Nonprofit · EIN 90-0915846
CIVIC NEWS COMPANY
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · NEW YORK, NY 10008
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,175,288 | $13,394,642 | -$3,219,354 | $11,416,002 | $797,141 | $10,618,861 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $15,619,997 | $11,654,288 | $3,965,709 | $15,050,777 | $1,212,562 | $13,838,215 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $14,796,947 | $12,921,594 | $1,875,353 | $11,154,349 | $1,281,843 | $9,872,506 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,484,978
- Program service revenue
- $130,000
- Investment income
- $254,724
- Royalties
- $8,195
- Net rental income
- -$89,411
- Other revenue
- $305,586
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,094,004
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,549,619
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,396,364
- Professional fundraising fees
- $191,000
- Legal fees
- $59,360
- Accounting fees
- $28,460
- Occupancy
- $54,830
- Travel
- $94,848
- Program services (functional)
- $9,690,650
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,167,482
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,536,510
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,050,777
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,416,002
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $797,141
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,618,861
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,962,238
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,814,711
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,804,150
- Gross unrelated business income
- $384,859
- Gross receipts
- $10,444,699
- Employees
- 97
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2012
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH GREEN | CO-FOUNDER AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $307,425 | $43,035 |
| ANDREW GOLIS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 50 | $245,311 | $17,658 |
| AMY ROSENBLUM CHIEF | REVENUE OFFICER THRU FEB 2025 Officer | 40 | $199,930 | $48,151 |
| MATTHEW YABOR | SR. DIRECTOR, EARNED REVENUE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $165,709 | $43,488 |
| CARLOS JOHN ORTUNO | VP OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,200 | $15,918 |
| EBA HAMID | DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,056 | $21,283 |
| SARAH DARVILLE | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,807 | $15,633 |
| CAROLYN MELAGO MANAGING | EDITOR OF LOCAL NEWS, CHALKBEAT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,817 | $6,119 |
| SHANI HILTON | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Officer | 40 | $110,769 | $10,425 |
| GIDEON STEIN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KANG-XING JIN SECRETARY EFF | APR 2025 (DIRECTOR THRU APR 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WISHART | SECRETARY THRU APR 2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN SARDINI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL BARKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROUSSEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REBECCA VAN DYCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERTO YANEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH GREEN | CO-FOUNDER AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $298,306 | $45,829 |
| KENDRA IRVING | SECRETARY & CFO THRU APR 2024 Officer | 50 | $226,987 | $29,602 |
| AMY ROSENBLUM | CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Officer | 50 | $193,244 | $45,714 |
| CARLOS JOHN ORTUNO | VP OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $173,922 | $8,081 |
| CHAD LORENZ | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, VOTEBEAT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,178 | $32,637 |
| EBA HAMID | DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,889 | $14,623 |
| SARAH DARVILLE | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,056 | $11,174 |
| CAROLYN MELAGO | MANAGING EDITOR, LOCAL NEWS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $140,886 | $5,798 |
| JENNIFER BRAMBLE | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER THRU AUG 2023 Officer | 50 | $126,165 | $5,093 |
| GIDEON STEIN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WISHART | SECRETARY/TREASURER THRU NOV 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN SARDINI | TREASURER/DIRECTOR THRU NOV 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL BARKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANI HILTON | DIRECTOR THRU DEC 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROUSSEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA VAN DYCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KANG-XING JIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTO YANEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH GREEN | CO-FOUNDER AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $283,720 | $40,565 |
| KENDRA IRVING SECRETARY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 50 | $215,082 | $19,965 |
| AMY ROSENBLUM | CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Officer | 50 | $186,231 | $34,366 |
| NICOLE AVERY NICHOLS | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF THRU MAY 2023 Key employee | 40 | $185,387 | $35,147 |
| ALISON GO CHIEF STRATEGY | OFFICER THRU DEC 2022 Officer | 40 | $197,863 | $12,449 |
| JENNIFER BRAMBLE | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Officer | 50 | $184,886 | $347 |
| HAROLD WHACK SR DIRECTOR | DEVELOPMENT THRU FEB 2023 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,298 | $10,839 |
| SCOTT ELLIOTT DEPUTY REVENUE | OFFICER THRU FEB 2023 Highest-paid employee | 50 | $147,843 | $349 |
| EBA HAMID | DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,753 | $395 |
| CARLOS JOHN ORTUNO | VP OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,328 | $350 |
| CAROLYN MELAGO | MANAGING EDITOR, LOCAL NEWS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $134,544 | $254 |
| GIDEON STEIN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WISHART | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL BARKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANI HILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE LEHMANN | DIRECTOR THRU AUG 2022 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROUSSEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN SARDINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KANG-XING JIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTO YANEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 3484, NEW YORK, NY 10008-3484
- In care of
- % KENDRA IRVINGS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELIZABETH GREEN, PO BOX 3484, NEW YORK, NY 10008
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH GREEN, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO
- Phone
- (917) 388-9035
- Website
- CIVICNEWS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
PROVIDING DEEP LOCAL COVERAGE OF IMPORTANT ISSUES TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC ISSUES, INCLUDING EDUCATION, ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
Program accomplishments
- CIVIC NEWS COMPANY EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW AMERICA WORKS SO THEY CAN MAKE IT WORK BETTER. OUR MISSION IS REALIZED THROUGH RIGOROUS, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM ACROSS THREE VERTICALS: CHALKBEAT (EDUCATION), VOTEBEAT (ELECTION ADMINISTRATION), AND HEALTHBEAT (PUBLIC HEALTH). TOGETHER, THESE NEWSROOMS SERVE AS ESSENTIAL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, EQUIPPING CIVIC CATALYSTS - TEACHERS, ELECTION OFFICIALS, HEALTH ADVOCATES, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS - WITH TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION THAT ALLOWS THEM TO STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR REPORTING IS FREE AND NOT BEHIND A PAYWALL, AVAILABLE TO ALL AUDIENCES AND COMMUNITIES REGARDLESS OF INCOME.THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF CHALKBEAT'S ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATION REPORTING VERTICAL:REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT RELATED TO EDUCATION, WITH A FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUREAUS. THE MAJORITY OF ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT IS PRODUCED BY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ACTIVITY IS CONDUCTED ON A DAILY BASIS IN OUR BUREAUS IN NEW YORK, COLORADO, INDIANA, TENNESSEE, DETROIT, CHICAGO, NEWARK, AND PHILADELPHIA. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S NATIONAL EDUCATION COVERAGE KNITS TOGETHER REPORTING FROM LOCAL BUREAUS AND SITUATES LOCAL STORIES WITHIN THE BROADER NATIONAL CONTEXT.TO FURTHER EXPAND AND DEEPEN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT EDUCATION, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE FEATURES A NEW CHALKBEAT IDEAS INITIATIVE, WHICH HAS DRIVEN NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER GROWTH AND EXPANDED OUR AUDIENCE. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES BY EDUCATING A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE PUBLIC ON PRESSING ISSUES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHALKBEAT PUBLISHED 1,774 STORIES, GENERATED 8,414,724 PAGEVIEWS, AND INSPIRED 468 PROVEN INSTANCES OF INFORMING DEBATE OR GENERATING INFORMED ACTION.THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF VOTEBEAT'S ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION'S ELECTION ADMINISTRATION REPORTING VERTICAL:REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT RELATED TO VOTING AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION, WITH A FOCUS ON THE STATES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUREAUS: THE VOTEBEAT PROGRAM PROVIDES INDEPENDENT NONPARTISAN COVERAGE OF ELECTION INTEGRITY IN ARIZONA, MICHIGAN, PENNSYLVANIA, TEXAS, AND WISCONSIN. WE ALSO COVER NATIONAL ELECTION ADMINISTRATION TOPICS. VOTEBEAT'S REPORTING INFORMS DEBATES AT STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE LEVELS AND HAS GENERATED DISCUSSION AMONG OFFICIALS ABOUT ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND VOTING IN FIVE STATEWIDE BUREAUS.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, VOTEBEAT PUBLISHED 375 STORIES, GENERATED 1,159,137 PAGEVIEWS, AND INSPIRED 241 PROVEN INSTANCES OF INFORMING DEBATE OR GENERATING INFORMED ACTION.THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF HEALTHBEAT'S ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING VERTICAL:REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING ORIGINAL NEWS CONTENT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH, WITH A FOCUS ON GLOBAL ISSUES, NATIONAL ISSUES, AND THE PLACES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUREAUS: NEW YORK AND ATLANTA. HEALTHBEAT'S REPORTING INFORMS DEBATES AND HAS INSPIRED ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH BODIES.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, JUST AFTER ITS LAUNCH IN 2024, HEALTHBEAT PUBLISHED 354 STORIES, GENERATED 163,227 PAGEVIEWS, AND INSPIRED 42 PROVEN INSTANCES OF INFORMING DEBATE OR GENERATING INFORMED ACTION.THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF CIVIC NEWS COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:TO REACH AND ENGAGE A BROAD AUDIENCE THROUGH STRATEGIC DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THE ORGANIZATION'S EDITORIAL STAFF OVERSEES THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT TO DECISION-MAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT NO COST. THROUGH OUR WEBSITES, EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIPS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES, THE ORGANIZATION ENSURES THAT ITS CONTENT REACHES AS DEEP AND BROAD AN AUDIENCE AS POSSIBLE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS AND PARTICIPATES IN EVENTS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR READERS TO DIRECTLY INTERACT WITH OUR CONTENT, OUR EDITORIAL STAFF, AND ONE ANOTHER.DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, UPDATING AND UPGRADING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NEWS WEBSITES (INCLUDING RELATED PRODUCTS LIKE MOBILE PLATFORMS AND DATABASES), WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTENT DELIVERY, ENSURES THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE IS USER-FRIENDLY, EMPLOYS THE LATEST INNOVATIONS IN CONTENT DELIVERY AND IMPACT MEASUREMENT, AND ATTRACTS AND RETAINS READERS. OUR STAFF WORKS CONSTANTLY ON MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES. KEEPING THE WEBSITE RUNNING SMOOTHLY ENSURES THAT CONTENT IS READILY AVAILABLE TO USERS ON A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS (MOBILE PHONES, TABLETS, PCS) AND IS PRESENTED COMPELLINGLY.Expenses $9,690,650 · revenue $130,000
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
- 90-0915846
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,416,002
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,444,699
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2015
- Posted by the IRS
- October 12, 2015
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2015
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $10,175,288 | $13,394,642 | $11,416,002 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $15,619,997 | $11,654,288 | $15,050,777 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $14,796,947 | $12,921,594 | $11,154,349 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $12,795,227 | $11,898,785 | $8,487,702 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 90-0915846).
Questions about CIVIC NEWS COMPANY
- What is the EIN of CIVIC NEWS COMPANY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CIVIC NEWS COMPANY is 90-0915846.
- Is CIVIC NEWS COMPANY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2015 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2015.
- Are donations to CIVIC NEWS COMPANY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CIVIC NEWS COMPANY 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 CIVIC NEWS COMPANY 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 CIVIC NEWS COMPANY 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 CIVIC NEWS COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ELIZABETH GREEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of CIVIC NEWS COMPANY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $307,425 (ELIZABETH GREEN, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO).
- How much revenue does CIVIC NEWS COMPANY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,175,288, expenses of $13,394,642 and total assets of $11,416,002 at year end.
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