2021-09-15T21:48:00-04:00 2020-12-31 Nonprofit Suite 510 3rd Street Suite 200 Oakland CA 94607 990 2020-01-01 844826419 Civil Eats CIVI 502 E Cotati Ave STE 7014 Cotati CA 949311214 Naomi Starkman Editor-In-Chief 9175393924 2021-09-15 true Naomi Starkman Annette J Cook P02044820 2027706371 2021-09-15 0 00 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X 1868872 false X civileats.com X 2020 CA Civil Eats is a daily news source for critical thought about the American food system. We publish stories that shift the conversation around sustainable agriculture in an effort to build economically and socially just communities. 0 4 0 0 0 1864722 4150 0 0 1868872 0 0 0 0 7848 431100 431100 1437772 1437772 0 1437772 Civil Eats is a daily news source for critical thought about the American food system. We publish stories that shift the conversation around sustainable agriculture in an effort to build economically and socially just communities. 362007 Civil Eats has a proven track record that includes the following accomplishments:1. Journalistic Leadership: Civil Eats has reported on some of the most important food and agriculture stories of our time. Unique in the media landscape, food justice has been central to our reporting since its inception. 2. Mainstream Media Resource: Civil Eats collaborates with high-profile print and online publications, including NBC News, The Guardian, HuffPost, PBS/ITVS, New York Magazine, Eater, Maplight, Salon, Slate, Public Radio International, TIME, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Harvest Public Media, Food & Wine, and KQED, the San Francisco NPR affiliate. 3. Educating Thought Leaders: The site is on the regular reading lists of policymakers in D.C. and grassroots leaders alike, and our stories appear in daily news round-ups, and are shared on social media by elected officials and notable individuals.In 2020, Civil Eats produced 285 original stories with more than 100 freelance reporters. When the pandemic hit in early March, Civil Eats doubled its reporting to focus on the impact of coronavirus on the food system. In addition, Civil Eats doubled-down on its commitment to reporting on food justice unique in the food media landscapein the wake of the response to the killing of George Floyd. The site was awarded Best Group Food Blog by the prestigious International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP), and also awarded a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award for Best Use of Multimedia.Despite the challenging year, and a hyperactive news cycle, Civil Eats was also been successful on a number of important organizational fronts. For the first time, Civil Eats was ben able to stabilize andgrow, due to multi-year funding from a number of new funders. This much-needed, long-term investment has allowed the team to make capital investments in general operating costs to transition to an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit, bring on a highly-regarded board of directors, hire independent accountants and attorneys, and begin the long-overdue process of making its chronically underpaid edit team employees (until 2021, all part-time and freelance). With these newfunds, the team also was able to finally redesign the site, perhaps the most critical aspect of its work.In the middle of the pandemic, the team launched new Civil Eats TV video series, showcasing individuals who are fixing the food system, and also collaborated with other organizations throughout the year, and our stories were consistently shared by other outlets, including BillMoyers, High Country News, and Investigate Midwest. Our work was cited and included regularly in the New York Times, Wonkette, The New Yorker, USA Today, Rolling Stone, Environmental Health News daily newsletter, Politico Morning Ags newsletter, the nightly AGree roundup, and shared by elected officials and celebrities on social media. Civil Eats was also selected to be part a foundingpartner of media analyst Ken Doctors new venture, Lookout, which launched in 2020. 362007 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 38 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 0 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X Will Rosenzweig 9175393924 502 E Cotati Ave Cotati CA 949311214 X Emilio Garcia-Ruiz Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Schantz Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Will Rosenzweig Chairperson 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Esther Park Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Naomi Starkman Editor-In-Chief 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 1864722 1864722 Program Revenue 900099 4150 4150 4150 1868872 4150 0 0 X 44949 1587 43362 12567 444 12123 355594 354122 1472 5107 5107 10603 302 2453 7848 216 216 2064 229 1835 431100 362007 61245 7848 983099 75 435000 4598 15000 15000 0 1437772 0 0 X 1002772 435000 0 1437772 0 1437772 1437772 0 X false false false X 1964722 1964722 1964722 1964722 670224 1294498 1964722 4150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 15000 15000 15000 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. 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