19TH News
Donations deductibleRevenue
$19.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$10.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$33.9m
$125k liabilities
Net assets
$33.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
5.8 years on average
Staff
62
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Jessica Lessin
Left since last filing
2
13% of the board
19TH News' network
15 people2 organisationsi15 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
15 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Lessin Chair | Chairperson | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Alex Schmider | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Amanda Zamora | Publisher | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ann Walker Marchant (also filed as Ann Walker Marchant) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Bradley Akubuiro | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| DEB Asrate | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Emily Ramshaw Hartstein (also filed as Emily Hartstein) | Chief Executive Officer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Katherine BOO | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kathryn Murdoch | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Katy Drake Bettner (also filed as Katy Bettner) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| MI-AI Parrish (also filed as Mi-ai Parrish) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Michelle Mercer | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sarah Adler Hartman | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Susan McPherson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tasneem Raja | Director | 2019 | 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abby Johnston | Network Partnerships Editor | since 2022 |
| Alexandra Smith | Audience Director | since 2022 |
| Amanda Zamora | Vice President | 2020 |
| Benjamin Werdmuller | Chief Technology Officer | 2022 |
| Clarice Bajkowski | Creative Director | 2022 |
| Emily Swelgin | Chief Product Officer | since 2022 |
| Errin Haines | Editor-at-Large | since 2022 |
| Fatima Hessabi | Chief Financial Officer & Secretary | since 2022 |
| Flora Peir | News Editor | since 2022 |
| Jayo Miko Macasaquit | Chief People Officer | since 2022 |
| Jenny Ajluni | Director of Individual Philanthropy | 2022 |
| Johanna Derlega | Chief Revenue Officer & Treasurer | since 2022 |
| Julia Chan | Editor-in-Chief | since 2022 |
| James Dean | CFO | 2020 |
| Johanna Delerga | Treasurer | 2020 |
| Karen Hawkins | Story Editor | 2023 |
| Kari Cobham | Director of Fellowships | 2023 |
| Theresa Rupar | Political Editor | since 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Ramshaw Hartstein | Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $304k | $31k | |
| Jayo Miko Macasaquit | Chief People Officer | 40 | $209k | $16k | |
| Errin Haines | Editor-at-Large | 40 | $208k | $16k | |
| Emily Swelgin | Chief Product Officer | 40 | $204k | $11k | |
| Julia Chan | Editor-in-Chief | 40 | $198k | $20k | |
| Fatima Hessabi | Chief Financial Officer & | 40 | $195k | $14k | |
| Alexandra Smith | Chief Strategy Officer | 40 | $179k | $14k | |
| Anne Musial | Chief Development Officer and Secretary | 40 | $175k | $25k | |
| Theresa Rupar | Political Editor | 40 | $170k | $17k | |
| Jenny Ajiluni | Director of Individual Philanthropy | 40 | $159k | $14k | |
| Jessica Lessin | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Alex Schmider | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Ann Walker Marchant | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Bradley Akubuiro | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deb Asrate | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Katherine Boo | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Katy Drake Bettner | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Mi-Ai Parrish | Chairperson | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Mercer | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Adler Hartman | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Susan McPherson | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Tasneem Raja | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Tamara Kreinin | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Gina Chua | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Patty Quillin | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Charlotte Castillo | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Naomi Aberly | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Lawanna Kimbro | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sunny Hostin | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
Colorado roster
18 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253035957). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Katy Bettner | Director |
| Susan McPherson | Director |
| Fatima Hessabi | |
| Anne Musial | Secretary and Chief Revenue Officer |
| Deb Asrate | Director |
| Ann Walker Marchant | Director |
| Katherine Boo | Director |
| Mi-Ai Parrish | Board Chair and Director |
| Michelle Mercer | Director |
| Emily Hartstein | President and CEO |
| Tamara Kreinin | Director |
| Lasharah Bunting | Vice President |
| Alex Schmider | Director |
| Jessica Lessin | Chairperson of the Board |
| Tasneem Raja | Director |
| Bradley Akubuiro | Director |
| Fatima Hessabi | Chief Financial Officer |
| Sarah Adler Hartman | Director |
About
- Legal name
- 19th News
- EIN
- 842627202
- Address
- 3571 Far West Blvd 3497, Austin, TX, 78731-3064
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- The 19th news' mission is to produce trustworthy, representative journalism that serves women and lgbtq+ people in the united states who are excluded from the promise of the 19th amendment. The organization publishes stories via its own website (www.19thnews.org), social media platforms (including instagram, facebook, twitter, and linkedin), email newsletters and partner platforms. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A30 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- Principal officer
- Emily Ramshaw Hartstein (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2019
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAmanda Zamora
≥7years on the filingsEmily Ramshaw Hartstein
≥7years on the filingsTasneem Raja
≥6years on the filingsJessica Lessin
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
- $33.9m
- Total liabilities
- $125k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $33.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $18.7m
- Program service revenue
- $109k
- Employees
- 62
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.The 19th News 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: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 3 May 2022
- Registered agent
- Legalinc Corporate Services Inc. (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.