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Mountain State Spotlight Inc

EIN: 85-1154363Charleston, WVZIP: 25301
A30 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

To serve the general public as an independent, civic news organization that tells stories of importance to West Virginians about issues and challenges facing their communities.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$1.2M$0$696k
2023$974k$0$877k
2022$1.1M$0$1M

Compensation

2024

SARA CRICKENBERGER
Executive Dir.
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$116,423
Ken Ward Jr
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$106,356
BENJAMIN L BAILEY
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUZANNE M WEISE
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEVEN D CANTERBURY-end 5-2024
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AMAR RAJWANI
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Elizabeth Mobley
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

Ken Ward Jr
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$100,296
Ellen Allen-end 7-2023
Executive Dir.
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$61,263
SARA CRICKENBERGER-beg 11-2023
Executive Dir.
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$20,230
BENJAMIN L BAILEY
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUZANNE M WEISE
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEVEN D CANTERBURY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AMAR RAJWANI
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELIZABETH MOBLEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

Ellen Allen
Executive Dir.
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$94,832
Ken Ward Jr
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$73,620
SUZANNE M WEISE
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEVEN D CANTERBURY
Director
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
AMAR RAJWANI
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
BENJAMIN L BAILEY
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

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