Solutions Journalism Network Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$8.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$8m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$8.6m
$452k liabilities
Net assets
$8.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
6.7y av
Staff
34
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Trabian Shorters
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Solutions Journalism Network Inc's network
12 people6 organisationsi12 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
12 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trabian Shorters Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Barnaby Marsh | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Chris GEE | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Courtney Martin | Board Member/Co-Founder | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Boardman | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David N Bornstein (also filed as David Bornstein) | CEO/Co-Founder | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Israel Balderas | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Marsha Cooke | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Maurisse Johnson | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Morgan Dixon | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ron Nixon | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tina Rosenberg Varenik | Secretary/Co-Founder | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ambika Samarthya-Howard | Chief of Innovation | since 2023 |
| Amy Maestas | Director of Collaboratives | since 2023 |
| Carolyn Robinson | Region Director | since 2020 |
| Cherelle Jackson | Climate Director | 2024 |
| Corinna Myers | Controller | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Ann Share | Director-Strategic Relations | since 2019 |
| Fara Warner | VP of Practice Change | since 2022 |
| Francine Huff | VP of Program | since 2023 |
| Jefferson Cuevas | Controller | since 2022 |
| Jefferson Cuevas CFO EFF 124 | Controller (Thru 12/31/23) | 2023 |
| Julia Power Burns | CFO and General Manager | since 2018 |
| Keith H Hammonds | President and COO | since 2018 |
| Linda Shaw | Editorial Director | since 2020 |
| Maria Elisa Gross | VP-Newsroom Practice Change | since 2018 |
| Maurisse Johnson | VP, Finance and Accounting | since 2018 |
| Samantha McCann | VP-Journalist Practice Change | since 2018 |
| Samantha McCann Thru 52023 | Chief Operating Officer | 2023 |
| Sara Catania | Director of Journalism School | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David N Bornstein | CEO/Co-Founder | 40 | $254k | $16k | |
| Elizabeth Ann Share | Chief of Strategic Relations | 40 | $198k | $5k | |
| Sara Catania | Chief Program Officer | 40 | $192k | $3k | |
| Tina Rosenberg Varenik | Secretary/Co-Founder | 40 | $186k | $15k | |
| Ambika Samarthya-Howard | Chief of Innovation | 40 | $163k | $90 | |
| Jefferson Cuevas | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $163k | $634 | |
| Linda Shaw | Director Beacons & Advance Practice | 40 | $127k | $90 | |
| Corinna Myers | Controller | 40 | $118k | $106 | |
| Cherelle Jackson | Climate Director | 40 | $118k | ||
| Francine Huff | VP of Program | 40 | $112k | $7k | |
| Amy Maestas | Director of Collaboratives | 40 | $103k | $634 | |
| Trabian Shorters | Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| David Boardman | Vice Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Barnaby Marsh | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Israel Balderas | Board Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Marsha Cooke | Board Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Morgan Dixon | Board Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Chris Gee | Board Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Maurisse Johnson | Board Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Courtney Martin | Board Member/Co-Founder | 4 | $0 | ||
| Ron Nixon | Board Member | 4 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Solutions Journalism Network Inc
- EIN
- 462265729
- Address
- 405 Lexington Avenue Suite 819, New York, NY, 10174-0002
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Define, legitimize and spread "solutions journalism" - rigorous, unbiased reporting about credible responses to social problems by establishing solutions journalism as a core function in journalism, conforming to the highest standards of independence and accuracy. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Jefferson Cuevas (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsTrabian Shorters
≥8years on the filingsBarnaby Marsh
≥8years on the filingsCourtney Martin
≥8years on the filingsDavid Boardman
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.6m
- Total liabilities
- $452k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $8.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8.3m
- Program service revenue
- $168k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $933k
- Employees
- 34
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.7m | $8m | $796k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Local Media Foundation (On Behalf of NY & Michigan Solutions Journalism Co) | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $139k |
| Cherokee Nation | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $38k |
| Sentient Media | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $25k |
| Mongabay Org Corp Dba Mongabayorg Corporation | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $20k |
| Public Media Network (On Behalf of Sw Michigan Journalism Collaboration) | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $20k |
| States Newsroom | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $20k |
| The Osage Nation | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $20k |
| Boise State University | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $18k |
| Shoshone Bannock Tribes Dba Sho-Ban News | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $18k |
| Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $18k |
| Kansas Leadership Center | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $18k |
| Advocate Foundation Inc Dba Dallas Free Press | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $10k |
| Atlanta Civic Circle Inc | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $10k |
| Haitinex Media Group Dba the Haitian Times | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $10k |
| Link Media LLC | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $10k |
| Richland Source | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $10k |
| The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $10k |
| The Current Media Inc | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $10k |
| The Honolulu Civil Beat Inc | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $10k |
| The Philadelphia Citizen | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $10k |
| The Salt Lake City Tribune Inc | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $10k |
| Washington State University | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $10k |
| California State University Long Beach - Research Foundation | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $8k |
| Savannah State University Foundation Inc | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $8k |
| St Edward's University | To support the training and production of solutions journalism | $8k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Solutions Journalism Network, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Foreign Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 10 October 2013
- Registered agent
- Not stated