Grist Magazine Inc
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18 people6 organisationsi18 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavita Ramdas Chair | Board Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Brady Walkinshaw | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| C'Ardiss Gardner Gleser | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Charles Giller | Founder | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dana Bourland | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Donna Moodie | Board Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Elise HU (also filed as Elise Hu) | Board Secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John Alderman | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John Vechey | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Julian Brave Noisecat | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kristin Grimm | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michelle Depass | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Max Moinian | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nikhil Swaminathan | CEO | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rachel Morello-Frosch | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Susan L Kaufman (also filed as Susan Kaufman) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Susan Chira | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Trenton Allen | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
29 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Simon | Director of Leadership Programming | since 2020 |
| Ayesha Pacholke | Sr HR Manager | 2022 |
| Bekah Cardwell | Director of Finance & Administration | 2024 |
| Cardwell Bekah | Director of Finance/Administration | since 2018 |
| Christian Skotte | Dir. of Innovation/Growth | 2022 |
| Dodd Thomas Scott | Executive Editor | 2018 |
| Grisafi Matt | Director of Marketing/Business Development | 2018 |
| Jackson Katharine | Director of Fix | 2019 |
| Jess Alvarado Lepine | Membership Director | 2023 |
| Jess Alvarado-Lepine | Director, Membership | 2024 |
| Jess Stahl | Executive Editor, Strategic Initiatives | since 2022 |
| Kat Bagley | Executive Editor | since 2023 |
| Letsinger Nathan | Senior Developer | since 2018 |
| Lisa Garcia | Director of Fix | since 2021 |
| Lisa Jurras Buchanan | Co Director Fix | 2022 |
| Lisa Jurras-Buchanan | Director Content Operations | 2023 |
| Megan Merrigan | Director of Innovation and Growth | since 2024 |
| Mignon Khargie | Art Director | 2025 |
| Natasha Berman | Development Director | since 2020 |
| Nathan Letsinger | Director of Product | 2020 |
| Nikhil Swaminathan | Editorial Director | since 2020 |
| Patrick | Director of Fundraising | 2023 |
| Patrick Schmitt | Director of Development | since 2024 |
| Rebekah Cardwell | Director of Finance & Admin | since 2020 |
| Simon Andrew | Director of Leadership Programming | 2019 |
| Swaminathan Nikhil | Executive Editor | 2019 |
| Teresa Chin | Executive Editor, Data & Design | since 2023 |
| Teressa Chin | Executive Editor, Data & Design | 2024 |
| Tristan Ahtone | Editor at Large | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikhil Swaminathan | CEO | 45 | $310k | $13k | |
| Natasha Berman | COO | 45 | $229k | $32k | |
| Jess Stahl | Executive Editor, Strategic Initiatives | 40 | $188k | $17k | |
| Kat Bagley | Editor in Chief | 45 | $173k | $32k | |
| Patrick Schmitt | Director of Development | 45 | $168k | $16k | |
| Rebekah Cardwell | Director of Finance & Admin | 45 | $166k | $24k | |
| Megan Merrigan | Director of Innovation and Growth | 40 | $147k | $15k | |
| Teresa Chin | Executive Editor, Data & Design | 40 | $138k | $6k | |
| Tristan Ahtone | Editor at Large | 40 | $134k | $14k | |
| Mignon Khargie | Art Director | 40 | $127k | $14k | |
| Kavita Ramdas | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Elise Hu | Board Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donna Moodie | Board Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles Giller | Founder | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Alderman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Trenton Allen | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dana Bourland | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Chira | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Depass | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| C'ardiss Gardner Gleser | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristin Grimm | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Kaufman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Max Moinian | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Morello-Frosch | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julian Brave Noisecat | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Vechey | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brady Walkinshaw | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Grist Magazine Inc
- EIN
- 061664153
- Address
- Po Box 12710, Seattle, WA, 98111-4710
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- Grist is an independent, non profit media organization dedicated to reporting on climate change. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C99 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Nikhil Swaminathan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsKavita Ramdas
≥6years on the filingsBrady Walkinshaw
≥6years on the filingsCharles Giller
≥6years on the filingsElise HU
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $11.6m
- Total liabilities
- $1.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $9.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $9.9m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 68
- Volunteers
- 17
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $10m | $9.8m | $267k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.