Owen News Project Inc
Donations deductibleOwen News Project Inc's network
5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
5 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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 5 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Riley | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jessica Brinson | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kurt Rosenberger | Board Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Stefan Welsh | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Suzannah Couch | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Lagrange | Board Vice Chair | 2025 |
| Kurt Rosenberger | Treasurer | 2024 |
| Nicole Decriscio | President | since 2024 |
| Travis Curry | Vice President | since 2024 |
| Tyler Deford | Board Secretary | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole DeCriscio | Executive Editor | 40 | $65k | ||
| Travis Curry | Board Chair | 20 | $0 | $7k | |
| Jessica Brinson | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Suzannah Couch | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Caroline Riley | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Stefan Welsh | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Kurt Rosenberger | Board Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| Aaron LaGrange | Board Vice Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Tyler DeFord | Board Secretary | 10 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Owen News Project Inc
- EIN
- 884100010
- Address
- Po Box 64, Spencer, IN, 47460-0064
- State
- Indiana
- Mission
- Our mission is to deliver reliable and unbiased local news and information to empower our readers and build a stronger community. We work to fill the news gap within Owen County while increasing overall media literacy within our community. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A33 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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2022
- Principal officer
- Nicole DeCriscio Bowe (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2022
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 2, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥2years on the filingsStefan Welsh
≥1years on the filingsCaroline Riley
≥1years on the filingsJessica Brinson
≥1years on the filingsKurt Rosenberger
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $168k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $168k
- Contributions and grants received
- $271k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 30
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 | $127k | $38k | $88k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.