Mission
LOCAL MEDIA FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR LOCAL JOURNALISM, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO A STRONG DEMOCRACY, BY REINVENTING BUSINESS MODELS FOR NEWS.
Public Charity
LOCAL MEDIA FOUNDATION
LOCAL MEDIA FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in LAKE CITY, MI. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $6.7M, expenses of $7.8M, total assets of $6.1M. Imperigo tracks 52 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $6.3M.
EIN: 364427750
LAKE CITY, MI
Personal Social Services
NTEE: P50
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.7M
Total Expenses$7.8M
Total Assets$6.1M
Grant Records52
Funding Total$6.3M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Local Media Foundation
How Local Media Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $86 for programs
$31
Local news fund
$26
Branded content project, economic mobility voices, fims lab, knight x lma bloomlab, lab for journalism, latidobeat, legal fund, news is out, ny/mi solutions journalism collaboration, oklahoma media center…
$23
Word in black is a collaboration with 10 of the nation's leading black publishers
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
PROGRAM STIPENDS
$43,462
STIPENDS
$14,000
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTING PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
$151,900
TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING AND PRODUCTION OF SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM
$139,175
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$53,600
Showing up to 5 of 52 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR OF KNI
Apryl Pilolli
DIRECTOR
Brock Berry
FIRST VICE CHAIR
Catherine Badalamente
DIRECTOR
Deirdre Conner
EMPLOYEE
Elizabeth White Notarangelo
CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER
Frank Mungeam
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.7M | $7.8M | $6.1M |
| 2024 | $9.4M | $6.6M | $6.3M |
| 2023 | $6.6M | $6.0M | $4.3M |
| 2022 | $5.8M | $4.6M | $4.5M |
| 2020 | $5.5M | $4.9M | $2.2M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $5.5M to $6.7M (+22%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.