCES AND GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES. INTERNEWS INCREASES KNOWLEDGE ON HIV PREVENTION SCIENCE BY CONNECTING A NETWORK OF JOURNALISTS, ADVOCATES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THE REGION. INTERNEWS IS ALSO WORKING WITH VARIOUS REFUGEE AND IDP COMMUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR INTERNAL COMMUNICATION AS WELL AS COMMUNICATION WITH HUMANITARIAN SERVICE PROVIDERS. ADDITIONALLY, INTERNEWS WORKS TO INCREASES ENGAGEMENT IN POLITICAL PROCESSES BY TRAINING JOURNALISTS SUPPORTING MEDIA THAT ENHANCE CHANNELS FOR CITIZENS TO ACCESS ELECTORAL INFORMATION IN COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, SUCH AS SOUTH SUDAN, CENTRAL AFRICAN 4b (Code: ) (Expenses $ 9,886,108. including grants of $ 4,314,159. ) (Revenue $ ) EUROPE AND EURASIA: IN EUROPE AND EURASIA, INTERNEWS DIVERSIFIES MEDIA CONTENT BY PROVIDING LOCAL PARTNERS WITH RELEVANT TOOLS AND INCREASING MEDIA LITERACY AMONG BOTH YOUTHS AND ADULTS. INTERNEWS ALSO IMPROVES CITIZEN ACCESS TO CIVICALLY RELEVANT INFORMATION IN ORDER TO INCREASE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN ACCOUNTABILITY. INTERNEWS PROVIDES LOCAL PARTNERS WITH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CONSULTATIONS IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA. INTERNEWS ALSO PROMOTES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STRONG LINKS BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND MEDIA OUTLETS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE RELEVANT LOCAL NEWS. THROUGHOUT THE REGION, INTERNEWS IS FOSTERING RESILIENCE IN MEDIA AND SOCIETY BY EXPANDING AUDIENCES FOR COMPETITIVE, INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND ENHANCING 4c (Code: ) (Expenses $ 9,170,508. including grants of $ 2,173,767. ) (Revenue $ ) ASIA: IN ASIA, INTERNEWS SUPPORTS JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA OUTLETS TO EXPAND OBJECTIVE AND DIVERSE INFORMATION. INTERNEWS WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF REPORTING ON TOPICS SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; HUMANITARIAN ISSUES; AND DEMOCRATIC AND PEACE PROCESSES. OUR AIM IS TO PROVIDE JOURNALISTS WITH THE TOOLS TO STRENGTHEN SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENT MEDIA. INTERNEWS TRAINS JOURNALISTS ACROSS THE REGION TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION, INCREASE AWARENESS OF DIGITAL SECURITY, UTILIZE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND PROMOTE FREE SPEECH. INTERNEWS WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO ENABLE CITIZENS TO MONITOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF KEY POLICIES. 4d Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.) (Expenses $ 12,410,682. including grants of $ 1,782,326.) (Revenue $ ) 4e Total program service expenses | 45,978,119. Form 990 (2018) 832002 12-31-18 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION(S) 2 13141029 745960 19423 2018.04030 INTERNEWS NETWORK, INC. 19423__1 Form 990 (2018) INTERNEWS NETWORK, INC. 94-3027961 Page 3 Part IV Checklist of Required Schedules Yes No 1 Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)? If "Yes," complete Schedule A~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 X 2 Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 X 3 Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 X 4 Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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