SOCIETY OF AMERICAN BUSINESS EDITORS AND WRITERS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SOCIETY OF AMERICAN BUSINESS EDITORS AND WRITERS

EIN 36-3297751 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A20Z)

What they do

MEMBERS of THE SOCIETY for ADVANCING BUSINESS EDITING and WRITING (SABEW) BAND TOGETHER IN THE INDIVIDUAL and COLLECTIVE PURSUIT of THE HIGHEST STANDARDS of ECONOMIC JOURNALISM. IT is SABEWS MISSION AS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION to ENCOURAGE COMPREHENSIVE REPORTING of ECONOMIC EVENTS WITHOUT FEAR or FAVORITISM and to INCREASE MEMBERS SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE THROUGH CONTINUOUS EDUCATION. SABEWS FIRST AMENDMENT COMMITTEE SUPPORTS PRESS FREEDOM THROUGH STATEMENTS, EVENTS and TRAINING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE of JOURNALISM, INCLUDING THE PRINCIPLE THAT FACT-BASED REPORTING is NECESSARY for THE HEALTH of ROBUST DEMOCRACIES. SABEW ADVOCATES for FULL ACCESS to FINANCIAL and ECONOMIC DATA, INCLUDING INFORMATION COLLECTED and DISTRIBUTED BY GOVERNMENTS. SABEW ALSO HOLDS AN ANNUAL BEST IN BUSINESS AWARDS COMPETITION, RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING JOURNALISM CONDUCTED IN THE U.S. and ABROAD AMONG PROFESSIONALS and STUDENTS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $28.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders27 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

28.15%of revenue went to mission work28.2% of expenses · Program services

$99.89spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

71.74%of revenue went to management and office costs71.8% of expenses

$1.20in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

42.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $125,086 for STEPHANIE KLIMSTRA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$497,099

Mission workProgram services$139,95128.15% of revenue28.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$356,60371.74% of revenue71.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$5450.11% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$496,55499.89% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 28.2% mission · 71.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.89% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 29.1% mission · 69.8% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 120.22% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 70.9% mission · 21.9% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.28% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 73.4% mission · 17.5% management · 9.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.22% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 74.8% mission · 18.8% management · 6.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.85% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 54.9% mission · 41.2% management · 3.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.70% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 58.8% mission · 38.0% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.57% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 72.2% mission · 22.2% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.46% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$497,099

Expenses$496,554

Annual surplus $545 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$139,951 · 28.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$356,603 · 71.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$497,099

Expenses$496,554

Assets$596,853

Income$497,099

Contributions$209,997

Mission work (program services)$139,951

Management and general$356,603

Accounting fees$43,954

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

STEPHANIE KLIMSTRAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $125,086Base $113,664 · Other $11,422

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (27)

STEPHANIE KLIMSTRAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MARK DECAMBREDIRECTOR

STUART ELLIOTTDIRECTOR

STACEY VANEK SMITHDIRECTOR

SCOTT WENGERDIRECTOR

ROMAINE BOSTICKDIRECTOR (THRU 4/24)

ROBERT BARBADIRECTOR/VP (START 4/24)

RITA TRICHURDIRECTOR

RICH BARBIERIDIRECTOR (THRU 4/24)

REBECCA BAKERDIRECTOR

PIA SARKARVP/PRESIDENT (START 4/24)

OLIVER STALEYSECRETARY/TREASURER (THRU 4/24)

NANCY FARGHALLIDIRECTOR

MATTHEW GOLDBERGDIRECTOR

ALAN DEUTSCHMANDIRECTOR

MAMTA BADKARDIRECTOR

KRISTEN HALLAMDIRECTOR (THRU 4/24)

KELLI GRANTDIRECTOR/TREASURER (START 4/24)

JENNIFER LIBERTODIRECTOR

JANELLE NANOSDIRECTOR

JAMES T MADOREDIRECTOR

JAMES B NELSONVICE PRESIDENT (THRU 4/24)

DESIREE HANFORDPRESIDENT (THRU 4/24)

DEAN MURPHYDIRECTOR

DAVID CROWDIRECTOR (THRU 4/24)

CHUCK JAFFEDIRECTOR

BRIAN SOZZIDIRECTOR (THRU 4/24)

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1993
Location: 555 N CENTRAL AVE STE 302, PHOENIX, AZ 85004-1248
County: Maricopa
In care of: % UNIV OF MO
Primary officer: STEPHANIE KLIMSTRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailsabew@sabew.org Phone(678) 209-7127

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A20Z)