Category: Media

TRUTHOUT

Sacramento, CA

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TRUTHOUT

Physical Address:: Sacramento, CA 95827
EIN:: 20-0031641
Web URL:: www.truthout.org/
Leadership:: Ms. Maya Schenwar

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Fiscal Year Starting: May 01, 2011
Fiscal Year Ending: Apr 30, 2012

Revenue
Total Revenue	$1,946,891

Expenses
Total Expenses	$1,635,713

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TRUTHOUT

Physical Address:: Sacramento, CA 95827
EIN:: 20-0031641
Web URL:: www.truthout.org/
NTEE Category:: A Arts, Culture, and Humanities; A30 Media, Communications Organizations; None
Year Founded:: 2001
Ruling Year:: 2005

Mission Statement

Truthout works to broaden and diversify the political discussion by introducing independent voices and focusing on undercovered issues and unconventional thinking. Harnessing the ever-expanding power of the Internet, we work to spread reliable information, peaceful thought and progressive ideas throughout the world.

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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit

We reach over two million Internet users a month, spreading incisive reporting and progressive thought while engaging tens of thousands in political dialogue.

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Revenue and Expenses

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Financial Health Dashboard: Highlights key financial trends and ratios for a selected nonprofit organization over a period of up to five years.
Peer Comparison Dashboard: Compares the organization's financials with up to five peer nonprofits that you select.
Graphical Analysis: Provides multi-year graphs and an interpretive guide in a format ready to present to your clients.
Printable PDF Report: Provides a complete analysis of the organization for your records. The full report tells you what to look for and why it matters.
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Forms 990 Received from the IRS IRS Form 990 is an annual document used by approximately one-third of all public charities to report information about their finances and operations to the federal government. GuideStar uses data from Form 990 to populate its database with financial information about nonprofit organizations. Posting Form 990 images on the GuideStar Web site is an ongoing process.

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Formation Documents A Letter of Determination is a letter from the IRS to a nonprofit organization stating that the organization has successfully applied for tax-exempt status. In this document the IRS indicates under which section of the Internal Revenue Code an organization is qualified.

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Leadership

Ms. Maya Schenwar

Term:

Since Sept 2009

Board Chair

Board of Directors

Officers for Fiscal Year

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Program: Reporting Services (Financial Figures from 2008 form 990)

Budget:: $1,455,039
Category:: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Population Served:: General Public/Unspecified

Program Description:

We report, fly, film, interview and opine day-in and day-out, 24x7, 365. We also scour the global news media for the most important stories we can find. We cover national issues concerning foreign policy, the war in Iraq, ethics in government, voter rights, human rights and the judiciary. We feature unique coverage of women, health, energy, environment and labor issues. We alert our readers to pivotal opinion pieces appearing in major newspapers and journals. Our home page is continually updated to display top headlines and arresting photography and other artwork. And we provide exciting multimedia reports and interviews of the most important national political events. Past assignments have included the 2004 political conventions, several major anti-war rallies, the Downing Street Memo hearings and teach-ins, and Cindy Sheehan's courageous stands at Camp Casey. Finally, we email free daily newsletters to our 250,000 subscribers featuring the day's top stories.

Program Long-Term Success:

Grew to 250,000 unique visitors per day.

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