California News Publishers Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
950596645
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9162886015
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,276,257
Expenses
$1,362,829
Assets
$1,497,458
Liabilities
$1,475,891

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PAULETTE BROWN-HINDS (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • EMILY CHARRIER (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • SIMON GRIEVE (PRESIDENT)
  • CHUCK CHAMPION (CEO/PRESIDENT)
  • THOMAS NEWTON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRITTNEY BARSOTTI (GENERAL COUNSEL): $114,992 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Champion the ideals of a free press in our democratic society and promote the quality and economic health of California newspapers.

What it reported doing in 2022

Provide basic member services to a diverse membership of California news publishing industry entities, including legislative lobbying and other government relation activites, sponsoring an annual better newspaper contest and summit, and promote educational seminars on important topics related to news publishing operations and viability.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.8%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.1; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.99; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $115K · 24 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2011 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.