CIVIC NEWS COMPANY: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: CIVIC NEWS COMPANY (EIN 90-0915846)
Tax period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed: 2024-05-15
IRS object ID: 202431369349313638
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-05-15T15:28:06-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	873231666	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	245 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10167	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	900915846	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CIVIC NEWS COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CIVI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9173889035	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	450 SEVENTH AVENUE 32ND FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10123	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELIZABETH GREEN	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9173889035	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ELIZABETH	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	GREEN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	EVA MRUK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00543254	PTIN
Phone	2122862600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-05-15	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELIZABETH GREEN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	450 SEVENTH AVENUE 32ND FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10123	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$14,836,973	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	CIVICNEWS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2012	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or 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.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	116	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	9	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$212,775	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$10,359	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$12,484,474	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$14,517,183	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,488	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,115	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$309,265	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$278,649	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$12,795,227	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$14,796,947	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,685,773	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$10,781,110	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$16,725	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$21,000	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,493,978	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,196,287	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,119,484	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$11,898,785	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$12,921,594	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$896,442	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,875,353	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,487,702	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$11,154,349	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$490,549	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,281,843	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,997,153	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,872,506	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	PROVIDING DEEP LOCAL COVERAGE OF IMPORTANT ISSUES TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC ISSUES, INCLUDING EDUCATION, ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$9,306,027	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	THROUGH UNBIASED REPORTING, OUR REPORTERS HELP THE PUBLIC EXAMINE HOW THE CIVIC INSTITUTIONS OF SCHOOLS AND ELECTIONS ARE OPERATING, SCRUTINIZE KEY POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAPPEN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, AND GAIN ACCESS TO IMPORTANT DATA AND CONTEXT THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE MADE TRANSPARENT. BY BUILDING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES' UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTS, INNOVATIONS, AND CHALLENGES THAT AFFECT STUDENT OUTCOMES, WE CAN IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE STUDENTS BETTER - WHETHER THROUGH THEIR WORK AS PRACTITIONERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND LAWMAKERS, OR THROUGH THEIR DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION AS PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND VOTERS. BY BUILDING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES' UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANICS OF VOTING AND ELECTIONS, WE CAN HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND OUR SYSTEM OF DEMOCRACY SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN STRENGTHENING IT. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES IN ITS EDUCATION REPORTING PROGRAM:REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT RELATED TO EDUCATION, WITH A FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUREAUS: THE VAST MAJORITY OF ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT IS PRODUCED BY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ACTIVITY IS CONDUCTED ON A DAILY BASIS IN OUR BUREAUS IN NEW YORK, COLORADO, INDIANA, TENNESSEE, DETROIT, CHICAGO, NEWARK AND PHILADELPHIA. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NATIONAL EDUCATION COVERAGE, WHICH KNITS TOGETHER REPORTING FROM LOCAL BUREAUS AND SITUATES IT WITHIN THE BROADER NATIONAL CONTEXT. THE MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EDITORIAL STAFF TIME IS DEDICATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.TO FURTHER EXPAND AND DEEPEN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT EDUCATION, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE INCLUDES A "FIRST PERSON" SECTION, FEATURING OP-ED PIECES AND COMMENTARIES FROM A DIVERSE ASSORTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF OPINIONS. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES BY EDUCATING A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE PUBLIC ON PRESSING ISSUES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES IN ITS ELECTIONS REPORTING PROGRAM:REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT RELATED TO VOTING AND ELECTIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON THE STATES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUREAUS: THE VOTEBEAT PROGRAM PROVIDES INDEPENDENT NONPARTISAN COVERAGE OF ELECTION INTEGRITY IN ARIZONA, MICHIGAN, PENNSYLVANIA, AND TEXAS, AS WELL AS NATIONAL REPORTING. VOTEBEAT'S REPORTING INFORMS DEBATES AT STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE LEVELS, AND HAS GENERATED DISCUSSION AMONG OFFICIALS ABOUT ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND VOTING IN FOUR STATEWIDE BUREAUS. VOTERS ALSO RELY ON VOTEBEAT'S JOURNALISM TO FACT-CHECK FALSE CLAIMS OF VOTER FRAUD AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTAKES THROUGH BOTH CIVIC NEWS COMPANY AND VOTEBEAT:REACHING AND ENGAGING A BROAD AUDIENCE THROUGH STRATEGIC DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH: THE ORGANIZATION'S EDITORIAL STAFF OVERSEES THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT TO DECISION-MAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT NO COST. THROUGH OUR WEBSITES, EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIPS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES, THE ORGANIZATION ENSURES THAT ITS CONTENT REACHES AS DEEP AND BROAD AN AUDIENCE AS POSSIBLE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS AND PARTICIPATES IN EVENTS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR READERS TO DIRECTLY INTERACT WITH OUR CONTENT, OUR EDITORIAL STAFF, AND ONE ANOTHER.DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, UPDATING AND UPGRADING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NEWS WEBSITES (INCLUDING RELATED PRODUCTS LIKE MOBILE PLATFORMS AND DATABASES), WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTENT DELIVERY: TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE IS USER-FRIENDLY, EMPLOYS THE LATEST INNOVATIONS IN CONTENT DELIVERY AND IMPACT MEASUREMENT, AND ATTRACTS AND RETAINS READERS, OUR STAFF WORKS CONSTANTLY ON MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES. KEEPING THE WEBSITE RUNNING SMOOTHLY ENSURES THAT CONTENT IS READILY AVAILABLE TO USERS ON A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS (MOBILE PHONES, TABLETS, PCS) AND IS PRESENTED COMPELLINGLY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$9,306,027	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	64	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	116	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KENDRA IRVING	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9173889035	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	450 SEVENTH AVENUE 32ND FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10123	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ELIZABETH GREEN
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO	50.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$283,720	$0	$40,565
GIDEON STEIN
CHAIRPERSON	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN WISHART
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JILL BARKIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANI HILTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUE LEHMANN
DIRECTOR THRU AUG 2022	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID ROUSSEAU
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANN SARDINI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KANG-XING JIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERTO YANEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENDRA IRVING SECRETARY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	50.00		Yes (X)	$215,082	$0	$19,965
ALISON GO CHIEF STRATEGY
OFFICER THRU DEC 2022	40.00		Yes (X)	$197,863	$0	$12,449
AMY ROSENBLUM
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER	50.00		Yes (X)	$186,231	$0	$34,366
JENNIFER BRAMBLE
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER	50.00		Yes (X)	$184,886	$0	$347
NICOLE AVERY NICHOLS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF THRU MAY 2023	40.00			$185,387	$0	$35,147	Yes (X)
HAROLD WHACK SR DIRECTOR
DEVELOPMENT THRU FEB 2023	40.00			$153,298	$0	$10,839		Yes (X)
SCOTT ELLIOTT DEPUTY REVENUE
OFFICER THRU FEB 2023	50.00			$147,843	$0	$349		Yes (X)
EBA HAMID
DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE	40.00			$143,753	$0	$395		Yes (X)
CARLOS JOHN ORTUNO
VP OF PHILANTHROPY	40.00			$135,328	$0	$350		Yes (X)
CAROLYN MELAGO
MANAGING EDITOR, LOCAL NEWS	50.00			$134,544	$0	$254		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,967,935	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$155,026	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	24	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
BARKER & SCOTT CONSULTING LLC
2202 18TH STREET NORTHWEST	WASHINGTON	DC	20009	PROFESSIONAL COACHING	$259,922
TRINET
PARK PLACE SUITE 600	DUBLIN	CA	94568	PEO SERVICES	$119,037

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$14,517,183	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$10,863	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$14,517,183	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$720	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$720	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,783	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,783	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$75,000	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$29,163	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$45,837	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45,837	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$45,837	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$10,668	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$590	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$10,863	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$195	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$590	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$395	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$395	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
JOBS BOARD	561000	$119,246	$119,246
ADVERTISING	541800	$93,529	$93,529
HONORARIA FEES	900099	$5,250		$5,250

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$218,029	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,796,947	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$212,775	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$66,989	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,384,341	TotalAmt
Program Services	$757,036	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$303,135	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$324,170	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,508,435	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,878,070	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$777,409	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$852,956	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$225,697	TotalAmt
Program Services	$183,024	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,451	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,222	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$976,459	TotalAmt
Program Services	$799,060	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$100,259	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$77,140	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$686,178	TotalAmt
Program Services	$503,299	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$104,104	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$78,775	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$361,512	TotalAmt
Program Services	$231,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97,608	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,536	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,636	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,487	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,112	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,037	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,000	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$21,000	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$234,157	TotalAmt
Program Services	$166,254	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,544	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,359	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,180	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,973	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,207	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$182,202	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,117	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$74,185	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,900	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$524,217	TotalAmt
Program Services	$371,728	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$135,504	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,985	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$385,418	TotalAmt
Program Services	$115,940	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$269,478	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,152	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,424	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,489	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,239	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,727	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,714	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,818	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,195	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,251	TotalAmt
Management And General	$39,251	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
UBI TAX	$28,600	$28,600
COMMUNITY EVENTS	$108,425	$11,576	$96,698	$151
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT	$71,531	$36,481	$26,109	$8,941
BOARD EXPENSE	$41,334	$41,334

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,142	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,726	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,044	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,372	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,921,594	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,306,027	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,121,589	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,493,978	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$841,497	BOYAmt
EOY	$505,383	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,175,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,040,658	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,948,333	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,576,423	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$184,869	BOYAmt
EOY	$231,811	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$234,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,196	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,266	BOYAmt
EOY	$678,878	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,487,702	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,154,349	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$326,969	BOYAmt
EOY	$267,681	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$163,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$189,400	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$250,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$574,762	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$490,549	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,281,843	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$717,430	BOYAmt
EOY	-$2,109,465	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,714,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,981,971	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,997,153	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,872,506	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,487,702	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,154,349	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,875,353	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,767,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,314,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,356,192	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,484,474	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,517,183	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$51,439,913	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,767,283	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,314,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,356,192	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,484,474	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,517,183	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$51,439,913	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$5,499,075	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$45,940,838	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,165	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$32,775	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$21,432	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$90,503	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$159,093	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,924	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$21,265	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,220	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$33,409	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,558	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,241	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,695	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,502	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,254	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$22,250	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$51,654,665	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$21,563	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.88940	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.87810	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 570. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 82. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,297. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,502. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 4. CREDIT CARD REWARDS - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 4,988. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 5,159. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 298. HONORARIA FEES - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,100. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,250.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$96,816
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET, NET	$582,062

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$678,878	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$574,762	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$574,762	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$15,409,458	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$583,153	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$29,358	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$612,511	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$14,796,947	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$14,796,947	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$13,534,105	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$583,153	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$29,358	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$612,511	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$12,921,594	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$12,921,594	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	CIVIC NEWS COMPANY RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT CIVIC NEWS COMPANY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. TAX YEARS SINCE 2020 REMAIN OPEN TO EXAMINATION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	LOSS ON SALE OF SECURITIES REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 7C 195. RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 6B 29,163.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	LOSS ON SALE OF SECURITIES REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 7C 195. RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 6B 29,163.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARKTLAB LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4514 BELLFLOWER WAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALLENTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	18104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$21,000	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$21,000	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$21,000	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$21,000	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE AGREEEMENT WITH MARKTLAB LLC PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF FUNDRAISING SERVICES AT AN HOURLY RATE UP TO A MONTHLY MAXIMUM, AND ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF REASONABLE EXPENSES TIED TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED WITH APPROVAL BY THE ORGANIZATION AS NEEDED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ELIZABETH GREEN
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO	$283,720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$40,565	$0	$324,285	$0	$0	$0
KENDRA IRVING SECRETARY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$215,082	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,965	$0	$235,047	$0	$0	$0
AMY ROSENBLUM
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER	$186,231	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$34,366	$0	$220,597	$0	$0	$0
NICOLE AVERY NICHOLS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF THRU MAY 2023	$185,387	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$35,147	$0	$220,534	$0	$0	$0
ALISON GO CHIEF STRATEGY
OFFICER THRU DEC 2022	$197,863	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,449	$0	$210,312	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER BRAMBLE
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER	$184,886	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$347	$0	$185,233	$0	$0	$0
HAROLD WHACK SR DIRECTOR
DEVELOPMENT THRU FEB 2023	$153,298	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,839	$0	$164,137	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 4A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR: - ALISON GO, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER - $33,651.78 - SCOTT ELLIOTT, DEPUTY REVENUE OFFICER - $50,508.33	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY INTERNAL MANAGEMENT, UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR REVIEW THE FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED TO CIVIC NEWS COMPANY'S BOARD MEMBERS AND IS REVISED FOR ANY CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT APPLIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND ALL OFFICERS MUST SIGN AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, WHERE THEY ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO AFFIRM THE CODE OF ETHICS, INCLUDING THE CONFLICTS SECTION, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES, THE INTERESTED PARTY IS ASKED TO DISCLOSE ALL RELATED DETAILS TO THE BOARD OR CONFLICTS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. AFTER MAKING A PRESENTATION REGARDING HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON LEAVES THE MEETING WHILE THE COMMITTEE OR BOARD DISCUSSES AND VOTES ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE OR BOARD RECOMMENDS WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR AGREEMENT. THE DECISION OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SET OF COMPENSATION STANDARDS, WHICH INCLUDES SALARY GUIDANCE FOR THE CEO, OTHER OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THESE STANDARDS SALARY RANGES BY POSITION AND DIFFERENTIATION BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL REGION. THE STANDARDS ARE DETERMINED THROUGH A REVIEW OF PEER ORGANIZATIONS' COMPENSATION DATA, AND ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, AN INDUSTRY-WIDE COMPENSATION BENCHMARKING STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY A THIRD-PARTY COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE COMPENSATION STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WERE ALIGNED WITH THE MIDPOINT OF INDUSTRY PEER COMPENSATION. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION WERE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, CHALKBEAT.ORG, AS WELL AS GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART I, QUESTION 5, AND PART V, QUESTION 2A:	THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (PEO) FOR SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PAYROLL, TIMEKEEPING, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, HR ADMINISTRATION AND WORKFORCE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NEEDS. AS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD FOR TAX PURPOSES, FORMS W-2 AND W-3 ARE ISSUED BY THE PEO AND FILED UNDER THE PEO'S FEDERAL EIN. IN THIS CO-EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION IS THE COMMON LAW EMPLOYER AND, ACCORDINGLY, COMPENSATION IS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A AND PART IX, LINES 5-10.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.