NonprofitsBlock Club Chicago Nfp

Education

Block Club Chicago Nfp

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$4.5M

Total expenses

$4.9M

Net assets

$2.3M

Grants received

$5.8M

66 grants

EIN

823844275

Tax year

2024

Mission

Block club chicago is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering reliable, nonpartisan and essential coverage of chicago's diverse neighborhoods.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.9M
Program service revenue$1.5M
Investment income$123K
Other revenue$20K
Total revenue$4.5M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$4.0M
Fundraising$417K
Other expenses$953K
Total expenses$4.9M
Total assets$2.8M
Net assets$2.3M

People

13 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SUE CROSS

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

BRANT HOUSTON

SECRETARY

Board

5 hrs/wk

LAURA WASHINGTON

PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

DAN ISRAELITE

TREASURER

Board

5 hrs/wk

CHARLES F WHITAKER

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

JENNIFER SABELLA

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY

Staff

$164K

60 hrs/wk

SHAMUS TOOMEY

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Staff

$163K

60 hrs/wk

STEPHANIE NORINE LULAY

MANAGING EDITOR

Staff

$153K

60 hrs/wk

JANET FULLER

MANAGING EDITOR

Staff

$133K

40 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH TUFANO

EMPLOYEE

Staff

$131K

40 hrs/wk

ZACK HEYDORN

DIRECTOR OF SALES

Staff

$131K

40 hrs/wk

MICHAEL DUMKE

INVESTIGATIVE EDITOR

Staff

$104K

40 hrs/wk

KELLY BAUER

SENIOR EDITOR

Staff

$100K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 66 of 66

FromAmountPurposeYear
$370K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2024
$150K
to provide general operating support
2024
$27K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
Expand & amplify Block Club's coverage of Chicago's immigrant communities with an Immigrant Communities Reporting Fellow
2024
$20K
INN SUPPORT - LABS
2024
$16K
TO HOST NEWSROOMS TO SUPPORT REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS
2024
$15K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$11K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$150
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$537K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2023
$200K
Block Club's Performance Arts Events Newsletter fund
2023
$173K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$150K
To support general operations
2023
$41K
TO HOST NEWSROOMS TO SUPPORT REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS
2023
$35K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$8K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$6K
UNCLASSIFIABLE
2023
$5K
General support
2023
$5K
In support of the five-year anniversary Block Club Chicago event
2023
$3K
In support of general operations.
2023
$530
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$53
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1.6M
FOR BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO'S INVESTIGATIVE COVERAGE OF AND FOR CHICAGO'S SOUTH AND WEST SIDES
2022
$531K
General Operating Support, in support of the production of news stories and community partnerships that result in the publication of stories South and West side residents identify as important to increasing connections and facilitating collective dialogues on issues that disproportionately impact their communities, from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust., in support of Block Club Chicago NFP's increased news reporting and amplified coverage of issues related to housing and homeownership on the South and West sides of Chicago, In support of increased news coverage and reporting of issues related to community safety and well-being
2022
$397K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2022
$50K
READER REVENUE INITIATIVE
2022
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$6K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$250
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$177
In support of general operations
2022
$59
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$10
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION MADE BY EMPLOYEE OF YELP, INC.
2022
$387K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2021
$387K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2021
$25K
in support of general operations.
2021
$25K
in support of general operations.
2021
$21K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$8K
General Operating Support
2021
$5K
General Operations
2021
$450
In support of general operations.
2021
$150
in support of general operations.
2021
$50
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$110K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$75K
TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF NEWS STORIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
2020
$60K
in support of general operations.
2020
$42K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$7K
in support of general operations.
2020
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$5K
INN DIRECT SUPPORT - LIGHTFOOT PROJECT
2020
$200
MATCHING GRANTS
2020
$52
NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION
2020
$51
ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR
2020
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$8K
ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR
2018

Funded by

$5.8M from 27 funders · 66 grants · 2018–2024

American Journalism Project Inc

$2.1M · 5 grants · 2021–2024

Robert R Mccormick Foundation

$1.7M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Chicago Community Trust

$681K · 3 grants · 2019–2022

Builders Vision Foundation

$300K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Walder Foundation

$225K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$224K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$141K · 10 grants · 2020–2024

The Miami Foundation Inc

$98K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN823844275
NTEE codeB99
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-04
Formed2018
Employees68
Volunteers5
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