DTH MEDIA CORPORATION

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1989

Legal Domicile

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

DTH MEDIA CORPORATION, founded in 1989, is a small nonprofit that reported $718K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 40% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $625K left a modest 13% surplus.

Mission

TO ENHANCE STUDENTS ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE BY PUBLISHING A UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $530,832 Revenue: $364,921

THE ORGANIZATION TRAINED AND MENTORED MORE THAN 300 UNC STUDENTS IN JOURNALISM AND BUSINESS SKILLS INVOLVED IN PRODUCING NEWS FOR UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND ALUMNI, AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THE DAILY TAR HEEL WON THE PACEMAKER AWARD FOR THE 2023-24 ACADEMIC YEAR, RECOGNIZING GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN COLLEGE MEDIA. THE DAILY TAR HEEL PRINTS 10,000 COPIES WEEKLY, AS WELL AS SPECIAL EDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PRODUCTION AND PUBLICATION SCHEDULES ALIGN WITH THE UNC ACADEMIC CALENDAR. PRINTED COPIES GO TO ABOUT 200 LOCATIONS ON UNCS CAMPUS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE DTH ALSO PROVIDES DAILY DIGITAL NEWS COVERAGE AT DAILYTARHEEL.COM, AS WELL AS EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. DAILYTARHEEL.COM DREW MORE THAN 1 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS AND GENERATED MORE THAN 2.7 MILLION PAGEVIEWS FROM JULY 2023-JUNE 2024. THE ORGANIZATION GAVE DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 80 STUDENTS TOTALING MORE THAN $150,000.

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Trantor Score

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $341,119

Program Service Revenue $364,921

Investment Income $12,177

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $718,217

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $317,514

Fundraising Expenses $21,907

Program Expenses $530,832

Other Expenses $307,407

TOTAL EXPENSES $624,921

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$718,217	$511,255	+0.4%
Expenses	$624,921	$630,681	0.0%
Net Income	$93,296	$-119,426	-1.8%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
MARK MEARES	DIRECTOR	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DANA ANTHONY	DIRECTOR	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
AMANDA REID	DIRECTOR	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARISA PORTO	DIRECTOR	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAUREL JENNINGS	DIRECTOR	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
FLAVIA NUNEZ LUDEIRO	VICE PRESIDENT	0.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
GAVIN ZHU	PRESIDENT	0.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
GUILLERMO ESTRADA	SECRETARY	0.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ALLYSON HORST	TREASURER	0.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
WILL LINGO	GENERAL MANAGER	40.00	Key Emp	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$718,217	$624,921	$677,563	$93,296
2023	$511,255	$630,681	$576,964	$-119,426
2022	$787,804	$614,673	$694,512	$173,131
2021	$813,204	$583,257	$670,903	$229,947
2020	$632,313	$550,597	$341,242	$81,716
2019	$570,916	$539,169	$202,503	$31,747