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EIN 84-2123099

Growing Community Media NFP

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
25
City
Oak Park
State
Illinois
Year formed
2019
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
A33: Printing, Publishing
Description
Growing Community Media NFP exists to make a positive impact on communities and neighborhoods it serves by reporting, writing, publishing, and connecting through print and online media. It connects citizens through community journalism deeply rooted in neighborhoods based on facts and reflective of voices not always heard. Each publication reports from within its own community at a granular level.
Total revenues
$1,607,067
2023
Total expenses
$1,952,942
2023
Total assets
$1,750,105
2023
Num. employees
25
2023

Program areas at Growing Community Media NFP

Community journalism:growing Community Media connects citizens through Community journalism rooted deep in our neighborhoods, based in facts, and reflective of voices not always heard. Each publication reports deeply from within its own Community, at a granular level unavailable elsewhere in the local Media landscape. Dedicated newsroom staff produces insightful hyperlocal coverage of each of our seven communities 52 weeks per year.

Who funds Growing Community Media NFP

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Good Heart Work Smart FoundationExempt Purpose of Organization$100,000
Schwab Charitable FundPublic, Societal Benefit$46,600
Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation (OPRFCF)Charitable Purposes$27,750
...and 7 more grants received

Personnel at Growing Community Media NFP

NameTitleCompensation
Daniel HaleyChief Executive Officer$123,529
Lourdes NichollsAdvertising Director
Michael RomainDirector of Dei, Austin Weekly News and Village Free Press Editor
Briana HigginsDigital Publishing and Technology Manager She and Her
Stacy ColemanDigital Manager
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for Growing Community Media NFP

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$387,107
Program services$96,430
Investment income and dividends$200
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$8,310
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$1,115,020
Total revenues$1,607,067

Form 990s for Growing Community Media NFP

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-14990View PDF
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-05-12990View PDF
2020-062021-05-26990View PDF

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Data update history
July 9, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Joseph R and Helen Shaker Family Foundation
January 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Good Heart Work Smart Foundation
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Tax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
141 S Oak Park Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
growingcommunitymedia.org/ 
Phone
(708) 524-8300
IRS details
EIN
84-2123099
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2019
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
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