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HOUSTON LOCAL INFORMATION INITIATIVE INC

EIN 87-4133043 HOUSTON, TX

Revenue 2023
$3,265,721
Expenses 2023
$5,803,703

Program services were 64.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A30
Classification
2000
Street
4203 MONTROSE BLVD STE 650

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Houston Local Information Initiative, Inc. provides public service journalism that reflects the civic needs of the diverse communities comprising Greater Houston.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To strengthen democracy and improve the lives of all Houstonians one story at a time.

  • The Houston Local Information Initiative, Inc. (DBA Houston Landing) operates a digital platform providing nonpartisan news and information to the Greater Houston area.

    Expenses $3,741,496

As filed on the 2023 return.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Ann Stern

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anne Chao

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Cohen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Algenita Davis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rich Kinder

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex L Negrete

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Bhatia

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $467,284
    From this org
    $449,999
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,285
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $349,999
    Bonus
    $100,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,285
    Filer's total
    $467,284

  • Konner Mackey

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $121,088
    From this org
    $112,197
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,891
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mizanur Rahman

    Editor-in-Chief

    Total calculated
    $256,406
    From this org
    $245,455
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,951
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,455
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,951
    Filer's total
    $256,406

  • Mitesh Vashee

    Chief Product Officer

    Total calculated
    $212,142
    From this org
    $194,394
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,748
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,394
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,748
    Filer's total
    $212,142

  • Kaneisha Lloyd

    Chief Development Officer

    Total calculated
    $140,344
    From this org
    $133,068
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,276
    Hours/week
    40

  • Megan Finnerty

    Chief of Strategy, Events, Revenue

    Total calculated
    $160,029
    From this org
    $145,758
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,271
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,758
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,271
    Filer's total
    $160,029

  • John Tedesco

    Managing Editor

    Total calculated
    $178,245
    From this org
    $167,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,745
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,500
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,745
    Filer's total
    $178,245

  • Kelly Avant

    Product Manager

    Total calculated
    $152,193
    From this org
    $141,458
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,735
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,458
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,735
    Filer's total
    $152,193

  • Susie Hermsen

    Director of People

    Total calculated
    $126,885
    From this org
    $125,189
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,696
    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. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $3,265,721
    Expenses
    $5,803,703
    Contributions
    $2,978,452
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $16,612,200
    Expenses
    $437,465
    Contributions
    $16,588,700
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $6,787,200
    Expenses
    $437,465
    Contributions
    $6,763,700
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2021

Tax period
1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021
Principal officer
Michael Ouimette
Mailing address
600 Travis Street Ste 6400Houston TX 77002

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 19 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.