Trains journalists and nonprofits to craft compelling stories for a free press and amplified community voices.
For fiscal year 2020 it reported $475K in revenue, $335K in expenses, and $159K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$475K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$335K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$159K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $140K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
68%
18%
14%
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+30%
revenue over expenses, this year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$475K
FY2020
$1.1M$544K$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$335K
FY2020
$677K$339K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$350K
FY2020
$512K$256K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$191K
FY2020
$191K$95K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$475K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$335K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$159K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$140K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$350K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
2 program services account for $228K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01
Communications Coaching & Consulting -- we offer scheduled workshops and forums to non-profits and journalists in order to enable both groups to tell better stories about issues that affect Chicago's neighborhoods and communities.
$219Kprogram expense
02
Media Guide --our online media guide is a comprehensive source of contact information for all of the media outlets in the Chicago area. It serves as a touchstone for larger nonprofits on how to connect with the media, as well as with smaller organizations that do not have the resources to buy a full subscription, but can afford a one-day…
Jhmira Alexander’s $131K as President
is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3392 $1–10M education nonprofits.
Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
Individual Jhmira Alexander · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $78K · Total expenses $335K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $136K · Total expenses $335K
41%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
68%
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Overhead ratio
18%
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Fundraising cost ratio
11%
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Accounting fee ratio
12%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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