To educate and inform the public on subjects useful to the individual and community. Publicsource is an in-depth and investigative news group that provides pennsylvania citizens with important information by writing stories explaining complex issues. Publicsource holds the powerful accountable because we believe that informed voters are the key to a democratic society. We provide citizens with in-depth reporting on the environment, the elderly, people with disabilities, health, criminal justice, money, and politics.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers and 16 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$223K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $720K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$964K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2015.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $946K Management & general 18% · $276K Fundraising 19% · $285K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $223K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$112,763Pt VII · Sec A
$110,061Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (term Ended June 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-VP (term Ended July 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (term Ended Nov. 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennie Liska’s $113K as Co-Ed is at the 42nd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mila Sanina———$120,873$123,675$123,675
Jennie Liska$112,763$100,734————
Halle Stockton$110,061$101,661————
Eric Zack——$86,670———

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 15aNo

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1 program · $946K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing pennsylvania citizens with in-depth information. Write stories to explain complex issues and to hold the powerful accountable. We provide citizens with in-depth reporting and data on the environment, health, criminal justice, money, and politics.

$946Kprogram expense

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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
Fisa FoundationFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 19 funders$720K
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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$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$946K
Managementcol C$276K
Fundraisingcol D$285K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$235K$47K$106K$82K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$813K$598K$73K$143K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$16K$5K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$39K$11K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$91K$55K$16K$20K
Management feesLn 11a$57K$20K$36K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$8K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$31K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$23K$6K$8K
TravelLn 17$28K$23K$2K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$891$543$154$194
InsuranceLn 23$12K$6K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$65K$1K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$946K$276K$285K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.5M−$100K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.4M$209K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$254K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.2M$453K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $964K$1.3M−$324K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.3M−$51K$1.8M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,406,591 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,443,256$1,283,427
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,000$40,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $56,853$44,745
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,181$38,419
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,579,290$1,406,591
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 $1,137,356$1,229,992
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,109$276,793
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,370,465$1,506,785
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $208,825−$100,194
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,406,591 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,283,427
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,283,427
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $40,000$40,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44,745$44,745
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $38,419$38,419
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $78,419 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44,745$1,406,591
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,506,785 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,000 · Management $105,750 · Fundraising $82,250$235,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $597,520 · Management $72,750 · Fundraising $143,050$813,320
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $16,262 · Management $4,614 · Fundraising $5,824$26,700
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,040 · Management $11,076 · Fundraising $13,980$64,096
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,351 · Management $15,704 · Fundraising $19,821$90,876
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $19,887 · Management $36,343 · Fundraising $1,127$57,357
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,070$13,070
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,229$14,229
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,141 · Management $1,094 · Fundraising $1,381$10,616
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,888$30,888
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,710 · Management $6,443 · Fundraising $8,133$37,286
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,941 · Management $2,240 · Fundraising $2,827$28,008
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $543 · Management $154 · Fundraising $194$891
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,466 · Management $5,220$11,686
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,178 · Management $1,206 · Fundraising $6,378$72,762
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $946,156 · Management $275,664 · Fundraising $284,965$1,506,785
Part X · Balance sheet $1,856,561 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,330,803$1,425,615
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $616,667$408,334
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,226$13,775
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,178$7,723
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,005$1,114
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,964,879$1,856,561
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,906$13,060
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $27,565$22,287
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,471$35,347
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,232,951$1,269,529
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $688,457$551,685
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,921,408$1,821,214
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,964,879$1,856,561
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,821,214 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,406,591
XI-2 Total expenses$1,506,785
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$100,194
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,921,408
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,821,214

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