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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CITY BUREAU NFP.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 12 November 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$4,656,184 changed to $4,724,643
Total expenses
$4,944,861 changed to $4,972,899
Contributions and grants received
$4,156,399 changed to $3,880,965
Program service revenue
$359,537 changed to $632,146
Investment income
$116,370 changed to $0
Other revenue
$23,878 changed to $211,532
Total assets, end of year
$5,795,900 changed to $5,729,280
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,459,311 changed to $2,358,350
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,336,589 changed to $3,370,930
Program services expenses
$3,758,094 changed to $3,934,468
Management and general expenses
$791,178 changed to $569,747
Fundraising expenses
$395,589 changed to $468,684
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,758,094 changed to $3,934,468

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Darryl Holliday
  • Nicco Mele

Listed only on the later return

  • Cassie Haynes
  • Chong Jody
  • Fallica Kristin
  • Matt Denn
  • Morgan Malone
  • Salgado Cristina

Listed under a different title

  • Akili Lee: DIRECTOR then BOARD MEMBER
  • Hilesh Patel: DIRECTOR then BOARD MEMBER
  • Tiana Epps-Johnson: DIRECTOR then BOARD MEMBER

Totals

Total revenue
$4,724,643
Total expenses
$4,972,899
Contributions and grants received
$3,880,965
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$632,146
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$211,532
Total assets, end of year
$5,729,280
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,358,350
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,370,930
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,934,468
Management and general expenses
$569,747
Fundraising expenses
$468,684
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,934,468

Program services were 79.1% 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

    $3,880,965

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DOCUMENTORS NET & OTHS

    total $632,146 · related or exempt $632,146

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $29,801 · related or exempt $29,801

  • 11b · Other revenue: INTEREST & DIVIDENDS

    total $116,369 · related or exempt $116,369

  • 11c · Other revenue: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ADMI

    total $65,362 · related or exempt $65,362

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $211,532

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,477,450 · program services $1,981,960 · management and general $297,294 · fundraising $198,196

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $314,717 · program services $251,774 · management and general $37,766 · fundraising $25,177

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $208,303 · program services $166,643 · management and general $24,996 · fundraising $16,664

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $923,506 · program services $738,805 · management and general $110,821 · fundraising $73,880

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,709 · program services $18,167 · management and general $2,725 · fundraising $1,817

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,701 · program services $10,961 · management and general $1,644 · fundraising $1,096

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $155,972 · program services $124,777 · management and general $18,716 · fundraising $12,479

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $26,100 · program services $20,880 · management and general $3,132 · fundraising $2,088

  • 17 · Travel

    total $379,433 · program services $227,660 · management and general $37,943 · fundraising $113,830

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,101 · management and general $3,101

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $25,161 · program services $20,128 · management and general $3,020 · fundraising $2,013

  • 24a · Other expenses: JOURNALISM & PROGRAM PAYMENT

    total $182,794 · program services $182,794

  • 24b · Other expenses: LEASE EXPENSE

    total $101,520 · program services $81,216 · management and general $12,182 · fundraising $8,122

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $48,015 · program services $38,412 · management and general $5,762 · fundraising $3,841

  • 24d · Other expenses: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ADMIN EXP

    total $34,000 · program services $27,200 · management and general $4,080 · fundraising $2,720

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $56,417 · program services $43,091 · management and general $6,565 · fundraising $6,761

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,597,988 · end of year $4,913,350

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $192,023 · end of year $314,848

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $178,598 · end of year $302,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $32,526 · end of year $23,315

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $336,359

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $174,968

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $253,885 · end of year $161,391

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,876 · end of year $13,876

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $324,256 · end of year $335,816

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,319,374 · end of year $2,022,534

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,225,854 · end of year $511,930

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,399,412 · end of year $2,859,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MEDIA EDUCATION ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON PROVIDING CIVIC INFORMATION TO NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES OF CHICAGO, FACILITATING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AROUND JOURNALISM AND MEDIA, AND DEVELOPING AND TESTING NEW MODELS OF CIVIC JOURNALISM

  • CITY BUREAU CARRIED OUT ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING ITS MISSION TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC JOURNALISM AND EXPAND ACCESS TO RELIABLE PUBLIC INFORMATION. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED NEWSROOM TRAINING INITIATIVES, COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM PROJECTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM PRACTICES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DEVELOPED TOOLS, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDITORIAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY REPORTING AND THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CIVIC INFORMATION TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, CITY BUREAU CONTINUED TO EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, SUPPORT EMERGING JOURNALISTS, AND STRENGTHEN NETWORKS OF COMMUNITY-CENTERED MEDIA PRACTITIONERS.

    Expenses $3,302,322 · Revenue $3,302,322

  • CONTINUED GROWTH OF PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM AIMED AT INFORMING RESIDENTS ABOUT CIVIC ISSUES THROUGH JOURNALISM AND MEDIA TRAINING. 2 EMERGING JOURNALISTS PARTICIPATED IN INTENSIVE TRAINING IN COMMUNITY REPORTING PRACTICES. TRAINED 72 RESIDENTS AS DOCUMENTERS TO TAKE NOTES AT PUBLIC MEETINGS. FACILITATED 532 DOCUMENTERS ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDING COVERAGE OF 278 LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS. HOSTED 20 FREE WORKSHOPS SERVING 286 INDIVIDUALS. CONSULTED WITH MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY ON PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM PRACTICES. SUPPORTED PARTNER ORGANIZATION IN LAUNCHING DOCUMENTERS PARTICIPATORY MEDIA PROGRAM IN CINCINNATI, FORT WORTH, LOS ANGELES, NEW BRUNSWICK, NEWARK, ATLANTIC CAPE, OMAHA, WICHITA AND BISMARCK

    Expenses $632,146 · Revenue $632,146

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Morgan Malone

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $182,083
    From this org
    $182,083
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,083
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $182,083

  • Harry Backlund

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $139,137
    From this org
    $139,137
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chong Jody

    EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $131,108
    From this org
    $131,108
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Fallica Kristin

    EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $119,400
    From this org
    $119,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Salgado Cristina

    EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $110,894
    From this org
    $110,894
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Hilesh Patel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Akili Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joe Germuska

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sheila Solomon

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiana Epps-Johnson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Denn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bettina Chang

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Cassie Haynes

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • INEWSOURCE

    $5,000

    TO RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENT WITH NEW INNO

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
19 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202611109349301516

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