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← CITY REPORT INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CITY REPORT INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 3 March 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) 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.

Contributions and grants received
$4,357,938 changed to $4,361,640
Other revenue
$132,849 changed to $129,147
Management and general expenses
$1,036,169 changed to $999,069
Fundraising expenses
$519,443 changed to $556,543

Totals

Total revenue
$4,490,787
Total expenses
$5,432,071
Contributions and grants received
$4,357,938
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$132,849
Total assets, end of year
$3,574,659
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,122,663
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,451,996
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,876,459
Management and general expenses
$1,036,169
Fundraising expenses
$519,443
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,876,459

Program services were 71.4% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $584,956

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $622,985

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,149,997

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $67,875 · excluded $67,875

  • 11b · Other revenue: Advertising fee revenue

    total $64,974 · unrelated business $64,974

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $132,849

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $583,206 · program services $367,784 · management and general $107,711 · fundraising $107,711

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,543,994 · program services $2,178,743 · management and general $208,582 · fundraising $156,669

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $23,204 · program services $19,208 · management and general $2,824 · fundraising $1,172

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $486,506 · program services $406,739 · management and general $56,859 · fundraising $22,908

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $255,217 · program services $202,583 · management and general $33,773 · fundraising $18,861

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,994 · management and general $9,994

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $228,395 · management and general $228,395

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $137,500 · fundraising $137,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $535,939 · program services $288,989 · management and general $208,038 · fundraising $38,912

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,684 · program services $1,465 · management and general $238 · fundraising $3,981

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $95,733 · program services $29,638 · management and general $59,409 · fundraising $6,686

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $183,309 · program services $171,539 · management and general $4,455 · fundraising $7,315

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $285,286 · program services $183,936 · management and general $85,814 · fundraising $15,536

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,286 · program services $16,669 · management and general $5,205 · fundraising $412

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,073 · program services $2,982 · management and general $852 · fundraising $1,239

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,745 · program services $6,184 · management and general $24,020 · fundraising $541

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,274,375 · end of year $972,450

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,238,000 · end of year $2,117,380

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $37,968 · end of year $10,081

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $225,989 · end of year $474,748

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $109,191 · end of year $179,784

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,705 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $500,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $169,156 · end of year $442,879

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,060,280 · end of year $1,074,496

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,333,000 · end of year $1,377,500

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CITY REPORT, INC. serves the people of New York through independent journalism that answers their information needs and holds the powerful to account.

  • THE CITY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT, NEWSROOM BUILT ON THE CONVICTION THAT GREAT LOCAL NEWS IS INDISPENSABLE IN A GREAT CITY. WE PUBLISH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM THAT HOLDS THE POWERFUL TO ACCOUNT, EXPLANATORY REPORTING THAT MAKES IT EASIER TO NAVIGATE COMPLEX PROCESSES, AND CONSISTENT, GROUND-UP COVERAGE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES AFFECTING EVERYONE WHO LIVES HERE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $3,876,459

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elizabeth McNamara

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fannie Chen

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jamie Alter Lynton

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Colodny

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Bartlett

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Baer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gary Ginsberg

    Board Member (Thru December 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Luis Miranda Jr

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Winston Griffith

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marsha Cooke

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Perri Peltz

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Murray

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Speyer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Kane

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicholas Dawes

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $323,134
    From this org
    $260,279
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,855
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $260,279
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $60,105
    Filer's total
    $323,134

  • Richard Kim

    Editor-in-Chief

    Total calculated
    $260,072
    From this org
    $223,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,782
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,290
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,314
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,468
    Filer's total
    $260,072

  • Alyssa Katz

    Executive Editor

    Total calculated
    $214,542
    From this org
    $153,845
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,697
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,845
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,609
    Nontaxable benefits
    $59,088
    Filer's total
    $214,542

  • Greg Smith

    Senior Reporter

    Total calculated
    $119,827
    From this org
    $118,222
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,605
    Hours/week
    32

  • Harry Siegel

    Senior Editor

    Total calculated
    $173,221
    From this org
    $111,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,328
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,893
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,223
    Nontaxable benefits
    $60,105
    Filer's total
    $173,221

  • Lyle Hasani Gittens

    Deputy Editor

    Total calculated
    $156,748
    From this org
    $145,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,308
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,440
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,308
    Filer's total
    $156,748

  • Martin Gottlieb

    Senior Editor

    Total calculated
    $120,108
    From this org
    $117,929
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,179
    Hours/week
    32

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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202503189349309140

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