31041 Providence Newspaper Guild TN

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The organization works to protect pay levels and benefits for its members. Also, the organization ensures our employers will be able to attract and maintain quality workforces that will enable them to adapt and compete with the new technologies that are reinventing the Newspaper industry.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $59K a year · 44% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $563K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$126K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$185K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$628K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$126K
FY2025▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$114K
FY2023$118K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$126K
Expenses
$185K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$207K
FY2025$185K
Net assets
$628K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$979K
FY2021$959K
FY2022$746K
FY2023$676K
FY2024$675K
FY2025$628K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1950.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $185K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Co
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Co
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Co
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Co
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Larue’s $367 as Vice Preside is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $100K–1M employment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Protects member pay and benefits, helping employers attract quality workforces for industry adaptation.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization works to protect pay levels and benefits for its members. Also, the organization ensures employers will be able to attract and maintain quality workforces that will enable them to adapt and compete with the new technologies that are reinventing the newspaper industry.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$126K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$185K
Ln 25
Programscol B$185K
Owns and owesPt X
$628K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$126K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30K
SavingsLn 2$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Accounts receivableLn 4$7K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$563K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$628K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$55K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$592K$563K
Total assetsLn 16$685K$631K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$675K$628K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$86K$86K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$36K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$185K$185K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 14, 2026 $126K$185K−$59K$628K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 15, 2025 $188K$207K−$18K$675K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $118K$194K−$76K$676K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 21, 2022 $114K$194K−$79K$746K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 10, 2022 $125K$185K−$60K$959K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 9, 2021 $141K$205K−$64K$979K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $126,268 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,483$100,417
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $86,021$23,537
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,808$2,314
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $188,312$126,268
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,000$2,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $8,736$8,239
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $110,491$104,616
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $85,533$70,386
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $206,760$185,241
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,448−$58,973
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $126,268 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100,417$100,417
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $23,526 · Excluded from tax $11$23,537
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,314$2,314
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $123,943 · Excluded from tax $2,325$126,268
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $185,241 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $8,239$8,239
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $86,365$86,365
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,475$2,475
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,702$7,702
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,074$8,074
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,951$3,951
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,400$4,400
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $4,459$4,459
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,573$7,573
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,520$5,520
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,780$3,780
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $35,968$35,968
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,947$1,947
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,788$2,788
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $185,241 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$185,241
Part X · Balance sheet $630,790 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,248$30,118
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,013$25,043
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,875$6,809
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,161$1,919
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $195,967$333,138
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $396,239$230,071
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,411$3,692
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $684,914$630,790
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,469$3,081
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,469$3,081
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $675,445$627,709
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $675,445$627,709
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $684,914$630,790
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $627,709 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$126,268
XI-2 Total expenses$185,241
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$58,973
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$675,445
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,237
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$627,709

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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