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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Outlier Media

DETROIT, MI

Website

Total revenue

$1.9M

Total expenses

$2.5M

Net assets

$2.8M

Grants received

$5.6M

43 grants

EIN

874775293

Tax year

2024

Mission

The organization's mission is to provide critical information to underserved communities by using data from public records. Information is shared via electronic means. In addition, information-needs assessments are performed for communities around the country to help community organizations and journalists fill information and accountability gaps.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.8M
Program service revenue$102K
Investment income$22K
Other revenue—
Total revenue$1.9M

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$1.7M
Fundraising$194K
Other expenses$807K
Total expenses$2.5M
Total assets$2.9M
Net assets$2.8M

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SARAH ALVAREZ

FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR

Board

$110K

40 hrs/wk

CANDICE FORTMAN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$110K

40 hrs/wk

RICHARD TOFEL

TREASURER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

KATLYN ALO

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

LASHARA BUNTING

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

KIRK MAYES

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

VINCENT MCGRAW

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

KIMBERLY CLAYSON

CHAIR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 43 of 43

FromAmountPurposeYear
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$315K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
2024
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR
$300K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION
$250K
TO INCREASE THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF OUTLIER MEDIA BY ACCELERATING GROWTH OF ITS AUDIENCE AND MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM.
2024
Democracy Fund Inc
$165K
General support
2024
BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY
$125K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF OUTLIER MEDIA
2024
AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC
$43K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2024
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$36K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS
$20K
INN SUPPORT - LABS
2024
THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM
$20K
(H) = $20,000
2024
IMPACT CHARITABLE
$16K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2024
CAROL OPPENHEIM AND JEROME S LAMET
$3K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2024
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR
$500K
in support of general operations
2023
THE PATRICK J MCGOVERN FOUNDATION INC
$300K
TO ENHANCE OUTLIER MEDIAS SMS REPORTING SYSTEM AND SCALE ITS DOCUMENTERS NETWORK
2023
THE PATRICK J MCGOVERN FOUNDATION INC
$300K
TO ENHANCE OUTLIER MEDIAS SMS REPORTING SYSTEM AND SCALE ITS DOCUMENTERS NETWORK
2023
SKYLINE FOUNDATION
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC
$235K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2023
THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION
$150K
OUTLIER MEDIA INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR DETROIT
2023
SONG FOUNDATION
$150K
OPERATIONAL GRANT
2023
Democracy Fund Inc
$150K
General support
2023
Walton Family Foundation Inc
$125K
To support the development of a civic infrastructure needs assessment and a report on impact and lessons learned.
2023
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
$125K
Detroit Documenters
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$102K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF OUTLIER MEDIA
2023
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
WK Kellogg Foundation
$66K
Early Care and Education
2023
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST
$45K
ARTS
2023
Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc
$29K
LION Awards
2023
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
$26K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
THE GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC
$17K
TO HOST NEWSROOMS TO SUPPORT REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS
2023
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH CARE
$15K
EXEMPT PURPOSE RELATED JOURNALISM GRANT.
2023
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$7K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
THE SKILLMAN FOUNDATION
$80
MATCHING GIFT
2023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$250K
Arts & Culture
2022
SKYLINE FOUNDATION
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INC
$217K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2022
Democracy Fund Inc
$215K
General support
2022
SONG FOUNDATION
$150K
OPERATIONAL GRANT
2022
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
$125K
Detroit Documenters
2022
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$125K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF OUTLIER MEDIA
2022
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST
$43K
ARTS PROGRAM
2022
Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc
$14K
REVENUE GROWTH FELLOWSHIP
2022
The Scripps Howard Foundation
$8K
Journalism Grant
2022

Funded by

$5.6M from 26 funders · 43 grants · 2022–2024

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$800K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc

$600K · 2 grants · 2023

Democracy Fund Inc

$530K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Ford Foundation

$515K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Skyline Foundation

$500K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

American Journalism Project Inc

$494K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Borealis Philanthropy

$325K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Song Foundation

$300K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN874775293
NTEE codeA30
Subsection03
Ruling date2022-06
Formed2021
Employees19
Volunteers0
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