NonprofitsCity Bureau Nfp

Arts, Culture & Humanities

City Bureau Nfp

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$4.7M

Total expenses

$4.9M

Net assets

$3.3M

Grants received

$12.8M

74 grants

EIN

811054499

Tax year

2024

Mission

Media education organization focused on providing civic information to neighborhoods on the south and west sides of chicago, facilitating educational opportunities around journalism and media, and developing and testing new models of civic journalism

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.2M
Program service revenue$360K
Investment income$116K
Other revenue$24K
Total revenue$4.7M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$3.0M
Fundraising$396K
Other expenses$1.9M
Total expenses$4.9M
Total assets$5.8M
Net assets$3.3M

People

9 listed

NameRoleCompensation

HILESH PATEL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

AKILI LEE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOE GERMUSKA

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHEILA SOLOMON

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TIANA EPPS-JOHNSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HARRY BACKLUND

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

40 hrs/wk

BETTINA CHANG

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

40 hrs/wk

NICCO MELE

OFFICER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DARRYL HOLLIDAY

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 74 of 74

FromAmountPurposeYear
$375K
PROGRAM EXPANSION
2024
$250K
Program support for News Futures
2024
$200K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$165K
General support
2024
$151K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF CICERO INDEPENDIENTE
2024
$100K
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES IN CICERO AND BERWYN, ILLINOIS, ABOUT ISSUES NOT TYPICALLY WITHIN THE SCOPE OF TRADITIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS' REPORTING
2024
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$45K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$20K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2024
$20K
INN SUPPORT - LABS
2024
$400
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$2.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$350K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$225K
in support of general operations
2023
$200K
FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF FUTURE OF LOCAL NEWS COLLECTIVE
2023
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$150K
General support
2023
$125K
Program support for the Future of Local News program
2023
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF CICERO INDEPENDIENTE
2023
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100K
CORE SUPPORT FOR CICERO INDEPENDIENTE TO PROVIDE BILINGUAL, ACCURATE REPORTING, CONNECT RESIDENTS TO IMPORTANT RESOURCES AND INFORMATION, AND EQUIP ITS NEIGHBORS WITH JOURNALISM SKILLS TO ENGAGE IN LOCAL DEMOCRACY
2023
$75K
To support in-person and social media youth community engagement.
2023
$50K
to support Cicero Independiente's community engagement work and organizational sustainability
2023
$42K
CICERO INDEPENDIENTE
2023
$26K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$19K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$5K
in support of travel to the Global Investigative Journalism Conference and participation in a convening in partnership with the On Nigeria program
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$2.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$350K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$250K
In support of general operations
2022
$200K
General support
2022
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$197K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2022
$125K
In support of editorial and publication capacity building for Cicero Independiente. Grant made via fiscal sponsor, CITY BUREAU NFP, In support of increased news coverage and reporting of issues related to community safety and well-being. Grant made via fiscal sponsor, CITY BUREAU NFP.
2022
$100K
in support of the Future of Local News project
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF CICERO INDEPENDIENTE
2022
$100K
Journalism
2022
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
to support Cicero Independiente
2022
$40K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$32K
CICERO INDEPENDIENTE
2022
$31K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$12K
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2022
$540
In support of general operations
2022
$416K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2021
$416K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2021
$150K
In support of editorial and publication capacity building for Cicero Independiente. Grant made via fiscal sponsor, City Bureau NFP.
2021
$150K
In support of editorial and publication capacity building for Cicero Independiente. Grant made via fiscal sponsor, City Bureau NFP.
2021
$75K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF CICERO INDEPENDIENTE
2021
$44K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$6K
General operations
2021
$2K
In support of general operations.
2021
$2K
in support of general operations.
2021
$393K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2020
$300K
General support
2020
$300K
General support
2020
$300K
in support of general operations.
2020
$221K
FOR CICERO INDEPENDIENTE (COVID-19 REPORTING FOR BILINGUAL RESIDENTS IN CICERO AND BERWYN) AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$153K
TO SUPPORT EDITORIAL, AND PUBLICATION CAPACITY BUILDING
2020
$150K
General Support
2020
$100K
Democracy
2020
$17K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$10K
General support
2020
$10K
General support
2020
$5K
General operations
2020
$2K
in support of general operations.
2020
$200K
General support
2018

Funded by

$12.8M from 25 funders · 74 grants · 2018–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$4.1M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Democracy Fund Inc

$1.7M · 10 grants · 2018–2024

American Journalism Project Inc

$1.4M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$1.2M · 11 grants · 2020–2024

Skyline Foundation

$900K · 3 grants · 2022–2023

The Ford Foundation

$650K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

The Chicago Community Trust

$578K · 4 grants · 2020–2022

New Profit Inc

$375K · 1 grant · 2024

Details

EIN811054499
NTEE codeA30
Subsection03
Ruling date2018-05
Formed2016
Employees28
CITY BUREAU NFP — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo