Program areas at Capital B News
Capital B launched an its second local newsroom in gary, in, and hired a gary editor and community engagement editor to continue expanding the program work in our mission. The atlanta newsroom made a tangible impact in the community with our fairburn & gordon reporting.
Capital B continued to expand our audience reach through audience surveys, increasing our social media reach, and hiring a newsletter editor to lead our newsletter strategy.
Capital B expanded the national team with the hiring of a national editor and politics reporter, and continued to produce unique, impactful coverage.
Who funds Capital B News
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Capital B News
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Lauren Williams | Chief Executive Officer and Founder | $275,060 | 2024-09-22 |
| Akoto Ofori-Atta | Chief Audience Officer and Founder | $222,361 | 2024-09-22 |
| Gillian White | Senior Vice President of Programming and Revenue | $212,755 | 2024-09-22 |
| Steve "Rossi" Arasomwan | Director of Finance and Operations | | 2023-06-11 |
| Jahmaiah Dones | Development Director | | 2023-06-11 |
| ...and 5 more key personnel |
Financials for Capital B News
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $4,576,688 | $6,572,381 | -30.4% |
| Program services | $48,568 | $0 | 999% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $4,625,256 | $6,572,381 | -29.6% |
Organizations like Capital B News
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Mother Jones | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $16,230,056 |
| Graywolf Press | 501(c)(3) | Minneapolis, MN | $3,336,246 |
| The 74 Media | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $7,734,015 |
| The Nevada Independent | 501(c)(3) | Las Vegas, NV | $3,208,499 |
| Harper's Magazine Foundation | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $7,799,383 |
| PublicSource | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,165,775 |
| Montana Free Press | 501(c)(3) | Helena, MT | $1,305,049 |
| The University of North Carolina Press | 501(c)(3) | Chapel Hill, NC | $7,346,771 |
| Capital and Main | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $3,162,960 |
| The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $2,607,552 |
Data update history
November 7, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
October 20, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Bold Impact September 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
July 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $750,000 from Windward Fund December 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 15 new grant, including a grant for $2,000,000 from The Ford Foundation Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesAfrican Americans
Characteristics
National levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 209 W 29th St 107
- New York, NY 10001
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- County
- New York County, NY
- Website URL
- capitalbnews.org/Â
- Phone
- (917) 783-4354
IRS details
- EIN
- 85-3905902
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2021
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A33: Printing, Publishing
- NAICS code, primary
- 5111: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- CT0284898
- FTB Entity ID
- 5208160
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2025-03-05
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