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.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K 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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FY2022 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
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
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$8K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$141K
Spent
$892K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$75K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$141K
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$141K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$893K
Expenses
$892K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$892K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$75K
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$75K
FY2024$542K
FY2024$308K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $580K Management & general 32% · $290K Fundraising 3% · $22K

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

13 people listed on the 990-EZ; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director
$50,192Pt VII · Sec A
Editorial Representative
$38,281Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (thru March)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $580K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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…

$580Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2022 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$141K
Gifts and grants$828K
Fees for services$113K
Money out
$892K
Programs$580K
Management$290K
Fundraising$22K
Owns and owes
$75K
net assets
Cash and savings$274K
Total assets$502K
Liabilities$8K
People
13
listed
Paid2
Voting board5
Independent4
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$828K
Fees for services$113K
Total revenue$141K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$274K
Total assets$502K
Liabilities$8K
Net assets$75K
Operations
Employees12
Volunteers0
Fiscal year endsJune
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

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

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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