A media education organization that provides a quality platform for journalism about the arts and issues of public interest in neighborhoods on the South Side of chicago, illinois and provides training to aspiring journalists.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$234K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $355K a year · 56% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$234K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $340K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$893K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$308K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$893K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$141K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$893K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$892K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$308K
FY2024▼ -43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$75K
FY2024$542K
FY2024$308K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2023.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $912K Management & general 14% · $161K Fundraising 5% · $54K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $234K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director
$73,846Pt VII · Sec A
Editor-In-Chief
$54,831Pt VII · Sec A
Editorial Representative
$54,423Pt VII · Sec A
Editor-In-Chief
$50,954Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (from Jan 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Malik Jackson’s $74K as Managing Director is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022
Malik Jackson$73,846$20,608—
Jackie Serrato$54,831$49,577—
Adam Przybyl$54,423$48,146$38,281
Hannah Faris$50,954$51,308—
Jason Schumer—$33,731$50,192
Damani Bolden—$34,865—

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

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

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Publishes a newspaper fostering cultural engagement and developing new talent on Chicago's South Side.

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1 program · $912K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provided quality civic and arts coverage of the south side of chicago by producing and distributing (through both print and digital mediums) the south side weekly, a bi-weekly newspaper, free of charge and the hyde park herald, a weekly NEWSPAPER.EDUCATED and developed journalists, photographers, artists, and other media makers of…

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$893K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$455K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$912K
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$308K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$430K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Government grantsLn 1e$105K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Other incomeLn 4–11$455K
Total revenueLn 12$893K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$430K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
Net assetsLn 32$308K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$576K$430K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$121K
Net assetsLn 32$542K$308K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$237K$178K$25K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$405K$369K$32K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$39K$5K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$170K$133K$28K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$31K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$18K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$8K$987$536
TravelLn 17$14K$12K$2K$827
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$988$537
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138K$115K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$912K$161K$54K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M$42K$542K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $141K$892K−$751K$75K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $892,736 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $699,934$335,641
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $61,582$101,732
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $357,158$455,363
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,118,674$892,736
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $590,672$687,974
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $485,815$438,775
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,076,487$1,126,749
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,187−$234,013
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $892,736 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$105,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$230,641
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$335,641
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $101,732$101,732
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $455,363$455,363
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $101,732 · Unrelated business $455,363 · Excluded from tax $0$892,736
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,126,749 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $178,397 · Management $24,966 · Fundraising $33,289$236,652
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $369,012 · Management $31,673 · Fundraising $4,062$404,747
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,011 · Management $4,902 · Fundraising $2,662$46,575
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,255$30,255
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $132,793 · Management $28,411 · Fundraising $8,835$170,039
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,044 · Management $1,134$2,178
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,613 · Management $6,287 · Fundraising $1,857$38,757
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,321 · Management $2,302 · Fundraising $1,250$21,873
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,858 · Management $987 · Fundraising $536$9,381
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,128 · Management $1,524 · Fundraising $827$14,479
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,969$2,969
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,868 · Management $988 · Fundraising $537$9,393
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $114,577 · Management $22,946$137,523
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,928$1,928
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $911,622 · Management $161,272 · Fundraising $53,855$1,126,749
Part X · Balance sheet $429,794 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,826$117,284
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $378,715$248,102
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $65,753$42,251
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,134$5,134
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$17,023
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $576,428$429,794
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,263$78,281
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,712$25,901
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$17,172
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,975$121,354
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $114,268$356
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $428,185$308,084
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $542,453$308,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $576,428$429,794
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $308,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$892,736
XI-2 Total expenses$1,126,749
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$234,013
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$542,453
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$308,440

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