Program areas at New Bedford Light
The purposes of the corporation are exclusively charitable, educational, scientific, and/or cultural as set forth in section 501(c)(3) of the united states internal revenue code (the "code"), or the corresponding section of the future federal tax code. Specifically, the corporation will carry out these purposes with the goal of engaging in investigative journalism, using institutional expertise to research and educate the public about particular topics, and provide the public with an online news outlet covering topics important to the greater New Bedford area and which will benefit the community as a whole. In connection with these purposes, the corporation may collaborate with governmental entities and/or other non-profit organizations which are qualified as exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the code.
Grants made by New Bedford Light
Who funds New Bedford Light
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at New Bedford Light
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Lean Camara | Chief Executive Officer | $69,142 | 2023-11-14 |
| Stephen Taylor | Founding Publisher and President | $0 | 2023-08-02 |
| Peter Andrews | Director of | $108,000 | 2022-12-31 |
| Barbara Roessner | Board Member | $97,147 | 2023-08-02 |
| Joel Alvord | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-08-02 |
Financials for New Bedford Light
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,973,614 | $1,532,883 | 28.8% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $6,815 | $2,221 | 206.8% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $900 | $0 | 999% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $15,978 | $27,007 | -40.8% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $1,997,307 | $1,562,111 | 27.9% |
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|---|
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| Los Angeles Review of Books | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $976,597 |
| The University of North Carolina Press | 501(c)(3) | Chapel Hill, NC | $7,346,771 |
| New Press | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $3,159,981 |
| Archipelago Books | 501(c)(3) | Brooklyn, NY | $909,104 |
| Triple Canopy | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $798,260 |
| BOMB Magazine | 501(c)(3) | Brooklyn, NY | $2,461,768 |
| Graywolf Press | 501(c)(3) | Minneapolis, MN | $3,336,246 |
| Paris Review Foundation | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $3,754,518 |
Data update history
January 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
January 15, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 127 W Rodney French Blvd
- New Bedford, MA 02744
- Metro area
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- County
- Bristol County, MA
- Website URL
- newbedfordlight.org/Â
- Phone
- (617) 276-2669
IRS details
- EIN
- 86-2407296
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2020
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A33: Printing, Publishing
- NAICS code, primary
- 5111: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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