NonprofitsOnline News Association

Education

Online News Association

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$3.8M

Total expenses

$3.3M

Net assets

$1.7M

Grants received

$6.8M

57 grants

EIN

510389878

Tax year

2024

Mission

To inspire and support innovation and excellence in digital journalism.

Programs

4 programs

Pivot program - as a fiscal sponsor for the pivot fund, ona provides administrative support to the pivot program, which is dedicated to helping bipoc-led community news organizations through funding, capacity building, skills-based trainings, and networking opportunities.

Expenses: $625KGrants: $625K

Knowledge sharing - ona's website (www.journalists.org), and e-newsletters nurture online communities through content and database sharing, allowing ona's members to exchange information, find assistance and expertise, raise questions, and engage in digital media issues. Ona provides social media networking to specific demographics through its growing facebook, x (formerly, twitter), linkedin and various membership groups. Ona offers frequent member surveys on online issues and houses free and discounted access to outside webinars, seminars and conferences, as well as free member access to the latest reports, studies, and research on digital journalism issues.

Expenses: $427K

Awards - the online journalism awards, launched in may, 2000, are the only comprehensive set of journalism prizes honoring achievements in digital journalism around the world. The awards identify and publicly honor models of excellence in the industry.

Expenses: $205KGrants: $57K

Fellowships and outreach - ona focuses on cultivating inclusive newsroom leadership, culture, and diversity. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are incorporated into all areas of ona's work and programming. The programs that include a specific focus on equity and inclusion include the women's leadership accelerator, the digital women leaders, and the hbcu digital media fellowship.

Expenses: $141K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.9M
Program service revenue$768K
Investment income$109K
Other revenue$28
Total revenue$3.8M

Expenses

Grants paid$683K
Salaries & benefits$1.3M
Fundraising$100K
Other expenses$1.3M
Total expenses$3.3M
Total assets$1.9M
Net assets$1.7M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

LASHARAH BUNTING CEO AND

EXECUTIVE DIR. UNTIL OCTOBER

Board

$191K

40 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH LEITH

DIR. OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Board

$102K

40 hrs/wk

ASHLEY ALVARADO BOARD MEMBER

UNTIL JAN., THEN SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

ETHAR EL-KATATNEY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

RUBINA MADAN FILLION

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

IMAEYEN IBANGA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

VERSHA SHARMA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELANA ZAK

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID SMYDRA

PRESIDENT UNTIL JANUARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

GRAHAM WATSON-RINGO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

RODNEY GIBBS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAUREN WILLIAMS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

KRISTEN REED

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH GABRIEL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

RYAN KELLETT

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANGELA PACIENZA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHARO HENRIQUEZ VICE PRES

UNTIL JAN., THEN PRESIDENT

Board

2 hrs/wk

ANDREW FITZGERALD

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

NIKETA PATEL SECRETARY UNTIL

JAN., THEN VICE PRESIDENT

Board

1 hrs/wk

HANAA RIFAEY HEAD OF STRAT

PART., INTERIM EXE. DIR. AS OF OCT.

Staff

$114K

40 hrs/wk

KELSEY PROUD

INTERIM HEAD OF PROGRAMS

Staff

$111K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 57 of 57

FromAmountPurposeYear
$250K
TO ENHANCE AI FLUENCY AND ADOPTION IN JOURNALISM THROUGH TARGETED TRAINING AND STRATEGIC WORKSHOPS
2024
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$220K
General support
2024
$220K
Program support for The Pivot Fund
2024
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE PIVOT FUND
2024
$200K
THE PIVOT FUND
2024
$125K
SUPPORT ONAS WOMENS LEADERSHIP
2024
$75K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2024
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$325K
TO SUPPORT THE PIVOT FUND, A PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE, FOR ITS WORK TO STRENGTHEN INDEPENDENT, HIGH-QUALITY, AND SUSTAINABLE NEWS MEDIA THAT IS OWNED BY, LED BY, AND PRODUCED FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
2023
$225K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$200K
THE PIVOT FUND
2023
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE PIVOT FUND
2023
$200K
General support
2023
$200K
Program support for The Pivot Fund
2023
$200K
Healthy Democracy: To support an initiative to strengthen local media
2023
$125K
SUPPORT ONAS WOMENS LEADERSHIP
2023
$100K
PROGRAM EXPANSION
2023
$30K
FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA
2023
$25K
SUPPORT THE PIVOT FUND
2023
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$400K
TO SUPPORT THE PIVOT FUND, A PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE, FOR ITS WORK TO STRENGTHEN INDEPENDENT, HIGH-QUALITY, AND SUSTAINABLE NEWS THAT IS OWNED BY, LED BY, AND PRODUCED FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
2022
$225K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$200K
General support
2022
$200K
Healthy Democracy: To support an initiative to strengthen local media
2022
$200K
FOR THE PIVOT FUND
2022
$125K
Program support for The Pivot Fund
2022
$100K
COMMUNICATION GRANT
2022
$100K
General Purpose
2022
$100K
WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
2022
$80K
TO SUPPORT THE 2021 AND 2022 ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL NEWS LEADERS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
2022
$75K
Support of general operations
2022
$48K
2023 ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
2022
$25K
2022 ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
2022
$13K
in support of 2022 Leadership Luncheon
2022
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$6K
Sponsorship
2022
$1K
CEO Discretionary Grant
2022
$125K
INSPIRING INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE AMONG DIGITAL JOURNALISTS TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC.
2021
$100K
WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE 2022 & 2023 ($200,000); 200000.00; 04/28/2022
2021
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT, FBO: THE PIVOT FUND
2021
$175K
General Support
2020
$150K
TO ADVANCE THE FUTURE OF IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING IN JOURNALISM BY SUPPORTING EXPERIMENTATION, BEST PRACTICES AND TRAINING THROUGH JOURNALISM 360, A LEARNING NETWORK SUPPORTED BY THE ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION, KNIGHT AND GOOGLE.
2020
$100K
TO ADVANCE EXPERIMENTS IN JOURNALISM EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM BY SUPPORTING THE ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION TO FUND COLLABORATIVE LOCAL NEWS PROJECTS
2020
$80K
TO SUPPORT THE 2019 AND 2020 ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCES AND TWO KEY PROGRAMS FOR STUDENT JOURNALISTS: THE STUDENT NEWSROOM AND A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
2020
$75K
ONA'S WOMEN LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR ; 75000.00; 04/26/2021
2020
$40K
TO PROMOTE TALENT AND DIVERSITY BY SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND A NETWORK OF WOMEN DIGITAL MEDIA LEADERS THROUGH THE ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION'S WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR.
2020
$40K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$38K
PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR CONFERENCE
2019
$250K
Program support for the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism
2018
$75K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$10K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$6.8M from 30 funders · 57 grants · 2017–2024

Democracy Fund Inc

$1.4M · 7 grants · 2018–2024

The Ford Foundation

$875K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Foundation To Promote Open Society

$725K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

John S And James L Knight Foundation

$450K · 5 grants · 2020–2022

Freedom Together Foundation

$400K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

The Klarman Family Foundation

$400K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Foundation For A Just Society

$400K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Dow Jones Foundation

$375K · 3 grants · 2021–2024

Details

EIN510389878
NTEE codeB99
Subsection03
Ruling date1999-09
Formed1999
Employees10
Volunteers97
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