Public Charity

CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INC

CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INC, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $35.6M in revenue, $27.1M in expenses, $123.1M in total assets. 164 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $44.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363687394 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$35.6M
Total Expenses$27.1M
Total Assets$123.1M
Grant Records164
Funding Total$44.4M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE WELL-BEING OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND OUR DEMOCRACY THROUGH INDEPENDENT LOCAL JOURNALISM. CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA PRODUCES ACCESSIBLE, TRUSTED NEWS, INFORMATION AND PROGRAMMING THAT HELPS ALL CHICAGO AREA RESIDENTS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS EVERY DAY, PARTICIPATE IN OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND MAKE THE MOST OF OUR REGION.

Officers & Directors

BOARD CHAIR Adrienne King
DIRECTOR Andrea Wishom
TREASURER Bernardo Sichel
DIRECTOR Bill Rudnick
DIRECTOR - BEG. 9/2024 Brian Wolfe
DIRECTOR Bruce Heyman

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Top Grant Purposes

RCSG
$12,112,254 8 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,799,317 9 grants
General Operating Support, $5,000: support for WBEZ's Annual Fund; $5,000: support for the Sound Impact Campaign, Unrestricted, support for WBEZ 91.5 in Chicago, General Operating Support - Leadership Circle (no tickets or tangible benefits), support for WBEZ - Leadership Circle (no tickets or tangible benefits), to support the transition of the Chicago Sun-Times into the Chicago Public Media's umbrella of local journalism, support for Public Broadcasting, General Operating Support for WBEZ Chicago, support for CPM Gala (no tickets or tangible benefits) and annual unrestricted support
$5,204,100 1 grant
General operating support for WBEZ and Vocalo's journalism and public engagement programs.
$4,730,300 2 grants
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$2,210,233 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $35.6M $27.1M $123.1M
2024 $33.8M $30.1M $115.9M
2023 $38.7M $30.0M $105.5M
2021 $37.2M $27.2M $93.8M
2020 $28.8M $29.8M $86.3M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $28.8M to $35.6M (+24%), with total assets most recently reported at $123.1M.

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