Illinois Press Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Springfield, IL501(c)(3)Since 1982Arts & CultureEIN 37-1139015Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSil-press.com2501 Chatham Rd Ste 200, 62704-7111 · Springfield, ILTax-exempt since Dec 1983Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote and protect free expression through educational activities that foster the practice and respect of first amendment principles and values, to enhance the quality of services provided by newspapers to their communities, and to support reading and literacy efforts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 28 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $144K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$626K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.4M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$453K
FY2021$519K
FY2022$489K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$438K
FY2021$452K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025+0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1983.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.4M Management & general 6% · $97K Fundraising 10% · $164K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$92,168Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer(start 1/1/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Rogers’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Jeff Rogers$92,168$68,739$70,213$30,431

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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Supports and advances journalism across Illinois and the nation.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Capitol News Illinois

The mission of capitol news illinois program is to provide credible and unbiased coverage of state government. Capitol news illinois provides year-round, daily coverage of the legislature, including committee hearings; state agencies and issues; state office holders; and the illinois supreme court and legal matters.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Promotion of Journalism, Education & Literacy

The foundation is involved in the promotion and welfare of journalism. To achieve this, the foundation holds meetings and seminars for its members, sponsors educational training and mentoring for college students and professors, provides grants for high school journalism programs, and offers college scholarships.

$211Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Pro Publica INCFY2024$99K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$144K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $41K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,800
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,800
Eastern Illinois University - School of Communication and JournalismFY2022$7,538

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$97K
Fundraisingcol D$164K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$626K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$177K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Other assetsLn 15$329K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$626K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K$177K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$432K$626K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$42K$42K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$108K$3K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$851K$815K$21K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K$45K$1K$841
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$68K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$96K$71K$14K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$2K$4K$540
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$17K$242$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$22K$425$981
Information technologyLn 14$20K$15K$234$4K
TravelLn 17$32K$31K$339$835
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$4K$93
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$222K$76K$21K$126K
All other expensesLn 24e$114$98$16
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$97K$164K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.6M−$207K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.5M$40K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.0M$20K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $489K$561K−$71K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $519K$452K$67K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $453K$438K$16K$1.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,438,941 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,462,476$1,347,425
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,595$26,633
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,365$54,430
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$10,453
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,541,436$1,438,941
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $41,544$54,153
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $983,341$1,108,996
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $476,463$482,623
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,501,348$1,645,772
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,088−$206,831
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,438,941 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,347,425
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,347,425
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,633$26,633
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $54,430$54,430
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,453$10,453
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,633 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $64,883$1,438,941
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,645,772 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $42,153$42,153
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,469 · Management $2,684 · Fundraising $2,019$113,172
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $814,673 · Management $20,796 · Fundraising $15,597$851,066
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26,597$26,597
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $45,125 · Management $1,129 · Fundraising $841$47,095
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,487 · Management $1,463 · Fundraising $1,116$71,066
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $70,704 · Management $14,332 · Fundraising $10,510$95,546
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,680 · Management $3,780 · Fundraising $540$6,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,076$16,076
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,840$10,840
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,094 · Management $242 · Fundraising $1,157$18,493
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,237$4,237
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,576 · Management $425 · Fundraising $981$22,982
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,425 · Management $234 · Fundraising $4,110$19,769
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,025 · Management $339 · Fundraising $835$32,199
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,175$15,175
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,290$10,290
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,544 · Management $3,922 · Fundraising $93$8,559
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,563 · Management $20,537 · Fundraising $126,243$222,343
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $98 · Management $16$114
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,384,915 · Management $96,815 · Fundraising $164,042$1,645,772
Part X · Balance sheet $2,283,199 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $194,366$177,357
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $24,115$30,808
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,348$14,232
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,828$22,495
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,465,110$1,708,906
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $367,722$329,401
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,084,489$2,283,199
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $66,951$46,479
X-19 Deferred revenue$252,008
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $365,111$327,918
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $432,062$626,405
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,357,582$1,361,315
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $294,845$295,479
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,652,427$1,656,794
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,084,489$2,283,199
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,656,794 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,438,941
XI-2 Total expenses$1,645,772
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$206,831
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,652,427
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$211,198
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,656,794

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