Nonprofit · EIN 84-3448887
CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94612
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,023,660 | $4,911,909 | $1,111,751 | $2,631,867 | $400,690 | $2,231,177 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,301,562 | $5,139,838 | $161,724 | $1,494,916 | $423,638 | $1,071,278 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,805,599 | $4,227,726 | -$422,127 | $1,165,414 | $255,860 | $909,554 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,206,904
- Membership dues
- $1,234,741
- Program service revenue
- $748,772
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $67,984
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $980,454
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,195,377
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,695,074
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $64,763
- Accounting fees
- $123,996
- Travel
- $37,083
- Program services (functional)
- $3,344,010
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,206,971
- Fundraising (functional)
- $360,928
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,494,916
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,631,867
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $400,690
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,231,177
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $165,469
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,065,708
- Gross unrelated business income
- $299,509
- Gross receipts
- $6,023,660
- Employees
- 33
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLEEN LEARY | VP, CLIENT PARTNERSHIPS | 40 | $332,243 | $12,148 |
| TANZEEM PAGHDIWALA | TREAS, EIC, SO Officer | 40 | $171,262 | $2,767 |
| ERICA KESEL | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 40 | $171,232 | $2,796 |
| TRACEY TAYLOR | SECY & CHIEF CO Officer | 40 | $151,671 | $13,149 |
| LANCE KNOBEL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $154,046 | $4,045 |
| KARI G HULAC | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | 40 | $116,477 | $11,079 |
| SARAH LEE | DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE | 40 | $118,798 | $6,857 |
| ZACHARY FARBER | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | 40 | $115,398 | $6,660 |
| BECKI COUCH-ALVARADO | DIRECTOR OF EVENTS | 40 | $110,478 | $8,385 |
| JACOB SIMAS | DIR COM JOURNALISM | 40 | $113,446 | $2,159 |
| MICHAEL OLSON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA RAHIMIAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVELYN NUSSENBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDICE FORTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMILY RAMSHAW | AUDIT CO CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN STUTZMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLEEN LEARY | VP, CLIENT PARTNERSHIPS | 40 | $198,372 | $12,765 |
| ERICA KESEL | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $171,135 | $5,858 |
| LANCE KNOBEL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $155,881 | $7,631 |
| TANZEEM PAGHDIWALA | TREAS, EIC, SO Officer | 40 | $154,382 | $6,285 |
| TRACEY TAYLOR | SECY & CHIEF CO Officer | 40 | $135,758 | $15,428 |
| PAMELA LEWIS TURNTINE | EDITOR IN CHIEF Officer | 40 | $130,649 | $16,502 |
| BECKI COUCH-ALVARADO | DIRECTOR OF EVENTS | 40 | $108,094 | $9,836 |
| JACOB SIMAS | DIR COM JOURNALISM | 40 | $111,041 | $4,710 |
| SARAH LEE | DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE | 40 | $106,976 | $8,574 |
| FRANCISCO NIETO | DIR PRODUCT & PLAT | 40 | $108,610 | $6,720 |
| MICHAEL OLSON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY ZOLT HARA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVELYN NUSSENBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDICE FORTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY RAMSHAW | AUDIT CO CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN STUTZMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLEEN LEARY | VP, CLIENT PTPS | 40 | $233,922 | $13,751 |
| LANCE KNOBEL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $170,546 | $8,082 |
| TANZEEM PAGHDIWALA | Treasurer, EIC Officer | 40 | $167,557 | $6,758 |
| TRACEY TAYLOR | SECY & ED DIR Officer | 40 | $150,030 | $14,608 |
| PAMELA LEWIS TURNTINE | Editor In Chief | 40 | $133,042 | $15,055 |
| JACOB SIMAS | MANAGING EDITOR | 40 | $106,931 | $4,360 |
| MICHAEL OLSON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY ZOLT HARA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVELYN NUSSENBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CANDICE FORTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY RAMSHAW | Audit Co. Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN STUTZMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA ARMSTRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 70004, OAKLAND, CA 94612-0004
- Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
- 2120 University Avenue, Berkeley CA 94704
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LANCE KNOBEL, PO BOX 70004, OAKLAND, CA 94612
- Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
- Lance Knobel, 2120 University Avenue, Berkeley CA 94704
- Signed the 990
- LANCE KNOBEL, PRES. & CEO
- Phone
- (510) 759-7371
- Website
- https://berkeleyside.com
- Return prepared by
- BREGANTE COMPANY LLP CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 84-3448887 or by the name CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Cityside Journalism Initiative (Cityside) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization committed to building community through local journalism. Cityside provides readers with fact-driven, nonpartisan, informative reporting that seeks to reflect the diversity and complexity of the communities it serves. Cityside operates three newsrooms, Berkeleyside, The Oaklandside and Richmondside, to provide local journalism in these cities.
Program accomplishments
- EDITORIAL - TO PROVIDE READERS WITH FACT-DRIVEN, NONPARTISAN, INFORMATIVE REPORTING THAT SEEKS TO REFLECT THE DIVERSITY AND COMPLEXITY OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. Cityside operates three newsrooms, Berkeleyside, Oaklandside, and Richmondside, to provide local journalism in these cities.Expenses $3,344,010 · revenue $748,772
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 | 990 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
- 84-3448887
- 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)
- $2,631,867
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,023,660
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,023,660 | $4,911,909 | $2,631,867 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,301,562 | $5,139,838 | $1,494,916 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,805,599 | $4,227,726 | $1,165,414 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,223,869 | $4,197,461 | $1,509,786 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Lance Knobel | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 84-3448887).
Questions about CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE
- What is the EIN of CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE is 84-3448887.
- Is CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE 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 CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LANCE KNOBEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $332,243 (COLLEEN LEARY, VP, CLIENT PARTNERSHIPS).
- How much revenue does CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,023,660, expenses of $4,911,909 and total assets of $2,631,867 at year end.
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