EIN 86-2022385

National Trust for Local News

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
3
Year formed
2021
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
National Trust for Local News dedicates itself to revitalizing community newspapers and ensuring that local news stays in local hands. It increases the capacity of local media to enhance services to their communities and develop shared services and infrastructure to support business model transformations. Working with communities, it catalyzes the capital and new ownership structures needed for established local and community news.
Total revenues
$4,292,081
2022
Total expenses
$1,826,157
2022
Total assets
$4,772,238
2022
Num. employees
3
2022

Program areas at National Trust for Local News

Organization's program services include: (a) to increase the capacity of Local media to provide enhanced services to their communities and increase the revenues in service of their public service mission (b) to develop shared services and infrastructure technologies that support Local media (c) to strengthen and expand Local media services so that Local communities nationwide are provided with indepth information, unbiased News, and diverse cultural programming and content (d) to create or facilitate the development and support of Local media services that improve and enhance education and information in Local communities across the country (e) to enable and promote sustainable Local media for communities nationwide (f) to develop and facilitate short-term and long-term financings in support of Local media (g) to educate, provide resources and support Local newspaper publishers and other community media organizations with a set of critical services and support designed to ensure the long term educational, economic and civic services to their communities, and to provide intensive, long term and onsite advisory services to Local community oriented newspapers seeking to create new, sustainable business models. These services are focused on driving transformation and sustainability that ensure community service over the long term.

Who funds National Trust for Local News

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of TPF(O) = $1,765,400.00$1,765,400
Windward FundEnvironmental Programs$100,000
Gates Family Foundation (GFF)Project Support$62,000
...and 2 more grants received

Personnel at National Trust for Local News

NameTitleCompensation
Elizabeth Hansen ShapiroChief Executive Officer
Lillian RuizChief Operating Officer and Founder$134,239
Fraser NelsonBoard Member$183,932
Marc HandBoard Chair Beginning Dec$0

Financials for National Trust for Local News

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,138,839
Program services$59,243
Investment income and dividends$93,999
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,292,081

Form 990s for National Trust for Local News

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF

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Data update history
January 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 25, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Fthree Foundation
September 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from The Chicago Community Trust
July 16, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Tax deductible donations
General information
Address
50 W Hampden Ave
Englewood, CO 80110
Metro area
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
County
Arapahoe County, CO
Website URL
nationaltrustforlocalnews.org/ 
Phone
(408) 998-8400
IRS details
EIN
86-2022385
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2021
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A30: Media, Communications Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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