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Bay City News Foundation

BERKELEY, CA

Website

Total revenue

$494K

Total expenses

$527K

Net assets

$21K

Grants received

$1.2M

40 grants

EIN

830654488

Tax year

2024

Mission

The local news matters website publishes journalism which benefits the general public

Programs

1 program

Piedmont exedra: the foundation supports the piedmont exedra, a local online bi-weekly newspaper. This provides current, relevant news to piedmont residents not available anywhere else.

Expenses: $44K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$484K
Program service revenue—
Investment income$1
Other revenue$10K
Total revenue$494K

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$438K
Fundraising—
Other expenses$88K
Total expenses$527K
Total assets$21K
Net assets$21K

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

KATHERINE ROWLANDS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$20K

20 hrs/wk

ROB MERKER

TREASURER

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

RYAN NAKASHIMA

SECRETARY

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

JAMES CHADWICK

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

WILLIAM DRUMMOND

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

LINDSAY GREEN-BARBER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

JAREEN IMAM

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

JENNIFER KHO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

ALEJANDRA SARAGOZA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

PEGGY NORTHROP

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 40 of 40

FromAmountPurposeYear
ARJAY R AND FRANCES F MILLER
$90K
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT
2024
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$40K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
THE HORACE W GOLDSMITH FOUNDATION
$20K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
$20K
IINN SUPPORT - LABS
2024
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
$20K
INN SUPPORT - LABS
2024
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION
$10K
EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
2024
KATHERINE L OLSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$3K
Unrestricted Charitable Gift
2024
ARJAY R AND FRANCES F MILLER
$90K
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT
2023
THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC
$38K
TO HOST NEWSROOMS TO SUPPORT REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS
2023
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
$33K
INN SUPPORT - COOP DIGITAL FELLOW
2023
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
$33K
INN SUPPORT - COOP DIGITAL FELLOW
2023
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$24K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc
$20K
Cycle 1 Booster - Local News Natters
2023
NEO Philanthropy Inc
$20K
Program Grant
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$13K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF SAN
$11K
ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES
2023
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$9K
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2023
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$8K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
ARJAY R AND FRANCES F MILLER
$75K
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT
2022
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION
$25K
PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTEERISM AND GRANTMAKING
2022
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$18K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$15K
Arts & Culture
2022
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$13K
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2022
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
$8K
INN DIRECT SUPPORT - 2022 COLUMBIA INTERNSHIP GRANT, SPONSERSHIP LAB GRANT & NEWSPACK DONATION PLATFORM
2022
Charles Koch Institute
$8K
Education
2022
Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc
$7K
GNI SUSTAINABILITY AUDIT, TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP
2022
ARJAY R AND FRANCES F MILLER
$85K
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$100K
PROGRAM - SUPPORT TO INCREASE VISIBILITY FOR THE BAY AREA EQUITY ATLAS AND TO CREATE STORIES TO BETTER INFORM BAY AREA COMMUNITIES.
2020
PRO PUBLICA INC
$92K
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE
2020
ARJAY R AND FRANCES F MILLER
$60K
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT
2020
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$22K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$5K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
GANNETT FOUNDATION INC
$100
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2020
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$50K
WITH THE DEARTH OF LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE IN THE REGION, BAY CITY NEWS AIMS TO BRING ATTENTION TO LOCAL ISSUES THAT MATTER. WE WOULD LIKE TO BUILD ON THE JOURNALISM WE HAVE BEEN DOING TO INCREASE VISIBILITY FOR THE BAY AREA EQUITY ATLAS AND TO CREATE STORIES TO BETTER INFORM BAY AREA COMMUNITIES.
2019
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019

Funded by

$1.2M from 19 funders · 40 grants · 2019–2024

Arjay R And Frances F Miller

$400K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

The San Francisco Foundation

$150K · 2 grants · 2019–2020

The Miami Foundation Inc

$134K · 7 grants · 2020–2024

Institute For Nonprofit News

$114K · 5 grants · 2022–2024

Pro Publica Inc

$92K · 1 grant · 2020

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$80K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

The Groundtruth Project Inc

$38K · 1 grant · 2023

Santa Barbara Foundation

$35K · 2 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN830654488
NTEE codeA33
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-04
Formed2019
Employees13
Volunteers15
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