Nonprofit · EIN 46-2777419
PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $624,744 | $1,043,347 | -$418,603 | $35,760 | $241,249 | -$205,489 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,217,521 | $1,047,558 | $169,963 | $386,337 | $173,223 | $213,114 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $929,015 | $831,434 | $97,581 | $110,934 | $67,783 | $43,151 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $483,810
- Program service revenue
- $125,594
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $15,340
- Other revenue
- $15,340
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $359,757
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $408,773
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $48,944
- Depreciation
- $626
- Program services (functional)
- $658,137
- Management and general (functional)
- $106,128
- Fundraising (functional)
- $279,082
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $386,337
- Total assets, end of year
- $35,760
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $241,249
- Net assets, end of year
- -$205,489
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$228,847
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $23,358
- Gross receipts
- $729,351
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARRY PLATT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| ROBERT KEITH | INTERIM CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MIA FIORAVANTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KAREN KEATING MARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRET PERKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ALI VELSHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID MASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANGELA VAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LEAH POPOWICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROXANNE PATEL SHEPELAVY | COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $85,200 |
| LARRY PLATT | COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/COFOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $79,200 |
| RACHAEL THORN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $76,000 |
| ROBERT KEITH | INTERIM CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MIA FIORAVANTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KAREN KEATING MARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRET PERKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RICHARD G PHILLIPS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ALI VELSHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID MASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANGELA VAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LEAH POPOWICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROXANNE PATEL SHEPELAVY | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/EXEC Officer | 40 | $85,200 |
| LARRY PLATT | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $79,200 |
| RACHAEL THORN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $66,788 |
| AJAY RAJU | CO-FOUNDER/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT KEITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID ADELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIA FIORAVANTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA LIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN KEATING MARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRET PERKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD G PHILLIPS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALI VELSHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1701 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-5235
- In care of
- % REED SMITH LLP
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RACHAEL THORN, 2400 MARKET ST 200, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
- Signed the 990
- RACHAEL THORN, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
- Phone
- (215) 259-8196
- Return prepared by
- O'CONNELL & COMPANY LLC
Mission
THE PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN, A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN MEDIA ORGANIZATION, HAS A DUAL MISSION: TO PROVIDE DEEPLY REPORTED JOURNALISM THAT EMPHASIZES SOLUTIONS THAT CAN MOVE OUR REGION FORWARD, AND TO ACTIVELY REIGNITE CITIZENSHIP IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA.
Program accomplishments
- THE PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR ITS THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE SIGNATURE THOUGHT LEADER CONVENINGS, AN ONGOING NEWS WEBSITE, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 1. THOUGHT LEADER CONVENINGS INCLUDED THE IDEAS WE SHOULD STEAL FESTIVAL, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FOR... GOOD EVENT SERIES, AND AUTHOR EVENTS. THESE EVENTS INCLUDED PANEL SPEAKERS, INVITING THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC TO LISTEN AND ENGAGE WITH CIVIC IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS. REVENUE WAS GENERATED THROUGH SPONSORSHIP AND TICKET SALES. FUNDRAISING WAS SOLICITED THROUGH CALLS FOR DONATION AT EVENTS. 2. THE CITIZEN'S EDITORIAL OUTPUT INCLUDES WEBSITE ARTICLES FIVE TO TEN TIMES PER WEEK COVERING PHILADELPHIA CIVIC, SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL NEWS AS WELL AS A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER. SOME EDITORIAL SERIES GENERATE REVENUE THROUGH SPONSORSHIP. 3. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDED THE ULTIMATE JOB INTERVIEW SERIES WHICH ALLOWED PHILADELPHIANS TO CREATE A MAYORAL JOB DESCRIPTION TOGETHER, THEN USE THAT DESCRIPTION TO INTERVIEW MAYORAL CANDIDATES. THIS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED VOTER INFORMATION RESOURCES SUCH AS GUIDES AND CANDIDATE PROFILES TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ON THEIR CHOICES FOR THE PHILADELPHIA 2023 MAYORAL ELECTION. THIS EFFORT WAS SUPPORTED BY GRANT FUNDING AND CALL FOR INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS.Expenses $658,137 · revenue $125,594
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-2777419
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $35,760
- Income (IRS master file)
- $729,351
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $624,744 | $1,043,347 | $35,760 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,217,521 | $1,047,558 | $386,337 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $929,015 | $831,434 | $110,934 | XML |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 46-2777419).
Questions about PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN
- What is the EIN of PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN is 46-2777419.
- Is PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN 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 PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RACHAEL THORN.
- Who are the officers and directors of PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $624,744, expenses of $1,043,347 and total assets of $35,760 at year end.
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