Public Charity

INVESTIGATIVE NEWSOURCE

Based in SAN DIEGO, CA, INVESTIGATIVE NEWSOURCE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.7M in revenue, $2.3M in expenses, $1.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 74 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $7.7M.

EIN: 270732786 SAN DIEGO, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$2.3M
Total Assets$1.1M
Grant Records74
Funding Total$7.7M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF INVESTIGATIVE NEWSOURCE IS TO PRODUCE INVESTIGATIVE AND COMMUNITY-POWERED JOURNALISM THAT INFORMS CITIZENS OF SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES.

Officers & Directors

BOARD TREASURER Atul Patel
DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Barbara Jo Kelso
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Carla Sanchez
BOARD MEMBER David Fuhriman
BOARD MEMBER Denise Carabet
BOARD MEMBER Eileen Haag

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Top Grant Purposes

TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$2,156,863 7 grants
EDUCATION
$1,522,707 7 grants
GENERAL
$945,078 10 grants
TO SUPPORT INCREASED INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND EXPANSION TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES
$529,000 1 grant
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$475,950 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.7M $2.3M $1.1M
2024 $2.0M $2.2M $725K
2023 $1.7M $2.6M $926K
2021 $1.8M $1.7M $1.9M
2020 $1.8M $1.2M $1.9M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.8M to $2.7M (+55%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.

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