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Religion News Foundation

COLUMBIA, MO

Website

Total revenue

$9.4M

Total expenses

$4.5M

Net assets

$8.8M

Grants received

$17.7M

37 grants

EIN

311650883

Tax year

2024

Mission

To advance the public understanding of religion and the development of religion journalism

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$9.0M
Program service revenue$279K
Investment income$188K
Other revenue—
Total revenue$9.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$16K
Salaries & benefits$2.4M
Fundraising$308K
Other expenses$2.0M
Total expenses$4.5M
Total assets$9.2M
Net assets$8.8M

People

19 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DEBORAH CALDWELL

CEO AND PUBLISHER

Board

$193K

40 hrs/wk

PATRICIA TERRELL

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Board

$94K

40 hrs/wk

LAURA WILSON

FINANCE DIRECTOR

Board

$82K

20 hrs/wk

KEN CHITWOOD

PAST VICE CHAIR

Board

$7K

2 hrs/wk

ELAINE JUSTICE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

THOMAS LEVINSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

BETSY SHIRLEY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

WON KIM

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

SHAHED AMANULLAH

VICE CHAIR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

ROBYN TOMLIN

SECRETARY

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

SEAN COUGHLIN

TREASURER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

DAVE ROBERSON

CHAIR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

JOHN TERRILL

PAST BOARD CHAIR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JU-DON MARSHALL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

STEVE WALDMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

TYLER BORCHERS

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Staff

$141K

40 hrs/wk

PAUL O'DONNELL

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Staff

$136K

40 hrs/wk

ROXANNE STONE

MANAGING EDITOR

Staff

$120K

40 hrs/wk

ROBERT SMIETANA

NATIONAL REPORTER

Staff

$115K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

DESIGN PARK INC

90TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM AND ANNUAL REPO

$126K

ALLISON MUSMAND

MARKETING CONSULTING

$103K

TECHDYNAMISM

TECH SUPPORT

$103K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
$200K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
GURU KRUPA FOUNDATION INC
$75K
TO PAY 60% COST OF FULLTIME REPORTER TO WRITE ARTICLES/COLUMNS ON HINDUISM IN NEWS WEBSITE
2024
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
$41K
INN SUPPORT - LABS & COLUMBIA COLLA
2024
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC
$4.1M
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE PROJECT
2023
Stiefel Freethought Foundation
$100K
General & Unrestricted
2023
GURU KRUPA FOUNDATION INC
$65K
FOR HIRING COLUMNIST TO COVER HINDUISM
2023
INTERFAITH AMERICA
$50K
IA/RNS JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP
2023
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
$18K
INN SUPPORT - WALTON COLLAB & INTER
2023
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
$18K
INN SUPPORT - WALTON COLLAB & INTER
2023
E RHODES AND LEONA B CARPENTER
$15K
TO HELP UNDERWRITE A MULTI-FAITH JOURNALISM SERIES ON LGBTQ+ TOPICS.
2023
SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK INC
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND PRODUCTION OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM
2023
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC
$1.9M
GLOBALRELIGION JOURNALISM INITIATIVE
2022
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC
$1.4M
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE PROJECT
2022
Stiefel Freethought Foundation
$100K
to fund reporting on the dangers of white Christian nationalism in America
2022
GURU KRUPA FOUNDATION INC
$40K
FOR HIRING COLUMNIST TO COVER HINDUISM
2022
INTERFAITH AMERICA
$25K
IA/RNS JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP
2022
E RHODES AND LEONA B CARPENTER
$15K
HELP WITH THE COSTS OF A MULTI-FAITH JOURNALISM SERIES (10 STORIES) ON LGBTQ+ TOPICS ON RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (RELIGIONNEWSSERVICE.COM).
2022
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
$15K
INN DIRECT SUPPORT - 2022 COLUMBIA INTERNSHIP GRANT
2022
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC
$1.2M
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE PROJECT
2021
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC
$15K
DEVELOP BUSINESS PLAN
2021
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC
$1.7M
GLOBAL RELIGION JOURNALISM INITIATVE
2020
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC
$1.1M
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE PROJECT
2020
JOHN E FETZER INSTITUTE INC
$60K
SUPPORT JOURNALISTIC COVERAGE OF SPIRITUAL INNOVATION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE RELIGION NEWS
2020
GURU KRUPA FOUNDATION INC
$25K
FOR HIRING COLUMNIST TO COVER HINDUISM
2020
GURU KRUPA FOUNDATION INC
$25K
FOR HIRING COLUMNIST TO COVER HINDUISM
2020
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC
$25K
RELIGION NEWSSERVICE OPERATIONS PROJ
2020
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$19K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK INC
$10K
SUPPORT TRAINING
2020
JOHN E FETZER INSTITUTE INC
$100K
SUPPORT JOURNALISTIC COVERAGE OF SPIRITUAL INNOVATION AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
2019
JOHN E FETZER INSTITUTE INC
$100K
SUPPORT JOURNALISTIC COVERAGE OF SPIRITUAL INNOVATION AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
2019
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC
$4.9M
GLOBAL RELIGION JOURNALISM PROGRAM
2018
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$50K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
FIRST AMENDMENT PARTNERSHIP
$14K
TO SPONSOR A CONFERENCE FOR THE RELIGION NEWS ASSOCIATION WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER RELIGION REPORTERS AND SCHOLARS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
2017
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$8K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$17.7M from 13 funders · 37 grants · 2017–2024

Lilly Endowment Inc

$16.5M · 9 grants · 2018–2023

John E Fetzer Institute Inc

$260K · 3 grants · 2019–2020

Guru Krupa Foundation Inc

$230K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Stiefel Freethought Foundation

$200K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Institute For Nonprofit News

$92K · 4 grants · 2022–2024

Interfaith America

$75K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$73K · 3 grants · 2017–2020

Details

EIN311650883
NTEE codeX11
Subsection03
Ruling date2017-04
Formed1999
Employees0
Volunteers10
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