Mission
THE MISSION OF INVESTIGATIVE NEWSOURCE IS TO PRODUCE INVESTIGATIVE AND COMMUNITY-POWERED JOURNALISM THAT INFORMS CITIZENS OF SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES.
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 78 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $7.8M.
EIN: 270732786
SAN DIEGO, CA
Parent & Teacher Groups
NTEE: B94
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$2.3M
Total Assets$1.1M
Grant Records78
Funding Total$7.8M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Investigative Newsource
How Investigative Newsource divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$13
Management
running the organization
$16
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $71 for programs
$71
Investigative Newsource satisfies a need for deep, thoughtful, data-based journalism that illuminates government actions, accounts for public monies, provokes a search for solutions to governmental and societal problems…
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
ARTS AND CULTURE
$95,000
ADVOCACY
$27,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$15,500
EDUCATION
$589,500
$225,680
Showing up to 5 of 78 total records — full history available with membership.
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
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
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.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.