Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,541,436
- Total expenses
- $1,501,348
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,462,476
- Grants paid
- $41,544
- Program service revenue
- $21,595
- Investment income
- $57,365
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,084,489
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $432,062
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,652,427
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,243,068
- Management and general expenses
- $88,220
- Fundraising expenses
- $170,060
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,243,068
Program services were 82.8% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,462,476
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2a · Program service revenue: CONVENTIONS
total $21,595 · related or exempt $21,595
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3 · Investment income
total $57,365 · excluded $57,365
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $30,744 · program services $30,744
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $10,800 · program services $10,800
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $88,819 · program services $85,570 · management and general $1,854 · fundraising $1,395
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $763,337 · program services $734,152 · management and general $16,677 · fundraising $12,508
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $23,942 · program services $23,942
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $38,901 · program services $37,021 · management and general $1,077 · fundraising $803
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $68,342 · program services $66,229 · management and general $1,198 · fundraising $915
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11a · Fees: management
total $91,149 · program services $67,451 · management and general $13,672 · fundraising $10,026
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,000 · program services $1,680 · management and general $3,780 · fundraising $540
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $14,369 · management and general $14,369
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $9,182 · management and general $9,182
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11g · Fees: other
total $14,092 · program services $13,032 · management and general $143 · fundraising $917
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,840 · program services $1,840
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13 · Office expenses
total $21,719 · program services $19,650 · management and general $327 · fundraising $1,742
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14 · Information technology
total $21,722 · program services $16,306 · management and general $227 · fundraising $5,189
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17 · Travel
total $55,603 · program services $52,878 · management and general $539 · fundraising $2,186
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $19,943 · program services $19,943
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $9,089 · program services $9,064 · management and general $23 · fundraising $2
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23 · Insurance
total $7,012 · program services $4,100 · management and general $2,844 · fundraising $68
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24a · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES
total $144,362 · program services $18,730 · fundraising $125,632
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24b · Other expenses: LEASE EXPENSE
total $50,508 · program services $27,779 · management and general $16,668 · fundraising $6,061
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24c · Other expenses: BOARD EXPENSES
total $5,585 · management and general $5,585
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24d · Other expenses: MEALS
total $4,114 · program services $1,983 · management and general $55 · fundraising $2,076
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24e · All other expenses
total $174 · program services $174
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $450,381 · end of year $194,366
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $25,312 · end of year $24,115
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $13,596 · end of year $5,348
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$113,038
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$85,210
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $34,108 · end of year $27,828
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,494,624 · end of year $1,465,110
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $404,523 · end of year $367,722
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $35,540 · end of year $66,951
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $456,180 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $400,784 · end of year $365,111
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,406,205 · end of year $1,357,582
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $123,835 · end of year $294,845
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT FREE EXPRESSION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER THE PRACTICE AND RESPECT OF FIRST AMENDMENT PRINCIPLES AND VALUES, TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY NEWSPAPERS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND TO SUPPORT READING AND LITERACY EFFORTS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROMOTE JOURNALISM IN ILLINOIS AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
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CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS - THE MISSION OF CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE CREDIBLE AND UNBIASED COVERAGE OF STATE GOVERNMENT. CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND, DAILY COVERAGE OF THE LEGISLATURE, INCLUDING COMMITTEE HEARINGS; STATE AGENCIES AND ISSUES; STATE OFFICE HOLDERS; AND THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT AND LEGAL MATTERS.
Expenses $1,068,949
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PROMOTION OF JOURNALISM, EDUCATION & LITERACY: THE FOUNDATION IS INVOLVED IN THE PROMOTION AND WELFARE OF JOURNALISM. TO ACHIEVE THIS, THE FOUNDATION HOLDS MEETINGS AND SEMINARS FOR ITS MEMBERS, SPONSORS EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND MENTORING FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, PROVIDES GRANTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM PROGRAMS, AND OFFERS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS.
Expenses $174,119 · Grants $41,544 · Revenue $21,595
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Jerry ReppertJERRY REPPERT
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Jim SlonoffJIM SLONOFF
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Nathan JonesNATHAN JONES
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Charles WheelerCHARLES WHEELER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Julie BorenJULIE BOREN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathy FarrenKATHY FARREN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
John GalerJOHN GALER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Linda JonesLINDA JONES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
P Carter NewtonP CARTER NEWTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Doug RayDOUG RAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John David ReedJOHN DAVID REED
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jon WhitneyJON WHITNEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Peggy BradfordDR PEGGY BRADFORD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jim ShraderJIM SHRADER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wendy MartinWENDY MARTIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ron WallaceRON WALLACE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sam FisherSAM FISHER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Dr Loretta MeeksDR LORETTA MEEKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason PisciaJASON PISCIA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff RogersJEFF ROGERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $88,819
- From this org
- $68,739
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,080
- Hours/week
- 40
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 12 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202541349349305444
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