Nonprofit · EIN 35-1414743
THE OBSERVER
Tax-exempt · NOTRE DAME, IN 46556
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $222,782 | $208,361 | $14,421 | $4,522 | $91,938 | -$87,416 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $250,878 | $219,279 | $31,599 | $9,169 | $111,006 | -$101,837 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $227,989 | $252,020 | -$24,031 | $8,809 | $142,245 | -$133,436 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $39,227
- Program service revenue
- $183,065
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $490
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $58,593
- Other salaries and wages
- $24,155
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $91,140
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,326
- Travel
- $22,050
- Program services (functional)
- $159,657
- Management and general (functional)
- $48,704
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,169
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,522
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $91,938
- Net assets, end of year
- -$87,416
- Gross receipts
- $222,782
- Employees
- 79
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1966
- State of legal domicile
- IN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa Sheikh | Editor-in-Chief Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $5,777 |
| Tyler Reidy | Sports Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $5,298 |
| Marissa Panethiere | Ad Design Manager/Graphics Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $4,858 |
| Madeline Ladd | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $3,832 |
| Caroline Collins | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $3,439 |
| Kathryn Muchnick | Managing Editor Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $3,263 |
| Gray Nocjar | Managing Editor/Photo Editor Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $3,206 |
| Thomas Dobbs | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $3,000 |
| Liam Kelly | Editor in Chief/Notre Dame News Editor Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $2,961 |
| Aynslee Dellacca | Asst Managing Editor/Saint Mary's News Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $2,301 |
| Liam Price | Viewpoint Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $1,982 |
| Peter Mikulski | Scene Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $1,768 |
| Grace Tadajweski | Asst Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $1,574 |
| Emma Duffy | Social Media Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $1,537 |
| Jack MapelLentz | Systems Administrator Trustee or director | 20 | $1,386 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Cahill | Sports Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $855 |
| Sophie Hanawalt | ND News Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $279 |
| Zachary Pohlman | Business Manager Trustee or director | 20 | $240 |
| Redmond Bernhold | Opinion Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $180 |
| Isabelle Rutland | Graphics Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $165 |
| Mariella Taddonio | Photo Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $112 |
| Henry Jagodzinski | Asst. Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $81 |
| Abby Hernan | Opinion Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Berhan Hagezom | SMC News Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Duncan Stangel | Social Media Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Eastland | Editor-in-Chief Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $5,642 |
| Christina Sayut | Graphics Editor/Ad Design Manager Trustee or director | 20 | $5,032 |
| Hannah Hebda | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $3,796 |
| Meghan Lange | Saint Mary's Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $3,371 |
| Andrew McGuinness | Sports Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $3,319 |
| Ryan Peters | Managing Editor Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $3,126 |
| Gabrielle Beechert | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $3,050 |
| Sofia CrimiVaroli | Photo Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $2,924 |
| Claire Lyons | Viewpoint Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $2,420 |
| Madeline Ladd | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $2,365 |
| Jose Sanchez Cordova | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $2,340 |
| Anna Falk | Scene Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $2,058 |
| Jack MapelLentz | Systems Administrator Trustee or director | 20 | $1,773 |
| Kathryn Muchnick | Managing Editor Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $1,665 |
| Isa Sheikh | Editor-in-Chief/Notre Dame News Editor Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $1,374 |
| Emma Duffy | Social Media Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $1,343 |
| Liam Kelly | Notre Dame New Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $1,220 |
| Confidence Nawali | Advertising Manager Trustee or director | 20 | $894 |
| Tyler Reidy | Sports Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $765 |
| Liam Price | Viewpoint Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $448 |
| Aynslee Dellacca | Saint Mary's News Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $250 |
| Caroline Collins | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $245 |
| Gray Nocjar | Photo Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $210 |
| Marissa Panethiere | Graphics Editor/Ad Design Manager Trustee or director | 20 | $200 |
| Peter Mikulski | Scene Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $192 |
| Thomas Dobbs | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alysa Guffey | Editor-in-Chief Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $5,396 |
| Mannion McGinley | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $4,488 |
| Aidan Thomas | Sports Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $3,959 |
| Aidan O'Malley | Managing Editor Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $3,788 |
| Ryan Peters | Managing Editor/Notre Dame News Editor Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $3,740 |
| Genevieve Coleman | Asst. Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $3,730 |
| Margaret Eastland | Editor-in-Chief/Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $3,371 |
| Maggie Klaers | Graphics Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $3,150 |
| Ryan Vigilante | Photo Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $3,085 |
| Meghan Lange | Saint Mary's Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $2,900 |
| Emili Garcia | Advertising Manager Trustee or director | 20 | $2,790 |
| Hannah Hebda | Assistant Managing Editor/Viewpoint Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $2,574 |
| Christina Sayut | Ad Design Manager Trustee or director | 20 | $2,072 |
| Claire Lyons | Scene Editor/Viewpoint Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $1,681 |
| Willoughby Thom | Scene Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $1,309 |
| Anna Hurt | Social Media Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $925 |
| Angela Mathew | Talent & Inclusion Manager Trustee or director | 20 | $725 |
| Emma Duffy | Social Media Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $659 |
| Andrew McGuinness | Sports Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $597 |
| Sofia CrimiVaroli | Photo Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $506 |
| Jack MapelLentz | Systems Administrator Trustee or director | 20 | $484 |
| James Spoonmore | Video Unit Leader Trustee or director | 20 | $435 |
| Jose Sanchez Cordova | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $284 |
| Anna Falk | Scene Editor Trustee or director | 20 | $264 |
| Gabrielle Beechert | Assistant Managing Editor Trustee or director | 25 | $205 |
| Isa Sheikh | Notre Dame News Editor Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| Alyssa Rave | Ad Design Manager Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Confidence Nawali | Advertising Manager Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Siobhan Loughney | Talent & Inclusion Manager Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 900 HESBURGH LIBRARY, NOTRE DAME, IN 46556-5629
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Gray Nocjar, Controllers Office 724 Grace Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
- Signed the 990
- Gray Nocjar, Editor-in-Chief
- Phone
- (574) 631-7575
Mission
Student newspaper which informs the communities of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, and Holy Cross College of recent events.
Program accomplishments
- THE OBSERVER IS THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE, AND HOLY CROSS COLLEGE CAMPUSES. IT SERVES OVER 15,370 STUDENTS WITH A TRI-WEEKLY PRINT AND ONLINE NEWSPAPER DURING THE YEAR.Expenses $159,657 · revenue $183,555
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 35-1414743
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,522
- Income (IRS master file)
- $222,782
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $222,782 | $208,361 | $4,522 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $250,878 | $219,279 | $9,169 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $227,989 | $252,020 | $8,809 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $236,803 | $213,662 | $8,641 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 35-1414743).
Questions about THE OBSERVER
- What is the EIN of THE OBSERVER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE OBSERVER is 35-1414743.
- Is THE OBSERVER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to THE OBSERVER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE OBSERVER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE OBSERVER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE OBSERVER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE OBSERVER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Gray Nocjar.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE OBSERVER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 22 received compensation from the organization, the highest $5,777 (Isa Sheikh, Editor-in-Chief).
- How much revenue does THE OBSERVER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $222,782, expenses of $208,361 and total assets of $4,522 at year end.
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