Mission
TO IMPACT SOCIETY THROUGH THE POWERFUL TOOLS OF MEDIA AND FILM. WE ARE A RESOURCE FOR UNITING INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN MEDIA AND DEVELOPING A CORE GROUP OF INFORMED CITIZENS.
Public Charity
CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT
Based in CHICAGO, IL, CHICAGO MEDIA PROJECT operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $865K in revenue, $772K in expenses, $335K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 39 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.9M.
EIN: 465739978
CHICAGO, IL
Public & Societal Benefit N.E.C.
NTEE: W99
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$865K
Total Expenses$772K
Total Assets$335K
Grant Records39
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Chicago Media Project
How Chicago Media Project divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$72
Programs
the work itself
$27
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $72 for programs
$66
Community events
$5
Film funding cmps shifting voices film fund supports stories that spotlight historically excluded cultures, history and experiences in america
$1
We provide exclusive high-quality content from the impact media landscape and in-depth, behind-the-scenes access to films, filmmakers and programmers to our members in a social setting
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$152,850
Arts & Culture
$35,000
PARTNERSHIP FOR GALA EVENT.
$25,000
GENERAL
$15,423
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$15,000
Showing up to 5 of 39 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Andrew Schwertfeger
Director
Ben O'keefe
Director
Daniel O Ash
Director
Deborah Danson
Director
Elena Valentine
Director
Judy Wise
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $865K | $772K | $335K |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $249K |
| 2022 | $704K | $1.2M | $318K |
| 2020 | $714K | $808K | $378K |
| 2019 | $838K | $1.3M | $146K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $838K to $865K (+3%), with total assets most recently reported at $335K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.