Targum Publishing Company

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222309371
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Phone
7329327051
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Printing, Publishing

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$437,180
Expenses
$363,498
Assets
$6,311,177
Liabilities
$21,970

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jessica Durando (PRESIDENT - MEMBER)
  • BUMPER DEJESUS (VICE PRESIDENT - MEMBER)

Highest reported compensation

  • Brian M Delk (EDITOR IN CHIEF - MEMBER): $8,692 total reported compensation
  • Lilly M Tea (MANAGING EDITOR - MEMBER): $7,123 total reported compensation
  • ARIANNA R MORALES (MARKETING DIRECTOR - MEMBER): $6,159 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Targum publishing company produces content on various digital platforms which acts as a resource that many rutgers university students can use to gain a unique outside-of-the-classroom learning experience. (see schedule o for details)

What it reported doing in 2024

Targum publishing company is a student-written and student-managed, non-profit incorporated digital news organization publishing digital content including local news and entertainment on its website and other digital platforms accessible by students of rutgers university under the name, the daily targum is published seven days per week in new brunswick, n.j., while classes are in session. No part thereof can be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the targum publishing company. The daily targum has been a repeat recipient of the columbia scholastic press association gold crown award, and the associated college press' best in show award. The daily targum has also been honored with the general excellence award winner of the New Jersey press association, in addition to numerous individual awards for reporting, design and photography. The organization's digitial platforms routinely receive between 12,000 and 15,000 clicks through various articles and links.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.5%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 52.4%; rating input score 52
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.9%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 17.36; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.9%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.5% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.5% of revenue deployed · 52.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $190K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $9K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 52/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.