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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TINY NEWS COLLECTIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,927,979
Total expenses
$1,521,317
Contributions and grants received
$1,927,979
Grants paid
$932,067
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,961,034
Total liabilities, end of year
$251,467
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,709,567
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,326,504
Management and general expenses
$118,303
Fundraising expenses
$76,510
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,326,504

Program services were 87.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,927,979

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $839,438 · program services $839,438

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $92,629 · program services $92,629

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $173,392 · program services $116,629 · management and general $34,134 · fundraising $22,629

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $224,775 · program services $151,189 · management and general $44,250 · fundraising $29,336

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $910 · program services $610 · management and general $182 · fundraising $118

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $33,099 · program services $22,176 · management and general $6,620 · fundraising $4,303

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,045 · program services $4,050 · management and general $1,209 · fundraising $786

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $96,002 · program services $62,896 · management and general $20,902 · fundraising $12,204

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $28,381 · program services $19,034 · management and general $5,677 · fundraising $3,670

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,276 · program services $3,535 · management and general $1,055 · fundraising $686

  • 24a · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $21,370 · program services $14,318 · management and general $4,274 · fundraising $2,778

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $646,157 · end of year $731,494

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $1,130,715

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $666,453 · end of year $93,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $260 · end of year $5,825

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $1,467

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $250,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $888,455 · end of year $442,311

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $424,415 · end of year $1,267,256

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

We provide the tools, resources and commonwealth of knowledge to help people buildsustainable news organizations that reflect and serve their communities. We supportvoices historically excluded from media and media ownership.

  • Tiny News Collectives primary programs in 2023 focused on continued fiscal sponsorship and tech support to new and existing members and clients, monthly collective calls and workshops for members, as well as bimonthly blocks of open office hours. We worked closely with new and existing geographic philanthropic partners to identify pre-launch applicants for membership, and finalized a new data research and metrics partnership. Additionally, TNC once again served as the program sponsor for the annual Sigma Awards, a competition to celebrate the best data journalism from around the world.

    Expenses $1,326,504 · Grants $932,067

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chelsea Johnson

    Director of Technology

    Total calculated
    $113,392
    From this org
    $113,392
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Heather Bryant

    Interim Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $60,000
    From this org
    $60,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chris Krewson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gina Chua

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tyler Fisher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andre Natta

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lillian Ruiz

    DirectorCo-chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Aron Pilhofer

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jillian Bauer-Reese

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kara Meyberg Guzman

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • BLCK Press Center

    $147,441

    Support for Journalism Projects

  • Five Wards Media LLC

    $125,985

    Support for Journalism Projects

  • The Optimist LLC

    $101,656

    Support for Journalism Projects

  • Four Points Media Inc

    $82,225

    Support for Journalism Projects

  • Harvey World Herald LLC

    $73,525

    Support for Journalism Projects

  • AC Joseph Media LLC

    $67,845

    Support for Journalism Projects

  • The Pulp

    $40,000

    Support for Journalism Projects

  • Black by God LLC

    $37,856

    Support for Journalism Projects

  • The Peoples Beat LLC

    $35,520

    Support for Journalism Projects

  • Atlantic City Focus LLC

    $30,759

    Support for Journalism Projects

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349304866

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