Nonprofit · EIN 37-1896785
CITY REPORT INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $4,490,787 | $5,432,071 | -$941,284 | $3,574,659 | $1,122,663 | $2,451,996 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,548,591 | $7,076,355 | -$3,527,764 | $3,776,332 | $383,052 | $3,393,280 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,361,640
- of which government grants
- $622,985
- Membership dues
- $584,956
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $129,147
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $583,206
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,543,994
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,892,127
- Professional fundraising fees
- $137,500
- Legal fees
- $9,994
- Accounting fees
- $228,395
- Occupancy
- $285,286
- Travel
- $22,286
- Program services (functional)
- $3,876,459
- Management and general (functional)
- $999,069
- Fundraising (functional)
- $556,543
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,776,332
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,574,659
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,122,663
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,451,996
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,074,496
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,377,500
- Gross unrelated business income
- $37,949
- Gross receipts
- $4,490,787
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Dawes | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $260,279 | $62,855 |
| Richard Kim | Editor-in-Chief Officer | 40 | $223,290 | $36,782 |
| Alyssa Katz | Executive Editor Highest-paid employee | 32 | $153,845 | $60,697 |
| Harry Siegel | Senior Editor Highest-paid employee | 32 | $111,893 | $61,328 |
| Lyle Hasani Gittens | Deputy Editor Highest-paid employee | 32 | $145,440 | $11,308 |
| Martin Gottlieb | Senior Editor Highest-paid employee | 32 | $117,929 | $2,179 |
| Greg Smith | Senior Reporter Highest-paid employee | 32 | $118,222 | $1,605 |
| Elizabeth McNamara | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fannie Chen | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Alter Lynton | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Colodny | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Bartlett | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Baer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Ginsberg | Board Member (Thru December 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Luis Miranda Jr | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Winston Griffith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marsha Cooke | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Perri Peltz | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Murray | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Speyer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Kane | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Dawes | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $304,790 | $68,937 |
| Richard Kim | Editor-In-Chief Officer | 40 | $272,157 | $44,163 |
| Scott Klein | Chief Product Officer Key employee | 40 | $194,061 | $62,069 |
| Alyssa Katz | Executive Editor Key employee | 40 | $183,761 | $64,383 |
| Harry Siegel | Senior Editor Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,984 | $60,871 |
| Lyle Hasani Gittens | Deputy Editor Key employee | 40 | $159,567 | $14,515 |
| Jessica Lysons | Director of Finance and Administration Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,872 | $24,848 |
| Zainab Shah | Director of Audience and Engagement Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,401 | $13,571 |
| Martin Gottlieb | Senior Editor Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,547 | $4,940 |
| Greg Smith | Senior Reporter Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,586 | $6,219 |
| Darline Jean | Interim Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth McNamara | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Lynton | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Preston | Treasurer (thru July 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Bartlett | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Newmark | Board Member (thru December 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fannie Chen | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Ginsberg | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Steinberg | Board Member (thru March 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Luis Miranda Jr | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Colodny | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Winston Griffith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marsha Cooke | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Murray | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Ravitch | Board Member (thru June 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rob Speyer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Kane | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 85 BROAD STREET 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10004-2515
- In care of
- % NIC DAWES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CARROLL BOGERT, 85 Broad Street 12th Floor, New York, NY 10004
- Signed the 990
- CARROLL BOGERT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (917) 671-0401
- Website
- WWW.THECITY.NYC
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
CITY REPORT, INC. serves the people of New York through independent journalism that answers their information needs and holds the powerful to account.
Program accomplishments
- THE CITY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT, NEWSROOM BUILT ON THE CONVICTION THAT GREAT LOCAL NEWS IS INDISPENSABLE IN A GREAT CITY. WE PUBLISH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM THAT HOLDS THE POWERFUL TO ACCOUNT, EXPLANATORY REPORTING THAT MAKES IT EASIER TO NAVIGATE COMPLEX PROCESSES, AND CONSISTENT, GROUND-UP COVERAGE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES AFFECTING EVERYONE WHO LIVES HERE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.Expenses $3,876,459
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-1896785
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,574,659
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,490,787
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,490,787 | $5,432,071 | $3,574,659 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,548,591 | $7,076,355 | $3,776,332 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,365,275 | $5,881,220 | $7,612,773 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 37-1896785).
Questions about CITY REPORT INC
- What is the EIN of CITY REPORT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CITY REPORT INC is 37-1896785.
- Is CITY REPORT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to CITY REPORT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CITY REPORT INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CITY REPORT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CITY REPORT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CITY REPORT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CARROLL BOGERT.
- Who are the officers and directors of CITY REPORT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $260,279 (Nicholas Dawes, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does CITY REPORT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $4,490,787, expenses of $5,432,071 and total assets of $3,574,659 at year end.
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