NonprofitsCivic News Company

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Civic News Company

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$15.6M

Total expenses

$11.7M

Net assets

$13.8M

Grants received

$24.5M

162 grants

EIN

900915846

Tax year

2023

Mission

At civic news company, our mission is helping people understand how america works so they can make it work better. We do so by providing deep local coverage of important issues to increase public understanding of and participation in civic issues, including education, election administration and public health.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$15.5M
Program service revenue
Investment income$22K
Other revenue$107K
Total revenue$15.6M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$9.3M
Fundraising$1.3M
Other expenses$2.3M
Total expenses$11.7M
Total assets$15.1M
Net assets$13.8M

People

18 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ELIZABETH GREEN

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO

Board

$298K

50 hrs/wk

KENDRA IRVING

SECRETARY & CFO THRU APR 2024

Board

$227K

50 hrs/wk

AMY ROSENBLUM

CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

Board

$193K

50 hrs/wk

JENNIFER BRAMBLE

CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER THRU AUG 2023

Board

$126K

50 hrs/wk

ROBERTO YANEZ

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

REBECCA VAN DYCK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID ROUSSEAU

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHANI HILTON

DIRECTOR THRU DEC 2023

Board

1 hrs/wk

JILL BARKIN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANN SARDINI

TREASURER/DIRECTOR THRU NOV 2023

Board

2 hrs/wk

KAREN WISHART

SECRETARY/TREASURER THRU NOV 2023

Board

2 hrs/wk

KANG-XING JIN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

GIDEON STEIN

CHAIRPERSON

Board

2.5 hrs/wk

CARLOS JOHN ORTUNO

VP OF PHILANTHROPY

Staff

$174K

40 hrs/wk

EBA HAMID

DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE

Staff

$151K

40 hrs/wk

SARAH DARVILLE

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Staff

$143K

40 hrs/wk

CAROLYN MELAGO

MANAGING EDITOR, LOCAL NEWS

Staff

$141K

50 hrs/wk

CHAD LORENZ

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, VOTEBEAT

Staff

$137K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

PYXISCX SAS

TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING

$195K

VOX MEDIA LLC

CONTENT AND MEDIA SERVICES

$120K

Grants received

Showing 162 of 162

FromAmountPurposeYear
$2M
TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC NEWS COMPANY'S BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE, LONG-TERM ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THE CONTENT AVAILABLE TO LOCAL PUBLISHERS.
2024
$500K
CIVIL PARTICIPATION
2024
$300K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2024
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF VOTEBEAT'S WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
2024
$200K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$169K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2024
$159K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$137K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2024
$128K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$105K
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
2024
$100K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$100K
CIVIC NEWS AND INFORMATION REPORTING
2024
$100K
FOR SUPPORT OF VOTEBEAT
2024
$82K
Civic Information Census
2024
$80K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$52K
Chalkbeat colorado, community event support
2024
$51K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2024
$50K
TO SUPPORT CHALKBEAT NEW YORK
2024
$50K
PROJECT SUPPORT
2024
$50K
CHALKBEAT INDIANA 2022 - 2024 (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$50K
General operating support for Chalkbeat Indiana
2024
$38K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
CHALKBEAT CHICAGO EDUCATION JOURNALISM
2024
$25K
SUPPORT MISSION
2024
$12K
INN SUPPORT - COLUMBIA COLLABORATIV
2024
$10K
SUPPORT FOR ONGOING PROGRAMS
2024
$10K
CHALKBEAT PHL GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$10K
Information Needs Project
2024
$6K
Program Support
2024
$5K
Information Needs Project
2024
$5K
TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE DONEE
2024
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$360
General Support (Employee Matching)
2024
$200
Employee Matching Gift-General support
2024
$1.0M
INTERNATIONAL
2023
$1M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$697K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$500K
General Support
2023
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF VOTEBEAT'S WORK IN ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN
2023
$356K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2023
$250K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2023
$225K
Journalism
2023
$213K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2023
$210K
Futhering the mission of the Org
2023
$210K
Futhering the mission of the Org
2023
$200K
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION REPORTING
2023
$200K
FOR SUPPORT OF VOTEBEAT
2023
$180K
VOTEBEAT PA 2023-2024
2023
$150K
Journalism
2023
$105K
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
2023
$100K
SUPPORT FOR CHALKBEAT TENNESSEE
2023
$100K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$100K
JOURNALISM PIPELINE
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$75K
DETROIT BUREAU OF CHALKBEAT
2023
$75K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$52K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
FOR SUPPORT OF TRANSITION TO A NEW CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
2023
$50K
TO SUPPORT CHALKBEAT NEW YORK
2023
$38K
THIS GRANT PROVIDES GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO THE DETROIT BUREAU OF CHALKBEAT, A MISSION-DRIVEN NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDE COVERAGE OF EDUCATION POLICY AND PRACTICE ACROSS THE CITY.
2023
$38K
CHALKBEAT NEW YORK
2023
$27K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$25K
General operating support, Expanded Spanish Language Engagement
2023
$20K
CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
2023
$20K
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED JOURNALISM
2023
$12K
INN SUPPORT - KWK INTERN
2023
$12K
INN SUPPORT - KWK INTERN
2023
$12K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
CHALKBEAT PHILADELPHIA
2023
$10K
SUPPORT FOR ONGOING PROGRAMS
2023
$9K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2023
$5K
TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE DONEE
2023
$5K
General support
2023
$5K
Program Support
2023
$1K
FOR CHALKBEAT: PHILADELPHIA
2023
$825K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2022
$691K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$500K
FOR SUPPORT OF VOTEBEAT
2022
$500K
For core support of Chalkbeat
2022
$250K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$225K
Journalism
2022
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$200K
INDIANA EDUCATION NEWS SERVICE
2022
$150K
Journalism
2022
$150K
FOR CHALKBEAT'S CHICAGO BUREAU AND THE OPERATIONS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT CHALKBEAT CHICAGO, DELIVERED BY CHALKBEAT'S NATIONAL OPERATIONS
2022
$150K
Journalism
2022
$100K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$75K
DETROIT BUREAU OF CHALKBEAT, A NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON EDUCATION REPORTING.
2022
$75K
CHALKBEAT NEW YORK
2022
$50K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2022
$50K
Grant, Chalkbeat Higher Education Coverage in Colorado and Indiana
2022
$40K
FOR CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
2022
$30K
(C) = $30,000.00
2022
$27K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$11K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$10K
Operating Support/Annual Fund
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$7K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$5K
Program Support
2022
$1.0M
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$525K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2021
$525K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2021
$500K
For general support
2021
$208K
For general support
2021
$127K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$127K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$20K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$10K
Operating Support/Annual Fund
2021
$6K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$1.1M
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$317K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$300K
(A) = $100,000, (H) = $200,000
2020
$291K
ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL SPONSOR
2020
$218K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$200K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$81K
COLLABORATION WITH PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTEBOOK, LEADERSHIP, NEWS MATCH CAMPAIGN
2020
$50K
Operating support and match
2020
$48K
general operating support, #newsCOneeds CMP yearend matching challenge 2020
2020
$25K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$24K
Education
2020
$20K
SEE PART IV
2020
$15K
MEDIA COVERAGE OF COVID
2020
$9K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$7K
INN DIRECT SUPPORT - LIGHTFOOT
2020
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2020
$356K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$51K
Chalkbeat Colorado
2019
$30K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$25K
SEE PART IV
2019
$22K
EXPLORATORY GRANT WITH PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
2019
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2019
$306K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$250K
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
2018
$1K
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2018
$51K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$24.5M from 75 funders · 162 grants · 2017–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$3.1M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$2.7M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

American Journalism Project Inc

$2.3M · 5 grants · 2021–2024

Carnegie Corporation Of New York

$1.2M · 3 grants · 2021–2022

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$1.1M · 7 grants · 2022–2024

Skyline Foundation

$1M · 1 grant · 2023

The Joyce Foundation

$900K · 5 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN900915846
NTEE codeB90
Subsection03
Ruling date2016-03
Formed2012
Employees93
Volunteers9
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