Program areas at Next City
Next City, Inc. is a non-profit organization with a mission to inspire social, economic and environmental change in cities through journalism and events around the world. The vision of the organization is for a world in which cities are not in crisis and are, instead, leading the way towards a more sustainable, equitable future. The organization provides daily online coverage of the leaders, policies and innovations driving progress in metropolitan regions across the world. In an age when original, on-the-ground reporting is increasingly rare, we send our writers into urban communities around the world to produce our award-winning long-form content. In addition to our online journalism, we produce events including an annual urban leadership conference, vanguard.
Who funds Next City
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | 2022-12 | To Support Equitable Cities Fellowships for Bipoc Journalists, Next City Vanguard Conferences in Virginia and Texas, and Related Place-Focused Programs and Media | $500,000 |
Surdna Foundation | 2023-06 | General Support | $225,000 |
Kresge Foundation | 2022-12 | Operating Support of Next City Articles, E-Books and Webinars Related To Arts, Culture and Equitable Development. | $100,000 |
...and 9 more grants received |
Personnel at Next City
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Lucas Grindley | Executive Director | $123,216 | 2024-10-24 |
Sara Schuenemann | Events Director | | 2024-10-15 |
Deonna Anderson | Editorial Director | | 2024-10-15 |
Eleanor Barba | Administrative Manager | | 2024-10-15 |
Eric Shaw | Chair | $0 | 2024-10-15 |
...and 7 more key personnel |
Financials for Next City
Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
---|
Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,255,070 | $1,236,870 | 1.5% |
Program services | $161,835 | $206,121 | -21.5% |
Investment income and dividends | $670 | $0 | 999% |
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 | $111 | $0 | 999% |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $1,237 | -100% |
Total revenues | $1,417,686 | $1,444,228 | -1.8% |
Organizations like Next City
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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South Dakota News Watch | 501(c)(3) | Sioux Falls, SD | $551,771 |
South Side Weekly NFP | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $1,317,322 |
Dissent Magazine | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $408,142 |
The Carolina Wren Press | 501(c)(3) | Durham, NC | $447,895 |
Mississippi Free Press | 501(c)(3) | Jackson, MS | $792,856 |
Mathematical Sciences Publishers | 501(c)(3) | Berkeley, CA | $1,580,203 |
Locus Science Fiction Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Oakland, CA | $452,496 |
Bay City News Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Berkeley, CA | $477,853 |
Chicago Reader | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $3,360,024 |
Red Hen Press | 501(c)(3) | Pasadena, CA | $1,182,281 |
Data update history
December 7, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 27, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 20, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $27,700 from The Miami Foundation October 15, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
July 13, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $225,000 from Surdna Foundation Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 22449
- Philadelphia, PA 19110
- Metro area
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- County
- Philadelphia County, PA
- Website URL
- nextcity.org/philadelphiaÂ
- Phone
- (267) 236-0762
IRS details
- EIN
- 22-3886361
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2002
- 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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