CIVIC NEWS COMPANY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: CIVIC NEWS COMPANY (EIN 90-0915846)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-05-15
IRS object ID: 202501359349317985
Schema version: 2023v6.0
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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	2025-05-15T20:35:36-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	331374517	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	2023-07-01	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	CO-FOUNDER AND CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9173889035	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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	2025-05-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	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	$15,886,849	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	93	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	9	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$187,782	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$17,897	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$14,517,183	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$15,491,638	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,115	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$21,506	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$278,649	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$106,853	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$14,796,947	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$15,619,997	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	$10,781,110	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,318,437	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$21,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$36,000	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,275,107	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,119,484	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,299,851	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$12,921,594	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,654,288	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,875,353	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,965,709	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$11,154,349	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$15,050,777	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,281,843	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,212,562	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,872,506	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$13,838,215	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	$8,660,360	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.IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, CHALKBEAT'S WEBSITE PUBLISHED 1,800 STORIES, GENERATED 6,596,466 PAGEVIEWS, AND HAD 4,191,740 UNIQUE VISITORS.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. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, VOTEBEAT'S WEBSITE PUBLISHED 190 STORIES, GENERATED 231,822 PAGEVIEWS, AND HAD 156,739 UNIQUE VISITORS.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	$8,660,360	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	0	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	49	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	93	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	Yes (1)	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	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	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	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	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	ELIZABETH GREEN	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 (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ELIZABETH GREEN
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO	50.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$298,306	$0	$45,829
GIDEON STEIN
CHAIRPERSON	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN WISHART
SECRETARY/TREASURER THRU NOV 2023	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANN SARDINI
TREASURER/DIRECTOR THRU NOV 2023	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JILL BARKIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANI HILTON
DIRECTOR THRU DEC 2023	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID ROUSSEAU
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REBECCA VAN DYCK
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 & CFO THRU APR 2024	50.00		Yes (X)	$226,987	$0	$29,602
AMY ROSENBLUM
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER	50.00		Yes (X)	$193,244	$0	$45,714
JENNIFER BRAMBLE
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER THRU AUG 2023	50.00		Yes (X)	$126,165	$0	$5,093
EBA HAMID
DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE	40.00			$150,889	$0	$14,623	Yes (X)
CARLOS JOHN ORTUNO
VP OF PHILANTHROPY	40.00			$173,922	$0	$8,081	Yes (X)
SARAH DARVILLE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF	40.00			$143,056	$0	$11,174	Yes (X)
CAROLYN MELAGO
MANAGING EDITOR, LOCAL NEWS	50.00			$140,886	$0	$5,798	Yes (X)
CHAD LORENZ
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, VOTEBEAT	40.00			$137,178	$0	$32,637	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,590,633	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$198,551	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	21	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/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd
PYXISCX SAS
BULEVAR ESPANA 2323	MONTEVIDEO	UY	TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING	$194,843
VOX MEDIA LLC
			CONTENT AND MEDIA SERVICES	$120,000	PO BOX 200064	PITTSBURGH	PA	15251

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$15,491,638	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$15,491,638	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,876	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$20,876	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,128	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,128	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$180,000	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$266,852	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$86,852	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$86,852	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$86,852	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$630	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$630	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$630	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$630	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING	541800	$104,651	$104,651
JOBS BOARD	561000	$83,131	$83,131
OTHER INCOME	900099	$1,295		$1,295

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$500	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$189,577	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,619,997	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$187,782	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$59,423	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$843,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$340,250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$244,811	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$258,889	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,056,010	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,907,846	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$461,568	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$686,596	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$227,858	TotalAmt
Program Services	$193,526	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,844	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$593,709	TotalAmt
Program Services	$498,292	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$44,841	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$50,576	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$596,910	TotalAmt
Program Services	$549,331	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,422	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,157	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$35,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,054	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,708	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$117,418	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,928	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,422	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,446	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,452	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,000	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$36,000	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$864,515	TotalAmt
Program Services	$394,846	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$368,989	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$100,680	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,008	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,355	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,653	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,011	TotalAmt
Program Services	$95,867	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,745	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,399	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$727,432	TotalAmt
Program Services	$544,234	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$160,755	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,443	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,769	TotalAmt
Management And General	$79,769	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,491	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,557	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,948	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,986	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,246	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,702	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,678	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$866	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,918	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,918	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,012	TotalAmt
Management And General	$35,012	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
UBI TAX	$721	$721
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT	$46,990	$8,694	$24,707	$13,589
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$20,837	$12,221	$7,529	$1,087
RECRUITING	$15,312	$9,663	$4,338	$1,311

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,215	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,850	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$61	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$304	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,654,288	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,660,360	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,718,821	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,275,107	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$505,383	BOYAmt
EOY	$594,396	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,040,658	BOYAmt
EOY	$973,867	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,576,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,497,408	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$231,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$192,382	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$121,196	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,053	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,270,400	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$678,878	BOYAmt
EOY	$422,271	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,154,349	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,050,777	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$267,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$435,588	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$189,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$239,821	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$250,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$200,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$574,762	BOYAmt
EOY	$337,153	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,281,843	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,212,562	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	-$2,109,465	BOYAmt
EOY	$576,865	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,981,971	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,261,350	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,872,506	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,838,215	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,154,349	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,050,777	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,965,709	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	$7,314,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,356,192	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,484,474	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,517,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,491,638	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$60,164,268	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,314,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,356,192	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,484,474	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,517,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,491,638	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$60,164,268	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$7,662,540	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$52,501,728	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$32,775	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21,432	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$90,503	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$205,004	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$362,932	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,924	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21,265	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,220	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,897	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$51,306	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,241	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,695	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,502	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,795	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,487	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$60,596,993	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$15,755	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.86640	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.88940	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 - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 82. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,297. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,502. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 4. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,295. CREDIT CARD REWARDS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 5,159. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 298. HONORARIA FEES - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,100. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,250. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 500.	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 Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$337,153	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$337,153	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$16,056,985	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$170,136	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$266,852	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$436,988	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$15,619,997	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$15,619,997	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$12,091,276	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$170,136	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$266,852	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$436,988	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$11,654,288	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$11,654,288	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 2021 REMAIN OPEN TO EXAMINATION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 6B 266,852.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 6B 266,852.

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
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NEWS REVENUE HUB	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	302 WASHINGTON STREET 150-5977	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92103	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN SUPPORT SERVICES	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$123,278	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$34,000	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$89,278	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$123,278	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$34,000	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$89,278	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 AGREEMENT WITH NEW REVENUE HUB 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	0	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	$298,306	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,288	$0	$35,541	$0	$344,135	$0	$0	$0
KENDRA IRVING
SECRETARY & CFO THRU APR 2024	$226,987	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,930	$0	$20,672	$0	$256,589	$0	$0	$0
AMY ROSENBLUM
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER	$193,244	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,394	$0	$37,320	$0	$238,958	$0	$0	$0
CARLOS JOHN ORTUNO
VP OF PHILANTHROPY	$173,922	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,700	$0	$1,381	$0	$182,003	$0	$0	$0
CHAD LORENZ
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, VOTEBEAT	$137,178	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,472	$0	$27,165	$0	$169,815	$0	$0	$0
EBA HAMID
DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE	$150,889	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,905	$0	$8,718	$0	$165,512	$0	$0	$0
SARAH DARVILLE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF	$143,056	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,132	$0	$6,042	$0	$154,230	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AGREEMENT FOR CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AND CONSULTING SERVICES WITH RA ADVISORS LLC. THE SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FISCAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION, OVERSIGHT OF THE CASH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND THE CREATION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE ORGANIZATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED $35,000 FOR SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. NO ONE LISTED IN PART VII OR SCHEDULE J OF THE RETURN RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
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.
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.