Public Charity

STATES NEWSROOM

STATES NEWSROOM is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in CHAPEL HILL, NC. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $27.5M, expenses of $29.4M, total assets of $9.9M. Imperigo tracks 60 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $121.1M.

EIN: 842113822 CHAPEL HILL, NC Media & Communications NTEE: A30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$27.5M
Total Expenses$29.4M
Total Assets$9.9M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$121.1M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

STATES NEWSROOM IS THE NATION'S LARGEST STATE-FOCUSED NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION, WITH REPORTING FROM EVERY CAPITAL. EVERY NEWSROOM IS LED BY A VETERAN LOCAL JOURNALIST WITH DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE STATE'S POLITICAL HISTORY AND MEDIA LANDSCAPE WHO OVERSEES A STAFF OF EXPERIENCED CAPITAL REPORTERS. THE WASHINGTON DC BUREAU REPORTS ON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES AND KEY SUPREME COURT AND ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE STATES. STATES NEWSROOM BELIEVES THAT NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU LIVE, YOU NEED ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, NON-PARTISAN REPORTING ON THE CRUCIAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME. STATES NEWSROOM PROVIDES LEADING REPORTERS AND EDITORS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO COVER THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Where $100 goes at States Newsroom

How States Newsroom divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$17 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 $83 for programs

$83
States Newsroom is the nation's largest state-focused nonprofit news organization, with reporting from every capital
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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

2025
TO SUPPORT A DEDICATED HEALTH CARE REPORTER, STRENGTHENING COVERAGE OF HEALTH POLICY, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ACROSS NEW JERSEY.
$210,000
2025
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE
$106,190
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$12,541,650
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$9,700,000
2024
NC NEWSLINE
$285,000

Showing up to 5 of 60 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER & DIRECTOR Adam Searing
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Andrea Verykoukis
STATELINE MANAGING EDITOR Barbara Barrett
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Christopher Fitzsimon
DIRECTOR Cynthia Janovy
DIRECTOR David Hudson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$115,849,666 30 grants
Research & Policy
$3,448,975 2 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$264,045 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$255,000 3 grants
Arts & Culture
$219,547 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $27.5M $29.4M $9.9M
2023 $17.1M $25.4M $12.6M
2022 $23.4M $18.7M $20.5M
2021 $21.6M $13.2M $13.8M
2020 $10.0M $9.7M $5.4M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $10.0M to $27.5M (+175%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.9M.

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