BAY CITY NEWS FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $494K · expenses $527K · assets $21K

EIN
83-0654488
Address
900 HILLDALE AVE, BERKELEY, CA 94708-1418
Website
WWW.LOCALNEWSMATTERS.ORG
NTEE code
A33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

THE LOCAL NEWS MATTERS WEBSITE PUBLISHES JOURNALISM WHICH BENEFITS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Katherine Rowlands EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2020-2024 $20,000$80,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Rob Merker TREASURER2024 4 $0 reported 1
Ryan Nakashima SECRETARY2021-2024 4 $0 reported 1
James Chadwick BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
William Drummond BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Lindsay Green-Barber BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jareen Imam BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Kho BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Alejandra Saragoza BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Peggy Northrop BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Robert Merker (former) TREASURER2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Bob Butler (former) BOARD MEMBER2023 2 $0 reported 1
Robert Butler (former) BOARD MEMBER2022 0 $0 reported 1
Sarah Pollock (former) SECRETARY2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Anne Grimes (former) BOARD MEMBER2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $20K · 13 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHERINE ROWLANDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $20,000$0$0 $20,0001
ROB MERKER TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN NAKASHIMA SECRETARY4 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES CHADWICK BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM DRUMMOND BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
LINDSAY GREEN-BARBER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JAREEN IMAM BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER KHO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ALEJANDRA SARAGOZA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
PEGGY NORTHROP BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $20K · 17 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHERINE ROWLANDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $20,000$0$0 $20,0001
ROBERT MERKER TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN NAKASHIMA SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
BOB BUTLER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES CHADWICK BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM DRUMMOND BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
LINDSAY GREEN-BARBER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JAREEN IMAM BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER KHO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
PEGGY NORTHROP BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ALEJANDRA SARAGOZA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAREEN IMAM BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN NAKASHIMA BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES CHADWICK BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER KHO BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM DRUMMOND BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
ALEJANDRA SARAGOZA BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT BUTLER BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
LINDSAY GREEN BARBER BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE ROWLANDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT MERKER TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH POLLOCK SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RYAN NAKASHIMA BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
ALEJANDRA SARAGOZA BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JAREEN IMAM BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM DRUMMOND BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES CHADWICK BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE GRIMES BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
LINDSAY GREEN BARBER BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
KATHERINE ROWLANDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT MERKER TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH POLLOCK SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $40K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Katherine Rowlands Executive Director20 $0$40,000$0 $40,0001

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$493,508$526,548 $20,675$20,675 $483,507$0 $20,0001315
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$481,029$509,679 $53,715$53,715 $481,028$0 $20,0001715
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$477,853$479,485 $78,739$78,739 $477,853$0 $005
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$360,863$369,218 $80,371$80,371 $360,863$0 $005
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$433,896$346,546 $88,726$88,726 $433,896$0 $40,00005

Funders of this organization

23 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,380,585 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ARJAY R & FRANCES F MILLER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BAY CITY NEWS FOUNDATION” 2019-2025 7$509,000 2025$79,000
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THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2025 9$185,135 2025$46,025
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SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2020 2$150,000 2020$100,000
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PRO PUBLICA INC Public charity Exact 2020 1$92,256 2020$92,256
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INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS Public charity Exact 2022-2025 5$89,951 2025$9,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021, 2023-2024 4$80,355 2024$23,785
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GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$38,250 2023$38,250
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SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022, 2024 2$35,000 2024$10,000
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2023 3$34,500 2023$8,500
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LOCAL INDEPENDENT ONLINE NEWS PUBLISHERS INC Public charity Exact 2022-2023 2$27,000 2023$20,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$20,825 2024$12,820
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HORACE W GOLDSMITH FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BAY CITY NEWS FOUNDATION” 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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NEO PHILANTHROPY INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$20,000 2023$20,000
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COMMUNITY INITIATIVES Public charity Exact 2019 1$20,000 2019$20,000
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JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF S F MARIN PENINSULA & SONOMA COUNTIES DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$17,300 2024$6,150
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$15,000 2022$15,000
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STAND TOGETHER FELLOWSHIP Public charity Exact 2022 1$8,000 2022$8,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2025 1$7,871 2025$7,871
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$6,500 2024$6,500
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KATHERINE L OLSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Bay City News Foundation” 2024 1$3,000 2024$3,000
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NEPHELI FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BAY CITY NEWS FOUNDATION” 2025 1$500 2025$500
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GANNETT FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BAY CITY NEWS FOUNDATION” 2020 1$100 2020$100
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BAY CITY NEWS FOUNDATION” 2021-2023 3$42 2023$16
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $526,548 spent · pay $438,450 · grants $0 · events $2,336
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $418,450$418,450-- 79.5%
Other (as described)PIEDMONT EXEDRA EXPENSE $44,000$44,000-- 8.4%
Information technology $23,438$23,438-- 4.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $20,000$20,000-- 3.8%
Travel $8,540$8,540-- 1.6%
Other (as described)MEMBERSHIP $3,188$3,188-- 0.6%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $2,345-$2,345- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,336$2,336-- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,615$1,615-- 0.3%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,040$1,040-- 0.2%
All other expenses $950$950-- 0.2%
Office expenses $456-$456- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $190-$190- 0.0%
Total$526,548100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $509,679 spent · pay $395,500 · grants $0 · events $237
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $375,500$301,660-$73,840 73.7%
Other (as described)PIEDMONT EXEDRA EXPENSE $55,120$55,120-- 10.8%
Other (as described)WOMEN DO NEWS PROGRAM E $26,062$26,062-- 5.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $20,000$20,000-- 3.9%
Information technology $14,190$14,190-- 2.8%
Advertising and promotion $6,738$6,738-- 1.3%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $4,744$4,744-- 0.9%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $2,671-$2,671- 0.5%
All other expenses $1,665$1,665-- 0.3%
Travel $1,421$1,421-- 0.3%
Insurance $695-$695- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $425-$425- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $237$237-- 0.0%
Office expenses $211-$211- 0.0%
Total$509,679100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $479,485 spent · pay $359,563 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $359,563$359,563-- 75.0%
Fees: professional fundraisers $85,000--$85,000 17.7%
Information technology $13,391$13,391-- 2.8%
Fees: management $9,000-$9,000- 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $7,749$7,749-- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $4,782-$4,782- 1.0%
Total$479,485100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $369,218 spent · pay $356,593 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $356,593$356,593-- 96.6%
Information technology $10,526$10,526-- 2.9%
Other (as described)TRAINING $1,556$1,556-- 0.4%
Occupancy $543$543-- 0.1%
Total$369,218100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $346,546 spent · pay $321,977 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $281,977$281,977-- 81.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $40,000$40,000-- 11.5%
Occupancy $12,806$12,806-- 3.7%
Insurance $4,946$4,946-- 1.4%
Information technology $4,062$4,062-- 1.2%
Other (as described)Training $2,639$2,639$0$0 0.8%
Travel $101$101-- 0.0%
Interest $15$15-- 0.0%
Total$346,546100%

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